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 811-03329
Variable Insurance Products Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | December 31, 2021 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
High Income Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 4.41% | 5.01% | 5.61% |
Service Class | 4.50% | 4.93% | 5.52% |
Service Class 2 | 4.29% | 4.78% | 5.36% |
Investor Class | 4.63% | 4.98% | 5.60% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP High Income Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 2011.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the ICE® BofA® US High Yield Constrained Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $17,268 | VIP High Income Portfolio - Initial Class |
| $19,149 | ICE® BofA® US High Yield Constrained Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: The ICE BofA
® US High Yield Constrained Index gained 5.35% in 2021, as high-yield bonds rose on the prospect of a surge in economic growth amid strong corporate earnings, widespread COVID-19 vaccination, fiscal stimulus and fresh spending programs. After the index closed 2020 near a multiyear high, investors remained hopeful throughout the winter, spring and summer. The rollout of three COVID-19 vaccines was underway, the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to hold interest rates near zero until the economy recovered, and the federal government planned to deploy trillions of dollars to boost consumers and the economy. From September through November, sentiment was broadly negative due to a host of factors. These included inflationary pressure from surging energy/other commodity prices, rising bond yields, supply constraint and disruption, valuation concerns, and the delta variant of the coronavirus. Additionally, the Fed began winding down its bond-purchase program and investors started to anticipate three-quarter-point rate hikes in 2022. High-yield credit registered its strongest advance of the year in December (+1.88%), amid receding worries about the severity of the omicron variant. For the full 12 months, lower-rated bonds gained 9.49%, well ahead of the BB (+4.41%) and B (+4.60%) credit tiers. By industry, energy led the way, as the largest group in the index rose roughly 14%. In contrast, utilities and cable/satellite TV (+1% each) were among several defensive categories with only a modest advance.
Comments from Co-Managers Michael Weaver and Alexandre Karam: For the year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained about 4% to 5%, trailing the 5.35% result of the benchmark, The ICE BofA
® US High Yield Constrained Index. The fund's core investment in high-yield bonds increased 4.37% and detracted from performance versus the benchmark. By industry, the largest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was an overweighting in telecommunications. Security selection in food/beverage/tobacco and broadcasting also hurt. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an overweighting in Altice Financial, which gained roughly 2% the past year. The company was among our largest holdings. Our second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding AMC Entertainment, a benchmark component that gained approximately 214%. It also hurt to overweight Rackspace Hosting (-2%). Conversely, the largest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was positioning in energy. Security selection in telecommunications and utilities also helped the fund's relative result. Our out-of-benchmark stake in Mesquite Energy was the fund's largest individual relative contributor, driven by a gain of about 203%. Also boosting relative performance was our outsized stake in Jonah Energy, which gained roughly 328%. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in Bombardier (+19%), one of the biggest holdings in the fund. By quality, positioning among bonds rated BB added the most value versus the benchmark, whereas security choices among CCC-rated bonds hurt most. Notable changes in positioning include reduced exposure to the cable/satellite TV industry and a higher allocation to health care.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Note to shareholders: On January 3, 2022, Benjamin Harrison assumed co-management responsibilities for the fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of December 31, 2021
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc. | 2.0 |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. | 1.8 |
Community Health Systems, Inc. | 1.7 |
Bombardier, Inc. | 1.7 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 1.7 |
| 8.9 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Energy | 15.3 |
Telecommunications | 11.4 |
Healthcare | 10.1 |
Services | 7.6 |
Technology | 6.1 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021 |
| BBB | 1.7% |
| BB | 26.4% |
| B | 51.0% |
| CCC,CC,C | 13.8% |
| D | 0.3% |
| Not Rated | 1.2% |
| Equities | 2.6% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 3.0% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021 * |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 88.7% |
| Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 1.0% |
| Common Stocks | 0.7% |
| Fixed-Income Funds | 1.9% |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 4.7% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 3.0% |
* Foreign investments - 20.1%
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 89.7% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Convertible Bonds - 1.0% | | | |
Broadcasting - 0.4% | | | |
DISH Network Corp.: | | | |
2.375% 3/15/24 | | $1,090,000 | $1,043,675 |
3.375% 8/15/26 | | 3,095,000 | 2,929,582 |
| | | 3,973,257 |
Energy - 0.6% | | | |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 15% 7/15/23 (a)(b) | | 1,079,881 | 3,390,826 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 15% 7/15/23 (a)(b) | | 625,503 | 2,170,495 |
| | | 5,561,321 |
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TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | 9,534,578 |
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Nonconvertible Bonds - 88.7% | | | |
Aerospace - 4.9% | | | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
4.875% 10/1/29 | | 1,750,000 | 1,751,750 |
5.875% 12/1/27 | | 6,445,000 | 6,718,913 |
Bombardier, Inc.: | | | |
6% 2/15/28 (c) | | 2,030,000 | 2,036,151 |
7.125% 6/15/26 (c) | | 3,885,000 | 4,030,338 |
7.5% 3/15/25 (c) | | 3,945,000 | 4,018,969 |
7.875% 4/15/27 (c) | | 6,425,000 | 6,657,906 |
BWX Technologies, Inc. 4.125% 6/30/28 (c) | | 2,565,000 | 2,603,475 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.: | | | |
4.5% 6/1/31 (c) | | 1,760,000 | 1,731,400 |
4.625% 3/1/28 (c) | | 2,275,000 | 2,297,750 |
Moog, Inc. 4.25% 12/15/27 (c) | | 2,140,000 | 2,156,050 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 1/15/29 | | 3,185,000 | 3,174,426 |
5.5% 11/15/27 | | 9,785,000 | 10,054,088 |
7.5% 3/15/27 | | 850,000 | 888,250 |
| | | 48,119,466 |
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.1% | | | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC 3.815% 11/2/27 | | 925,000 | 978,012 |
Banks & Thrifts - 0.1% | | | |
Jane Street Group LLC/JSG Finance, Inc. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c) | | 560,000 | 565,600 |
Broadcasting - 1.5% | | | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co. 5.375% 8/15/26 (c) | | 5,215,000 | 2,607,500 |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc.: | | | |
5.125% 2/15/27 (c) | | 2,290,000 | 2,221,300 |
5.5% 3/1/30 (c) | | 990,000 | 960,300 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.: | | | |
3.125% 9/1/26 (c) | | 765,000 | 765,222 |
4% 7/15/28 (c) | | 3,590,000 | 3,610,068 |
4.125% 7/1/30 (c) | | 480,000 | 480,000 |
Tegna, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 3/15/28 | | 1,100,000 | 1,111,869 |
5% 9/15/29 | | 425,000 | 434,563 |
Univision Communications, Inc.: | | | |
4.5% 5/1/29 (c) | | 1,265,000 | 1,277,650 |
6.625% 6/1/27 (c) | | 890,000 | 958,975 |
| | | 14,427,447 |
Building Materials - 0.4% | | | |
Advanced Drain Systems, Inc. 5% 9/30/27 (c) | | 2,180,000 | 2,253,575 |
SRS Distribution, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 7/1/28 (c) | | 780,000 | 782,925 |
6% 12/1/29 (c) | | 715,000 | 718,575 |
| | | 3,755,075 |
Cable/Satellite TV - 3.5% | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.: | | | |
4.25% 2/1/31 (c) | | 2,925,000 | 2,950,682 |
4.5% 8/15/30 (c) | | 1,750,000 | 1,790,583 |
4.5% 5/1/32 | | 2,190,000 | 2,252,963 |
4.5% 6/1/33 (c) | | 1,870,000 | 1,907,830 |
CSC Holdings LLC: | | | |
4.125% 12/1/30 (c) | | 1,195,000 | 1,166,619 |
4.625% 12/1/30 (c) | | 4,050,000 | 3,832,313 |
5.375% 2/1/28 (c) | | 2,720,000 | 2,816,206 |
5.75% 1/15/30 (c) | | 1,940,000 | 1,932,725 |
7.5% 4/1/28 (c) | | 1,270,000 | 1,362,075 |
Dolya Holdco 18 DAC 5% 7/15/28 (c) | | 950,000 | 957,168 |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Financial Service Ltd.: | | | |
4.5% 9/15/26 (c) | | 3,595,000 | 3,630,950 |
6.5% 9/15/28 (c) | | 4,775,000 | 4,796,655 |
Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL 5.5% 3/1/28 (c) | | 3,000,000 | 3,090,000 |
Ziggo Bond Co. BV 5.125% 2/28/30 (c) | | 185,000 | 185,925 |
Ziggo BV 4.875% 1/15/30 (c) | | 990,000 | 1,015,344 |
| | | 33,688,038 |
Capital Goods - 0.6% | | | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc. 4% 6/15/29 (c) | | 1,110,000 | 1,121,100 |
Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc. 5.25% 7/15/27 (c) | | 4,830,000 | 5,077,538 |
| | | 6,198,638 |
Chemicals - 3.7% | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems LLC 3.375% 2/15/29 (c) | | 1,785,000 | 1,726,988 |
Axalta Coating Systems/Dutch Holding BV 4.75% 6/15/27 (c) | | 2,905,000 | 3,028,463 |
CVR Partners LP 6.125% 6/15/28 (c) | | 1,044,000 | 1,101,420 |
Element Solutions, Inc. 3.875% 9/1/28 (c) | | 1,465,000 | 1,472,325 |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.: | | | |
5% 12/31/26 (c) | | 3,555,000 | 3,511,736 |
7% 12/31/27 (c) | | 260,000 | 245,050 |
LSB Industries, Inc. 6.25% 10/15/28 (c) | | 1,890,000 | 1,965,600 |
Methanex Corp.: | | | |
5.125% 10/15/27 | | 2,855,000 | 2,997,750 |
5.65% 12/1/44 | | 1,672,000 | 1,672,936 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp.: | | | |
4.25% 5/15/29 (c) | | 1,135,000 | 1,139,608 |
5.25% 6/1/27 (c) | | 2,090,000 | 2,225,850 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp. 4.25% 10/1/28 (c) | | 1,180,000 | 1,173,368 |
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL U.S.A. Holdings LLC 5.375% 11/1/26 (c) | | 905,000 | 928,756 |
The Chemours Co. LLC: | | | |
4.625% 11/15/29 (c) | | 1,075,000 | 1,066,669 |
5.375% 5/15/27 | | 2,147,000 | 2,297,290 |
5.75% 11/15/28 (c) | | 7,500,000 | 7,847,775 |
W.R. Grace Holding LLC 5.625% 8/15/29 (c) | | 1,800,000 | 1,842,750 |
| | | 36,244,334 |
Consumer Products - 0.5% | | | |
Diamond BC BV 4.625% 10/1/29 (c) | | 2,110,000 | 2,093,057 |
Michaels Companies, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 5/1/28 (c) | | 810,000 | 810,356 |
7.875% 5/1/29 (c) | | 620,000 | 610,700 |
Nordstrom, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 8/1/31 | | 950,000 | 933,380 |
4.375% 4/1/30 | | 635,000 | 640,578 |
| | | 5,088,071 |
Containers - 1.0% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 (c) | | 95,000 | 97,138 |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. 6.875% 1/15/25 (c) | | 2,205,000 | 2,209,101 |
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 3.75% 2/1/30 (c) | | 500,000 | 505,350 |
OI European Group BV 4.75% 2/15/30 (c) | | 1,185,000 | 1,200,974 |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV: | | | |
5.5% 8/15/26 (c) | | 2,845,000 | 2,958,800 |
8.5% 8/15/27 (c) | | 2,470,000 | 2,612,025 |
| | | 9,583,388 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.9% | | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc. 3.375% 10/1/28 (c) | | 1,540,000 | 1,437,975 |
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.375% 2/1/29 | | 1,860,000 | 1,813,500 |
5.25% 5/15/27 | | 10,755,000 | 11,023,875 |
6.25% 5/15/26 | | 4,405,000 | 4,586,706 |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.25% 2/1/27 (c) | | 900,000 | 905,877 |
4.75% 6/15/29 (c) | | 1,695,000 | 1,737,375 |
OneMain Finance Corp.: | | | |
3.5% 1/15/27 | | 1,905,000 | 1,883,569 |
3.875% 9/15/28 | | 3,375,000 | 3,307,500 |
6.125% 3/15/24 | | 630,000 | 667,945 |
7.125% 3/15/26 | | 380,000 | 433,200 |
| | | 27,797,522 |
Diversified Media - 1.1% | | | |
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/28 (c) | | 4,725,000 | 4,949,438 |
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.: | | | |
4.5% 7/15/29 (c) | | 1,110,000 | 1,091,951 |
5.625% 10/1/28 (c) | | 1,850,000 | 1,910,125 |
5.875% 10/1/30 (c) | | 910,000 | 960,814 |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. 8.875% 12/15/27 (c) | | 2,105,000 | 2,275,021 |
| | | 11,187,349 |
Energy - 13.8% | | | |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC 4.125% 6/15/28 (c) | | 1,480,000 | 1,491,100 |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP 3.25% 1/31/32 (c) | | 1,005,000 | 1,015,050 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. 4.625% 10/15/28 | | 2,905,000 | 3,090,107 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp.: | | | |
6.375% 6/15/26 (c) | | 6,680,000 | 6,780,200 |
7% 6/15/25 (c) | | 4,677,000 | 4,813,054 |
Colgate Energy Partners III LLC 5.875% 7/1/29 (c) | | 925,000 | 952,750 |
Comstock Resources, Inc.: | | | |
5.875% 1/15/30 (c) | | 2,660,000 | 2,726,500 |
6.75% 3/1/29 (c) | | 3,065,000 | 3,324,299 |
7.5% 5/15/25 (c) | | 434,000 | 447,562 |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.625% 5/1/27 (c) | | 5,473,000 | 5,575,619 |
5.75% 4/1/25 | | 3,817,000 | 3,902,883 |
6% 2/1/29 (c) | | 4,650,000 | 4,830,164 |
CVR Energy, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 2/15/25 (c) | | 5,536,000 | 5,342,240 |
5.75% 2/15/28 (c) | | 4,164,000 | 3,997,440 |
Delek Logistics Partners LP 7.125% 6/1/28 (c) | | 2,780,000 | 2,891,200 |
DT Midstream, Inc. 4.125% 6/15/29 (c) | | 935,000 | 957,206 |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc. 5.75% 1/30/28 (c) | | 1,635,000 | 1,742,722 |
EnLink Midstream LLC 5.625% 1/15/28 (c) | | 395,000 | 410,800 |
EQM Midstream Partners LP 6.5% 7/1/27 (c) | | 800,000 | 896,000 |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. 6.875% 1/15/29 | | 2,060,000 | 2,157,129 |
Harvest Midstream I LP 7.5% 9/1/28 (c) | | 1,790,000 | 1,915,300 |
Hess Midstream Partners LP: | | | |
4.25% 2/15/30 (c) | | 635,000 | 630,238 |
5.125% 6/15/28 (c) | | 2,465,000 | 2,566,681 |
Holly Energy Partners LP/Holly Energy Finance Corp. 5% 2/1/28 (c) | | 2,885,000 | 2,874,181 |
MEG Energy Corp.: | | | |
5.875% 2/1/29 (c) | | 1,090,000 | 1,141,154 |
7.125% 2/1/27 (c) | | 1,090,000 | 1,160,763 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 7.25% 2/15/23 (b)(c)(d) | | 5,722,000 | 1 |
New Fortress Energy, Inc.: | | | |
6.5% 9/30/26 (c) | | 6,955,000 | 6,902,838 |
6.75% 9/15/25 (c) | | 8,015,000 | 8,095,150 |
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp. 7.5% 2/1/26 (c) | | 6,690,000 | 6,899,397 |
NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp. 7.5% 11/1/23 | | 1,260,000 | 1,241,100 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.: | | | |
6.125% 1/1/31 | | 1,365,000 | 1,658,475 |
6.45% 9/15/36 | | 1,005,000 | 1,281,380 |
7.5% 5/1/31 | | 3,730,000 | 4,907,281 |
7.875% 9/15/31 | | 375,000 | 500,625 |
8.875% 7/15/30 | | 1,270,000 | 1,712,798 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 9.25% 5/15/25 (c) | | 5,630,000 | 5,348,500 |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC: | | | |
4.8% 5/15/30 (c) | | 250,000 | 260,625 |
4.95% 7/15/29 (c) | | 1,010,000 | 1,075,428 |
6.875% 4/15/40 (c) | | 385,000 | 435,052 |
SM Energy Co.: | | | |
5.625% 6/1/25 | | 1,165,000 | 1,173,738 |
6.5% 7/15/28 | | 990,000 | 1,024,650 |
6.75% 9/15/26 | | 270,000 | 277,425 |
Southwestern Energy Co. 4.75% 2/1/32 | | 925,000 | 974,122 |
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.5% 5/15/29 | | 1,120,000 | 1,137,388 |
5.875% 3/15/28 | | 500,000 | 528,750 |
Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc. 4.5% 3/15/29 (c) | | 670,000 | 688,653 |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.: | | | |
5.5% 1/15/28 (c) | | 2,252,000 | 2,232,295 |
6% 3/1/27 (c) | | 4,855,000 | 5,049,200 |
6% 12/31/30 (c) | | 2,070,000 | 2,070,000 |
6% 9/1/31 (c) | | 1,725,000 | 1,707,000 |
7.5% 10/1/25 (c) | | 210,000 | 227,325 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.: | | | |
4% 1/15/32 (c) | | 1,800,000 | 1,881,000 |
4.875% 2/1/31 | | 2,247,000 | 2,440,130 |
Transocean Guardian Ltd. 5.875% 1/15/24 (c) | | 797,300 | 755,442 |
Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd. 7.75% 10/15/24 (c) | | 150,000 | 151,500 |
Transocean Pontus Ltd. 6.125% 8/1/25 (c) | | 398,650 | 389,680 |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd. 6.875% 2/1/27 (c) | | 595,000 | 574,919 |
Transocean Proteus Ltd. 6.25% 12/1/24 (c) | | 165,000 | 162,525 |
Transocean Sentry Ltd. 5.375% 5/15/23 (c) | | 795,667 | 763,780 |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC: | | | |
3.875% 8/15/29 (c) | | 1,220,000 | 1,265,750 |
4.125% 8/15/31 (c) | | 1,205,000 | 1,277,300 |
| | | 134,703,564 |
Environmental - 0.8% | | | |
Madison IAQ LLC: | | | |
4.125% 6/30/28 (c) | | 2,380,000 | 2,385,950 |
5.875% 6/30/29 (c) | | 3,900,000 | 3,899,999 |
Stericycle, Inc. 3.875% 1/15/29 (c) | | 1,625,000 | 1,600,625 |
| | | 7,886,574 |
Food & Drug Retail - 0.9% | | | |
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC: | | | |
3.5% 3/15/29 (c) | | 5,767,000 | 5,778,303 |
4.875% 2/15/30 (c) | | 1,430,000 | 1,544,000 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. 3.875% 8/15/28 (c) | | 915,000 | 878,190 |
Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. 3.75% 2/15/31 (c) | | 395,000 | 392,531 |
| | | 8,593,024 |
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 2.7% | | | |
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5% 12/15/28 (c) | | 3,900,000 | 3,690,375 |
JBS U.S.A. LLC/JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc. 6.75% 2/15/28 (c) | | 940,000 | 1,014,034 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA / JBS Food Co.: | | | |
5.5% 1/15/30 (c) | | 2,735,000 | 2,974,313 |
6.5% 4/15/29 (c) | | 2,320,000 | 2,552,000 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. 4.125% 1/31/30 (c) | | 2,730,000 | 2,801,499 |
Performance Food Group, Inc. 5.5% 10/15/27 (c) | | 1,830,000 | 1,910,063 |
Post Holdings, Inc. 4.625% 4/15/30 (c) | | 1,125,000 | 1,145,813 |
Primo Water Holdings, Inc. 4.375% 4/30/29 (c) | | 2,945,000 | 2,915,550 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 4% 9/1/28 | | 1,465,000 | 1,406,400 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 4/1/29 (c) | | 4,205,000 | 4,033,016 |
U.S. Foods, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 6/1/30 (c) | | 475,000 | 480,296 |
4.75% 2/15/29 (c) | | 1,285,000 | 1,305,881 |
| | | 26,229,240 |
Gaming - 2.1% | | | |
Affinity Gaming LLC 6.875% 12/15/27 (c) | | 2,425,000 | 2,522,000 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.: | | | |
4.625% 10/15/29 (c) | | 1,170,000 | 1,170,000 |
8.125% 7/1/27 (c) | | 3,975,000 | 4,402,074 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (c) | | 3,070,000 | 3,208,150 |
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.: | | | |
5.375% 12/4/29 (c) | | 940,000 | 911,800 |
5.75% 7/21/28 (c) | | 1,420,000 | 1,427,810 |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC: | | | |
5.625% 9/1/29 (c) | | 1,590,000 | 1,577,582 |
5.875% 9/1/31 (c) | | 750,000 | 752,603 |
Station Casinos LLC 4.5% 2/15/28 (c) | | 750,000 | 754,275 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 5.25% 5/15/27 (c) | | 1,935,000 | 1,978,189 |
Wynn Macau Ltd. 5.5% 10/1/27 (c) | | 1,950,000 | 1,813,500 |
| | | 20,517,983 |
Healthcare - 9.6% | | | |
180 Medical, Inc. 3.875% 10/15/29 (c) | | 1,490,000 | 1,508,625 |
AMN Healthcare 4% 4/15/29 (c) | | 1,880,000 | 1,905,850 |
Avantor Funding, Inc.: | | | |
3.875% 11/1/29 (c) | | 2,550,000 | 2,577,821 |
4.625% 7/15/28 (c) | | 2,795,000 | 2,913,788 |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.: | | | |
4.875% 6/1/28 (c) | | 1,335,000 | 1,361,700 |
5% 1/30/28 (c) | | 1,420,000 | 1,306,400 |
7% 1/15/28 (c) | | 2,335,000 | 2,323,325 |
Cano Health, Inc. 6.25% 10/1/28 (c) | | 1,160,000 | 1,160,032 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions 3.5% 4/1/30 (c) | | 2,470,000 | 2,447,474 |
Centene Corp. 4.625% 12/15/29 | | 3,100,000 | 3,343,226 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.: | | | |
3.75% 3/15/29 (c) | | 660,000 | 666,600 |
4.25% 5/1/28 (c) | | 290,000 | 301,600 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 2/15/31 (c) | | 2,065,000 | 2,083,069 |
5.625% 3/15/27 (c) | | 5,805,000 | 6,143,606 |
6% 1/15/29 (c) | | 2,135,000 | 2,276,444 |
6.125% 4/1/30 (c) | | 1,680,000 | 1,662,058 |
6.875% 4/15/29 (c) | | 2,095,000 | 2,134,281 |
8% 3/15/26 (c) | | 2,480,000 | 2,607,100 |
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 3.875% 6/30/28 (c) | | 1,200,000 | 1,224,000 |
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. 4.625% 6/1/30 (c) | | 5,075,000 | 5,195,531 |
Grifols Escrow Issuer SA 4.75% 10/15/28 (c) | | 1,780,000 | 1,815,992 |
HealthEquity, Inc. 4.5% 10/1/29 (c) | | 3,090,000 | 3,059,100 |
Hologic, Inc.: | | | |
3.25% 2/15/29 (c) | | 2,030,000 | 2,030,000 |
4.625% 2/1/28 (c) | | 395,000 | 414,750 |
Jazz Securities DAC 4.375% 1/15/29 (c) | | 3,125,000 | 3,235,750 |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc. 5% 10/1/29 (c) | | 450,000 | 459,567 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. 3.875% 11/15/30 (c) | | 855,000 | 887,063 |
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc.: | | | |
3.875% 4/1/29 (c) | | 3,410,000 | 3,397,963 |
5.25% 10/1/29 (c) | | 1,795,000 | 1,819,484 |
Option Care Health, Inc. 4.375% 10/31/29 (c) | | 1,910,000 | 1,914,775 |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV: | | | |
4.125% 4/30/28 (c) | | 4,490,000 | 4,562,963 |
5.125% 4/30/31 (c) | | 1,230,000 | 1,284,956 |
Owens & Minor, Inc. 4.5% 3/31/29 (c) | | 585,000 | 599,625 |
Radiology Partners, Inc. 9.25% 2/1/28 (c) | | 2,216,000 | 2,327,066 |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC 5.25% 12/15/25 (c) | | 3,120,000 | 3,147,300 |
Teleflex, Inc. 4.25% 6/1/28 (c) | | 535,000 | 551,152 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp.: | | | |
4.25% 6/1/29 (c) | | 2,345,000 | 2,381,324 |
4.375% 1/15/30 (c) | | 3,160,000 | 3,201,285 |
4.625% 6/15/28 (c) | | 4,470,000 | 4,592,925 |
6.125% 10/1/28 (c) | | 4,680,000 | 4,943,063 |
6.25% 2/1/27 (c) | | 1,195,000 | 1,236,825 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 8.5% 1/31/27 (c) | | 670,000 | 703,500 |
Vizient, Inc. 6.25% 5/15/27 (c) | | 240,000 | 250,500 |
| | | 93,959,458 |
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 3.2% | | | |
Ashton Woods U.S.A. LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co. 4.625% 8/1/29 (c) | | 565,000 | 557,938 |
Howard Hughes Corp.: | | | |
4.125% 2/1/29 (c) | | 775,000 | 785,346 |
4.375% 2/1/31 (c) | | 775,000 | 782,750 |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/30 | | 2,880,000 | 2,919,470 |
Railworks Holdings LP 8.25% 11/15/28 (c) | | 1,660,000 | 1,709,800 |
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 5.75% 1/15/29 (c) | | 2,735,000 | 2,803,375 |
TopBuild Corp. 4.125% 2/15/32 (c) | | 2,135,000 | 2,191,044 |
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Group Finance, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 4/15/28 (c) | | 5,020,000 | 4,978,485 |
6.5% 2/15/29 (c) | | 14,955,000 | 14,903,630 |
| | | 31,631,838 |
Hotels - 0.5% | | | |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.: | | | |
3.625% 2/15/32 (c) | | 2,175,000 | 2,163,560 |
3.75% 5/1/29 (c) | | 295,000 | 297,213 |
4% 5/1/31 (c) | | 1,055,000 | 1,078,780 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 4.375% 8/15/28 (c) | | 1,060,000 | 1,091,800 |
| | | 4,631,353 |
Insurance - 1.6% | | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC: | | | |
4.25% 10/15/27 (c) | | 2,775,000 | 2,775,000 |
6.75% 10/15/27 (c) | | 8,742,000 | 9,069,825 |
AmWINS Group, Inc. 4.875% 6/30/29 (c) | | 2,535,000 | 2,560,350 |
AssuredPartners, Inc. 5.625% 1/15/29 (c) | | 795,000 | 773,138 |
| | | 15,178,313 |
Leisure - 2.7% | | | |
Carnival Corp.: | | | |
4% 8/1/28 (c) | | 2,305,000 | 2,287,713 |
5.75% 3/1/27 (c) | | 4,050,000 | 4,050,000 |
6% 5/1/29 (c) | | 3,190,000 | 3,174,050 |
6.65% 1/15/28 | | 175,000 | 179,585 |
7.625% 3/1/26 (c) | | 4,445,000 | 4,659,471 |
NCL Corp. Ltd.: | | | |
3.625% 12/15/24 (c) | | 2,225,000 | 2,099,844 |
5.875% 3/15/26 (c) | | 525,000 | 522,674 |
NCL Finance Ltd. 6.125% 3/15/28 (c) | | 370,000 | 364,450 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | |
4.25% 7/1/26 (c) | | 2,390,000 | 2,314,942 |
5.5% 8/31/26 (c) | | 2,375,000 | 2,414,900 |
5.5% 4/1/28 (c) | | 2,785,000 | 2,817,195 |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd. 5.625% 2/15/29 (c) | | 370,000 | 369,538 |
Voc Escrow Ltd. 5% 2/15/28 (c) | | 1,150,000 | 1,138,500 |
| | | 26,392,862 |
Metals/Mining - 0.4% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.875% 10/15/27 (c) | | 2,238,000 | 2,400,255 |
FMG Resources (August 2006) Pty Ltd.: | | | |
4.375% 4/1/31 (c) | | 930,000 | 976,500 |
4.5% 9/15/27 (c) | | 40,000 | 42,600 |
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 4.5% 4/1/26 (c) | | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| | | 3,919,355 |
Paper - 0.7% | | | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC 4% 9/1/29 (c) | | 1,655,000 | 1,636,696 |
Glatfelter Corp. 4.75% 11/15/29 (c) | | 810,000 | 835,313 |
Intertape Polymer Group, Inc. 4.375% 6/15/29 (c) | | 2,020,000 | 2,020,000 |
SPA Holdings 3 OY 4.875% 2/4/28 (c) | | 2,600,000 | 2,558,816 |
| | | 7,050,825 |
Railroad - 0.3% | | | |
First Student Bidco, Inc./First Transit Parent, Inc. 4% 7/31/29 (c) | | 3,050,000 | 2,964,600 |
Restaurants - 0.4% | | | |
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 4% 10/15/30 (c) | | 1,925,000 | 1,891,313 |
Yum! Brands, Inc. 4.625% 1/31/32 | | 1,985,000 | 2,109,301 |
| | | 4,000,614 |
Services - 7.0% | | | |
ADT Corp. 4.125% 8/1/29 (c) | | 2,395,000 | 2,359,075 |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. 5.5% 3/1/28 (c) | | 5,595,000 | 5,469,113 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.: | | | |
6% 6/1/29 (c) | | 2,330,000 | 2,265,925 |
6.625% 7/15/26 (c) | | 355,000 | 372,466 |
APX Group, Inc. 6.75% 2/15/27 (c) | | 837,000 | 878,850 |
Aramark Services, Inc. 5% 2/1/28 (c) | | 4,990,000 | 5,158,413 |
ASGN, Inc. 4.625% 5/15/28 (c) | | 1,310,000 | 1,356,243 |
Atlas Luxco 4 SARL / Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.: | | | |
4.625% 6/1/28 (c) | | 2,244,000 | 2,242,609 |
4.625% 6/1/28 (c) | | 2,326,000 | 2,282,934 |
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.: | | | |
3.875% 9/1/28 (c) | | 5,748,000 | 5,848,590 |
4% 7/1/29 (c) | | 400,000 | 413,154 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. 8.5% 7/15/25 (c) | | 5,105,000 | 5,100,252 |
CoreCivic, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 10/15/27 | | 1,155,000 | 1,045,275 |
8.25% 4/15/26 | | 4,950,000 | 5,172,750 |
Fair Isaac Corp. 4% 6/15/28 (c) | | 1,155,000 | 1,187,259 |
Gartner, Inc.: | | | |
3.625% 6/15/29 (c) | | 575,000 | 581,354 |
3.75% 10/1/30 (c) | | 955,000 | 976,392 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. 7.125% 7/31/26 (c) | | 5,635,000 | 5,783,975 |
Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc. 5% 2/1/26 (c) | | 4,430,000 | 4,452,150 |
PowerTeam Services LLC 9.033% 12/4/25 (c) | | 490,000 | 518,388 |
Service Corp. International: | | | |
4% 5/15/31 | | 1,460,000 | 1,478,250 |
5.125% 6/1/29 | | 1,420,000 | 1,522,950 |
Sotheby's 7.375% 10/15/27 (c) | | 4,540,000 | 4,835,100 |
The GEO Group, Inc. 6% 4/15/26 | | 1,315,000 | 1,060,942 |
TriNet Group, Inc. 3.5% 3/1/29 (c) | | 2,295,000 | 2,286,394 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc. 5.75% 4/15/26 (c) | | 3,468,000 | 3,644,695 |
| | | 68,293,498 |
Steel - 0.2% | | | |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc. 4.375% 10/15/29 (c) | | 1,715,000 | 1,749,300 |
Super Retail - 1.2% | | | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc.: | | | |
5.25% 2/1/28 | | 235,000 | 259,675 |
6.625% 10/1/30 (c) | | 360,000 | 407,700 |
6.694% 1/15/27 | | 850,000 | 977,500 |
Carvana Co.: | | | |
4.875% 9/1/29 (c) | | 555,000 | 528,638 |
5.625% 10/1/25 (c) | | 185,000 | 185,000 |
5.875% 10/1/28 (c) | | 310,000 | 308,838 |
EG Global Finance PLC: | | | |
6.75% 2/7/25 (c) | | 2,170,000 | 2,197,125 |
8.5% 10/30/25 (c) | | 3,690,000 | 3,823,763 |
Levi Strauss & Co. 3.5% 3/1/31 (c) | | 1,310,000 | 1,335,715 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 4% 8/15/29 (c) | | 1,855,000 | 1,803,561 |
| | | 11,827,515 |
Technology - 5.6% | | | |
Acuris Finance U.S. 5% 5/1/28 (c) | | 3,535,000 | 3,517,325 |
Arches Buyer, Inc.: | | | |
4.25% 6/1/28 (c) | | 2,705,000 | 2,703,593 |
6.125% 12/1/28 (c) | | 2,490,000 | 2,505,550 |
Black Knight InfoServ LLC 3.625% 9/1/28 (c) | | 2,525,000 | 2,521,692 |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.: | | | |
3.875% 7/1/28 (c) | | 715,000 | 718,575 |
4.875% 7/1/29 (c) | | 675,000 | 684,531 |
CommScope, Inc.: | | | |
4.75% 9/1/29 (c) | | 825,000 | 819,893 |
6% 3/1/26 (c) | | 2,280,000 | 2,348,400 |
7.125% 7/1/28 (c) | | 1,455,000 | 1,429,538 |
8.25% 3/1/27 (c) | | 435,000 | 447,045 |
Elastic NV 4.125% 7/15/29 (c) | | 2,310,000 | 2,285,468 |
Gartner, Inc. 4.5% 7/1/28 (c) | | 1,470,000 | 1,535,246 |
II-VI, Inc. 5% 12/15/29 (c) | | 605,000 | 617,838 |
ION Trading Technologies Ltd. 5.75% 5/15/28 (c) | | 3,323,000 | 3,422,690 |
MicroStrategy, Inc. 6.125% 6/15/28 (c) | | 1,365,000 | 1,368,413 |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc. 10.75% 6/1/28 (c) | | 1,115,000 | 1,215,350 |
onsemi 3.875% 9/1/28 (c) | | 1,115,000 | 1,142,875 |
Open Text Corp. 3.875% 12/1/29 (c) | | 2,540,000 | 2,571,750 |
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.: | | | |
3.5% 2/15/28 (c) | | 2,695,000 | 2,565,559 |
5.375% 12/1/28 (c) | | 12,272,000 | 11,965,200 |
Roblox Corp. 3.875% 5/1/30 (c) | | 2,455,000 | 2,490,229 |
Sensata Technologies BV 4% 4/15/29 (c) | | 995,000 | 1,016,144 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. 4% 3/1/29 (c) | | 4,370,000 | 4,342,688 |
Twilio, Inc. 3.875% 3/15/31 | | 730,000 | 737,081 |
| | | 54,972,673 |
Telecommunications - 10.6% | | | |
Altice Financing SA: | | | |
5% 1/15/28 (c) | | 3,230,000 | 3,152,125 |
5.75% 8/15/29 (c) | | 9,150,000 | 9,058,500 |
Altice France Holding SA 6% 2/15/28 (c) | | 4,250,000 | 4,058,750 |
Altice France SA: | | | |
5.125% 1/15/29 (c) | | 5,365,000 | 5,230,875 |
5.125% 7/15/29 (c) | | 3,525,000 | 3,438,461 |
5.5% 1/15/28 (c) | | 1,850,000 | 1,833,850 |
5.5% 10/15/29 (c) | | 3,705,000 | 3,649,425 |
C&W Senior Financing Designated Activity Co. 6.875% 9/15/27 (c) | | 10,430,000 | 10,847,200 |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC: | | | |
3.875% 9/15/27 (c) | | 455,000 | 441,350 |
5.625% 9/15/28 (c) | | 360,000 | 354,892 |
Consolidated Communications, Inc. 5% 10/1/28 (c) | | 535,000 | 540,350 |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC: | | | |
5% 5/1/28 (c) | | 2,695,000 | 2,775,850 |
5.875% 10/15/27 (c) | | 1,820,000 | 1,924,650 |
5.875% 11/1/29 | | 2,125,000 | 2,125,000 |
6% 1/15/30 (c) | | 1,240,000 | 1,246,200 |
6.75% 5/1/29 (c) | | 2,335,000 | 2,428,400 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc.: | | | |
3.625% 1/15/29 (c) | | 340,000 | 323,000 |
4.25% 7/1/28 (c) | | 3,590,000 | 3,554,100 |
4.625% 9/15/27 (c) | | 1,979,000 | 2,018,580 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
4.5% 1/15/29 (c) | | 4,950,000 | 4,789,125 |
5.125% 12/15/26 (c) | | 4,485,000 | 4,667,226 |
6.875% 1/15/28 | | 162,000 | 180,225 |
Millicom International Cellular SA 4.5% 4/27/31 (c) | | 200,000 | 201,288 |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc. 6% 2/15/28 (c) | | 325,000 | 318,500 |
Sable International Finance Ltd. 5.75% 9/7/27 (c) | | 464,000 | 475,020 |
Sprint Capital Corp.: | | | |
6.875% 11/15/28 | | 3,978,000 | 5,032,170 |
8.75% 3/15/32 | | 1,575,000 | 2,362,500 |
Telecom Italia Capital SA: | | | |
6% 9/30/34 | | 1,185,000 | 1,253,327 |
7.2% 7/18/36 | | 845,000 | 968,843 |
7.721% 6/4/38 | | 235,000 | 276,190 |
Uniti Group, Inc.: | | | |
6% 1/15/30 (c) | | 4,060,000 | 3,907,121 |
7.875% 2/15/25 (c) | | 6,450,000 | 6,732,188 |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC: | | | |
4.5% 8/15/30 (c) | | 690,000 | 694,354 |
5.5% 5/15/29 (c) | | 1,555,000 | 1,636,638 |
VMED O2 UK Financing I PLC 4.25% 1/31/31 (c) | | 2,235,000 | 2,190,300 |
Windstream Escrow LLC 7.75% 8/15/28 (c) | | 5,460,000 | 5,790,112 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
4% 3/1/27 (c) | | 1,600,000 | 1,577,232 |
6.125% 3/1/28 (c) | | 1,020,000 | 1,004,700 |
| | | 103,058,617 |
Textiles/Apparel - 0.4% | | | |
Foot Locker, Inc. 4% 10/1/29 (c) | | 3,410,000 | 3,415,712 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. 4.125% 11/15/29 (c) | | 335,000 | 335,000 |
| | | 3,750,712 |
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.4% | | | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. 5.25% 6/1/29 (c) | | 595,000 | 612,850 |
Seaspan Corp. 5.5% 8/1/29 (c) | | 3,290,000 | 3,322,900 |
| | | 3,935,750 |
Utilities - 3.3% | | | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC: | | | |
3.75% 2/15/31 (c) | | 1,005,000 | 1,002,488 |
4.75% 3/15/28 (c) | | 585,000 | 614,981 |
DCP Midstream Operating LP 5.125% 5/15/29 | | 350,000 | 395,500 |
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. 7% 8/1/27 | | 1,282,000 | 1,330,075 |
InterGen NV 7% 6/30/23 (c) | | 4,960,000 | 4,922,800 |
NRG Energy, Inc.: | | | |
3.375% 2/15/29 (c) | | 1,535,000 | 1,504,147 |
3.625% 2/15/31 (c) | | 820,000 | 799,500 |
5.25% 6/15/29 (c) | | 2,105,000 | 2,255,265 |
NSG Holdings II LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 12/15/25 (c) | | 2,344,717 | 2,505,916 |
PG&E Corp.: | | | |
5% 7/1/28 | | 2,715,000 | 2,855,691 |
5.25% 7/1/30 | | 4,705,000 | 4,934,134 |
Pike Corp. 5.5% 9/1/28 (c) | | 5,675,000 | 5,687,939 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC: | | | |
5% 7/31/27 (c) | | 1,948,000 | 2,021,673 |
5.625% 2/15/27 (c) | | 1,455,000 | 1,498,650 |
| | | 32,328,759 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | 865,209,367 |
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $865,757,408) | | | 874,743,945 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 0.7% | | | |
Energy - 0.7% | | | |
California Resources Corp. warrants 10/27/24 (e) | | 1,768 | 21,923 |
Jonah Energy Parent LLC (b) | | 58,499 | 3,758,561 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. (b)(e) | | 82,533 | 2,969,529 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 6,750,013 |
|
Telecommunications - 0.0% | | | |
CUI Acquisition Corp. Class E (b)(e) | | 1 | 35,011 |
GTT Communications, Inc. rights (b)(e) | | 92,208 | 92,208 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 127,219 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $3,561,436) | | | 6,877,232 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
Bank Loan Obligations - 4.7% | | | |
Broadcasting - 0.1% | | | |
Diamond Sports Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.36% 8/24/26 (f)(g)(h) | | 2,576,819 | 1,187,476 |
Building Materials - 0.1% | | | |
Acproducts Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 5/17/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,266,817 | 1,247,815 |
Chemicals - 0.4% | | | |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 5/7/25 (b)(f)(g)(h) | | 2,383,025 | 2,323,449 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 11/9/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,475,000 | 1,468,849 |
|
TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 3,792,298 |
|
Consumer Products - 0.1% | | | |
Michaels Companies, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 4/15/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 927,669 | 918,559 |
Energy - 0.2% | | | |
EG America LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.2238% 2/6/25 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,399,105 | 1,392,305 |
EG Finco Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.2238% 2/6/25 (f)(g)(h) | | 942,655 | 938,073 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.000% 0% (b)(d)(g)(h) | | 1,525,908 | 0 |
term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.000% 0% (b)(d)(g)(h) | | 658,000 | 0 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 2,330,378 |
|
Gaming - 0.6% | | | |
Golden Nugget LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 10/4/23 (f)(g)(h) | | 5,498,230 | 5,459,467 |
Healthcare - 0.5% | | | |
Da Vinci Purchaser Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 12/13/26 (f)(g)(h) | | 74,810 | 74,787 |
Gainwell Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 10/1/27 (f)(g)(h) | | 4,034,436 | 4,040,488 |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1043% 6/13/26 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,241,568 | 1,204,793 |
|
TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 5,320,068 |
|
Insurance - 0.4% | | | |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 11/6/27 (f)(g)(h) | | 2,189,513 | 2,185,221 |
HUB International Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8749% 4/25/25 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,388,293 | 1,371,259 |
|
TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 3,556,480 |
|
Leisure - 0.3% | | | |
City Football Group Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 7/21/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 3,025,000 | 3,002,313 |
Services - 0.6% | | | |
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 6.5% 12/10/29 (f)(g)(h) | | 75,000 | 75,000 |
Tranche B1 LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 12/21/28 (g)(h)(i) | | 41,194 | 40,988 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 1/31/29 (g)(h)(i) | | 262,612 | 261,299 |
Tranche B3 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 12/21/28 (g)(h)(i) | | 41,194 | 40,988 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 5/14/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 812,963 | 809,410 |
Ascend Learning LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 6.25% 12/10/29 (f)(g)(h) | | 130,000 | 130,217 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 11/18/28 (g)(h)(i) | | 1,305,000 | 1,302,012 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/21/24 (f)(g)(h) | | 3,213,575 | 3,138,152 |
CoreCivic, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/18/24 (f)(g)(h) | | 146,550 | 145,330 |
|
TOTAL SERVICES | | | 5,943,396 |
|
Technology - 0.5% | | | |
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 2/16/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 589,062 | 590,323 |
CommScope, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 4/4/26 (f)(g)(h) | | 947,577 | 934,348 |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.5% 2/15/28 (f)(g)(h) | | 771,115 | 764,738 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 10/31/26 (f)(g)(h) | | 2,419,298 | 2,421,572 |
|
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 4,710,981 |
|
Telecommunications - 0.8% | | | |
GTT Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7% 5/31/25 (f)(g)(h) | | 3,558,601 | 3,167,902 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.75% 1/2/24 (f)(g)(h) | | 280,000 | 279,255 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.3917% 7/13/22 (g)(h)(j) | | 2,904,815 | 2,900,284 |
Northwest Fiber LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8546% 4/30/27 (f)(g)(h) | | 1,436,394 | 1,429,930 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 7,777,371 |
|
Utilities - 0.1% | | | |
PG&E Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 6/23/25 (f)(g)(h) | | 947,595 | 936,224 |
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $47,640,973) | | | 46,182,826 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Fixed-Income Funds - 1.9% | | | |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP (a)(b)(k) | | 150,407 | 1,504,067 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | | 194,000 | 16,879,916 |
TOTAL FIXED-INCOME FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $18,405,343) | | | 18,383,983 |
|
Money Market Funds - 2.0% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (l) | | | |
(Cost $19,357,047) | | 19,353,177 | 19,357,047 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.0% | | | |
(Cost $954,722,207) | | | 965,545,033 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.0% | | | 9,821,012 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $975,366,045 |
Security Type Abbreviations
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
Legend
(a) 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 $7,065,388 or 0.7% of net assets.
(b) Level 3 security
(c) 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 $733,652,263 or 75.2% of net assets.
(d) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(e) Non-income producing
(f) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(g) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(h) Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(i) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(j) Position or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $484,136 and $483,381, respectively.
(k) Affiliated Fund
(l) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | 12/9/21 - 12/31/21 | $1,504,067 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 15% 7/15/23 | 11/5/20 - 10/15/21 | $1,079,881 |
Mesquite Energy, Inc. 15% 7/15/23 | 7/10/20 - 10/15/21 | $625,503 |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $15,871,226 | $393,259,096 | $389,773,123 | $16,071 | $175 | $(327) | $19,357,047 | 0.0% |
Total | $15,871,226 | $393,259,096 | $389,773,123 | $16,071 | $175 | $(327) | $19,357,047 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Affiliated Underlying Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in affiliated Underlying Funds is presented below. Exchanges between classes of the same affiliated Underlying Funds may occur. If an underlying Fund changes its name, the name presented below is the name in effect at period end.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Realized Gain (loss) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | $-- | $1,504,067 | $-- | $-- | $-- | $-- | $1,504,067 |
Total | $-- | $1,504,067 | $-- | $-- | $-- | $-- | $1,504,067 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $35,011 | $-- | $-- | $35,011 |
Energy | 6,750,013 | 21,923 | -- | 6,728,090 |
Information Technology | 92,208 | -- | -- | 92,208 |
Corporate Bonds | 874,743,945 | -- | 869,182,623 | 5,561,322 |
Bank Loan Obligations | 46,182,826 | -- | 43,859,377 | 2,323,449 |
Fixed-Income Funds | 18,383,983 | 16,879,916 | -- | 1,504,067 |
Money Market Funds | 19,357,047 | 19,357,047 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $965,545,033 | $36,258,886 | $913,042,000 | $16,244,147 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $3,711,900 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | (2,118,869) |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | 10,688,669 |
Cost of Purchases | 4,158,405 |
Proceeds of Sales | (11,975) |
Amortization/Accretion | (183,983) |
Transfers into Level 3 | -- |
Transfers out of Level 3 | -- |
Ending Balance | $16,244,147 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2021 | $8,379,199 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 79.9% |
Canada | 4.2% |
Luxembourg | 2.9% |
Netherlands | 1.8% |
United Kingdom | 1.7% |
Multi-National | 1.6% |
Ireland | 1.5% |
France | 1.5% |
Panama | 1.4% |
Cayman Islands | 1.4% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 2.1% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $933,861,093) | $944,683,919 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $19,357,047) | 19,357,047 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $1,504,067) | 1,504,067 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $954,722,207) | | $965,545,033 |
Cash | | 60,255 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 992,215 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 630,449 |
Interest receivable | | 12,924,958 |
Prepaid expenses | | 977 |
Total assets | | 980,153,887 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $3,483,192 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 652,116 | |
Distributions payable | 7,981 | |
Accrued management fee | 435,123 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 36,553 | |
Other affiliated payables | 95,341 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 77,536 | |
Total liabilities | | 4,787,842 |
Net Assets | | $975,366,045 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $1,046,842,603 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | (71,476,558) |
Net Assets | | $975,366,045 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($312,771,142 ÷ 59,518,809 shares) | | $5.25 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($53,926,560 ÷ 10,346,158 shares) | | $5.21 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($166,772,590 ÷ 33,148,355 shares) | | $5.03 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($441,895,753 ÷ 84,644,289 shares) | | $5.22 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Interest | | $51,266,539 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 16,071 |
Total income | | 51,282,610 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $5,362,477 | |
Transfer agent fees | 816,866 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 472,827 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 352,026 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 15,305 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 3,441 | |
Audit | 81,285 | |
Legal | 35,746 | |
Miscellaneous | 4,679 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 7,144,652 | |
Expense reductions | (9,313) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 7,135,339 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 44,147,271 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 21,951,063 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 175 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 21,951,238 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (23,267,802) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (327) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (23,268,129) |
Net gain (loss) | | (1,316,891) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $42,830,380 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $44,147,271 | $47,269,542 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 21,951,238 | (36,758,696) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (23,268,129) | 10,013,121 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 42,830,380 | 20,523,967 |
Distributions to shareholders | (51,264,851) | (47,004,184) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 14,687,529 | (48,310,959) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 6,253,058 | (74,791,176) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 969,112,987 | 1,043,904,163 |
End of period | $975,366,045 | $969,112,987 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP High Income Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.31 | $5.43 | $4.97 | $5.46 | $5.38 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .245 | .266 | .286 | .288 | .290 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.016) | (.121) | .457 | (.473) | .091 |
Total from investment operations | .229 | .145 | .743 | (.185) | .381 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.289) | (.265) | (.283) | (.305) | (.301) |
Total distributions | (.289) | (.265) | (.283) | (.305) | (.301) |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.25 | $5.31 | $5.43 | $4.97 | $5.46 |
Total ReturnB,C | 4.41% | 2.75% | 15.11% | (3.46)% | 7.13% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .67% | .67% | .67% | .67% | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .66% | .67% | .67% | .67% | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .66% | .67% | .67% | .67% | .67% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.57% | 5.14% | 5.31% | 5.33% | 5.22% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $312,771 | $313,973 | $327,442 | $299,239 | $355,469 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 66% | 72% | 30% | 69% | 70% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.26 | $5.38 | $4.93 | $5.42 | $5.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .238 | .259 | .279 | .280 | .283 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.007) | (.120) | .449 | (.471) | .092 |
Total from investment operations | .231 | .139 | .728 | (.191) | .375 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.281) | (.259) | (.278) | (.299) | (.295) |
Total distributions | (.281) | (.259) | (.278) | (.299) | (.295) |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.21 | $5.26 | $5.38 | $4.93 | $5.42 |
Total ReturnB,C | 4.50% | 2.65% | 14.92% | (3.60)% | 7.07% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .77% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.47% | 5.04% | 5.21% | 5.23% | 5.12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $53,927 | $53,326 | $66,123 | $58,231 | $68,104 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 66% | 72% | 30% | 69% | 70% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.09 | $5.22 | $4.79 | $5.27 | $5.20 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .222 | .244 | .262 | .264 | .267 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.009) | (.121) | .438 | (.451) | .090 |
Total from investment operations | .213 | .123 | .700 | (.187) | .357 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.273) | (.253) | (.270) | (.293) | (.287) |
Total distributions | (.273) | (.253) | (.270) | (.293) | (.287) |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.03 | $5.09 | $5.22 | $4.79 | $5.27 |
Total ReturnB,C | 4.29% | 2.42% | 14.77% | (3.63)% | 6.91% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .92% | .92% | .92% | .92% | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .91% | .92% | .92% | .92% | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .91% | .92% | .92% | .92% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.32% | 4.89% | 5.06% | 5.08% | 4.97% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $166,773 | $170,257 | $187,747 | $139,564 | $166,993 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 66% | 72% | 30% | 69% | 70% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP High Income Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $5.27 | $5.39 | $4.94 | $5.43 | $5.36 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .242 | .263 | .283 | .284 | .287 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.004) | (.119) | .448 | (.470) | .083 |
Total from investment operations | .238 | .144 | .731 | (.186) | .370 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.288) | (.264) | (.281) | (.304) | (.300) |
Total distributions | (.288) | (.264) | (.281) | (.304) | (.300) |
Net asset value, end of period | $5.22 | $5.27 | $5.39 | $4.94 | $5.43 |
Total ReturnB,C | 4.63% | 2.74% | 14.94% | (3.50)% | 6.95% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .70% | .71% | .70% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .71% | .70% | .71% | .71% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70% | .71% | .70% | .71% | .71% |
Net investment income (loss) | 4.53% | 5.11% | 5.28% | 5.30% | 5.18% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $441,896 | $431,557 | $462,593 | $391,173 | $456,983 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 66% | 72% | 30% | 69% | 70% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP High Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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. Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, which is a limited partnership available only to certain investment companies managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's limited partnership interest is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and is subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. The Fund has no redemption rights under the partnership agreement. There will be no trading market for the partnership interest, and the Fund most likely will hold its shares until Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP converts by operation of law to a Delaware corporation, trust, or other limited liability entity and (i) registers as a closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act or (ii) elects to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.
Based on its investment objective, Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP may invest or participate in various investments or strategies that are similar to those in which the Fund may invest or participate. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP and thus a decline in the value of the Fund. The Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP intends to invest primarily in direct loans made to private U.S. companies, specifically small- and middle-market companies.
The Schedule of Investments lists Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP. Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP represented less than 5% of the Fund's net assets at period end. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, which commenced operations on December 8, 2021. The annual expense ratio for Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP is estimated to be a maximum of .20%.
4. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and bank loan obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. For foreign debt securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For 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. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security's underlying assets and liabilities.
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.
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP is valued using NAV as a practical expedient in accordance with the specialized accounting guidance for investment companies and is categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker and valuations using NAV as a practical expedient.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(a) |
Equities | $6,855,309 | Market comparable | Transaction price | $24.67 | Increase |
| | | Discount rate | 10.0% | Decrease |
| | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | 10.0% | Decrease |
| | | Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 2.9 - 3.1 / 3.0 | Increase |
| | Recovery value | Recovery value | 1.0% - 45,228.2% / 12,447.7% | Increase |
| | Book value | Book value multiple | 1.0 | Increase |
Corporate Bonds | $5,561,322 | Market comparable | Discount rate | 10.0% | Decrease |
| | | Discount for Lack of Marketability | 10.0% | Decrease |
| | | Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 3.1 | Increase |
| | Recovery value | Recovery value | 0.0% | Increase |
| | Book value | Book value multiple | 1.0 | Increase |
Bank Loan Obligations | $2,323,449 | Recovery value | Recovery value | 0.0% | Increase |
| | Indicative market price | Evaluated bid | $97.50 | Increase |
Fixed-Income Funds | $1,504,067 | Market approach | Net asset value | $5.20 | Increase |
(a) Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
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, 2021, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost 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 Statement of Operations. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, capital loss carryforwards 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 | $29,468,774 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (16,150,663) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $13,318,111 |
Tax Cost | $952,226,922 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $83,938 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(84,878,607) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $13,318,111 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(38,111,063) |
Long-term | (46,767,544) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(84,878,607) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $51,264,851 | $ 47,004,184 |
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate a fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment, participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. Such instruments are presented in the Bank Loan Obligations section in the Schedule of Investments. Certain funds may also invest in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Information regarding unfunded commitments is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
Commitments. A commitment is an agreement to acquire an investment at a future date (subject to conditions) in connection with a potential public or non-public offering. The amount of commitments outstanding at period end are presented in the table below. These commitments are not included in the net assets of the Fund at period end.
| Investment to be Acquired | Commitment Amount |
VIP High Income Portfolio | Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | $9,495,933 |
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP High Income Portfolio | 624,128,079 | 620,315,284 |
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .10% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $61,358 |
Service Class 2 | 411,469 |
| $472,827 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $212,135 | .07 |
Service Class | 41,724 | .07 |
Service Class 2 | 111,919 | .07 |
Investor Class | 451,088 | .10 |
| $816,866 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP High Income Portfolio | .04 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP High Income Portfolio | $163 |
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. During the period there were no interfund trades.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP High Income Portfolio | $1,772 |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $382.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8,931.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP High Income Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $16,578,946 | $15,186,395 |
Service Class | 2,827,038 | 2,588,287 |
Service Class 2 | 8,286,498 | 8,136,361 |
Investor Class | 23,572,369 | 21,093,141 |
Total | $51,264,851 | $47,004,184 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP High Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 6,582,111 | 7,828,791 | $35,316,676 | $40,541,734 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,175,763 | 2,885,195 | 16,578,946 | 15,186,395 |
Shares redeemed | (9,420,357) | (11,887,391) | (50,485,840) | (61,018,472) |
Net increase (decrease) | 337,517 | (1,173,405) | $1,409,782 | $(5,290,343) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,935,782 | 3,385,369 | $31,370,807 | $17,308,661 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 546,572 | 495,370 | 2,827,038 | 2,588,287 |
Shares redeemed | (6,270,913) | (6,031,210) | (33,538,593) | (31,043,815) |
Net increase (decrease) | 211,441 | (2,150,471) | $659,252 | $(11,146,867) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 12,586,111 | 20,817,025 | $64,381,008 | $102,995,226 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,658,903 | 1,610,356 | 8,286,498 | 8,136,361 |
Shares redeemed | (14,557,956) | (24,966,605) | (74,483,522) | (124,070,315) |
Net increase (decrease) | (312,942) | (2,539,224) | $(1,816,016) | $(12,938,728) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 11,138,508 | 17,448,094 | $59,901,440 | $87,498,777 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,549,245 | 4,029,639 | 23,572,369 | 21,093,141 |
Shares redeemed | (12,883,556) | (25,383,687) | (69,039,298) | (127,526,939) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,804,197 | (3,905,954) | $14,434,511 | $(18,935,021) |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % | Number of Unaffiliated Shareholders | Unaffiliated Shareholders % |
VIP High Income Portfolio | 50% | 1 | 11% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP High Income Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP High Income Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 17, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP High Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .66% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,012.60 | $3.35 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.88 | $3.36 |
Service Class | .76% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,011.50 | $3.85 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.37 | $3.87 |
Service Class 2 | .91% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,012.50 | $4.62 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.62 | $4.63 |
Investor Class | .69% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,012.60 | $3.50 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.73 | $3.52 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
A total of 0.01% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $96,268,159 of distributions paid in the calendar year 2020 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Value Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 30.07% | 12.72% | 13.70% |
Service Class | 29.92% | 12.61% | 13.59% |
Service Class 2 | 29.72% | 12.45% | 13.41% |
Investor Class | 29.98% | 12.64% | 13.62% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Value Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 2011.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $36,119 | VIP Value Portfolio - Initial Class |
| $33,621 | Russell 3000® Value Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: The S&P 500
® index gained 28.71% in 2021, with U.S. equities rising on improving economic growth, strong corporate earnings, widespread COVID-19 vaccination, and accommodative fiscal and monetary stimulus. In the first quarter, the index gained 6.17%. Investors were buoyed by the rollout of vaccines, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge to hold short-term interest rates near zero until the economy recovered, and the federal government’s deployment of trillions of dollars to boost the economy. A flattish May reflected concerns about inflation and jobs, but the rally resumed through August amid strong earnings. In September, the index returned -4.65% as sentiment turned broadly negative due to a host of factors. These included inflationary pressure from surging commodity prices, rising bond yields, supply constraints and disruption, and the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The Fed also signaled it could soon begin to taper the bond purchases it has made since the onset of the pandemic. The index sharply reversed course with a 7.01% gain in October, driven by strength in earnings. Then in November, the index stalled again, returning -0.69% amid the emergence of a new, more-highly transmissible variant, omicron, and rising inflation, which breached a 40-year high. The index advanced 4.48% in December, after studies suggested omicron resulted in fewer severe COVID-19 cases. All sectors had a double-digit return, led by energy (+55%) and real estate (+46%), whereas utilities (+18%) notably lagged.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Matt Friedman: For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained roughly 30%, outperforming the 25.37% result of the benchmark Russell 3000
® Value Index. Versus the benchmark, security selection was the primary contributor, especially in the communication services sector. Strong picks in the industrials sector, primarily driven by the capital goods industry, also helped. Also contributing was security selection and an overweighting in the financials sector, especially within the diversified financials industry. The fund's top individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in Olin, which gained 139% the past 12 months. Also adding value was our overweighting in Capital One Financial, which gained about 64%. We sold our stake in Capital One before period end. Another notable relative contributor was our outsized stake in Builders FirstSource (+117%), a position we established this period. In contrast, stock selection in health care was the primary detractor from performance versus the benchmark. primarily within the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry. Weak picks in utilities also hampered relative performance. Also hurting the fund's relative performance was security selection in the information technology sector, especially within the technology hardware & equipment industry. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was our overweighting in Gap, which returned -48%. This is a position we established in this period. Also hindering performance was our outsized stakes in Jazz Pharma (-23%) and T-Mobile (-14%). Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the utilities and communication services sectors.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 2.4 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 2.4 |
Cigna Corp. | 2.3 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 2.3 |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | 2.0 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. | 2.0 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.9 |
Centene Corp. | 1.9 |
M&T Bank Corp. | 1.8 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 1.6 |
| 20.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 18.7 |
Industrials | 16.0 |
Health Care | 11.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.1 |
Communication Services | 7.4 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021 * |
| Stocks | 100.7% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)** | (0.7)% |
* Foreign investments – 19.7%
** Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) are not included in the pie chart
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 100.8% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.4% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8% | | | |
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) | | 130,900 | $3,676,981 |
Entertainment - 0.6% | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 40,100 | 2,667,853 |
Interactive Media & Services - 2.3% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 3,771 | 10,924,738 |
Media - 2.7% | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 87,400 | 4,398,842 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 137,014 | 5,131,174 |
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. Class A | | 22,300 | 3,366,854 |
| | | 12,896,870 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.0% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 42,541 | 4,933,905 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 35,100,347 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.1% | | | |
Distributors - 0.6% | | | |
LKQ Corp. | | 50,900 | 3,055,527 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.2% | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (a) | | 125,539 | 3,710,933 |
Laureate Education, Inc. Class A | | 153,600 | 1,880,064 |
| | | 5,590,997 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | 56,490 | 5,283,510 |
Household Durables - 1.7% | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) | | 26,539 | 4,834,875 |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | 59,400 | 3,395,304 |
| | | 8,230,179 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.9% | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | 65,390 | 4,348,435 |
Multiline Retail - 2.0% | | | |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | 66,600 | 9,358,632 |
Specialty Retail - 2.6% | | | |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (b) | | 81,800 | 2,071,176 |
Gap, Inc. | | 126,000 | 2,223,900 |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | 128,300 | 6,163,532 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 100,400 | 1,853,384 |
| | | 12,311,992 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 48,179,272 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.0% | | | |
Beverages - 1.0% | | | |
Primo Water Corp. | | 275,978 | 4,865,492 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.7% | | | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | 104,400 | 3,636,252 |
Food Products - 2.3% | | | |
Bunge Ltd. | | 51,700 | 4,826,712 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | | 86,278 | 5,978,203 |
| | | 10,804,915 |
Tobacco - 1.0% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 100,031 | 4,740,469 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 24,047,128 |
|
ENERGY - 6.9% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.9% | | | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 182,006 | 7,690,597 |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | 271,618 | 3,330,405 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | 56,358 | 5,715,828 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 150,991 | 9,239,139 |
Hess Corp. | | 62,500 | 4,626,875 |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | 69,500 | 2,243,867 |
| | | 32,846,711 |
FINANCIALS - 18.7% | | | |
Banks - 3.2% | | | |
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. (b) | | 7,969 | 6,612,995 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 55,339 | 8,498,964 |
| | | 15,111,959 |
Capital Markets - 5.2% | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | 25,384 | 7,657,337 |
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A | | 84,490 | 6,119,611 |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 112,719 | 4,917,930 |
LPL Financial | | 39,165 | 6,269,925 |
| | | 24,964,803 |
Consumer Finance - 2.2% | | | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 106,700 | 5,339,268 |
SLM Corp. | | 273,795 | 5,385,548 |
| | | 10,724,816 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.1% | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a) | | 14,200 | 4,245,800 |
Voya Financial, Inc. (b) | | 85,720 | 5,684,093 |
| | | 9,929,893 |
Insurance - 6.0% | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 42,988 | 5,903,112 |
Assurant, Inc. | | 40,385 | 6,294,406 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | 44,300 | 4,850,407 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 72,688 | 11,370,584 |
| | | 28,418,509 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 89,149,980 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 11.8% | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 5.3% | | | |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 110,788 | 9,128,931 |
Cigna Corp. | | 48,350 | 11,102,611 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | 17,061 | 5,360,737 |
| | | 25,592,279 |
Pharmaceuticals - 6.5% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | | 164,417 | 9,577,290 |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | | 35,774 | 4,557,608 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 27,958 | 11,598,689 |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | | 102,613 | 5,140,911 |
| | | 30,874,498 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 56,466,777 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 16.0% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.9% | | | |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | 28,900 | 4,007,563 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.3% | | | |
FedEx Corp. | | 23,400 | 6,052,176 |
Building Products - 2.4% | | | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | | 86,021 | 7,372,860 |
Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc. (a) | | 155,400 | 4,096,344 |
| | | 11,469,204 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1% | | | |
The Brink's Co. | | 80,600 | 5,284,942 |
Construction & Engineering - 1.3% | | | |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (a) | | 153,000 | 6,248,520 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% | | | |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | 20,100 | 3,420,618 |
Machinery - 2.0% | | | |
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | | 68,200 | 2,479,070 |
Crane Co. | | 48,200 | 4,903,386 |
Timken Co. | | 33,500 | 2,321,215 |
| | | 9,703,671 |
Marine - 0.7% | | | |
Kirby Corp. (a) | | 54,600 | 3,244,332 |
Professional Services - 2.5% | | | |
KBR, Inc. | | 77,100 | 3,671,502 |
Manpower, Inc. | | 28,900 | 2,812,837 |
Nielsen Holdings PLC | | 263,500 | 5,404,385 |
| | | 11,888,724 |
Road & Rail - 0.4% | | | |
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a) | | 23,100 | 1,788,633 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.7% | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV (a) | | 56,700 | 3,709,314 |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | | 81,500 | 4,674,025 |
Univar, Inc. (a) | | 164,800 | 4,672,080 |
| | | 13,055,419 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 76,163,802 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.9% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.7% | | | |
Plantronics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 110,500 | 3,242,070 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.1% | | | |
Flex Ltd. (a) | | 295,285 | 5,412,574 |
IT Services - 1.8% | | | |
Concentrix Corp. | | 27,400 | 4,894,188 |
DXC Technology Co. (a) | | 115,100 | 3,705,069 |
| | | 8,599,257 |
Software - 2.3% | | | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | 145,100 | 3,769,698 |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | | 89,317 | 7,322,208 |
| | | 11,091,906 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 28,345,807 |
|
MATERIALS - 6.2% | | | |
Chemicals - 2.0% | | | |
Olin Corp. | | 100,942 | 5,806,184 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 154,500 | 3,712,635 |
| | | 9,518,819 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.7% | | | |
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a) | | 53,800 | 3,969,364 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 37,809 | 4,182,432 |
| | | 8,151,796 |
Metals & Mining - 2.5% | | | |
Arconic Corp. (a) | | 103,300 | 3,409,933 |
BHP Group Ltd. sponsored ADR (b) | | 47,700 | 2,878,695 |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | 131,900 | 5,659,933 |
| | | 11,948,561 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 29,619,176 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 5.9% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 4.8% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 10,000 | 2,925,000 |
CubeSmart | | 92,165 | 5,245,110 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 27,300 | 4,828,551 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 71,318 | 6,251,736 |
Ventas, Inc. | | 70,700 | 3,614,184 |
| | | 22,864,581 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 1.1% | | | |
Cushman & Wakefield PLC (a) | | 240,500 | 5,348,720 |
|
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 28,213,301 |
|
UTILITIES - 6.9% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 3.0% | | | |
Edison International | | 83,800 | 5,719,350 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 67,900 | 2,925,132 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 463,400 | 5,625,676 |
| | | 14,270,158 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.4% | | | |
The AES Corp. | | 160,600 | 3,902,580 |
Vistra Corp. | | 127,000 | 2,891,790 |
| | | 6,794,370 |
Multi-Utilities - 2.5% | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 151,600 | 4,231,156 |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | 158,406 | 4,885,241 |
Sempra Energy | | 18,600 | 2,460,408 |
| | | 11,576,805 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 32,641,333 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $373,718,737) | | | 480,773,634 |
|
Money Market Funds - 3.7% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (c) | | 3,888,708 | 3,889,486 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% (c)(d) | | 14,025,760 | 14,027,163 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $17,916,649) | | | 17,916,649 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.5% | | | |
(Cost $391,635,386) | | | 498,690,283 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.5)% | | | (21,524,256) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $477,166,027 |
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(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $4,757,819 | $126,609,704 | $127,478,084 | $2,982 | $47 | $-- | $3,889,486 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% | 4,261,756 | 68,243,233 | 58,477,826 | 25,948 | -- | -- | 14,027,163 | 0.0% |
Total | $9,019,575 | $194,852,937 | $185,955,910 | $28,930 | $47 | $-- | $17,916,649 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $35,100,347 | $35,100,347 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 48,179,272 | 48,179,272 | -- | -- |
Consumer Staples | 24,047,128 | 24,047,128 | -- | -- |
Energy | 32,846,711 | 32,846,711 | -- | -- |
Financials | 89,149,980 | 89,149,980 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 56,466,777 | 44,868,088 | 11,598,689 | -- |
Industrials | 76,163,802 | 76,163,802 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 28,345,807 | 28,345,807 | -- | -- |
Materials | 29,619,176 | 29,619,176 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 28,213,301 | 28,213,301 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 32,641,333 | 32,641,333 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 17,916,649 | 17,916,649 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $498,690,283 | $487,091,594 | $11,598,689 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 80.3% |
United Kingdom | 5.8% |
Canada | 5.0% |
Switzerland | 2.4% |
Bermuda | 2.0% |
Singapore | 1.1% |
France | 1.1% |
Ireland | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.3% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $13,578,516) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $373,718,737) | $480,773,634 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $17,916,649) | 17,916,649 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $391,635,386) | | $498,690,283 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $14,812) | | 14,811 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 144,148 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 10,000 |
Dividends receivable | | 643,860 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 2,316 |
Prepaid expenses | | 456 |
Other receivables | | 7,199 |
Total assets | | 499,513,073 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $7,996,621 | |
Distributions payable | 7,329 | |
Accrued management fee | 204,462 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 5,749 | |
Other affiliated payables | 58,240 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 47,638 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 14,027,007 | |
Total liabilities | | 22,347,046 |
Net Assets | | $477,166,027 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $364,948,916 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 112,217,111 |
Net Assets | | $477,166,027 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($159,917,349 ÷ 8,748,806 shares) | | $18.28 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($337,195 ÷ 18,444 shares) | | $18.28 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($26,890,393 ÷ 1,499,410 shares) | | $17.93 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($290,021,090 ÷ 15,905,859 shares) | | $18.23 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $9,783,176 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $25,948 from security lending) | | 28,930 |
Total income | | 9,812,106 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $2,270,051 | |
Transfer agent fees | 468,623 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 53,879 | |
Accounting fees | 168,212 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 15,819 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 1,447 | |
Audit | 54,808 | |
Legal | 4,505 | |
Interest | 63 | |
Miscellaneous | 1,620 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,039,027 | |
Expense reductions | (6,794) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 3,032,233 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 6,779,873 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 62,497,061 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 47 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (6,057) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 62,491,051 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 34,954,898 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (3,846) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 34,951,052 |
Net gain (loss) | | 97,442,103 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $104,221,976 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $6,779,873 | $3,991,075 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 62,491,051 | (7,235,446) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 34,951,052 | 23,899,052 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 104,221,976 | 20,654,681 |
Distributions to shareholders | (57,416,733) | (15,636,335) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 98,615,092 | 2,891,924 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 145,420,335 | 7,910,270 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 331,745,692 | 323,835,422 |
End of period | $477,166,027 | $331,745,692 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Value Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.96 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.74 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .31 | .19 | .26 | .21 | .21B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.41 | .75 | 3.74 | (2.41) | 2.07 |
Total from investment operations | 4.72 | .94 | 4.00 | (2.20) | 2.28 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.32) | (.20) | (.27) | (.18) | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.07) | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) |
Total distributions | (2.40)C | (.76) | (1.30) | (1.08) | (.66) |
Net asset value, end of period | $18.28 | $15.96 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 |
Total ReturnD,E | 30.07% | 6.33% | 32.13% | (13.84)% | 15.58% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .64% | .67% | .67% | .67% | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .64% | .67% | .67% | .67% | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .64% | .65% | .66% | .66% | .67% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.62% | 1.48% | 1.78% | 1.36% | 1.34%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $159,917 | $131,037 | $116,401 | $110,203 | $130,365 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 68% | 81% | 67% | 64% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.09%.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.96 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 | $14.73 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .29 | .18 | .24 | .20 | .19B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.40 | .75 | 3.75 | (2.42) | 2.08 |
Total from investment operations | 4.69 | .93 | 3.99 | (2.22) | 2.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.30) | (.19) | (.25) | (.15) | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.07) | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) |
Total distributions | (2.37) | (.75) | (1.29)C | (1.06)C | (.64)C |
Net asset value, end of period | $18.28 | $15.96 | $15.78 | $13.08 | $16.36 |
Total ReturnD,E | 29.92% | 6.23% | 32.01% | (13.97)% | 15.53% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .74% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .74% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .74% | .75% | .76% | .76% | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.52% | 1.38% | 1.68% | 1.26% | 1.24%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $337 | $275 | $270 | $233 | $368 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 68% | 81% | 67% | 64% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .99%.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.70 | $15.55 | $12.91 | $16.15 | $14.55 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .26 | .16 | .22 | .17 | .17B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.33 | .72 | 3.68 | (2.37) | 2.05 |
Total from investment operations | 4.59 | .88 | 3.90 | (2.20) | 2.22 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.28) | (.17) | (.23) | (.14) | (.17) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.07) | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) |
Total distributions | (2.36)C | (.73) | (1.26) | (1.04) | (.62) |
Net asset value, end of period | $17.93 | $15.70 | $15.55 | $12.91 | $16.15 |
Total ReturnD,E | 29.72% | 6.02% | 31.77% | (14.02)% | 15.36% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .89% | .92% | .92% | .92% | .93% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .89% | .92% | .92% | .92% | .93% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .89% | .91% | .91% | .91% | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.37% | 1.22% | 1.53% | 1.11% | 1.09%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $26,890 | $10,204 | $9,262 | $7,764 | $9,474 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 68% | 81% | 67% | 64% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .84%.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Value Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $15.92 | $15.75 | $13.06 | $16.33 | $14.71 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .29 | .18 | .25 | .20 | .20B |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.40 | .74 | 3.73 | (2.40) | 2.07 |
Total from investment operations | 4.69 | .92 | 3.98 | (2.20) | 2.27 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.31) | (.19) | (.26) | (.16) | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.07) | (.56) | (1.03) | (.90) | (.45) |
Total distributions | (2.38) | (.75) | (1.29) | (1.07)C | (.65) |
Net asset value, end of period | $18.23 | $15.92 | $15.75 | $13.06 | $16.33 |
Total ReturnD,E | 29.98% | 6.20% | 32.01% | (13.88)% | 15.52% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .72% | .74% | .75% | .75% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .72% | .74% | .75% | .75% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .72% | .73% | .74% | .74% | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.55% | 1.40% | 1.70% | 1.28% | 1.26%B |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $290,021 | $190,229 | $197,903 | $170,228 | $204,443 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 68% | 81% | 67% | 64% | 55% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.01%.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Value Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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 financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2021 is included at the end of the Fund's 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 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. 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 Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $116,585,417 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (10,356,583) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $106,228,834 |
Tax Cost | $392,461,449 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $6,363,706 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $106,238,199 |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $384,795 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $23,701,657 | $ 4,749,970 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 33,715,076 | 10,886,365 |
Total | $57,416,733 | $ 15,636,335 |
4. 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 ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Value Portfolio | 342,547,517 | 287,799,746 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .52% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $326 |
Service Class 2 | 53,553 |
| $53,879 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $95,355 | .06 |
Service Class | 205 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 13,470 | .06 |
Investor Class | 359,593 | .14 |
| $468,623 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Value Portfolio | .04 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Value Portfolio | $5,345 |
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Value Portfolio | Borrower | $7,030,000 | .33% | $63 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Value Portfolio | 38,023,705 | 31,335,097 | 3,888,266 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP Value Portfolio | $700 |
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 Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of 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 |
VIP Value Portfolio | $2,734 | $– | $– |
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $6,794.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Value Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $19,591,894 | $5,859,642 |
Service Class | 40,837 | 12,774 |
Service Class 2 | 3,281,098 | 470,255 |
Investor Class | 34,502,904 | 9,293,664 |
Total | $57,416,733 | $15,636,335 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Value Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,560,940 | 4,872,716 | $47,739,910 | $60,054,538 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,074,650 | 392,086 | 19,591,894 | 5,859,642 |
Shares redeemed | (3,099,696) | (4,427,348) | (57,424,040) | (58,181,101) |
Net increase (decrease) | 535,894 | 837,454 | $9,907,764 | $7,733,079 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | – | – | $– | $4 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,642 | 626 | 29,932 | 9,347 |
Shares redeemed | (449) | (507) | (8,891) | (7,216) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,193 | 119 | $21,041 | $2,135 |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,266,412 | 383,884 | $23,516,757 | $5,144,631 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 183,243 | 31,997 | 3,281,098 | 470,255 |
Shares redeemed | (600,350) | (361,517) | (11,324,848) | (4,497,700) |
Net increase (decrease) | 849,305 | 54,364 | $15,473,007 | $1,117,186 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,101,753 | 3,064,439 | $96,130,989 | $38,637,975 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,896,770 | 623,605 | 34,502,904 | 9,293,664 |
Shares redeemed | (3,041,764) | (4,304,233) | (57,420,613) | (53,892,115) |
Net increase (decrease) | 3,956,759 | (616,189) | $73,213,280 | $(5,960,476) |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % |
VIP Value Portfolio | 61% |
Mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, in aggregate, were the owners of record of more than 20% of the total outstanding shares.
Fund | % of shares held |
VIP Value Portfolio | 35% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Value Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of VIP Value Portfolio (the "Fund"), a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP Value Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .64% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,061.60 | $3.33 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.98 | $3.26 |
Service Class | .74% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,061.00 | $3.84 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.48 | $3.77 |
Service Class 2 | .89% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,060.10 | $4.62 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.72 | $4.53 |
Investor Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,061.00 | $3.69 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.63 | $3.62 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Value Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains |
VIP Value Portfolio | | | |
Initial Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.236 |
Service Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.236 |
Service Class 2 | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.236 |
Investor Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.236 |
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The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2021, $40,156,948, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year qualify for the dividends–received deduction for corporate shareholders:
VIP Value Portfolio | Initial Class | Service Class | Service Class 2 | Investor Class |
February 05, 2021 | 90% | 95% | 100% | 93% |
December 01, 2021 | 34% | 34% | 35% | 34% |
December 31, 2021 | 33% | 35% | 36% | 34% |
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VIPVAL-ANN-0322
1.768949.120
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Equity-Income Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 24.89% | 11.95% | 12.53% |
Service Class | 24.83% | 11.84% | 12.42% |
Service Class 2 | 24.60% | 11.68% | 12.26% |
Investor Class | 24.83% | 11.86% | 12.44% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Equity-Income Portfolio℠ - Initial Class on December 31, 2011.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $32,568 | VIP Equity-Income Portfolio℠ - Initial Class |
| $33,621 | Russell 3000® Value Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: The S&P 500
® index gained 28.71% in 2021, with U.S. equities rising on improving economic growth, strong corporate earnings, widespread COVID-19 vaccination, and accommodative fiscal and monetary stimulus. In the first quarter, the index gained 6.17%. Investors were buoyed by the rollout of vaccines, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge to hold short-term interest rates near zero until the economy recovered, and the federal government’s deployment of trillions of dollars to boost the economy. A flattish May reflected concerns about inflation and jobs, but the rally resumed through August amid strong earnings. In September, the index returned -4.65% as sentiment turned broadly negative due to a host of factors. These included inflationary pressure from surging commodity prices, rising bond yields, supply constraints and disruption, and the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The Fed also signaled it could soon begin to taper the bond purchases it has made since the onset of the pandemic. The index sharply reversed course with a 7.01% gain in October, driven by strength in earnings. Then in November, the index stalled again, returning -0.69% amid the emergence of a new, more-highly transmissible variant, omicron, and rising inflation, which breached a 40-year high. The index advanced 4.48% in December, after studies suggested omicron resulted in fewer severe COVID-19 cases. All sectors had a double-digit return, led by energy (+55%) and real estate (+46%), whereas utilities (+18%) notably lagged.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ramona Persaud: For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained about 25%, underperforming the 25.37% result of the benchmark Russell 3000
® Value Index. The primary detractor from performance versus the benchmark was our security selection in the consumer discretionary sector, especially within the retailing industry. An underweighting in real estate and stock selection in energy also hampered the fund's relative result. Not owning Pfizer, a benchmark component that gained about 67%, was the biggest individual relative detractor. Other notable relative detractors included an out-of-benchmark stake in Samsung Electronics (-9%) and an outsized stake in T-Mobile (-14%). In contrast, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was our stock picks in the information technology sector, especially within the software & services industry. An overweighting in energy and security selection in communication services also bolstered the fund's relative result. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Eli Lilly (+66%). Eli Lilly was among the largest holdings at period end. Also bolstering performance was our overweighting in Capital One Financial, which gained roughly 51%. Capital One Financial was among the fund's biggest holdings this period. Another key contributor was our out-of-benchmark position in Imperial Oil (+97%). Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the health care sector and a lower allocation to consumer discretionary.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.4 |
Bank of America Corp. | 2.8 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.6 |
Danaher Corp. | 2.4 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 2.2 |
Johnson & Johnson | 2.1 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2.1 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.0 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.8 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.7 |
| 23.1 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Financials | 19.6 |
Health Care | 18.0 |
Information Technology | 11.3 |
Industrials | 10.8 |
Consumer Staples | 8.5 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021* |
| Stocks | 99.5% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.5% |
* Foreign investments – 18.4%
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 7.8% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 558,670 | $13,743,282 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 616,760 | 32,046,850 |
| | | 45,790,132 |
Entertainment - 1.6% | | | |
The Walt Disney Co. (a) | | 665,397 | 103,063,341 |
Interactive Media & Services - 1.4% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 30,488 | 88,324,956 |
Media - 3.1% | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 1,910,133 | 96,136,994 |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | | 1,417,273 | 53,076,874 |
Shaw Communications, Inc. Class B | | 543,900 | 16,506,835 |
WPP PLC | | 2,218,000 | 33,775,108 |
| | | 199,495,811 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.0% | | | |
Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) | | 116,700 | 5,556,616 |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 490,318 | 56,867,082 |
| | | 62,423,698 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 499,097,938 |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.2% | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3% | | | |
McDonald's Corp. | | 301,280 | 80,764,130 |
Household Durables - 0.6% | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | 809,500 | 38,070,785 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.2% | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | 234,698 | 15,607,417 |
Multiline Retail - 1.3% | | | |
Kohl's Corp. (b) | | 594,600 | 29,367,294 |
Nordstrom, Inc. (a)(b) | | 367,500 | 8,312,850 |
Target Corp. | | 206,108 | 47,701,636 |
| | | 85,381,780 |
Specialty Retail - 2.1% | | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | 164,500 | 16,713,200 |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | 117,878 | 34,362,616 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (b) | | 174,900 | 20,111,751 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 82,272 | 21,265,667 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 50,107 | 20,794,906 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 233,274 | 17,710,162 |
| | | 130,958,302 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% | | | |
PVH Corp. | | 171,500 | 18,290,475 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 726,100 | 29,479,660 |
| | | 47,770,135 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 398,552,549 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.5% | | | |
Beverages - 2.3% | | | |
Diageo PLC | | 636,800 | 34,817,720 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | 1,273,300 | 46,933,838 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 1,164,146 | 68,929,085 |
| | | 150,680,643 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.2% | | | |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 387,905 | 25,977,998 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 62,900 | 35,708,330 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 529,845 | 76,663,273 |
| | | 138,349,601 |
Food Products - 1.9% | | | |
Bunge Ltd. | | 211,900 | 19,782,984 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | 367,000 | 23,260,460 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 899,271 | 59,630,660 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 129,277 | 18,049,308 |
| | | 120,723,412 |
Household Products - 2.1% | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 804,344 | 131,574,592 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 541,328,248 |
|
ENERGY - 5.9% | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.9% | | | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 842,400 | 35,595,304 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 519,704 | 37,512,235 |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | 1,269,144 | 27,870,402 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 1,886,666 | 115,445,093 |
Hess Corp. | | 249,600 | 18,477,888 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. (b) | | 963,135 | 34,735,143 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 400,700 | 29,034,722 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 1,858,500 | 46,501,067 |
Thungela Resources Ltd. (a) | | 50,370 | 262,324 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 416,734 | 31,300,891 |
| | | 376,735,069 |
FINANCIALS - 19.6% | | | |
Banks - 12.9% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 4,005,109 | 178,187,299 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 1,227,799 | 74,146,782 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | 2,561,870 | 39,504,035 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 1,366,075 | 216,317,968 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 497,167 | 76,354,908 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 477,700 | 95,788,404 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 2,975,468 | 142,762,955 |
| | | 823,062,351 |
Capital Markets - 1.8% | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 65,654 | 60,110,176 |
KKR & Co. LP | | 716,336 | 53,367,032 |
| | | 113,477,208 |
Consumer Finance - 1.4% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 616,816 | 89,493,833 |
Insurance - 3.5% | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 260,300 | 35,744,396 |
American International Group, Inc. | | 442,100 | 25,137,806 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 319,082 | 61,681,741 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 455,200 | 31,427,008 |
Old Republic International Corp. | | 1,065,000 | 26,177,700 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 276,240 | 43,212,223 |
| | | 223,380,874 |
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TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 1,249,414,266 |
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HEALTH CARE - 18.0% | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.4% | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | 525,739 | 71,185,061 |
Amgen, Inc. | | 350,875 | 78,936,349 |
| | | 150,121,410 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4% | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | 230,109 | 52,839,930 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 329,212 | 165,310,514 |
| | | 218,150,444 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.4% | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | 459,568 | 151,202,468 |
Pharmaceuticals - 9.8% | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 529,636 | 61,845,302 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 1,604,037 | 100,011,707 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 407,958 | 112,686,159 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 806,696 | 138,001,485 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 852,000 | 65,297,280 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 165,481 | 68,651,655 |
Sanofi SA | | 809,655 | 81,244,044 |
| | | 627,737,632 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 1,147,211,954 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.8% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.9% | | | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | 70,700 | 13,202,518 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 142,801 | 55,273,983 |
The Boeing Co. (a) | | 272,300 | 54,819,436 |
| | | 123,295,937 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 1.5% | | | |
Deutsche Post AG | | 452,669 | 29,116,032 |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | | 300,214 | 64,347,869 |
| | | 93,463,901 |
Building Products - 0.9% | | | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | 667,000 | 54,233,770 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.8% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 366,352 | 53,868,398 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.4% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 709,020 | 66,981,119 |
Hitachi Ltd. | | 269,900 | 14,617,726 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 116,994 | 57,544,669 |
Siemens AG | | 96,729 | 16,753,743 |
| | | 155,897,257 |
Machinery - 2.5% | | | |
Crane Co. | | 186,400 | 18,962,472 |
Fortive Corp. | | 411,016 | 31,356,411 |
ITT, Inc. | | 364,552 | 37,253,569 |
Nordson Corp. | | 114,400 | 29,202,888 |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | 501,130 | 43,633,389 |
| | | 160,408,729 |
Marine - 0.2% | | | |
A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Series B | | 3,145 | 11,225,491 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3% | | | |
Watsco, Inc. | | 64,358 | 20,136,331 |
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.3% | | | |
Aena SME SA (a)(c) | | 124,300 | 19,575,260 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 692,105,074 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 11.3% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 2.0% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 1,989,654 | 126,084,374 |
IT Services - 2.7% | | | |
Accenture PLC Class A | | 141,100 | 58,493,005 |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 839,833 | 62,853,102 |
Genpact Ltd. | | 705,700 | 37,458,556 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 64,242 | 13,921,884 |
| | | 172,726,547 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.8% | | | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 357,000 | 81,317,460 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 204,040 | 37,312,795 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR | | 527,842 | 63,504,671 |
| | | 182,134,926 |
Software - 2.3% | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 290,150 | 97,583,248 |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | 688,500 | 17,887,230 |
Open Text Corp. | | 616,600 | 29,266,504 |
| | | 144,736,982 |
Technology Hardware, Storage& Peripherals - 1.5% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 218,829 | 38,857,466 |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 853,456 | 56,210,291 |
| | | 95,067,757 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 720,750,586 |
|
MATERIALS - 3.0% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.3% | | | |
Linde PLC | | 217,189 | 75,240,785 |
Nutrien Ltd. | | 102,600 | 7,711,932 |
| | | 82,952,717 |
Containers & Packaging - 1.3% | | | |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 431,759 | 47,761,181 |
Packaging Corp. of America | | 256,500 | 34,922,475 |
| | | 82,683,656 |
Metals & Mining - 0.4% | | | |
Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom) | | 452,900 | 18,628,794 |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | 696,400 | 5,439,292 |
| | | 24,068,086 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 189,704,459 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 2.5% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.5% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 146,373 | 42,814,103 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 602,900 | 73,131,770 |
Public Storage | | 114,796 | 42,997,990 |
| | | 158,943,863 |
UTILITIES - 5.9% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 3.1% | | | |
Exelon Corp. | | 774,749 | 44,749,502 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 1,090,116 | 101,773,230 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 871,329 | 37,536,853 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 1,081,900 | 13,134,266 |
| | | 197,193,851 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5% | | | |
Vistra Corp. | | 1,506,001 | 34,291,643 |
Multi-Utilities - 2.3% | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | 345,558 | 30,758,118 |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 1,065,668 | 29,742,794 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | 650,400 | 51,095,424 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | 339,625 | 32,967,399 |
| | | 144,563,735 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 376,049,229 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $4,049,022,819) | | | 6,349,893,235 |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.0% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (d) | | 37,066,180 | 37,073,593 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% (d)(e) | | 28,724,036 | 28,726,908 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $65,799,499) | | | 65,800,501 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.5% | | | |
(Cost $4,114,822,318) | | | 6,415,693,736 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.5)% | | | (34,996,871) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $6,380,696,865 |
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) 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 $19,575,260 or 0.3% of net assets.
(d) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(e) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $102,597,532 | $518,357,386 | $583,881,458 | $47,140 | $2,256 | $(2,123) | $37,073,593 | 0.1% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% | 32,151,844 | 606,309,884 | 609,734,820 | 69,524 | -- | -- | 28,726,908 | 0.1% |
Total | $134,749,376 | $1,124,667,270 | $1,193,616,278 | $116,664 | $2,256 | $(2,123) | $65,800,501 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $499,097,938 | $465,322,830 | $33,775,108 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 398,552,549 | 398,552,549 | -- | -- |
Consumer Staples | 541,328,248 | 488,461,220 | 52,867,028 | -- |
Energy | 376,735,069 | 376,472,745 | 262,324 | -- |
Financials | 1,249,414,266 | 1,249,414,266 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 1,147,211,954 | 935,470,953 | 211,741,001 | -- |
Industrials | 692,105,074 | 615,434,548 | 76,670,526 | -- |
Information Technology | 720,750,586 | 720,750,586 | -- | -- |
Materials | 189,704,459 | 171,075,665 | 18,628,794 | -- |
Real Estate | 158,943,863 | 158,943,863 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 376,049,229 | 376,049,229 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 65,800,501 | 65,800,501 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $6,415,693,736 | $6,021,748,955 | $393,944,781 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 81.6% |
Ireland | 3.0% |
Canada | 2.9% |
Switzerland | 2.4% |
United Kingdom | 1.8% |
France | 1.3% |
Netherlands | 1.2% |
Taiwan | 1.0% |
Bailiwick of Guernsey | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 3.8% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $28,119,174) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,049,022,819) | $6,349,893,235 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $65,799,499) | 65,800,501 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,114,822,318) | | $6,415,693,736 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 773,408 |
Dividends receivable | | 6,257,323 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 16,263 |
Prepaid expenses | | 6,142 |
Other receivables | | 393,042 |
Total assets | | 6,423,139,914 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $10,578,152 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,200,994 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 364,542 | |
Other affiliated payables | 466,271 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 106,182 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 28,726,908 | |
Total liabilities | | 42,443,049 |
Net Assets | | $6,380,696,865 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $4,095,028,174 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 2,285,668,691 |
Net Assets | | $6,380,696,865 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,766,480,279 ÷ 144,022,677 shares) | | $26.15 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($326,786,536 ÷ 12,584,744 shares) | | $25.97 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,659,718,669 ÷ 65,687,892 shares) | | $25.27 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($627,711,381 ÷ 24,178,680 shares) | | $25.96 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $130,072,660 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $69,524 from security lending) | | 116,664 |
Total income | | 130,189,324 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $25,908,370 | |
Transfer agent fees | 4,267,208 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 4,456,306 | |
Accounting fees | 1,125,931 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 110,263 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 21,008 | |
Audit | 79,663 | |
Legal | 12,758 | |
Miscellaneous | 26,272 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 36,007,779 | |
Expense reductions | (95,922) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 35,911,857 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 94,277,467 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 546,730,399 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 2,256 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 341,683 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 547,074,338 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 685,995,362 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (2,123) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (69,084) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 685,924,155 |
Net gain (loss) | | 1,232,998,493 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $1,327,275,960 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $94,277,467 | $87,086,238 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 547,074,338 | 133,856,127 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 685,924,155 | 109,124,601 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,327,275,960 | 330,066,966 |
Distributions to shareholders | (789,899,370) | (310,505,982) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 345,216,711 | 95,361,239 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 882,593,301 | 114,922,223 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 5,498,103,564 | 5,383,181,341 |
End of period | $6,380,696,865 | $5,498,103,564 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.90 | $23.77 | $20.37 | $23.89 | $21.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .43 | .39 | .46 | .58 | .50 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 5.29 | 1.12 | 4.84 | (2.50) | 2.29 |
Total from investment operations | 5.72 | 1.51 | 5.30 | (1.92) | 2.79 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.51) | (.39) | (.45) | (.52) | (.40) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.95) | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) |
Total distributions | (3.47)B | (1.38) | (1.90) | (1.60)B | (.87) |
Net asset value, end of period | $26.15 | $23.90 | $23.77 | $20.37 | $23.89 |
Total ReturnC,D | 24.89% | 6.69% | 27.44% | (8.29)% | 12.89% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .51% | .53% | .53% | .53% | .53% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51% | .53% | .53% | .53% | .53% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .53% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.63% | 1.87% | 2.11% | 2.53% | 2.19% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $3,766,480 | $3,185,391 | $3,202,982 | $2,804,988 | $3,440,095 |
Portfolio turnover rateG | 27% | 57% | 32% | 39% | 36% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.74 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .40 | .37 | .44 | .55 | .47 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 5.26 | 1.10 | 4.81 | (2.49) | 2.29 |
Total from investment operations | 5.66 | 1.47 | 5.25 | (1.94) | 2.76 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.48) | (.37) | (.43) | (.50) | (.38) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.95) | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) |
Total distributions | (3.43) | (1.36) | (1.88) | (1.57) | (.85) |
Net asset value, end of period | $25.97 | $23.74 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 |
Total ReturnB,C | 24.83% | 6.55% | 27.32% | (8.40)% | 12.80% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .61% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .63% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .63% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .61% | .62% | .62% | .62% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.53% | 1.77% | 2.01% | 2.43% | 2.09% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $326,787 | $284,767 | $299,079 | $264,055 | $326,565 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 27% | 57% | 32% | 39% | 36% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.18 | $23.10 | $19.85 | $23.32 | $21.46 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .35 | .33 | .40 | .51 | .43 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 5.13 | 1.09 | 4.70 | (2.44) | 2.24 |
Total from investment operations | 5.48 | 1.42 | 5.10 | (1.93) | 2.67 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.44) | (.34) | (.40) | (.47) | (.34) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.95) | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) |
Total distributions | (3.39) | (1.34)B | (1.85) | (1.54) | (.81) |
Net asset value, end of period | $25.27 | $23.18 | $23.10 | $19.85 | $23.32 |
Total ReturnC,D | 24.60% | 6.44% | 27.11% | (8.54)% | 12.65% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .76% | .78% | .78% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .78% | .78% | .78% | .78% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .77% | .77% | .77% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.38% | 1.62% | 1.86% | 2.28% | 1.94% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,659,719 | $1,563,662 | $1,431,212 | $1,200,026 | $1,452,633 |
Portfolio turnover rateG | 27% | 57% | 32% | 39% | 36% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $23.74 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 | $21.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .41 | .38 | .44 | .55 | .48 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 5.26 | 1.10 | 4.81 | (2.48) | 2.28 |
Total from investment operations | 5.67 | 1.48 | 5.25 | (1.93) | 2.76 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.49) | (.38) | (.44) | (.51) | (.38) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.95) | (.99) | (1.45) | (1.07) | (.47) |
Total distributions | (3.45)B | (1.37) | (1.88)B | (1.58) | (.85) |
Net asset value, end of period | $25.96 | $23.74 | $23.63 | $20.26 | $23.77 |
Total ReturnC,D | 24.83% | 6.57% | 27.35% | (8.37)% | 12.83% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .59% | .60% | .61% | .61% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .58% | .60% | .61% | .61% | .61% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .58% | .60% | .60% | .60% | .61% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.55% | 1.80% | 2.03% | 2.45% | 2.11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $627,711 | $464,283 | $449,909 | $382,041 | $457,011 |
Portfolio turnover rateG | 27% | 57% | 32% | 39% | 36% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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 financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, 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.
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, 2021 is included at the end of the Fund's 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 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. 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 Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for certain Funds, certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in affiliated mutual funds, are marked-to-market and remain in a fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees presented below are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, as applicable.
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $25,511 |
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, 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 | $2,372,420,347 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (83,364,593) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $2,289,055,754 |
Tax Cost | $4,126,637,982 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $355,542 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $7,257,434 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $2,278,055,716 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $257,289,641 | $ 86,284,721 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 532,609,729 | 224,221,261 |
Total | $789,899,370 | $ 310,505,982 |
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. 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 ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | 1,579,557,899 | 1,855,684,697 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .42% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $313,866 |
Service Class 2 | 4,142,440 |
| $4,456,306 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $2,239,639 | .06 |
Service Class | 197,578 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 1,043,336 | .06 |
Investor Class | 786,655 | .14 |
| $4,267,208 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | .02 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $39,979 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | 114,562,552 | 109,780,099 | 24,085,316 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $10,529 |
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 Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of 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 |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $5,658 | $– | $– |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $396.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $95,526.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $463,404,060 | $183,966,364 |
Service Class | 40,340,660 | 16,791,567 |
Service Class 2 | 210,857,612 | 83,630,899 |
Investor Class | 75,297,038 | 26,117,152 |
Total | $789,899,370 | $310,505,982 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,955,693 | 8,721,428 | $237,708,161 | $182,159,954 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 18,115,164 | 8,041,682 | 463,404,059 | 183,966,364 |
Shares redeemed | (16,345,548) | (18,228,223) | (432,790,636) | (383,592,543) |
Net increase (decrease) | 10,725,309 | (1,465,113) | $268,321,584 | $(17,466,225) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 461,352 | 392,690 | $12,148,893 | $8,161,348 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,588,165 | 738,646 | 40,340,660 | 16,791,567 |
Shares redeemed | (1,458,054) | (1,797,283) | (38,445,404) | (37,396,052) |
Net increase (decrease) | 591,463 | (665,947) | $14,044,149 | $(12,443,137) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,231,653 | 11,639,815 | $134,560,733 | $230,966,893 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,533,721 | 3,766,962 | 210,857,612 | 83,630,899 |
Shares redeemed | (15,544,137) | (9,896,829) | (400,531,327) | (203,737,296) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,778,763) | 5,509,948 | $(55,112,982) | $110,860,496 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,641,902 | 2,667,918 | $94,416,901 | $55,485,142 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,958,477 | 1,148,723 | 75,297,038 | 26,117,152 |
Shares redeemed | (1,975,712) | (3,305,655) | (51,749,979) | (67,192,189) |
Net increase (decrease) | 4,624,667 | 510,986 | $117,963,960 | $14,410,105 |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders each were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % | Number of Unaffiliated Shareholders | Unaffiliated Shareholders % |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | 17% | 2 | 30% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .51% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,071.40 | $2.66 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.63 | $2.60 |
Service Class | .61% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,070.80 | $3.18 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.13 | $3.11 |
Service Class 2 | .76% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,070.20 | $3.97 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.37 | $3.87 |
Investor Class | .58% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,070.80 | $3.03 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.28 | $2.96 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Equity-Income Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | | | |
Initial Class | 02/04/22 | 02/04/22 | $0.033 |
Service Class | 02/04/22 | 02/04/22 | $0.033 |
Service Class 2 | 02/04/22 | 02/04/22 | $0.033 |
Investor Class | 02/04/22 | 02/04/22 | $0.033 |
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The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2021, $372,477,587, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class designates 99%, 43%, and 42%; Service Class designates 100%, 44%, and 45%; Service Class 2 designates 100%, 46%, and 49%; and Investor Class designates 100%, 44%, and 44% of the dividends distributed on February 5, 2021, December 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends–received deduction for corporate shareholders.
VIPEI-ANN-0322
1.540027.124
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Growth Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 23.21% | 26.29% | 19.70% |
Service Class | 23.08% | 26.16% | 19.58% |
Service Class 2 | 22.90% | 25.98% | 19.40% |
Investor Class | 23.12% | 26.19% | 19.60% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Growth Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 2011.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Growth Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $60,398 | VIP Growth Portfolio - Initial Class |
| $58,840 | Russell 3000® Growth Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: The S&P 500
® index gained 28.71% in 2021, with U.S. equities rising on improving economic growth, strong corporate earnings, widespread COVID-19 vaccination, and accommodative fiscal and monetary stimulus. In the first quarter, the index gained 6.17%. Investors were buoyed by the rollout of vaccines, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s pledge to hold short-term interest rates near zero until the economy recovered, and the federal government’s deployment of trillions of dollars to boost the economy. A flattish May reflected concerns about inflation and jobs, but the rally resumed through August amid strong earnings. In September, the index returned -4.65% as sentiment turned broadly negative due to a host of factors. These included inflationary pressure from surging commodity prices, rising bond yields, supply constraints and disruption, and the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. The Fed also signaled it could soon begin to taper the bond purchases it has made since the onset of the pandemic. The index sharply reversed course with a 7.01% gain in October, driven by strength in earnings. Then in November, the index stalled again, returning -0.69% amid the emergence of a new, more-highly transmissible variant, omicron, and rising inflation, which breached a 40-year high. The index advanced 4.48% in December, after studies suggested omicron resulted in fewer severe COVID-19 cases. All sectors had a double-digit return, led by energy (+55%) and real estate (+46%), whereas utilities (+18%) notably lagged.
Comments from Co-Managers Asher Anolic and Jason Weiner: For the year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained about 23%, underperforming the 25.85% result of the benchmark Russell 3000
® Growth Index. The primary detractor from performance versus the benchmark was our security selection in the consumer discretionary sector, especially within the retailing industry. Also weighing on the portfolio’s relative result were stock picks in energy. Investment choices and an underweighting in information technology sector, primarily in the technology hardware & equipment industry, also hurt. Not owning Tesla, a benchmark component that gained 50%, was the largest individual relative detractor in 2021. The fund's non-benchmark stake in Tencent Holdings, a position not held at period end, returned about -17% and further detracted. Outsized exposure to Mandiant (-24%) pressured the portfolio’s relative return this past year as well. In contrast, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was our security selection in the health care sector, especially among pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences firms. An overweighting in energy and stock selection in materials also added value. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Alphabet (+65%), one of our biggest holdings at the end of the year. Also helping performance was our outsized stake in Nvidia, which gained 126% and was another of the portfolio's largest positions this period. The decision to overweight UnitedHealth Group (+45%), one of the fund's biggest holdings, also proved beneficial. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the communication services sector and a reduction in consumer discretionary stocks.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Microsoft Corp. | 11.3 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 9.9 |
Apple, Inc. | 5.6 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.2 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 4.4 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 4.2 |
NVIDIA Corp. | 4.1 |
Adobe, Inc. | 2.9 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | 1.8 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.6 |
| 51.0 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Information Technology | 36.6 |
Communication Services | 19.8 |
Health Care | 14.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.8 |
Industrials | 7.6 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021* |
| Stocks | 100.0% |
* Foreign investments - 10.9%
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.7% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 19.8% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7% | | | |
Cellnex Telecom SA (a) | | 1,129,958 | $65,455,776 |
Entertainment - 3.7% | | | |
Sea Ltd. ADR (b) | | 94,200 | 21,073,482 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (b) | | 258,665 | 45,969,944 |
Universal Music Group NV | | 4,949,000 | 139,864,111 |
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | | 3,089,875 | 133,420,803 |
| | | 340,328,340 |
Interactive Media & Services - 14.7% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (b) | | 317,313 | 919,268,454 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (b) | | 1,208,668 | 406,535,482 |
ZipRecruiter, Inc. (b) | | 241,100 | 6,013,034 |
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 381,235 | 24,475,287 |
| | | 1,356,292,257 |
Media - 0.7% | | | |
Cable One, Inc. | | 26,800 | 47,260,460 |
Ion Acquisition Corp. 2 Ltd. (c) | | 432,557 | 2,876,504 |
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Group Series C (b) | | 261,500 | 16,537,260 |
| | | 66,674,224 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 1,828,750,597 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.8% | | | |
Automobiles - 0.6% | | | |
Ferrari NV | | 201,289 | 52,097,619 |
XPeng, Inc. ADR (b) | | 34,600 | 1,741,418 |
| | | 53,839,037 |
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7% | | | |
Laureate Education, Inc. Class A | | 3,578,902 | 43,805,760 |
Mister Car Wash, Inc. | | 951,000 | 17,317,710 |
| | | 61,123,470 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7% | | | |
Airbnb, Inc. Class A | | 262,600 | 43,720,274 |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (b) | | 152,600 | 24,412,856 |
| | | 68,133,130 |
Household Durables - 0.0% | | | |
Blu Investments LLC (b)(c)(d) | | 14,533,890 | 4,506 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 5.2% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (b) | | 144,690 | 482,445,655 |
Leisure Products - 0.2% | | | |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A (b) | | 508,300 | 18,176,808 |
Specialty Retail - 0.7% | | | |
Aritzia, Inc. (b) | | 157,900 | 6,534,697 |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (b) | | 71,600 | 9,308,716 |
Victoria's Secret & Co. (b) | | 825,800 | 45,864,932 |
| | | 61,708,345 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7% | | | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 52,058 | 43,022,496 |
On Holding AG | | 20,300 | 767,543 |
Samsonite International SA (a)(b) | | 11,820,000 | 24,011,234 |
| | | 67,801,273 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 813,232,224 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.4% | | | |
Beverages - 1.0% | | | |
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) | | 67,563 | 21,790,744 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (b) | | 731,000 | 70,205,240 |
| | | 91,995,984 |
Household Products - 0.4% | | | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 461,034 | 39,687,489 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 131,683,473 |
|
ENERGY - 1.4% | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0% | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. Class A | | 150,700 | 3,625,842 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.4% | | | |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 4,027,193 | 128,037,445 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 131,663,287 |
|
FINANCIALS - 4.7% | | | |
Banks - 0.0% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 234,578 | 4,634,622 |
Capital Markets - 3.1% | | | |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 59,600 | 54,567,376 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 541,011 | 123,599,373 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | 84,800 | 34,875,696 |
Morningstar, Inc. | | 51,700 | 17,680,883 |
MSCI, Inc. | | 66,900 | 40,988,961 |
S&P Global, Inc. | | 21,900 | 10,335,267 |
| | | 282,047,556 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
EQRx, Inc. (c) | | 433,699 | 2,957,827 |
Insurance - 1.6% | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 276,568 | 37,978,318 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | 416,131 | 70,604,947 |
BRP Group, Inc. (b) | | 461,498 | 16,664,693 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 137,000 | 23,813,340 |
| | | 149,061,298 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 438,701,303 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 14.1% | | | |
Biotechnology - 3.4% | | | |
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: | | | |
rights (b)(d) | | 1,781,700 | 106,902 |
rights (b)(d) | | 1,781,700 | 106,902 |
Affimed NV (b) | | 594,887 | 3,283,776 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 84,700 | 14,363,426 |
Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 435,900 | 3,901,305 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 410,500 | 6,469,480 |
BioNTech SE ADR (b) | | 33,846 | 8,725,499 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (b) | | 198,400 | 9,043,072 |
Erasca, Inc. | | 98,800 | 1,539,304 |
Evelo Biosciences, Inc. (b) | | 60,600 | 367,842 |
Gamida Cell Ltd. (b)(e) | | 1,674,200 | 4,252,468 |
Hookipa Pharma, Inc. (b) | | 375,300 | 874,449 |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 1,085,000 | 6,713,808 |
Insmed, Inc. (b) | | 783,184 | 21,333,932 |
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 30,200 | 375,990 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 134,000 | 84,623,680 |
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 134,856 | 1,305,406 |
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 170,000 | 1,416,100 |
Synlogic, Inc. (b) | | 1,185,000 | 2,867,700 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | 594,750 | 130,607,100 |
Vor Biopharma, Inc. (b) | | 454,995 | 5,287,042 |
XOMA Corp. (b) | | 294,700 | 6,144,495 |
| | | 313,709,678 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.1% | | | |
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 222,500 | 12,460,000 |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b) | | 509,800 | 66,044,590 |
Insulet Corp. (b) | | 8,300 | 2,208,381 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b) | | 241,902 | 86,915,389 |
Medacta Group SA (a)(b) | | 14,350 | 2,233,966 |
Nevro Corp. (b) | | 53,500 | 4,337,245 |
Penumbra, Inc. (b) | | 61,200 | 17,583,984 |
| | | 191,783,555 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.8% | | | |
Guardant Health, Inc. (b) | | 134,600 | 13,462,692 |
HealthEquity, Inc. (b) | | 1,010,396 | 44,699,919 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 774,950 | 389,133,393 |
| | | 447,296,004 |
Health Care Technology - 0.2% | | | |
Certara, Inc. | | 619,000 | 17,591,980 |
Simulations Plus, Inc. (e) | | 100,700 | 4,763,110 |
| | | 22,355,090 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.1% | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc. (b) | | 55,714 | 8,299,157 |
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (b)(e) | | 686,500 | 12,480,570 |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | 33,600 | 17,382,624 |
Bruker Corp. | | 565,120 | 47,419,219 |
Codexis, Inc. (b) | | 505,700 | 15,813,239 |
Danaher Corp. | | 255,881 | 84,187,408 |
Nanostring Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 111,500 | 4,708,645 |
Olink Holding AB ADR (b) | | 29,000 | 527,800 |
| | | 190,818,662 |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5% | | | |
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 257,100 | 3,738,234 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 394,757 | 109,039,779 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc. (b) | | 326,843 | 2,778,166 |
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (b) | | 442,900 | 7,228,128 |
Zoetis, Inc. Class A | | 46,500 | 11,347,395 |
| | | 134,131,702 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 1,300,094,691 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 7.6% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (b) | | 103,400 | 16,233,800 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | 57,800 | 22,372,646 |
| | | 38,606,446 |
Airlines - 0.7% | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (b) | | 599,260 | 61,322,276 |
Electrical Equipment - 1.0% | | | |
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (b)(e) | | 30,600 | 384,336 |
Bloom Energy Corp. Class A (b)(e) | | 153,100 | 3,357,483 |
Ceres Power Holdings PLC (b) | | 975,300 | 13,183,795 |
Eaton Corp. PLC | | 57,500 | 9,937,150 |
Encore Wire Corp. | | 145,697 | 20,849,241 |
Generac Holdings, Inc. (b) | | 116,799 | 41,103,904 |
| | | 88,815,909 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5% | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 524,430 | 49,542,902 |
Machinery - 1.1% | | | |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | 1,095,675 | 67,789,412 |
Otis Worldwide Corp. | | 419,700 | 36,543,279 |
| | | 104,332,691 |
Professional Services - 2.3% | | | |
ASGN, Inc. (b) | | 90,400 | 11,155,360 |
Clarivate Analytics PLC (b) | | 865,500 | 20,356,560 |
CoStar Group, Inc. (b) | | 45,200 | 3,572,156 |
Equifax, Inc. | | 256,423 | 75,078,090 |
KBR, Inc. | | 1,480,000 | 70,477,600 |
Kforce, Inc. | | 62,800 | 4,723,816 |
Upwork, Inc. (b) | | 808,431 | 27,616,003 |
| | | 212,979,585 |
Road & Rail - 0.7% | | | |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 1,409,640 | 59,106,205 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.9% | | | |
Azelis Group NV | | 141,000 | 4,026,755 |
Ferguson PLC | | 388,600 | 69,025,763 |
United Rentals, Inc. (b) | | 30,300 | 10,068,387 |
| | | 83,120,905 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 697,826,919 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 36.5% | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.1% | | | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) | | 3,109,000 | 11,666,462 |
IT Services - 3.7% | | | |
Adyen BV (a)(b) | | 10,000 | 26,250,026 |
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (b) | | 366,400 | 24,792,183 |
Cloudflare, Inc. (b) | | 106,300 | 13,978,450 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | 954,800 | 84,709,856 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 71,232 | 25,595,082 |
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (b) | | 146,489 | 77,543,952 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (b) | | 26,164 | 36,024,805 |
VeriSign, Inc. (b) | | 204,300 | 51,855,426 |
| | | 340,749,780 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.1% | | | |
Aixtron AG | | 732,900 | 14,845,212 |
ASML Holding NV | | 58,838 | 46,843,285 |
eMemory Technology, Inc. | | 64,000 | 5,057,189 |
Enphase Energy, Inc. (b) | | 218,841 | 40,034,773 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 1,292,976 | 380,277,171 |
Qualcomm, Inc. | | 929,290 | 169,939,262 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (b) | | 10,900�� | 2,249,978 |
SiTime Corp. (b) | | 61,500 | 17,991,210 |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 99,800 | 28,000,886 |
Universal Display Corp. | | 255,400 | 42,148,662 |
| | | 747,387,628 |
Software - 19.0% | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (b) | | 466,903 | 264,762,015 |
Coupa Software, Inc. (b) | | 144,100 | 22,775,005 |
Elastic NV (b) | | 5,300 | 652,377 |
Epic Games, Inc. (b)(c)(d) | | 5,869 | 5,333,865 |
HashiCorp, Inc. | | 11,800 | 1,074,272 |
Intuit, Inc. | | 150,800 | 96,997,576 |
Mandiant, Inc. (b) | | 5,535,077 | 97,085,251 |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (b) | | 271,600 | 42,231,084 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 3,106,021 | 1,044,616,981 |
Oracle Corp. | | 180,500 | 15,741,405 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b) | | 273,500 | 152,273,860 |
Samsara, Inc. | | 48,300 | 1,357,713 |
Volue A/S (b) | | 862,200 | 5,713,275 |
| | | 1,750,614,679 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 5.6% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 2,928,204 | 519,961,184 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 3,370,379,733 |
|
MATERIALS - 4.3% | | | |
Chemicals - 3.3% | | | |
Albemarle Corp. U.S. | | 348,891 | 81,560,249 |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b) | | 669,800 | 22,183,776 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | 850,000 | 60,163,000 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 290,991 | 102,475,391 |
The Chemours Co. LLC | | 1,104,300 | 37,060,308 |
| | | 303,442,724 |
Metals & Mining - 1.0% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 459,800 | 11,002,922 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | 1,234,200 | 51,503,166 |
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. (b) | | 2,926,275 | 21,715,109 |
MP Materials Corp. (b)(e) | | 129,700 | 5,890,974 |
| | | 90,112,171 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 393,554,895 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 0.5% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.5% | | | |
Prologis (REIT), Inc. | | 266,700 | 44,901,612 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.0% | | | |
Doma Holdings, Inc. (c) | | 869,482 | 4,416,969 |
|
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 49,318,581 |
|
UTILITIES - 0.6% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 0.5% | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 518,500 | 48,407,160 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1% | | | |
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | | 107,000 | 3,829,530 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 52,236,690 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $4,844,204,215) | | | 9,207,442,393 |
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% | | | |
HEALTH CARE - 0.0% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.0% | | | |
ElevateBio LLC Series C (c)(d) | | 198,400 | 730,310 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% | | | |
IT Services - 0.0% | | | |
AppNexus, Inc. Series E (Escrow) (b)(c)(d) | | 181,657 | 5,690 |
Software - 0.1% | | | |
ASAPP, Inc. Series C (c)(d) | | 654,971 | 2,966,036 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 2,971,726 |
|
MATERIALS - 0.2% | | | |
Metals & Mining - 0.2% | | | |
Illuminated Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Series C2 (b)(c)(d) | | 137,249 | 5,929,157 |
Series C3 (b)(c)(d) | | 171,560 | 7,411,392 |
Series C4 (c)(d) | | 48,240 | 2,083,968 |
Series C5 (c)(d) | | 96,064 | 4,149,965 |
| | | 19,574,482 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $19,617,827) | | | 23,276,518 |
|
Money Market Funds - 0.3% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (f) | | 8,405,661 | 8,407,342 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% (f)(g) | | 18,611,730 | 18,613,591 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | | | |
(Cost $27,020,933) | | | 27,020,933 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3% | | | |
(Cost $4,890,842,975) | | | 9,257,739,844 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)% | | | (26,007,830) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $9,231,732,014 |
Legend
(a) 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 $124,664,810 or 1.4% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing
(c) Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $38,866,189 or 0.4% of net assets.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(f) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(g) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
AppNexus, Inc. Series E (Escrow) | 8/1/14 | $0 |
ASAPP, Inc. Series C | 4/30/21 | $4,320,909 |
Blu Investments LLC | 5/21/20 | $25,138 |
Doma Holdings, Inc. | 3/2/21 | $8,694,820 |
ElevateBio LLC Series C | 3/9/21 | $832,288 |
Epic Games, Inc. | 3/29/21 | $5,194,065 |
EQRx, Inc. | 8/5/21 | $4,336,990 |
Illuminated Holdings, Inc. Series C2 | 7/7/20 | $3,431,225 |
Illuminated Holdings, Inc. Series C3 | 7/7/20 | $5,146,800 |
Illuminated Holdings, Inc. Series C4 | 1/8/21 | $1,736,640 |
Illuminated Holdings, Inc. Series C5 | 6/16/21 | $4,149,965 |
Ion Acquisition Corp. 2 Ltd. | 6/24/21 | $4,325,570 |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $20,523,967 | $1,391,850,908 | $1,403,968,127 | $28,262 | $594 | $-- | $8,407,342 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% | 54,822,440 | 295,281,659 | 331,490,508 | 342,762 | -- | -- | 18,613,591 | 0.1% |
Total | $75,346,407 | $1,687,132,567 | $1,735,458,635 | $371,024 | $594 | $-- | $27,020,933 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $1,828,750,597 | $1,623,430,710 | $205,319,887 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 813,232,224 | 745,792,366 | 67,435,352 | 4,506 |
Consumer Staples | 131,683,473 | 91,995,984 | 39,687,489 | -- |
Energy | 131,663,287 | 131,663,287 | -- | -- |
Financials | 438,701,303 | 434,066,681 | 4,634,622 | -- |
Health Care | 1,300,825,001 | 1,297,646,921 | 2,233,966 | 944,114 |
Industrials | 697,826,919 | 611,590,606 | 86,236,313 | -- |
Information Technology | 3,373,351,459 | 3,293,445,172 | 71,600,696 | 8,305,591 |
Materials | 413,129,377 | 371,839,786 | 21,715,109 | 19,574,482 |
Real Estate | 49,318,581 | 49,318,581 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 52,236,690 | 52,236,690 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 27,020,933 | 27,020,933 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $9,257,739,844 | $8,730,047,717 | $498,863,434 | $28,828,693 |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 89.1% |
Netherlands | 2.9% |
India | 1.4% |
Ireland | 1.0% |
Spain | 1.0% |
Bailiwick of Jersey | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 3.6% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $17,850,736) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,863,822,042) | $9,230,718,911 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $27,020,933) | 27,020,933 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,890,842,975) | | $9,257,739,844 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 9,424,765 |
Dividends receivable | | 2,381,632 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 8,320 |
Prepaid expenses | | 8,423 |
Other receivables | | 83,717 |
Total assets | | 9,269,646,701 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable to custodian bank | $1,502 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 3,106,608 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 4,252,341 | |
Accrued management fee | 3,983,916 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 495,492 | |
Other affiliated payables | 655,184 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 6,826,794 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 18,592,850 | |
Total liabilities | | 37,914,687 |
Net Assets | | $9,231,732,014 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $4,543,361,015 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 4,688,370,999 |
Net Assets | | $9,231,732,014 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,103,811,254 ÷ 49,828,215 shares) | | $102.43 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,176,734,557 ÷ 11,570,155 shares) | | $101.70 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,941,160,810 ÷ 19,525,329 shares) | | $99.42 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,010,025,393 ÷ 9,936,164 shares) | | $101.65 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $57,888,672 |
Special dividends | | 25,088,103 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $342,762 from security lending) | | 371,024 |
Total income | | 83,347,799 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $45,494,015 | |
Transfer agent fees | 6,136,944 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 5,570,506 | |
Accounting fees | 1,231,290 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 124,152 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 29,767 | |
Audit | 70,392 | |
Legal | 15,580 | |
Interest | 9,675 | |
Miscellaneous | 36,382 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 58,718,703 | |
Expense reductions | (136,076) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 58,582,627 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 24,765,172 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 1,146,261,531 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 594 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (484,076) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 1,145,778,049 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $1,695,581) | 612,889,229 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (16,608) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 612,872,621 |
Net gain (loss) | | 1,758,650,670 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $1,783,415,842 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $24,765,172 | $(3,388,838) |
Net realized gain (loss) | 1,145,778,049 | 1,050,340,232 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 612,872,621 | 1,407,937,314 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 1,783,415,842 | 2,454,888,708 |
Distributions to shareholders | (1,793,757,552) | (617,512,979) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 1,310,351,053 | 176,892,682 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 1,300,009,343 | 2,014,268,411 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 7,931,722,671 | 5,917,454,260 |
End of period | $9,231,732,014 | $7,931,722,671 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Growth Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $103.00 | $79.09 | $63.12 | $74.05 | $59.31 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .37B | .01 | .18 | .21 | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 21.52 | 32.21 | 20.42 | (.25)C | 19.66 |
Total from investment operations | 21.89 | 32.22 | 20.60 | (.04) | 19.81 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.07) | (.19) | (.18) | (.15) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (22.46) | (8.25) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) |
Total distributions | (22.46) | (8.31)D | (4.63) | (10.89)D | (5.07) |
Net asset value, end of period | $102.43 | $103.00 | $79.09 | $63.12 | $74.05 |
Total ReturnE,F | 23.21% | 43.89% | 34.31% | (.17)%C | 35.13% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .61% | .62% | .63% | .63% | .64% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .60% | .62% | .62% | .63% | .64% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .60% | .61% | .62% | .62% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | .36%B | .02% | .25% | .30% | .22% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $5,103,811 | $4,533,075 | $3,441,605 | $2,869,484 | $3,165,086 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 45% | 53% | 47% | 34% | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.30 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .07%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.20)%.
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $102.42 | $78.69 | $62.83 | $73.76 | $59.10 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .27B | (.07) | .11 | .14 | .08 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 21.37 | 32.03 | 20.31 | (.25)C | 19.59 |
Total from investment operations | 21.64 | 31.96 | 20.42 | (.11) | 19.67 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.05) | (.12) | (.11) | (.09) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (22.36) | (8.18) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) |
Total distributions | (22.36) | (8.23) | (4.56) | (10.82)D | (5.01) |
Net asset value, end of period | $101.70 | $102.42 | $78.69 | $62.83 | $73.76 |
Total ReturnE,F | 23.08% | 43.77% | 34.17% | (.27)%C | 35.00% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .71% | .72% | .73% | .73% | .74% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .70% | .72% | .72% | .73% | .74% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70% | .71% | .72% | .72% | .73% |
Net investment income (loss) | .26%B | (.08)% | .15% | .20% | .12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,176,735 | $1,018,192 | $745,767 | $600,590 | $624,381 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 45% | 53% | 47% | 34% | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.30 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.03)%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.30)%.
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $100.58 | $77.43 | $61.91 | $72.86 | $58.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .11B | (.19) | –C | .03 | (.02) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 20.95 | 31.46 | 20.00 | (.23)D | 19.36 |
Total from investment operations | 21.06 | 31.27 | 20.00 | (.20) | 19.34 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.04) | (.04) | (.03) | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (22.22) | (8.08) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.86) |
Total distributions | (22.22) | (8.12) | (4.48) | (10.75) | (4.92) |
Net asset value, end of period | $99.42 | $100.58 | $77.43 | $61.91 | $72.86 |
Total ReturnE,F | 22.90% | 43.55% | 33.98% | (.43)%D | 34.81% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .85% | .87% | .88% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .85% | .87% | .87% | .88% | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .85% | .86% | .87% | .87% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .11%B | (.23)% | - %I | .05% | (.03)% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,941,161 | $1,587,581 | $1,182,162 | $971,010 | $1,069,117 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 45% | 53% | 47% | 34% | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.29 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.18)%.
C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.46)%.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
I Amount represents less than .005%.
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Growth Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $102.38 | $78.66 | $62.81 | $73.73 | $59.08 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .29B | (.05) | .12 | .15 | .10 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 21.37 | 32.02 | 20.30 | (.23)C | 19.58 |
Total from investment operations | 21.66 | 31.97 | 20.42 | (.08) | 19.68 |
Distributions from net investment income | – | (.06) | (.13) | (.12) | (.10) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (22.39) | (8.20) | (4.44) | (10.72) | (4.92) |
Total distributions | (22.39) | (8.25)D | (4.57) | (10.84) | (5.03)D |
Net asset value, end of period | $101.65 | $102.38 | $78.66 | $62.81 | $73.73 |
Total ReturnE,F | 23.12% | 43.80% | 34.18% | (.24)%C | 35.03% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .68% | .70% | .70% | .71% | .72% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68% | .70% | .70% | .71% | .72% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68% | .69% | .70% | .70% | .71% |
Net investment income (loss) | .28%B | (.06)% | .17% | .22% | .14% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,010,025 | $792,875 | $547,920 | $457,395 | $448,392 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 45% | 53% | 47% | 34% | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.30 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.01)%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (.27)%.
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Growth Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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 financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, 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.
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, 2021 is included at the end of the Fund's 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 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. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations as "Special Dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. 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 Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for certain Funds, certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in affiliated mutual funds, are marked-to-market and remain in a fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees presented below are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, as applicable.
VIP Growth Portfolio | $62,537 |
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. 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 Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, deferred Trustee compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $4,520,624,639 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (158,139,493) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $4,362,485,146 |
Tax Cost | $4,895,254,698 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $27,869,354 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $366,486,994 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $4,362,483,950 |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $61,823,964 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $262,948,870 | $ 93,635,165 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 1,530,808,682 | 523,877,814 |
Total | $1,793,757,552 | $ 617,512,979 |
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. 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 ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Growth Portfolio | 3,871,081,154 | 4,319,117,573 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .52% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $1,107,325 |
Service Class 2 | 4,463,181 |
| $5,570,506 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $3,065,075 | .06 |
Service Class | 696,838 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 1,123,332 | .06 |
Investor Class | 1,251,699 | .14 |
| $6,136,944 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Growth Portfolio | .01 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $62,908 |
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Growth Portfolio | Borrower | $15,723,465 | .31% | $9,675 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Growth Portfolio | 130,163,513 | 205,554,300 | 34,902,319 |
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses as follows:
| Amount ($) |
VIP Growth Portfolio | 3,622 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $14,991 |
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 Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of 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 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $35,546 | $1,305 | $8,792 |
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $136,076.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $1,004,167,547 | $358,011,706 |
Service Class | 229,154,517 | 77,881,583 |
Service Class 2 | 372,447,117 | 123,304,387 |
Investor Class | 187,988,371 | 58,315,303 |
Total | $1,793,757,552 | $617,512,979 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,500,845 | 2,421,748 | $154,353,263 | $197,372,757 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 10,041,255 | 4,467,092 | 1,004,167,547 | 358,011,706 |
Shares redeemed | (5,724,689) | (6,395,612) | (592,742,913) | (527,253,371) |
Net increase (decrease) | 5,817,411 | 493,228 | $565,777,897 | $28,131,092 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 663,784 | 1,238,658 | $68,529,797 | $102,304,855 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,306,433 | 977,801 | 229,154,517 | 77,881,583 |
Shares redeemed | (1,341,622) | (1,751,676) | (137,215,055) | (144,513,037) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,628,595 | 464,783 | $160,469,259 | $35,673,401 |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,396,982 | 2,657,391 | $239,091,093 | $218,698,194 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,827,850 | 1,580,689 | 372,447,117 | 123,304,387 |
Shares redeemed | (2,484,467) | (3,720,391) | (248,399,937) | (293,491,865) |
Net increase (decrease) | 3,740,365 | 517,689 | $363,138,273 | $48,510,716 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,085,907 | 1,145,918 | $113,031,177 | $92,937,912 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,890,418 | 731,173 | 187,988,371 | 58,315,303 |
Shares redeemed | (784,776) | (1,097,743) | (80,053,924) | (86,675,742) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,191,549 | 779,348 | $220,965,624 | $64,577,473 |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders each were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % | Number of Unaffiliated Shareholders | Unaffiliated Shareholders % |
VIP Growth Portfolio | 21% | 2 | 41% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Growth Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Growth Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .60% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,084.70 | $3.15 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.18 | $3.06 |
Service Class | .70% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,084.00 | $3.68 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.68 | $3.57 |
Service Class 2 | .85% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,083.30 | $4.46 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.92 | $4.33 |
Investor Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,084.20 | $3.57 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.78 | $3.47 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Growth Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Dividends | Capital Gains |
VIP Growth Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | 02/11/22 | 02/11/22 | $0.323 | $4.085 |
Service Class | 02/11/22 | 02/11/22 | $0.307 | $4.085 |
Service Class 2 | 02/11/22 | 02/11/22 | $0.282 | $4.085 |
Investor Class | 02/11/22 | 02/11/22 | $0.311 | $4.085 |
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The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2021, $1,000,758,698, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class designates 0%, 35%, and 0%; Service Class designates 0%, 37%, and 0%; Service Class 2 designates 0%, 39%, and 0%; and Investor Class designates 0%, 36%, and 0%; of the dividends distributed in February, December, December, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends–received deduction for corporate shareholders.
VIPGRWT-ANN-0322
1.540077.124
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Overseas Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 19.70% | 14.44% | 10.83% |
Service Class | 19.57% | 14.32% | 10.71% |
Service Class 2 | 19.39% | 14.15% | 10.55% |
Investor Class | 19.63% | 14.35% | 10.73% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Overseas Portfolio - Initial Class on December 31, 2011.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EAFE Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $27,950 | VIP Overseas Portfolio - Initial Class |
| $22,038 | MSCI EAFE Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: International equities gained 7.98% in 2021, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, amid an improved outlook for global economic growth, widespread COVID-19 vaccination, fiscal stimulus in the U.S. and abroad, and government spending programs. In the first quarter, the index gained 3.54%, as the rollout of vaccines began in some countries and investors saw reason to be hopeful. The momentum continued in the second quarter, and the index advanced 5.53%. However, in September, sentiment turned broadly negative, with the index returning -3.18% due to a host of factors. These included inflationary pressure from surging commodity prices, rising bond yields, supply constraints and disruption, and the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus. Stocks rebounded in October (+2.39%) amid strength in corporate earnings and notable improvement in the global economy. Then in November, the index stalled, returning -4.50% amid the emergence of a new, more highly transmissible variant, omicron, and persistently higher inflation. In December, stocks rallied after studies suggested omicron resulted in fewer severe COVID-19 cases, and the index gained 4.14%. For the full year, Canada (+27%) led the way, followed by the U.K. (+18%) and Europe ex U.K. (+17%). On the other hand, emerging markets (-2%) and Japan (+2%) lagged most. By sector, energy (+27%) and financials (+17%) fared best, whereas communication services and consumer discretionary (-6% each) notably struggled.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Vincent Montemaggiore: For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained about 19% to 20%, outperforming the 11.48% result of the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, an overweighting and stock picks in Europe ex U.K., as well as non-benchmark exposure to the U.S., contributed most to the portfolio's relative result. By sector, security selection was the primary contributor versus the benchmark, especially in industrials. Strong picks among health care stocks, primarily driven by the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry, also helped. Further bolstering the fund's relative result were investment choices and an outsized allocation in information technology. Our non-benchmark stake in AddLife was the leading individual relative contributor the past year, driven by an advance of 144%. Also lifting performance was our overweighted stake in IMCD Group, which gained 75%. Another key relative contributor was a larger-than-benchmark holding in ASM International (+102%). In contrast, a non-benchmark allocation to emerging markets and stock picks in Asia Pacific ex Japan, primarily in Hong Kong, hindered the portfolio's relative return. By sector, the largest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in consumer discretionary. A lack of exposure to energy stocks and picks among financials companies hindered relative performance as well. Iberdrola, the fund's largest individual relative detractor, returned -26% and was no longer held at the end of the period. Our second-largest relative detractor in 2021 was avoiding Novo-Nordisk, a benchmark component that gained approximately 63%. Also hindering performance was our overweighting in London Stock Exchange Group, which returned -24% and was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to France and the U.S. By sector, meaningful shifts in exposure entailed an uptick in materials and industrials.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021 |
| Japan | 15.1% |
| France | 15.0% |
| Switzerland | 10.5% |
| United Kingdom | 9.1% |
| Netherlands | 8.8% |
| Sweden | 7.1% |
| United States of America* | 6.9% |
| Germany | 6.8% |
| Ireland | 2.4% |
| Other | 18.3% |
* Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.
Asset Allocation as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Stocks | 98.9 |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.1 |
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 3.0 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) (Switzerland, Food Products) | 2.8 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) | 2.3 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals) | 2.2 |
Sony Group Corp. (Japan, Household Durables) | 1.7 |
Diageo PLC (United Kingdom, Beverages) | 1.6 |
Capgemini SA (France, IT Services) | 1.6 |
Sika AG (Switzerland, Chemicals) | 1.6 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. (Japan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment) | 1.6 |
DSV A/S (Denmark, Air Freight & Logistics) | 1.5 |
| 19.9 |
Top Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Industrials | 24.8 |
Information Technology | 19.1 |
Financials | 16.9 |
Health Care | 13.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.4 |
Consumer Staples | 6.2 |
Materials | 5.3 |
Communication Services | 1.9 |
Energy | 1.9 |
Real Estate | 1.0 |
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.8% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
Australia - 0.2% | | | |
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. (a) | | 575,901 | $4,273,608 |
Austria - 0.5% | | | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | 216,300 | 10,140,234 |
Bailiwick of Jersey - 1.1% | | | |
Ferguson PLC | | 126,100 | 22,398,736 |
Belgium - 1.0% | | | |
Azelis Group NV | | 90,400 | 2,581,692 |
KBC Groep NV | | 206,199 | 17,716,889 |
|
TOTAL BELGIUM | | | 20,298,581 |
|
Bermuda - 2.0% | | | |
Genpact Ltd. | | 228,033 | 12,103,992 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 585,945 | 6,881,380 |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | 174,105 | 23,142,037 |
|
TOTAL BERMUDA | | | 42,127,409 |
|
Canada - 1.4% | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 14,395 | 26,707,934 |
Topicus.Com, Inc. | | 25,914 | 2,378,446 |
|
TOTAL CANADA | | | 29,086,380 |
|
Cayman Islands - 0.7% | | | |
Parade Technologies Ltd. | | 194,000 | 14,804,618 |
Denmark - 1.9% | | | |
DSV A/S | | 138,772 | 32,337,804 |
GN Store Nord A/S | | 119,000 | 7,466,749 |
|
TOTAL DENMARK | | | 39,804,553 |
|
Finland - 0.8% | | | |
Nordea Bank ABP | | 1,423,403 | 17,363,452 |
France - 15.0% | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | 117,900 | 20,562,275 |
ALTEN | | 100,581 | 18,147,198 |
Antin Infrastructure Partners SA | | 40,800 | 1,614,030 |
BNP Paribas SA | | 353,300 | 24,427,538 |
Capgemini SA | | 134,465 | 32,954,779 |
Compagnie de St. Gobain | | 241,000 | 16,953,536 |
Dassault Systemes SA | | 391,580 | 23,238,457 |
Edenred SA | | 299,742 | 13,841,599 |
Legrand SA | | 206,500 | 24,185,509 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 57,830 | 47,792,672 |
Pernod Ricard SA | | 88,342 | 21,253,128 |
Safran SA | | 128,200 | 15,694,670 |
Teleperformance | | 64,124 | 28,668,336 |
Total SA | | 540,612 | 27,517,276 |
|
TOTAL FRANCE | | | 316,851,003 |
|
Germany - 6.8% | | | |
adidas AG | | 52,156 | 15,018,079 |
Allianz SE | | 99,586 | 23,488,240 |
Auto1 Group SE (b) | | 21,200 | 468,553 |
Brenntag SE | | 149,700 | 13,518,488 |
Deutsche Borse AG | | 100,372 | 16,759,559 |
Hannover Reuck SE | | 94,425 | 17,902,657 |
Merck KGaA | | 97,300 | 25,031,142 |
SAP SE | | 55,915 | 7,869,452 |
Siemens Healthineers AG (b) | | 257,800 | 19,221,366 |
SUSE SA (a) | | 109,353 | 4,987,003 |
|
TOTAL GERMANY | | | 144,264,539 |
|
Hong Kong - 1.3% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 2,715,600 | 27,408,137 |
Chervon Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 137,100 | 1,018,024 |
|
TOTAL HONG KONG | | | 28,426,161 |
|
India - 1.3% | | | |
HDFC Bank Ltd. | | 730,791 | 14,438,437 |
Reliance Industries Ltd. | | 403,640 | 12,833,016 |
|
TOTAL INDIA | | | 27,271,453 |
|
Ireland - 2.4% | | | |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a) | | 47,090 | 7,533,430 |
ICON PLC (a) | | 29,600 | 9,167,120 |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | 159,600 | 19,037,904 |
Linde PLC | | 44,168 | 15,301,120 |
|
TOTAL IRELAND | | | 51,039,574 |
|
Italy - 2.4% | | | |
FinecoBank SpA | | 812,199 | 14,223,665 |
GVS SpA (b) | | 109,736 | 1,317,184 |
Moncler SpA | | 206,700 | 14,937,862 |
Recordati SpA | | 308,119 | 19,785,597 |
|
TOTAL ITALY | | | 50,264,308 |
|
Japan - 15.1% | | | |
Advantest Corp. | | 126,600 | 11,996,349 |
Capcom Co. Ltd. | | 199,800 | 4,703,629 |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | 217,200 | 16,098,819 |
Hoya Corp. | | 203,411 | 30,256,126 |
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | | 105,829 | 3,988,253 |
Kao Corp. | | 176,474 | 9,242,710 |
Keyence Corp. | | 36,961 | 23,224,733 |
Misumi Group, Inc. | | 196,900 | 8,079,353 |
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 60,973 | 9,119,827 |
NOF Corp. | | 195,511 | 9,874,980 |
Olympus Corp. | | 633,688 | 14,595,813 |
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 467,803 | 13,583,083 |
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 442,071 | 26,902,550 |
Relo Group, Inc. | | 343,774 | 6,213,215 |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | 102,400 | 17,732,835 |
SMC Corp. | | 28,185 | 19,011,337 |
Sony Group Corp. | | 285,733 | 36,081,867 |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | 205,176 | 7,899,891 |
TIS, Inc. | | 310,874 | 9,256,224 |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | 56,932 | 32,804,077 |
Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | 93,267 | 8,951,297 |
|
TOTAL JAPAN | | | 319,616,968 |
|
Kenya - 0.3% | | | |
Safaricom Ltd. | | 19,349,700 | 6,489,802 |
Netherlands - 8.8% | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | 121,900 | 13,392,538 |
ASM International NV (Netherlands) | | 41,000 | 18,098,125 |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 78,839 | 63,151,687 |
Euronext NV (b) | | 122,989 | 12,786,424 |
IMCD NV | | 128,126 | 28,316,266 |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | 231,287 | 8,560,308 |
Prosus NV | | 157,100 | 13,011,818 |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 234,817 | 27,638,196 |
|
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | | | 184,955,362 |
|
Norway - 0.3% | | | |
Schibsted ASA: | | | |
(A Shares) | | 181,900 | 7,013,097 |
(B Shares) | | 22 | 739 |
|
TOTAL NORWAY | | | 7,013,836 |
|
Spain - 2.3% | | | |
Aena SME SA (a)(b) | | 70,500 | 11,102,621 |
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A (a) | | 278,107 | 18,817,903 |
Cellnex Telecom SA (b) | | 315,755 | 18,290,935 |
|
TOTAL SPAIN | | | 48,211,459 |
|
Sweden - 7.0% | | | |
Addlife AB | | 597,424 | 25,112,270 |
AddTech AB (B Shares) | | 807,609 | 19,209,243 |
ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares) | | 690,256 | 21,039,678 |
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares) | | 318,019 | 21,975,381 |
Hexagon AB (B Shares) | | 1,595,394 | 25,271,918 |
Indutrade AB | | 902,341 | 27,549,425 |
Kry International AB (c)(d) | | 587 | 207,868 |
Nordnet AB | | 361,600 | 6,937,235 |
|
TOTAL SWEDEN | | | 147,303,018 |
|
Switzerland - 10.5% | | | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | 280,176 | 18,736,017 |
Lonza Group AG | | 27,344 | 22,766,296 |
Nestle SA (Reg. S) | | 418,545 | 58,436,130 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 114,611 | 47,547,663 |
Sika AG | | 78,964 | 32,818,815 |
Sonova Holding AG | | 56,104 | 21,925,281 |
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. | | 46,930 | 20,559,047 |
|
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | | | 222,789,249 |
|
Taiwan - 0.8% | | | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 809,600 | 17,878,144 |
United Kingdom - 9.1% | | | |
Beazley PLC (a) | | 1,534,042 | 9,700,457 |
Bridgepoint Group Holdings Ltd. (b) | | 745,600 | 5,018,424 |
Compass Group PLC | | 991,639 | 22,325,453 |
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC | | 188,235 | 13,604,629 |
Diageo PLC | | 614,222 | 33,583,244 |
Diploma PLC | | 314,477 | 14,417,670 |
Dr. Martens Ltd. | | 166,800 | 970,150 |
Future PLC | | 82,100 | 4,250,417 |
JTC PLC (b) | | 514,500 | 6,417,637 |
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange) | | 802,348 | 26,194,199 |
Rentokil Initial PLC | | 2,369,189 | 18,753,905 |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | 631,636 | 11,023,553 |
St. James's Place PLC | | 672,600 | 15,370,416 |
Volution Group PLC | | 1,416,806 | 10,615,213 |
|
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | | | 192,245,367 |
|
United States of America - 5.8% | | | |
Ares Management Corp. | | 206,365 | 16,771,284 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | 205,355 | 8,723,480 |
CBRE Group, Inc. | | 135,100 | 14,659,701 |
Equifax, Inc. | | 50,700 | 14,844,453 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 111,451 | 15,243,153 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 125,376 | 21,792,856 |
Moody's Corp. | | 33,100 | 12,928,198 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 34,609 | 17,022,783 |
|
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | | 121,985,908 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $1,279,762,057) | | | 2,086,903,722 |
|
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% | | | |
Sweden - 0.1% | | | |
Kry International AB Series E (c)(d) | | | |
(Cost $1,550,731) | | 3,392 | 1,201,172 |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.7% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (e) | | | |
(Cost $36,218,372) | | 36,211,130 | 36,218,372 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.6% | | | |
(Cost $1,317,531,160) | | | 2,124,323,266 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.6)% | | | (11,909,085) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $2,112,414,181 |
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.
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(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $74,623,144 or 3.5% of net assets.
(c) 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 $1,409,040 or 0.1% of net assets.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Kry International AB | 5/14/21 | $254,938 |
Kry International AB Series E | 5/14/21 | $1,550,731 |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $15,666,388 | $381,774,982 | $361,222,998 | $16,619 | $81 | $(81) | $36,218,372 | 0.1% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 0.08% | -- | 54,986,279 | 54,986,279 | 29,153 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% |
Total | $15,666,388 | $436,761,261 | $416,209,277 | $45,772 | $81 | $(81) | $36,218,372 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $40,748,619 | $11,193,431 | $29,555,188 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 176,177,626 | 8,917,915 | 167,259,711 | -- |
Consumer Staples | 131,466,509 | 8,951,297 | 122,515,212 | -- |
Energy | 40,350,292 | 12,833,016 | 27,517,276 | -- |
Financials | 354,625,366 | 66,735,491 | 287,889,875 | -- |
Health Care | 286,104,577 | 62,742,539 | 223,362,038 | -- |
Industrials | 524,774,068 | 95,683,046 | 429,091,022 | -- |
Information Technology | 399,028,750 | 153,363,445 | 244,256,265 | 1,409,040 |
Materials | 113,956,171 | 42,908,935 | 71,047,236 | -- |
Real Estate | 20,872,916 | 20,872,916 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 36,218,372 | 36,218,372 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $2,124,323,266 | $520,420,403 | $1,602,493,823 | $1,409,040 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,281,312,788) | $2,088,104,894 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $36,218,372) | 36,218,372 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,317,531,160) | | $2,124,323,266 |
Cash | | 577,055 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $28,829) | | 29,077 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 10,274,420 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 352,426 |
Dividends receivable | | 236,326 |
Reclaims receivable | | 3,239,863 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 2,410 |
Prepaid expenses | | 1,920 |
Other receivables | | 176,779 |
Total assets | | 2,139,213,542 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $24,333,575 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,120,508 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 94,643 | |
Other affiliated payables | 219,217 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 1,031,418 | |
Total liabilities | | 26,799,361 |
Net Assets | | $2,112,414,181 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $1,294,460,843 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 817,953,338 |
Net Assets | | $2,112,414,181 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,034,415,936 ÷ 35,326,027 shares) | | $29.28 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($168,369,019 ÷ 5,780,412 shares) | | $29.13 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($398,270,758 ÷ 13,763,062 shares) | | $28.94 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($511,358,468 ÷ 17,537,079 shares) | | $29.16 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $28,638,832 |
Foreign tax reclaims | | 1,611,827 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $29,153 from security lending) | | 45,772 |
Income before foreign taxes withheld | | 30,296,431 |
Less foreign taxes withheld | | (5,079,520) |
Total income | | 25,216,911 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $12,777,251 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,595,377 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 1,101,930 | |
Accounting fees | 868,554 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 168,955 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 6,750 | |
Audit | 113,939 | |
Legal | 5,330 | |
Interest | 265 | |
Miscellaneous | 8,546 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 16,646,897 | |
Expense reductions | (31,313) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 16,615,584 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 8,601,327 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $2,049) | 111,486,579 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 81 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (72,120) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | 111,414,540 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $37,821) | 230,333,838 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (81) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (296,876) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 230,036,881 |
Net gain (loss) | | 341,451,421 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $350,052,748 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $8,601,327 | $8,258,294 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 111,414,540 | 56,354,927 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 230,036,881 | 171,589,930 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 350,052,748 | 236,203,151 |
Distributions to shareholders | (158,054,169) | (13,279,212) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 124,163,902 | (140,128,077) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 316,162,481 | 82,795,862 |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 1,796,251,700 | 1,713,455,838 |
End of period | $2,112,414,181 | $1,796,251,700 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Overseas Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $26.52 | $23.13 | $19.13 | $22.87 | $17.81 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .15 | .13 | .40 | .36 | .31 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.91 | 3.46 | 4.74 | (3.75) | 5.08 |
Total from investment operations | 5.06 | 3.59 | 5.14 | (3.39) | 5.39 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.14)B | (.10) | (.38) | (.35) | (.31) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.16)B | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) |
Total distributions | (2.30) | (.20) | (1.14)C | (.35) | (.33) |
Net asset value, end of period | $29.28 | $26.52 | $23.13 | $19.13 | $22.87 |
Total ReturnD,E | 19.70% | 15.61% | 27.77% | (14.81)% | 30.28% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .77% | .79% | .79% | .79% | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .77% | .79% | .79% | .79% | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .77% | .77% | .78% | .78% | .78% |
Net investment income (loss) | .51% | .59% | 1.87% | 1.59% | 1.46% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $1,034,416 | $872,019 | $826,554 | $662,011 | $822,994 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 26% | 47% | 38% | 40% | 35% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $26.40 | $23.03 | $19.05 | $22.77 | $17.74 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .12 | .11 | .37 | .33 | .28 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.88 | 3.44 | 4.73 | (3.72) | 5.05 |
Total from investment operations | 5.00 | 3.55 | 5.10 | (3.39) | 5.33 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.11)B | (.08) | (.36) | (.33) | (.28) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.16)B | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) |
Total distributions | (2.27) | (.18) | (1.12)C | (.33) | (.30) |
Net asset value, end of period | $29.13 | $26.40 | $23.03 | $19.05 | $22.77 |
Total ReturnD,E | 19.57% | 15.49% | 27.67% | (14.88)% | 30.10% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .87% | .89% | .89% | .89% | .90% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .87% | .89% | .89% | .89% | .90% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .87% | .87% | .88% | .88% | .88% |
Net investment income (loss) | .41% | .49% | 1.77% | 1.49% | 1.36% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $168,369 | $151,886 | $134,648 | $114,094 | $141,047 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 26% | 47% | 38% | 40% | 35% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $26.25 | $22.90 | $18.95 | $22.66 | $17.65 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .07 | .08 | .34 | .30 | .25 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.86 | 3.42 | 4.71 | (3.71) | 5.04 |
Total from investment operations | 4.93 | 3.50 | 5.05 | (3.41) | 5.29 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.08)B | (.05) | (.33) | (.30) | (.26) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.16)B | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) |
Total distributions | (2.24) | (.15) | (1.10) | (.30) | (.28) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.94 | $26.25 | $22.90 | $18.95 | $22.66 |
Total ReturnC,D | 19.39% | 15.33% | 27.50% | (15.06)% | 29.99% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | 1.02% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.05% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.02% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.05% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.02% | 1.02% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
Net investment income (loss) | .26% | .34% | 1.62% | 1.34% | 1.21% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $398,271 | $352,459 | $331,113 | $291,392 | $361,446 |
Portfolio turnover rateG | 26% | 47% | 38% | 40% | 35% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Overseas Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $26.42 | $23.05 | $19.06 | $22.79 | $17.75 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .12 | .11 | .38 | .34 | .29 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 4.90 | 3.44 | 4.74 | (3.74) | 5.06 |
Total from investment operations | 5.02 | 3.55 | 5.12 | (3.40) | 5.35 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.12)B | (.08) | (.36) | (.33) | (.29) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.16)B | (.10) | (.77) | – | (.02) |
Total distributions | (2.28) | (.18) | (1.13) | (.33) | (.31) |
Net asset value, end of period | $29.16 | $26.42 | $23.05 | $19.06 | $22.79 |
Total ReturnC,D | 19.63% | 15.49% | 27.74% | (14.90)% | 30.18% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .85% | .87% | .87% | .87% | .88% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .84% | .86% | .87% | .87% | .88% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .84% | .85% | .86% | .86% | .86% |
Net investment income (loss) | .43% | .51% | 1.79% | 1.51% | 1.38% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $511,358 | $419,888 | $421,140 | $340,705 | $445,429 |
Portfolio turnover rateG | 26% | 47% | 38% | 40% | 35% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Overseas Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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 financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2021 is included at the end of the Fund's 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 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. 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 Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for certain Funds, certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in affiliated mutual funds, are marked-to-market and remain in a fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees presented below are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities in other receivables and other payables and accrued expenses, as applicable.
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $23,489 |
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. 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 Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences resulted in distribution reclassifications.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $842,201,525 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (38,382,080) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $803,819,445 |
Tax Cost | $1,320,503,821 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $15,260,575 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $803,794,886 |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $212,051 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $24,742,551 | $ 6,582,956 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 133,311,618 | 6,696,256 |
Total | $158,054,169 | $ 13,279,212 |
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. 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 ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | 501,844,356 | 542,257,297 |
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .65% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $161,611 |
Service Class 2 | 940,319 |
| $1,101,930 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $604,378 | .06 |
Service Class | 101,713 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 236,705 | .06 |
Investor Class | 652,581 | .14 |
| $1,595,377 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | .04 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $701 |
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | Borrower | $6,342,400 | .30% | $265 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | 10,783,893 | 42,534,349 | 2,747,541 |
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $3,393 |
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 Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of 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 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $2,791 | $– | $– |
8. Expense Reductions.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $31,313.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $77,624,654 | $7,003,268 |
Service Class | 12,782,530 | 1,056,975 |
Service Class 2 | 29,640,102 | 2,052,603 |
Investor Class | 38,006,883 | 3,166,366 |
Total | $158,054,169 | $13,279,212 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 7,306,732 | 8,718,934 | $206,775,528 | $193,650,308 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 2,766,494 | 288,231 | 77,624,654 | 7,003,268 |
Shares redeemed | (7,626,572) | (11,859,183) | (216,138,658) | (264,785,465) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,446,654 | (2,852,018) | $68,261,524 | $(64,131,889) |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 376,377 | 1,102,068 | $10,474,364 | $25,655,019 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 459,099 | 43,826 | 12,782,530 | 1,056,975 |
Shares redeemed | (809,211) | (1,239,298) | (22,845,537) | (27,816,457) |
Net increase (decrease) | 26,265 | (93,404) | $411,357 | $(1,104,463) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 882,761 | 1,038,522 | $24,684,454 | $22,307,745 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,070,686 | 86,431 | 29,640,102 | 2,052,603 |
Shares redeemed | (1,619,652) | (2,155,681) | (45,173,824) | (47,995,578) |
Net increase (decrease) | 333,795 | (1,030,728) | $9,150,732 | $(23,635,230) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,219,623 | 3,078,543 | $91,456,154 | $66,853,744 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,359,649 | 131,397 | 38,006,883 | 3,166,366 |
Shares redeemed | (2,932,892) | (5,591,632) | (83,122,748) | (121,276,605) |
Net increase (decrease) | 1,646,380 | (2,381,692) | $46,340,289 | $(51,256,495) |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % | Number of Unaffiliated Shareholders | Unaffiliated Shareholders % |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | 19% | 1 | 16% |
Mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, in aggregate, were the owners of record of more than 20% of the total outstanding shares.
Fund | % of shares held |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | 36% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Overseas Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Overseas Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .77% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,086.10 | $4.05 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.32 | $3.92 |
Service Class | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,085.60 | $4.52 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.87 | $4.38 |
Service Class 2 | 1.02% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,084.90 | $5.36 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.06 | $5.19 |
Investor Class | .84% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,085.80 | $4.42 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.97 | $4.28 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of VIP Overseas Portfolio voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:
| Pay Date | Record Date | Capital Gains |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | | | |
Initial Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.209 |
Service Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.209 |
Service Class 2 | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.209 |
Investor Class | 02/04/2022 | 02/04/2022 | $0.209 |
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The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 2021, $ 94,272,534, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class designates 0%, 4%, and 0%; Service Class designates 0%, 4%, and 0%; Service Class 2 designates 0%, 4%, and 0%; and Investor Class designates 0%, 4%, and 0%; of the dividends distributed in February, December, December, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends–received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
| Pay Date | Income | Taxes |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | | | |
Initial Class | 02/05/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 12/01/2021 | $0.3746 | $0.0479 |
| 12/31/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Service Class | 02/05/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 12/01/2021 | $0.3530 | $0.0479 |
| 12/31/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Service Class 2 | 02/05/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 12/01/2021 | $0.3237 | $0.0479 |
| 12/31/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
Investor Class | 02/05/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
| 12/05/2021 | $0.3599 | $0.0479 |
| 12/31/2021 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 |
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VIPOVRS-ANN-0322
1.540205.124
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2021
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Performance: The Bottom Line
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund’s total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company’s separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
For the periods ended December 31, 2021 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Life of fundA |
Initial Class | 5.21% | 4.05% | 3.65% |
Investor Class | 5.08% | 4.00% | 3.62% |
A From April 9, 2014
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio - Initial Class on April 9, 2014, when the fund started.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P®/LSTA Leveraged Performing Loan Index performed over the same period.
| Period Ending Values |
| $13,199 | VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio - Initial Class |
| $13,836 | S&P®/LSTA Leveraged Performing Loan Index |
Management's Discussion of Fund Performance
Market Recap: Floating-rate bank loans gained 5.42% for the year ending December 31, 2021, as measured by the S&P/LSTA
® Leveraged Performing Loan Index, roughly in line with high-yield corporate credit but handily outpacing investment-grade credit. Loans posted a strong advance in the early months of 2021, as encouraging COVID-19 vaccine news bolstered investor optimism about the strength of the economic recovery in the new year. The rally paused in March, when loans with higher-quality credit ratings underperformed. The positive trend resumed in April, lifted by an improved tone for risk assets, consistent retail fund inflows and strong origination of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Except for a modest pullback in July, loans registered moderate monthly gains through October, aided by advancing COVID vaccination campaigns, accelerating economic growth and continued solid demand from CLOs. After declining slightly in November, loans rebounded in December, as concerns about the severity of the omicron variant of the coronavirus receded. Virtually every major industry group within the S&P/LSTA index posted gain, led by oil & gas (+9%), air transport (+8%), leisure goods/activities/movies (+8%), and publishing (+7%). Only one industry, radio & television (-0.41%), finished in the red. Other notable laggards included utilities (+3%) and cable & satellite TV (+4%). From a credit-rating perspective, lower-quality loans significantly outstripped the benchmark, signaling a comfort level with risk as investors sought higher yields.
Comments from Co-Portfolio Managers Eric Mollenhauer and Kevin Nielsen: For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, the fund's share classes gained about 5%, roughly in line with the 5.42% advance of the benchmark, the S&P/LSTA
® Leveraged Performing Loan Index. The fund's core investment in floating-rate leveraged loans rose 5.21% and detracted from performance versus the benchmark. By industry, the largest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in radio & television. Security selection in lodging & casinos and electronics/electrical also hurt. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an outsized stake in Sinclair, which returned -44% the past year. Our second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding AMC Entertainment, a benchmark component that gained 46%. Avoiding American Airlines, a benchmark component that gained 14%, hurt relative performance. Conversely, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security picks in oil & gas. Security selection in food service and cosmetics/toiletries also boosted the fund's relative result. Chesapeake Energy, the fund's biggest individual detractor, advanced about 261% in 2021. Our second-largest detractor was Denbury, which gained approximately 190% the past 12 months. Another notable detractor this period was California Resources. The fund's investment in securities issued by California Resources gained about 81% the past 12 months. All of these contributors were non-benchmark positions. By quality, security selection among bonds rated B hurt most. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the health care industry and a lower allocation to all telecom.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Holdings as of December 31, 2021
(by issuer, excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
Bass Pro Group LLC | 2.4 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA | 2.0 |
Asurion LLC | 1.9 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC | 1.4 |
Peraton Corp. | 1.0 |
| 8.7 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Technology | 15.3 |
Services | 8.1 |
Healthcare | 6.6 |
Telecommunications | 5.8 |
Insurance | 4.6 |
Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021 |
| BBB | 1.7% |
| BB | 23.3% |
| B | 55.4% |
| CCC,CC,C | 3.4% |
| D | 0.1% |
| Not Rated | 6.9% |
| Equities | 1.3% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 7.9% |
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021* |
| Bank Loan Obligations | 88.0% |
| Nonconvertible Bonds | 2.7% |
| Convertible Bonds, Preferred Stocks | 0.1% |
| Common Stocks | 1.1% |
| Preferred Securities | 0.1% |
| Fixed-Income Funds | 0.1% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 7.9% |
* Foreign investments - 10.8%
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Bank Loan Obligations - 88.0% | | | |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
Aerospace - 1.1% | | | |
ADS Tactical, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 6.75% 3/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | $336,875 | $333,297 |
Gemini HDPE LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 12/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 154,739 | 154,400 |
Jazz Acquisition, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.35% 6/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 244,375 | 240,558 |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche E 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 5/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 584,764 | 576,255 |
Tranche F 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 12/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 946,389 | 932,553 |
WP CPP Holdings LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 4/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 405,465 | 387,555 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 8.75% 4/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,000 | 117,000 |
|
TOTAL AEROSPACE | | | 2,741,618 |
|
Air Transportation - 1.6% | | | |
AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 4/20/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 605,000 | 625,848 |
Air Canada Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 8/11/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 280,000 | 278,849 |
Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7238% 4/8/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 324,216 | 314,956 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7238% 4/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 174,309 | 169,331 |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 7/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 570,000 | 600,284 |
SkyMiles IP Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/20/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 495,000 | 522,844 |
United Airlines, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 4/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 957,763 | 959,065 |
WestJet Airlines Ltd. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4% 12/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 435,240 | 421,343 |
|
TOTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION | | | 3,892,520 |
|
Automotive & Auto Parts - 1.5% | | | |
Adient U.S. LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 4/8/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 134,325 | 134,185 |
American Trailer World Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 3/5/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 313,425 | 311,914 |
Clarios Global LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 4/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 261,501 | 259,736 |
CWGS Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 6/3/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 476,400 | 472,232 |
Driven Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5169% 11/17/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 105,000 | 104,738 |
Les Schwab Tire Centers Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 11/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 346,500 | 345,488 |
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 7.5% 12/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 309,289 | 293,568 |
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 12/17/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 345,000 | 345,124 |
Rough Country LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 7.25% 7/28/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 100,000 | 99,750 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 7/28/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 518,700 | 517,082 |
Thor Industries, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.125% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 359,171 | 359,261 |
Truck Hero, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 1/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 526,386 | 522,975 |
|
TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO PARTS | | | 3,766,053 |
|
Banks & Thrifts - 0.7% | | | |
Citadel Securities LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6043% 2/27/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 699,713 | 694,808 |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 4/9/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 246,867 | 246,983 |
Russell Investments U.S. Institutional Holdco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 5/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 245,000 | 244,755 |
Superannuation & Investments U.S. LLC 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 12/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 145,000 | 144,774 |
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3766% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 106,444 | 105,579 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 2.350% 2.75% 12/16/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 150,000 | 149,625 |
|
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS | | | 1,586,524 |
|
Broadcasting - 1.5% | | | |
AppLovin Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 10/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 264,338 | 263,621 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 8/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 811,559 | 809,149 |
Diamond Sports Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.36% 8/24/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,368,277 | 630,543 |
Dotdash Meredith, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 4.000% 4.5% 12/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 510,000 | 509,363 |
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.5993% 9/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 595,021 | 593,313 |
Univision Communications, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 5/21/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 545,000 | 543,638 |
Tranche C 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.75% 3/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 374,678 |
|
TOTAL BROADCASTING | | | 3,724,305 |
|
Building Materials - 2.0% | | | |
Acproducts Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 5/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 606,950 | 597,846 |
APi Group DE, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 12/18/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 675,000 | 674,035 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6013% 10/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 441,142 | 440,480 |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.3543% 5/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,750 | 247,133 |
Core & Main LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6019% 7/27/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 349,125 | 346,653 |
DiversiTech Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 12/22/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 165,714 | 165,404 |
Tranche B-DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 12/14/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 34,286 | 34,222 |
Ingersoll-Rand Services Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8545% 2/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 348,788 | 344,668 |
Installed Building Products, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.5% 12/14/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 170,000 | 170,000 |
Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 10/15/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 200,000 | 199,376 |
SRS Distribution, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 6/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 842,888 | 840,199 |
Traverse Midstream Partners Ll Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.25% 9/27/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,117 | 179,105 |
USIC Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 5/7/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 259,350 | 258,748 |
White Capital Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 10/19/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 247,500 | 247,527 |
|
TOTAL BUILDING MATERIALS | | | 4,745,396 |
|
Cable/Satellite TV - 2.3% | | | |
Charter Communication Operating LLC Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.86% 2/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,425,289 | 1,410,808 |
Coral-U.S. Co.-Borrower LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3392% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 985,000 | 971,762 |
CSC Holdings LLC Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3598% 1/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 972,500 | 958,399 |
DIRECTV Financing LLC 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.75% 8/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 835,763 | 836,005 |
LCPR Loan Financing LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8598% 9/25/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 195,000 | 195,731 |
Neptune Finco Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3598% 7/17/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 909,068 | 894,295 |
Virgin Media Bristol LLC Tranche N, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6098% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 375,000 | 371,329 |
|
TOTAL CABLE/SATELLITE TV | | | 5,638,329 |
|
Capital Goods - 0.7% | | | |
Ali Group North America Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 10/12/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 450,000 | 446,877 |
CPM Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 8.3493% 11/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 67,828 | 67,574 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.5993% 11/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 281,299 | 278,751 |
MHI Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1043% 9/20/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 296,220 | 296,128 |
Standard Industries, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 9/22/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 227,289 | 227,384 |
TNT Crane & Rigging LLC 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.750% 9.75% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 34,657 | 33,271 |
Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 7/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 222,462 | 222,431 |
|
TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS | | | 1,572,416 |
|
Chemicals - 2.6% | | | |
ARC Falcon I, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 9/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 487,962 | 486,844 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 9/30/28 (b)(c)(f) | | 42,038 | 41,942 |
Aruba Investment Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 11/24/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 338,177 | 338,177 |
Cimpress U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 5/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,750 | 248,439 |
Consolidated Energy Finance SA: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 5/7/25 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 263,675 | 257,083 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6573% 5/7/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 344,310 | 338,715 |
Element Solutions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 1/31/26 (b)(c)(e) | | 139,644 | 138,996 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 1/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 206,138 | 205,181 |
Groupe Solmax, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 6/24/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 268,650 | 267,755 |
Herens U.S. Holdco Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 7/3/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 218,900 | 218,602 |
Hexion, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.64% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 258,375 | 258,375 |
ICP Group Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 12/29/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 168,725 | 166,194 |
INEOS U.S. Petrochem LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 1/20/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 661,675 | 659,333 |
LSF11 Skyscraper HoldCo SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 9/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 282,868 | 282,514 |
Manchester Acquisition Sub LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 5.750% 6.5% 12/1/26 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 135,000 | 130,275 |
Messer Industries U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.7238% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 226,767 | 224,760 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 11/9/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 520,000 | 517,832 |
Oxea Corp. Tranche B2, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4375% 10/11/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 322,084 | 319,024 |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 3/16/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 68,726 | 67,982 |
Starfruit U.S. Holdco LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1019% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 747,613 | 744,346 |
The Chemours Co. LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.86% 4/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 342,860 | 339,493 |
Valcour Packaging LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 10/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,000 | 114,856 |
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TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 6,366,718 |
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Conglomerates - 0.0% | | | |
TGP Holdings III LLC Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6/29/28 (b)(c)(f) | | 38,244 | 38,037 |
Consumer Products - 2.6% | | | |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1013% 6/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 244,528 | 242,694 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 6/12/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 240,000 | 239,100 |
Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 5/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,053 | 122,406 |
Buzz Finco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 1/29/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,000 | 119,250 |
CNT Holdings I Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 11/8/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 516,100 | 516,007 |
Diamond BC BV Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 9/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 325,000 | 323,476 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.75% 12/16/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 228,275 | 227,348 |
Gloves Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 1/6/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 119,400 | 118,878 |
Hunter Fan Co. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.75% 5/7/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 369,225 | 369,225 |
Knowlton Development Corp., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 12/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 298,213 | 293,555 |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 12/22/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 686,055 | 664,403 |
Mattress Firm, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 9/24/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 538,650 | 533,711 |
Michaels Companies, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 4/15/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 840,775 | 832,519 |
Petco Health & Wellness Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 3/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 203,463 | 203,017 |
Rodan & Fields LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1098% 6/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 279,122 | 152,755 |
Runner Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.25% 10/20/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 340,000 | 334,900 |
Sweetwater Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 8/5/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 185,000 | 185,000 |
TGP Holdings III LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 6/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 290,042 | 288,470 |
TKC Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 5/3/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 263,319 | 263,319 |
Woof Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 12/21/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 297,750 | 297,750 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS | | | 6,327,783 |
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Containers - 2.9% | | | |
AOT Packaging Products AcquisitionCo LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 3/3/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 418,147 | 414,777 |
Berlin Packaging, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 3/11/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 673,313 | 671,966 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 3/11/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 198,503 | 196,694 |
Berry Global, Inc. Tranche Z 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8636% 7/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 601,197 | 596,838 |
BWAY Holding Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 4/3/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 477,500 | 470,677 |
Canister International Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.8543% 12/21/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 122,813 | 123,120 |
Charter NEX U.S., Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 12/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 336,712 | 337,133 |
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1309% 6/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 842,318 | 833,894 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 3/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 600,285 | 598,658 |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 8/4/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 437,541 | 435,944 |
Kloeckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.25% 2/9/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 193,538 | 187,913 |
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.500% 7.5% 10/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 222,633 | 221,321 |
Pregis TopCo Corp. 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 8/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 99,750 | 99,127 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 7/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 245,625 | 244,397 |
Printpack Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 7/26/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,695 | 123,076 |
Reynolds Consumer Products LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 1/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 598,595 | 594,746 |
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 9/24/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 324,188 | 323,429 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 2/5/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 207,900 | 206,536 |
Ring Container Technologies Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 8/12/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 270,000 | 270,270 |
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TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 6,950,516 |
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Diversified Financial Services - 2.1% | | | |
ACNR Holdings, Inc. term loan 17% 9/16/25 (a)(c)(d) | | 157,682 | 160,441 |
AlixPartners LLP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 2/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,125 | 246,974 |
Armor Holdco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.25% 12/10/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 230,000 | 230,384 |
AVSC Holding Corp. Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 10/15/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 371,323 | 343,871 |
BCP Renaissance Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 10/31/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 90,414 | 90,160 |
Broadstreet Partners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.75% 1/27/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 224,438 | 222,848 |
Eagle 4 Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4738% 7/12/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 145,000 | 143,913 |
Finco I LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6043% 6/27/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,438 | 123,091 |
Focus Financial Partners LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 6/24/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 323,375 | 321,412 |
Tranche B-DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.75% 6/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 75,000 | 74,545 |
Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 7/3/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,718 | 122,559 |
GT Polaris, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 9/24/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,752 | 123,869 |
HarbourVest Partners LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3738% 3/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 626,362 | 622,253 |
Hightower Holding LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 4/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 204,488 | 203,976 |
Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 7/3/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 177,631 | 176,466 |
KREF Holdings X LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6875% 9/1/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 244,063 | 243,452 |
Nexus Buyer LLC 2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 6.75% 11/5/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 235,000 | 234,706 |
Paysafe Holdings U.S. Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 6/10/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 69,825 | 67,708 |
RPI Intermediate Finance Trust Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 2/11/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 697,079 | 694,318 |
TransUnion LLC Tranche B5 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 11/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 168,974 | 167,284 |
UFC Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.5% 4/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 452,102 | 449,597 |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 5,063,827 |
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Diversified Media - 1.2% | | | |
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.25% 10/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 514,800 | 514,800 |
Allen Media LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.7238% 2/10/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 982,342 | 980,378 |
Terrier Media Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 12/17/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,347,637 | 1,340,562 |
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TOTAL DIVERSIFIED MEDIA | | | 2,835,740 |
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Energy - 3.4% | | | |
Apro LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 11/14/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 294,933 | 294,564 |
Array Technologies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 10/14/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 407,517 | 402,932 |
BCP Raptor II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.8543% 11/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 422,216 | 420,105 |
BCP Raptor LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/24/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 419,428 | 418,438 |
Brazos Delaware II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1025% 5/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 116,444 | 113,242 |
BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 3/17/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 179,100 | 178,652 |
ChampionX Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 6/3/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 185,000 | 187,240 |
Citgo Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 8/1/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 307,913 | 303,140 |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 7.25% 3/28/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 415,488 | 414,554 |
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 6/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,696,475 | 1,691,521 |
EG America LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.2238% 2/6/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 224,214 | 223,124 |
EG Finco Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.2238% 2/6/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 241,431 | 240,258 |
Epic Crude Services LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.18% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 409,813 | 317,605 |
Esdec Solar Group BV Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.75% 8/27/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 409,813 | 407,763 |
GIP II Blue Holding LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 9/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 595,000 | 592,769 |
GIP III Stetson I LP Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3543% 7/18/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 540,484 | 520,443 |
Granite Acquisition, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 3/25/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 268,650 | 267,911 |
ITT Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 7/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 369,075 | 366,861 |
Natgasoline LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.625% 11/14/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 311,483 | 308,368 |
Rockwood Service Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 1/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 299,382 | 299,196 |
WaterBridge Operating LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 6.75% 6/21/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 233,920 | 227,707 |
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TOTAL ENERGY | | | 8,196,393 |
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Entertainment/Film - 0.3% | | | |
AP Core Holdings II LLC: | | | |
Tranche B1 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.25% 9/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 360,438 | 360,099 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.25% 9/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 195,000 | 195,162 |
SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6217% 1/23/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 150,681 | 146,161 |
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TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT/FILM | | | 701,422 |
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Environmental - 0.6% | | | |
Clean Harbors, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 10/8/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 350,000 | 349,346 |
Covanta Holding Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 11/16/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 330,261 | 330,426 |
Tranche C 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 11/16/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 24,739 | 24,751 |
Madison IAQ LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 6/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 641,775 | 640,793 |
WTG Holdings III Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.625% 4/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 114,425 | 113,173 |
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TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL | | | 1,458,489 |
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Food & Drug Retail - 0.9% | | | |
Froneri U.S., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3542% 1/29/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 482,650 | 475,796 |
JBS U.S.A. Lux SA Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1019% 5/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 638,176 | 636,433 |
JP Intermediate B LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.5% 11/20/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 349,572 | 322,770 |
PetIQ, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 4/13/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 288,550 | 286,386 |
Primary Products Finance LLC 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 10/25/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 460,000 | 460,000 |
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TOTAL FOOD & DRUG RETAIL | | | 2,181,385 |
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Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 1.0% | | | |
8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8519% 10/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,372 | 118,416 |
BellRing Brands LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 10/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 322,071 | 322,323 |
Chobani LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 10/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 409,813 | 410,427 |
Shearer's Foods, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 9/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 453,321 | 451,494 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 3/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 900,475 | 889,832 |
U.S. Foods, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 9/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,963 | 119,511 |
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TOTAL FOOD/BEVERAGE/TOBACCO | | | 2,312,003 |
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Gaming - 4.3% | | | |
Aristocrat International Pty Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/19/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 93,575 | 93,897 |
Bally's Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 10/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,015,000 | 1,014,574 |
Boyd Gaming Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 9/15/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 324,472 | 324,067 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 12/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,209,352 | 1,201,794 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 7/20/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 2,259,373 | 2,258,808 |
Churchill Downs, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.11% 3/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 297,750 | 295,517 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 10/20/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 746,733 | 744,246 |
Golden Nugget LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 10/4/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,507,357 | 1,496,730 |
GVC Holdings Gibraltar Ltd. Tranche B4 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 3/16/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 199,000 | 198,304 |
J&J Ventures Gaming LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 4/26/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 329,175 | 329,175 |
PCI Gaming Authority 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6043% 5/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 303,389 | 301,824 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 10/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 437,898 | 437,214 |
Playtika Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 3/11/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 431,738 | 429,397 |
Stars Group Holdings BV Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.4738% 7/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 473,431 | 471,429 |
Station Casinos LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.5% 2/7/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 982,396 | 973,240 |
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TOTAL GAMING | | | 10,570,216 |
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Healthcare - 6.4% | | | |
AHP Health Partners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 8/23/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 154,613 | 154,517 |
Avantor Funding, Inc. Tranche B5 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.75% 11/6/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 567,154 | 566,445 |
Confluent Health LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 11/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 238,673 | 238,274 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 11/30/28 (b)(c)(f) | | 51,327 | 51,242 |
Da Vinci Purchaser Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 12/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 616,769 | 616,578 |
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8493% 8/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,204,249 | 1,187,317 |
Electron BidCo, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 11/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 265,000 | 264,102 |
Gainwell Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 10/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,302,942 | 1,304,896 |
Horizon Pharma U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.25% 3/15/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 347,375 | 345,885 |
ICU Medical, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 2.500% 12/14/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 215,000 | 215,178 |
Insulet Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 5/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 348,250 | 348,034 |
Jazz Financing Lux SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 5/5/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 890,525 | 893,366 |
Mamba Purchaser, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 10/14/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 200,000 | 199,666 |
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 10/19/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 365,139 | 366,509 |
MED ParentCo LP: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3543% 8/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 278,825 | 278,011 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 8.3543% 8/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,000 | 179,699 |
Mozart Borrower LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 9/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,855,000 | 1,854,184 |
Organon & Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 6/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,108,792 | 1,109,025 |
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 11/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 228,275 | 228,086 |
Pathway Vet Alliance LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 3/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 722,801 | 719,830 |
Phoenix Newco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 11/15/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 970,000 | 969,564 |
Pluto Acquisition I, Inc. term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1752% 6/20/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 348,400 | 346,550 |
PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.75% 7/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 308,522 | 308,393 |
Radiology Partners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3566% 7/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 240,000 | 236,201 |
RadNet Management, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.7538% 4/23/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 149,250 | 149,110 |
Sharp Midco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 12/13/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 195,000 | 194,513 |
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 10/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 493,763 | 491,975 |
U.S. Radiology Specialists, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.75% 12/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 343,688 | 342,935 |
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.1043% 6/13/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,091,039 | 1,058,723 |
Upstream Newco, Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3543% 11/20/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 203,975 | 203,975 |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1043% 6/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 174,748 | 173,830 |
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TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 15,596,613 |
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Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.7% | | | |
DTZ U.S. Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 8/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 820,206 | 813,907 |
Landry's Finance Acquisition Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 12.000% 13% 10/4/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 120,000 | 127,800 |
Lightstone Holdco LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 1/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 438,873 | 369,153 |
Tranche C 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 1/30/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 24,753 | 20,821 |
Ryan Specialty Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 9/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 449,461 | 448,787 |
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TOTAL HOMEBUILDERS/REAL ESTATE | | | 1,780,468 |
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Hotels - 2.5% | | | |
Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 103,691 | 102,914 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 2/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 169,179 | 165,161 |
ASP LS Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.25% 4/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 399,000 | 399,000 |
Carnival Finance LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 10/18/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,130,000 | 1,118,700 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 6/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 360,897 | 357,288 |
Four Seasons Holdings, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 11/30/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 482,932 | 480,517 |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 8/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,067,325 | 1,068,125 |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 8/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 635,145 | 623,636 |
Oravel Stays Singapore Pte Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9% 6/23/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 179,100 | 185,816 |
Travel+Leisure Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 483,750 | 474,984 |
Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 9.75% 2/28/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 404,533 | 415,245 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 6.9738% 5/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 526,754 | 436,152 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 5/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 199,816 | 197,496 |
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TOTAL HOTELS | | | 6,025,034 |
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Insurance - 4.6% | | | |
Acrisure LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 2/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 215,000 | 214,641 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7238% 2/13/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,320,760 | 1,304,250 |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 5/10/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 202,507 | 200,320 |
Tranche B-2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 5/9/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 487,500 | 482,279 |
Tranche B3 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 11/6/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 498,750 | 497,772 |
AmeriLife Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 3/18/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 348,922 | 347,440 |
AmWINS Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 3% 2/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 545,720 | 541,175 |
AssuredPartners, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 2/13/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 14,925 | 14,888 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 2/13/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 367,500 | 364,233 |
Asurion LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 6LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.2293% 11/3/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 606,225 | 604,279 |
Tranche B3 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 5.3543% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 835,000 | 837,088 |
Tranche B4 2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 5.3543% 1/20/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,390,000 | 1,383,342 |
Tranche B8 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 12/23/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,214,337 | 1,205,229 |
Tranche B9 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 7/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 571,185 | 567,187 |
HUB International Ltd. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8749% 4/25/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,639,816 | 1,619,695 |
USI, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.4738% 12/2/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 466,626 | 463,042 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.2238% 5/16/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 584,656 | 579,750 |
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TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 11,226,610 |
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Leisure - 2.4% | | | |
Alterra Mountain Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 8/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 128,054 | 127,734 |
Callaway Golf Co. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.6019% 1/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 173,333 | 173,406 |
City Football Group Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 7/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 520,000 | 516,100 |
Crown Finance U.S., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9.25% 5/23/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 47,287 | 50,183 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.5% 2/28/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 517,398 | 399,111 |
15.25% 5/23/24 (c) | | 75,389 | 89,783 |
Delta 2 SARL Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.5% 2/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,135,522 | 1,133,626 |
Equinox Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 8% 9/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,000 | 102,422 |
Tranche B-1, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 3/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 604,064 | 572,502 |
Excel Fitness Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6.25% 10/7/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 284,275 | 281,432 |
Herschend Entertainment Co. LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 8/18/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 144,638 | 144,215 |
Lids Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 5.500% 6.5% 12/3/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 365,000 | 357,700 |
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 5/12/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 228,850 | 228,564 |
PlayPower, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 5.7179% 5/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 225,889 | 220,619 |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 8/25/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 224,438 | 223,315 |
Seminole Tribe of Florida Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 7/6/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 381,269 | 380,587 |
SP PF Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 4.6043% 12/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 224,188 | 217,043 |
United PF Holdings LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.2238% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 472,780 | 455,349 |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 8.7238% 12/30/27 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 100,000 | 93,000 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 9.5% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 83,938 | 83,728 |
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TOTAL LEISURE | | | 5,850,419 |
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Metals/Mining - 0.0% | | | |
American Rock Salt Co. LLC 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 6/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 99,064 | 98,692 |
Paper - 0.2% | | | |
Ahlstrom-Munksjo OYJ 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 2/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 267,980 | 267,980 |
Journey Personal Care Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 3/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 139,649 | 139,475 |
Neenah, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 4/6/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 168,404 | 168,404 |
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TOTAL PAPER | | | 575,859 |
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Publishing/Printing - 0.8% | | | |
Cengage Learning, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 7/14/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 234,413 | 234,827 |
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.750% 8.75% 6/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 364,022 | 329,440 |
Tranche B 7LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.75% 11/3/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 44,190 | 40,848 |
Learning Care Group (U.S.) No 2, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4.25% 3/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 261,498 | 256,007 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.500% 9.5% 3/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 206,850 | 206,333 |
Recorded Books, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1046% 8/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 325,000 | 324,418 |
RLG Holdings LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 7/8/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 163,586 | 163,075 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.525% 7/8/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 41,414 | 41,285 |
Scripps (E.W.) Co.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 1/7/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 225,113 | 224,800 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 10/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 239,375 | 238,597 |
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TOTAL PUBLISHING/PRINTING | | | 2,059,630 |
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Railroad - 0.7% | | | |
AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 4/6/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 354,113 | 353,379 |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 11/23/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 210,000 | 208,950 |
Einstein Merger Sub, Inc. 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 7.3535% 10/25/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 175,000 | 174,125 |
First Student Bidco, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 7/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 310,417 | 308,995 |
Tranche C 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 7/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 114,583 | 114,059 |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.2238% 12/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 324,225 | 322,011 |
Worldwide Express, Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5% 7/22/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 320,000 | 320,666 |
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TOTAL RAILROAD | | | 1,802,185 |
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Restaurants - 0.9% | | | |
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 11/19/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 490,000 | 482,650 |
Flynn Restaurant Group LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 11/22/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 130,000 | 128,245 |
Pacific Bells LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5% 10/20/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 173,196 | 172,330 |
Tranche B-DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 10/12/28 (b)(c)(f) | | 1,804 | 1,795 |
PFC Acquisition Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 6.3543% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 364,688 | 360,585 |
Whatabrands LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 7/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,115,000 | 1,109,927 |
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TOTAL RESTAURANTS | | | 2,255,532 |
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Services - 7.9% | | | |
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 9/27/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 246,618 | 245,474 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.000% 6.5% 12/10/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,000 | 180,000 |
Tranche B1 LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 12/21/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 102,687 | 102,173 |
Tranche B2 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 1/31/29 (b)(c)(e) | | 654,627 | 651,354 |
Tranche B3 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.500% 12/21/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 102,687 | 102,173 |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.25% 8/12/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 455,000 | 455,664 |
AEA International Holdings Luxembourg SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 9/7/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 160,000 | 160,000 |
All-Star Bidco AB: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 11/16/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 135,000 | 135,169 |
Tranche B1 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 7/21/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 230,000 | 229,209 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 5/14/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 578,550 | 576,022 |
APX Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.0008% 7/9/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 455,000 | 453,735 |
Aramark Services, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8513% 3/11/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 699,497 | 690,096 |
Tranche B-4 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8513% 1/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 116,563 | 114,756 |
Ascend Learning LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 11/18/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 745,000 | 743,294 |
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 926,356 | 904,614 |
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 12/30/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 185,000 | 184,885 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 2/7/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 535,741 | 534,975 |
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 9/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 214,463 | 214,248 |
CoreCivic, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/18/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 167,375 | 165,981 |
CoreLogic, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 6/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 763,088 | 761,561 |
EAB Global, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 8/16/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 210,000 | 208,643 |
EmployBridge LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 7/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 548,625 | 543,413 |
Ensemble RCM LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8786% 8/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 366,563 | 365,950 |
Filtration Group Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 10/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 264,338 | 263,732 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1043% 3/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 327,384 | 324,212 |
Finastra U.S.A., Inc.: | | | |
Tranche 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 8.25% 6/13/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 235,000 | 234,333 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 6/13/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 725,450 | 721,707 |
Flexera Software LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 3/3/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 171,990 | 171,966 |
Franchise Group, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 3/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 322,101 | 321,296 |
U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 4.750% 4.9532% 11/22/23 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 460,000 | 457,700 |
Gateway Merger Sub 2021, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 6% 6/25/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 159,600 | 159,201 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 7/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 266,856 | 267,523 |
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 12/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 248,125 | 248,850 |
Indy U.S. Bidco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 3/5/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 203,465 | 203,125 |
Ion Trading Finance Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 4.9738% 3/26/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 796,000 | 797,106 |
KNS Acquisitions, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 7% 4/21/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 173,906 | 169,993 |
KUEHG Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 2/21/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 931,276 | 910,677 |
Lakeshore Intermediate LLC 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 9/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 145,000 | 144,366 |
Maverick Purchaser Sub LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 1/23/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 462,950 | 455,140 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 1/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 74,438 | 74,267 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.750% 10% 1/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 290,000 | 291,450 |
McKissock LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.75% 6/23/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 199,000 | 197,259 |
Pilot Travel Centers LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 8/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 648,375 | 643,973 |
PowerTeam Services LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 3/6/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 353,512 | 341,581 |
Sabert Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 12/10/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 467,413 | 466,539 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B-1 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 12/17/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 47,946 | 47,287 |
Tranche B-2 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 12/17/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 76,429 | 75,378 |
Signal Parent, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 4/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 497,500 | 482,575 |
Sotheby's Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5% 1/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 220,083 | 220,083 |
Spin Holdco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 3/4/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 930,662 | 932,858 |
SuperMoose Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9738% 8/29/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 283,203 | 266,565 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 4/4/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 722,513 | 722,311 |
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TOTAL SERVICES | | | 19,336,442 |
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Steel - 0.2% | | | |
JMC Steel Group, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1028% 1/24/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 387,566 | 383,620 |
Super Retail - 3.8% | | | |
Academy Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 4.5% 11/6/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 282,863 | 283,216 |
Ambience Merger Sub, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 7/24/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 290,000 | 289,855 |
Bass Pro Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 3/5/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 5,701,211 | 5,702,391 |
Empire Today LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.75% 4/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 545,000 | 535,463 |
Harbor Freight Tools U.S.A., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 10/19/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 753,410 | 751,165 |
LBM Acquisition LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 12/18/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 307,818 | 304,790 |
Red Ventures LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.6043% 11/8/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 568,959 | 564,692 |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 2/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 163,239 | 162,729 |
RH Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3% 10/20/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 678,300 | 676,265 |
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TOTAL SUPER RETAIL | | | 9,270,566 |
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Technology - 15.2% | | | |
A&V Holdings Midco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.370% 6.375% 3/10/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 233,105 | 231,357 |
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 2/16/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 145,573 | 145,884 |
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 10/8/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 102,825 | 102,777 |
Anastasia Parent LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9738% 8/10/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 967,500 | 863,252 |
Aptean, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3543% 4/23/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 278,056 | 276,232 |
Arches Buyer, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 12/4/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 460,350 | 456,612 |
athenahealth, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.3994% 2/11/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,334,645 | 1,333,310 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.9738% 10/2/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 574,856 | 570,832 |
Camelot Finance SA: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 4% 10/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 742,500 | 741,342 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1043% 10/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 705,897 | 700,454 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.5765% 4/30/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 419,360 | 414,383 |
CMC Materials, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.125% 11/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 184,043 | 183,813 |
CMI Marketing, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 3/23/28 (a)(b)(c)(d) | | 174,125 | 175,213 |
CommScope, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 4/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 785,461 | 774,496 |
ConnectWise LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 9/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 690,000 | 687,661 |
Constant Contact, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 2/10/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 308,778 | 308,392 |
Cvent, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 11/29/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 276,390 | 275,785 |
DCert Buyer, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 10/16/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 953,185 | 950,698 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 7.1043% 2/19/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 250,000 | 250,000 |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.750% 7.5% 3/31/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 60,000 | 59,850 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 3/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 263,684 | 263,354 |
ECL Entertainment LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 8.25% 4/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 199,000 | 201,985 |
Emerald TopCo, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6285% 7/25/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 482,601 | 480,038 |
EP Purchaser LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 10/28/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 175,000 | 174,956 |
Epicor Software Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 7/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 589,644 | 588,830 |
EXC Holdings III Corp. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 12/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 153,600 | 153,984 |
Global IID Parent LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5% 12/10/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 160,000 | 158,600 |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.1043% 8/10/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 123,125 | 122,028 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 2/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 471,911 | 468,636 |
Grab Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 1/29/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 178,650 | 178,873 |
Hunter U.S. Bidco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 4.75% 8/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 221,156 | 221,019 |
Hyland Software, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 7/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 395,508 | 396,695 |
Icon Luxembourg Sarl Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.75% 7/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,238,296 | 1,237,776 |
II-VI, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 12/8/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 1,090,000 | 1,087,275 |
Imprivata, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 12/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 287,825 | 287,287 |
Informatica LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.875% 10/29/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 340,000 | 338,484 |
Loyalty Ventures, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5% 11/3/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 80,000 | 79,466 |
MA FinanceCo. LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 5.25% 6/5/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 145,313 | 147,220 |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 268,776 | 266,258 |
Madison Safety & Flow LLC: | | | |
2LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 6.750% 12/14/29 (b)(c)(e) | | 110,000 | 110,000 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan U.S. Secured Overnight Fin. Rate (SOFR) Indx + 3.750% 12/14/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 245,000 | 244,770 |
McAfee LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8519% 9/29/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 694,358 | 694,747 |
MH Sub I LLC: | | | |
1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 9/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 632,092 | 632,750 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 6.3519% 2/23/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 50,000 | 50,229 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 9/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 494,289 | 491,447 |
MKS Instruments, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 10/22/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 850,000 | 847,663 |
Motus Group LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 11/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 135,000 | 134,579 |
NAVEX TopCo, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.36% 9/5/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 157,844 | 156,631 |
Osmosis Debt Merger Sub, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 7/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 195,000 | 195,138 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 7/30/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 20,000 | 20,014 |
Park Place Technologies LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 6% 11/10/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 666,806 | 664,306 |
Peraton Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 2/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 2,384,027 | 2,383,169 |
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 12/29/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 143,913 | 143,312 |
Polaris Newco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.5% 6/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 887,775 | 886,940 |
Project Boost Purchaser LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4% 5/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 174,125 | 173,980 |
Proofpoint, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 8/31/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 870,000 | 865,720 |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.5% 2/15/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 747,136 | 740,957 |
RealPage, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 4/22/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 733,163 | 730,530 |
Red Planet Borrower LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 9/30/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 344,138 | 341,901 |
Renaissance Holding Corp.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.3543% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 452,685 | 447,995 |
Tranche B 2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.000% 7.1043% 5/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,000 | 115,162 |
Seattle Spinco, Inc. Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 6/21/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,702,273 | 1,686,323 |
Sophia LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.7238% 10/7/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 574,211 | 573,780 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 242,978 | 240,033 |
Tranche B 4LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 197,243 | 194,852 |
Tranche B 5LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 4/16/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 853,097 | 843,321 |
STG-Fairway Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 1/31/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,416 | 179,514 |
Sybil Software LLC. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.000% 2.2238% 3/22/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 187,688 | 187,042 |
Tempo Acquisition LLC: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 10/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 251,805 | 252,041 |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8543% 5/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 40,175 | 40,145 |
TTM Technologies, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 2.5993% 9/28/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 318,685 | 318,023 |
UKG, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8543% 5/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 801,550 | 798,544 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.: | | | |
1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 5/3/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 950,418 | 944,773 |
2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.250% 5.75% 5/3/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 600,000 | 601,128 |
UST Holdings Ltd. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.25% 11/19/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 230,000 | 228,850 |
Verscend Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1043% 8/27/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 124,375 | 124,220 |
VFH Parent LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1019% 3/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 205,737 | 205,080 |
Virgin Pulse, Inc.: | | | |
2LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.250% 8% 4/6/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 115,000 | 113,563 |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.75% 4/6/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 179,550 | 177,081 |
VM Consolidated, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.6041% 3/27/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 491,480 | 489,843 |
VS Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1043% 2/28/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 255,450 | 254,065 |
Weber-Stephen Products LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 10/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 207,550 | 207,722 |
WEX, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 4/1/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 168,725 | 167,670 |
Xperi Holding Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.6043% 6/8/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 311,669 | 310,812 |
Zelis Payments Buyer, Inc.: | | | |
Tranche B 1LN, term loan: | | | |
1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.5993% 9/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 234,076 | 232,760 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 3.5993% 9/30/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 122,512 | 121,576 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 9/30/26 (b)(c)(f) | | 85,333 | 84,854 |
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TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 37,004,662 |
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Telecommunications - 5.7% | | | |
Altice Financing SA Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8738% 7/15/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 477,799 | 471,316 |
Altice France SA: | | | |
Tranche B 11LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.8786% 7/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 563,282 | 552,253 |
Tranche B 12LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.680% 3.8113% 1/31/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 482,412 | 477,709 |
Tranche B 13LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 4.1178% 8/14/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 121,250 | 120,523 |
Blucora, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 5/22/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 69,976 | 69,801 |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 11/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 128,115 | 127,794 |
Connect U.S. Finco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.5% 12/12/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 245,625 | 245,492 |
Consolidated Communications, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 4.25% 10/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 160,651 | 160,275 |
Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 5.5% 4/27/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 140,240 | 140,707 |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.5% 10/8/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 898,411 | 896,615 |
GTT Communications, Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 7% 5/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 366,129 | 325,932 |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA: | | | |
Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 8% 11/27/23 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,685,000 | 1,680,080 |
Tranche B-4, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 8.75% 1/2/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 200,000 | 199,468 |
Tranche B-5, term loan 8.625% 1/2/24 (c) | | 1,635,000 | 1,631,681 |
Tranche DD 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.3917% 7/13/22 (a)(b)(c)(f) | | 1,295,334 | 1,293,313 |
Iridium Satellite LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.25% 11/4/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 344,868 | 344,561 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8543% 3/1/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 317,652 | 313,284 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 2.3543% 3/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 108,070 | 106,750 |
Northwest Fiber LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 3.8546% 4/30/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 641,101 | 638,216 |
Radiate Holdco LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 4% 9/25/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,250,000 | 1,244,925 |
SBA Senior Finance II, LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.86% 4/11/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 332,239 | 328,296 |
Securus Technologies Holdings Tranche B, term loan: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.500% 5.5% 11/1/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 483,257 | 469,262 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 8.250% 9.25% 11/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 685,000 | 647,839 |
Windstream Services LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 6.250% 7.25% 9/21/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 339,851 | 340,381 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.1043% 3/9/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,183,133 | 1,166,368 |
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TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 13,992,841 |
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Textiles/Apparel - 0.7% | | | |
Birkenstock GmbH & Co. KG Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 4/28/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 402,975 | 401,464 |
Byju's Alpha, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.500% 6.25% 11/24/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 470,000 | 474,503 |
Jo-Ann Stores LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.750% 5.5% 7/7/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 174,563 | 172,490 |
Samsonite IP Holdings SARL Tranche B2 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.75% 4/25/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 148,502 | 147,543 |
Tory Burch LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 4/14/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 283,575 | 282,866 |
Victoria's Secret & Co. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 8/2/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 194,513 | 193,906 |
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TOTAL TEXTILES/APPAREL | | | 1,672,772 |
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Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.1% | | | |
ASP LS Acquisition Corp. 2LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 7.500% 8.25% 5/7/29 (a)(b)(c) | | 230,000 | 231,007 |
Utilities - 1.9% | | | |
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 3.25% 8/1/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,157,890 | 1,148,117 |
ExGen Renewables IV, LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 3.5% 12/15/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 180,837 | 180,582 |
Granite Generation LLC 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 4.75% 11/1/26 (a)(b)(c) | | 340,634 | 335,269 |
Limetree Bay Terminals LLC term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 2/15/24 (a)(b)(c) | | 187,055 | 166,394 |
LMBE-MC HoldCo II LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.000% 5% 12/3/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 1,164 | 1,092 |
Luxembourg Investment Co. 428 SARL Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 10/22/28 (b)(c)(e) | | 345,000 | 343,275 |
Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.250% 3.75% 6/17/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 329,175 | 327,035 |
PG&E Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.5% 6/23/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 615,625 | 608,238 |
Pike Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 3.11% 1/21/28 (a)(b)(c) | | 239,726 | 238,690 |
Vertiv Group Corp. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 2.844% 3/2/27 (a)(b)(c) | | 736,931 | 731,670 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC Tranche B 3LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.750% 1.8551% 12/31/25 (a)(b)(c) | | 553,597 | 549,013 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 4,629,375 |
|
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS | | | |
(Cost $215,661,392) | | | 214,462,017 |
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - 2.7% | | | |
Aerospace - 0.2% | | | |
TransDigm, Inc.: | | | |
6.25% 3/15/26 (g) | | 500,000 | 519,688 |
8% 12/15/25 (g) | | 40,000 | 42,199 |
|
TOTAL AEROSPACE | | | 561,887 |
|
Air Transportation - 0.1% | | | |
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. 5.5% 4/20/26 (g) | | 105,000 | 109,187 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP Ltd. 4.5% 10/20/25 (g) | | 70,000 | 73,571 |
|
TOTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION | | | 182,758 |
|
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.6% | | | |
Rivian Holdco & Rivian LLC & Rivian Automotive LLC 6 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.620% 6.625% 10/15/26 (a)(b)(d)(g) | | 1,405,000 | 1,464,713 |
Broadcasting - 0.1% | | | |
Univision Communications, Inc.: | | | |
6.625% 6/1/27 (g) | | 105,000 | 113,138 |
9.5% 5/1/25 (g) | | 115,000 | 122,906 |
|
TOTAL BROADCASTING | | | 236,044 |
|
Cable/Satellite TV - 0.1% | | | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.650% 1.7816% 2/1/24 (a)(b) | | 250,000 | 255,455 |
Chemicals - 0.0% | | | |
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc. 5% 12/31/26 (g) | | 5,000 | 4,939 |
Containers - 0.2% | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc. 4.125% 8/15/26 (g) | | 260,000 | 265,850 |
Trivium Packaging Finance BV 5.5% 8/15/26 (g) | | 150,000 | 156,000 |
|
TOTAL CONTAINERS | | | 421,850 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. 5.25% 8/15/22 (g) | | 7,000 | 7,153 |
Energy - 0.1% | | | |
Citgo Petroleum Corp. 7% 6/15/25 (g) | | 95,000 | 97,764 |
New Fortress Energy, Inc. 6.75% 9/15/25 (g) | | 45,000 | 45,450 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 9.25% 5/15/25 (g) | | 105,000 | 99,750 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 242,964 |
|
Gaming - 0.2% | | | |
Golden Entertainment, Inc. 7.625% 4/15/26 (g) | | 145,000 | 151,525 |
Scientific Games Corp. 5% 10/15/25 (g) | | 200,000 | 205,900 |
VICI Properties, Inc.: | | | |
3.5% 2/15/25 (g) | | 30,000 | 30,450 |
4.25% 12/1/26 (g) | | 45,000 | 46,866 |
4.625% 12/1/29 (g) | | 25,000 | 26,606 |
|
TOTAL GAMING | | | 461,347 |
|
Healthcare - 0.2% | | | |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc.: | | | |
5.5% 11/1/25 (g) | | 125,000 | 127,031 |
9% 12/15/25 (g) | | 180,000 | 189,572 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625% 7/15/24 | | 155,000 | 156,938 |
|
TOTAL HEALTHCARE | | | 473,541 |
|
Hotels - 0.0% | | | |
Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. 6.125% 9/15/25 (g) | | 86,000 | 89,655 |
Leisure - 0.1% | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: | | | |
9.125% 6/15/23 (g) | | 25,000 | 26,438 |
10.875% 6/1/23 (g) | | 120,000 | 131,100 |
|
TOTAL LEISURE | | | 157,538 |
|
Paper - 0.0% | | | |
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC 3.25% 9/1/28 (g) | | 80,000 | 79,102 |
Restaurants - 0.0% | | | |
CEC Entertainment LLC 6.75% 5/1/26 (g) | | 95,000 | 93,100 |
Services - 0.2% | | | |
Adtalem Global Education, Inc. 5.5% 3/1/28 (g) | | 105,000 | 102,638 |
Aramark Services, Inc. 6.375% 5/1/25 (g) | | 60,000 | 62,700 |
GEMS MENASA Cayman Ltd. 7.125% 7/31/26 (g) | | 115,000 | 118,040 |
PowerTeam Services LLC 9.033% 12/4/25 (g) | | 220,000 | 232,746 |
|
TOTAL SERVICES | | | 516,124 |
|
Super Retail - 0.2% | | | |
EG Global Finance PLC: | | | |
6.75% 2/7/25 (g) | | 125,000 | 126,563 |
8.5% 10/30/25 (g) | | 250,000 | 259,063 |
|
TOTAL SUPER RETAIL | | | 385,626 |
|
Technology - 0.1% | | | |
CommScope, Inc. 6% 3/1/26 (g) | | 125,000 | 128,750 |
SSL Robotics LLC 9.75% 12/31/23 (g) | | 88,000 | 94,820 |
|
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | 223,570 |
|
Telecommunications - 0.1% | | | |
Altice Financing SA 5.75% 8/15/29 (g) | | 225,000 | 222,750 |
Altice France SA 5.125% 1/15/29 (g) | | 15,000 | 14,625 |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC 5% 5/1/28 (g) | | 100,000 | 103,000 |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc. 4.75% 4/30/27 (g) | | 15,000 | 14,850 |
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS | | | 355,225 |
|
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.2% | | | |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.: | | | |
5.125% 10/1/23 (g) | | 150,000 | 157,977 |
5.25% 5/15/24 (g) | | 200,000 | 214,559 |
|
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION EX AIR/RAIL | | | 372,536 |
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS | | | |
(Cost $6,321,838) | | | 6,585,127 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Common Stocks - 1.1% | | | |
Capital Goods - 0.1% | | | |
TNT Crane & Rigging LLC (d)(h) | | 5,338 | 62,668 |
TNT Crane & Rigging LLC warrants 10/31/25 (d)(h) | | 1,797 | 5,930 |
|
TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS | | | 68,598 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
ACNR Holdings, Inc. (d)(h) | | 1,374 | 58,395 |
Energy - 0.9% | | | |
California Resources Corp. | | 19,996 | 854,029 |
California Resources Corp. warrants 10/27/24 (h) | | 885 | 10,974 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | 14,325 | 924,249 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (i) | | 103 | 6,646 |
Denbury, Inc. (h) | | 5,885 | 450,732 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 2,246,630 |
|
Entertainment/Film - 0.0% | | | |
Cineworld Group PLC warrants 11/23/25 (h) | | 22,063 | 1,244 |
Restaurants - 0.1% | | | |
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (d) | | 15,069 | 271,242 |
Super Retail - 0.0% | | | |
David's Bridal, Inc. rights (d)(h) | | 347 | 0 |
Telecommunications - 0.0% | | | |
GTT Communications, Inc. rights (d)(h) | | 8,983 | 8,983 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $1,187,691) | | | 2,655,092 |
|
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% | | | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% | | | |
ACNR Holdings, Inc. (d)(h) | | | |
(Cost $98,250) | | 786 | 220,080 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
Preferred Securities - 0.1% | | | |
Banks & Thrifts - 0.1% | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.: | | | |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.320% 3.4509% (a)(b)(j) | | 80,000 | 81,003 |
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.470% 3.5986% (a)(b)(j) | | 80,000 | 80,912 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES | | | |
(Cost $146,935) | | | 161,915 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Fixed-Income Funds - 0.1% | | | |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP(d)(i)(k) | | | |
(Cost $286,775) | | 28,678 | 286,775 |
|
Money Market Funds - 10.6% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (l) | | | |
(Cost $25,933,391) | | 25,928,205 | 25,933,391 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.7% | | | |
(Cost $249,636,272) | | | 250,304,397 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.7)% | | | (6,499,241) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $243,805,156 |
Legend
(a) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(b) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
(c) Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
(f) Position or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. At period end, the total principal amount and market value of unfunded commitments totaled $434,636 and $433,422, respectively.
(g) 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 $6,172,734 or 2.5% of net assets.
(h) Non-income producing
(i) 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 $293,421 or 0.1% of net assets.
(j) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
(k) Affiliated Fund
(l) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 2/10/21 | $975 |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | 12/9/21 - 12/31/21 | $286,775 |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | 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 0.08% | $10,580,936 | $87,355,561 | $72,003,045 | $12,910 | $(61) | $-- | $25,933,391 | 0.0% |
Total | $10,580,936 | $87,355,561 | $72,003,045 | $12,910 | $(61) | $-- | $25,933,391 | |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Affiliated Underlying Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in affiliated Underlying Funds is presented below. Exchanges between classes of the same affiliated Underlying Funds may occur. If an underlying Fund changes its name, the name presented below is the name in effect at period end.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Dividend Income | Realized Gain (loss) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period |
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | $-- | $286,775 | $-- | $-- | $-- | $-- | $286,775 |
Total | $-- | $286,775 | $-- | $-- | $-- | $-- | $286,775 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $1,244 | $-- | $1,244 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 271,242 | -- | -- | 271,242 |
Energy | 2,246,630 | 2,246,630 | -- | -- |
Financials | 278,475 | -- | -- | 278,475 |
Industrials | 68,598 | -- | -- | 68,598 |
Information Technology | 8,983 | -- | -- | 8,983 |
Bank Loan Obligations | 214,462,017 | -- | 211,803,375 | 2,658,642 |
Corporate Bonds | 6,585,127 | -- | 5,120,414 | 1,464,713 |
Preferred Securities | 161,915 | -- | 161,915 | -- |
Fixed-Income Funds | 286,775 | -- | -- | 286,775 |
Money Market Funds | 25,933,391 | 25,933,391 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $250,304,397 | $28,180,021 | $217,086,948 | $5,037,428 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
Investments in Securities: | |
Bank Loan Obligations | |
Beginning Balance | $1,177,148 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | (1,477,326) |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | 1,515,807 |
Cost of Purchases | 2,336,876 |
Proceeds of Sales | (878,438) |
Amortization/Accretion | (15,425) |
Transfers into Level 3 | -- |
Transfers out of Level 3 | -- |
Ending Balance | $2,658,642 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2021 | $5,087 |
Other Investments in Securities | |
Beginning Balance | $214,667 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | (1,019) |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | 481,459 |
Cost of Purchases | 1,682,946 |
Proceeds of Sales | (344) |
Amortization/Accretion | 1,077 |
Transfers into Level 3 | -- |
Transfers out of Level 3 | -- |
Ending Balance | $2,378,786 |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2021 | $480,096 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 89.2% |
Luxembourg | 5.5% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 4.1% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $223,416,106) | $224,084,231 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $25,933,391) | 25,933,391 | |
Other affiliated issuers (cost $286,775) | 286,775 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $249,636,272) | | $250,304,397 |
Cash | | 323,507 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 2,125,611 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,524,466 |
Dividends receivable | | 80 |
Interest receivable | | 799,035 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 743 |
Prepaid expenses | | 195 |
Other receivables | | 494 |
Total assets | | 255,078,528 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $11,041,297 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 561 | |
Accrued management fee | 108,549 | |
Other affiliated payables | 29,780 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 93,185 | |
Total liabilities | | 11,273,372 |
Net Assets | | $243,805,156 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $258,501,377 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | (14,696,221) |
Net Assets | | $243,805,156 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,840,096 ÷ 994,173 shares) | | $9.90 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($233,965,060 ÷ 23,655,556 shares) | | $9.89 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $27,025 |
Interest | | 8,025,382 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 12,910 |
Total income | | 8,065,317 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $1,106,242 | |
Transfer agent fees | 203,349 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 99,493 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 47,792 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 678 | |
Audit | 70,994 | |
Legal | 952 | |
Miscellaneous | 959 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 1,530,459 | |
Expense reductions | (1,975) | |
Total expenses after reductions | | 1,528,484 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 6,536,833 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,585,065) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (61) | |
Foreign currency transactions | (41) | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (2,585,167) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 5,759,019 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 202 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 5,759,221 |
Net gain (loss) | | 3,174,054 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $9,710,887 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $6,536,833 | $7,255,162 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,585,167) | (10,101,006) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,759,221 | (2,145,391) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 9,710,887 | (4,991,235) |
Distributions to shareholders | (5,835,875) | (8,416,335) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 71,311,989 | (83,976,072) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 75,187,001 | (97,383,642) |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 168,618,155 | 266,001,797 |
End of period | $243,805,156 | $168,618,155 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.66 | $9.85 | $9.55 | $9.93 | $9.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .323 | .376 | .505 | .438 | .402 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .177 | (.104) | .325 | (.452) | (.027) |
Total from investment operations | .500 | .272 | .830 | (.014) | .375 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.260) | (.462) | (.530) | (.366) | (.305) |
Total distributions | (.260) | (.462) | (.530) | (.366) | (.305) |
Net asset value, end of period | $9.90 | $9.66 | $9.85 | $9.55 | $9.93 |
Total ReturnB,C | 5.21% | 2.82% | 8.79% | (.16)% | 3.81% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .72% | .73% | .71% | .71% | .73% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .72% | .73% | .71% | .71% | .73% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .72% | .73% | .70% | .71% | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.26% | 3.95% | 5.06% | 4.37% | 4.01% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $9,840 | $7,689 | $12,292 | $12,905 | $6,602 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 37% | 40% | 29% | 45% | 68% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Selected Per–Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $9.66 | $9.85 | $9.54 | $9.93 | $9.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)A | .319 | .373 | .502 | .434 | .398 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .169 | (.105) | .335 | (.461) | (.025) |
Total from investment operations | .488 | .268 | .837 | (.027) | .373 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.258) | (.458) | (.527) | (.363) | (.303) |
Total distributions | (.258) | (.458) | (.527) | (.363) | (.303) |
Net asset value, end of period | $9.89 | $9.66 | $9.85 | $9.54 | $9.93 |
Total ReturnB,C | 5.08% | 2.78% | 8.88% | (.30)% | 3.79% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD,E | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .76% | .76% | .74% | .74% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .76% | .76% | .74% | .74% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .76% | .76% | .74% | .74% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 3.23% | 3.91% | 5.03% | 4.33% | 3.97% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $233,965 | $160,929 | $253,710 | $253,242 | $180,482 |
Portfolio turnover rateF | 37% | 40% | 29% | 45% | 68% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, please refer to the Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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. Investment in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, which is a limited partnership available only to certain investment companies managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's limited partnership interest is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and is subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. The Fund has no redemption rights under the partnership agreement. There will be no trading market for the partnership interest, and the Fund most likely will hold its shares until Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP converts by operation of law to a Delaware corporation, trust, or other limited liability entity and (i) registers as a closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act or (ii) elects to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.
Based on its investment objective, Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP may invest or participate in various investments or strategies that are similar to those in which the Fund may invest or participate. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP and thus a decline in the value of the Fund. The Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP intends to invest primarily in direct loans made to private U.S. companies, specifically small- and middle-market companies.
The Schedule of Investments lists Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP. Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP represented less than 5% of the Fund's net assets at period end. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP, which commenced operations on December 8, 2021. The annual expense ratio for Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP is estimated to be a maximum of .20%.
4. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For 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.
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.
Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP is valued using NAV as a practical expedient in accordance with the specialized accounting guidance for investment companies and is categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker and valuations using NAV as a practical expedient.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input(a) |
Equities | $627,298 | Market comparable | Enterprise Value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA) | 8.5 | Increase |
| | | Strike price | $31.17 | Decrease |
| | Recovery value | Recovery value | 0.0% - 1.0% / 1.0% | Increase |
| | Indicative market price | Evaluated bid | $18.00 - $280.00 / $125.49 | Increase |
Corporate Bonds | $1,464,713 | Indicative market price | Evaluated bid | $104.25 | Increase |
Bank Loan Obligations | $2,658,642 | Market approach | Transaction price | $97.50 | Increase |
| | | Parity price | $96.00 | Increase |
| | Indicative market price | Evaluated bid | $93.00 - $101.75 / $99.19 | Increase |
Fixed-Income Funds | $286,775 | Market approach | Net asset value | $9.89 | Increase |
(a) Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
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, 2021, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's 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. 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 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. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured. The Fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees. These fees are recorded as Interest in the accompanying financial statements.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, capital loss carryforwards 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 | $3,674,830 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (2,641,755) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,033,075 |
Tax Cost | $249,271,322 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,121,063 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(16,850,360) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $1,033,075 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(3,171,387) |
Long-term | (13,678,973) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(16,850,360) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 |
Ordinary Income | $5,835,875 | $ 8,416,335 |
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate a fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment, participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. Such instruments are presented in the Bank Loan Obligations section in the Schedule of Investments. Certain funds may also invest in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Information regarding unfunded commitments is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
Commitments. A commitment is an agreement to acquire an investment at a future date (subject to conditions) in connection with a potential public or non-public offering. The amount of commitments outstanding at period end are presented in the table below. These commitments are not included in the net assets of the Fund at period end.
| Investment to be Acquired | Commitment Amount |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | Fidelity Direct Lending Fund, LP | $1,813,225 |
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2020-04, which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other IBOR-based reference rates. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management does not expect the adoption of ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact on the Fund's financial statements.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | 132,254,746 | 70,281,425 |
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .10% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets |
Initial Class | $5,835 | .07 |
Investor Class | 197,514 | .10 |
| $203,349 | |
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | .05 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $40 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | – | 57,665 | 30,354 |
7. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
| Amount |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $335 |
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $178.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $1,797.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $234,771 | $390,895 |
Investor Class | 5,601,104 | 8,025,440 |
Total | $5,835,875 | $8,416,335 |
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 580,666 | 250,158 | $5,724,796 | $2,383,482 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 23,903 | 40,656 | 234,771 | 390,895 |
Shares redeemed | (406,209) | (742,517) | (3,998,861) | (6,787,110) |
Net increase (decrease) | 198,360 | (451,703) | $1,960,706 | $(4,012,733) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 8,388,256 | 1,995,709 | $83,272,934 | $19,338,394 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 570,003 | 835,197 | 5,599,077 | 8,021,841 |
Shares redeemed | (1,968,012) | (11,929,851) | (19,520,728) | (107,323,574) |
Net increase (decrease) | 6,990,247 | (9,098,945) | $69,351,283 | $(79,963,339) |
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
Fund | Affiliated % |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | 100% |
12. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2021 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from agent banks and brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 179 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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, 2021 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period-B July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .73% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,017.90 | $3.71 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.53 | $3.72 |
Investor Class | .76% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,017.60 | $3.86 |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.37 | $3.87 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses
Distributions (Unaudited)
The fund designates $20,194,436 of distributions paid in the calendar year 2020 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
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Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio
Annual Report
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Contents
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and corporate earnings. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread. The pandemic prompted a number of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. To help stem the turmoil, the U.S. government took unprecedented action – in concert with the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world – to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economy, and to limit disruption to the financial system.
In general, the overall impact of the pandemic lessened in 2021, amid a resilient economy and widespread distribution of three COVID-19 vaccines granted emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early in the year. Still, the situation remains dynamic, and the extent and duration of its influence on financial markets and the economy is highly uncertain, due in part to a recent spike in cases based on highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.
Extreme events such as the COVID-19 crisis are exogenous shocks that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets. Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we continue to take extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit us online, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Five Stocks as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Microsoft Corp. | 6.8 |
Apple, Inc. | 6.5 |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 4.4 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.1 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 2.0 |
| 22.8 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2021
| % of fund's net assets |
Information Technology | 26.6 |
Health Care | 12.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.0 |
Financials | 11.0 |
Communication Services | 9.8 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of December 31, 2021* |
| Stocks and Equity Futures | 98.8% |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.2% |
* Foreign investments - 7.1%
Schedule of Investments December 31, 2021
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5% | | | |
| | Shares | Value |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 9.8% | | | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 240,600 | $5,918,760 |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | 609,500 | 11,262,039 |
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) | | 480,500 | 13,497,245 |
| | | 30,678,044 |
Entertainment - 1.6% | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 199,800 | 13,292,694 |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 217,700 | 3,509,324 |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | | 103,700 | 13,678,030 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.: | | | |
Class A (a) | | 23,700 | 394,368 |
Class B (a) | | 165,700 | 2,550,123 |
Marcus Corp. (a) | | 116,500 | 2,080,690 |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | 28,400 | 17,109,296 |
Sea Ltd. ADR (a) | | 46,700 | 10,447,257 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | | 11,500 | 2,043,780 |
The Walt Disney Co. (a) | | 164,300 | 25,448,427 |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A | | 60,500 | 2,985,070 |
Zynga, Inc. (a) | | 993,300 | 6,357,120 |
| | | 99,896,179 |
Interactive Media & Services - 6.7% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 92,100 | 266,817,384 |
Angi, Inc. (a) | | 262,400 | 2,416,704 |
IAC (a) | | 4,000 | 522,840 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a) | | 357,400 | 120,211,490 |
Snap, Inc. Class A (a) | | 254,200 | 11,955,026 |
Twitter, Inc. (a) | | 49,800 | 2,152,356 |
Vimeo, Inc. (a) | | 14,700 | 264,012 |
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 63,100 | 4,051,020 |
| | | 408,390,832 |
Media - 0.6% | | | |
Advantage Solutions, Inc. Class A (a) | | 298,840 | 2,396,697 |
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | | 79,600 | 1,287,928 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 486,100 | 24,465,413 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | 20,500 | 665,020 |
News Corp. Class A | | 204,800 | 4,569,088 |
S4 Capital PLC (a) | | 195,900 | 1,690,900 |
TechTarget, Inc. (a) | | 7,400 | 707,884 |
| | | 35,782,930 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 208,400 | 24,170,232 |
|
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 598,918,217 |
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.0% | | | |
Auto Components - 0.0% | | | |
Adient PLC (a) | | 45,700 | 2,188,116 |
Automobiles - 1.3% | | | |
Ferrari NV | | 12,800 | 3,312,896 |
Rivian Automotive, Inc. | | 10,100 | 1,047,269 |
Tesla, Inc. (a) | | 69,200 | 73,129,176 |
| | | 77,489,341 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1% | | | |
Airbnb, Inc. Class A | | 31,500 | 5,244,435 |
ARAMARK Holdings Corp. | | 165,000 | 6,080,250 |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 9,600 | 23,032,608 |
Brinker International, Inc. (a) | | 27,900 | 1,020,861 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | 133,900 | 12,523,667 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | 2,800 | 4,895,100 |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | 30,600 | 7,371,540 |
Compass Group PLC | | 74,900 | 1,686,275 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | 4,900 | 2,765,217 |
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a) | | 38,500 | 6,159,207 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 107,400 | 16,753,326 |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (a) | | 105,600 | 1,647,360 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A (a) | | 92,700 | 15,317,748 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 10,200 | 2,734,314 |
Noodles & Co. (a) | | 226,700 | 2,056,169 |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a) | | 80,800 | 4,189,480 |
Planet Fitness, Inc. (a) | | 36,300 | 3,288,054 |
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | 44,600 | 2,704,312 |
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. (a) | | 55,796 | 1,110,340 |
Starbucks Corp. | | 49,600 | 5,801,712 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | 9,200 | 3,016,680 |
Wingstop, Inc. | | 3,500 | 604,800 |
| | | 130,003,455 |
Household Durables - 0.3% | | | |
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | 52,000 | 5,639,400 |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | 61,000 | 7,085,760 |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | 60,000 | 2,821,800 |
Tupperware Brands Corp. (a) | | 29,400 | 449,526 |
| | | 15,996,486 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.3% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 55,700 | 185,722,738 |
eBay, Inc. | | 138,500 | 9,210,250 |
Farfetch Ltd. Class A (a) | | 47,800 | 1,597,954 |
Global-e Online Ltd. (a) | | 34,900 | 2,212,311 |
The RealReal, Inc. (a) | | 173,100 | 2,009,691 |
Wayfair LLC Class A (a) | | 8,400 | 1,595,748 |
| | | 202,348,692 |
Multiline Retail - 0.5% | | | |
B&M European Value Retail SA | | 118,700 | 1,022,433 |
Dollar General Corp. | | 46,200 | 10,895,346 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | 41,900 | 5,887,788 |
Kohl's Corp. | | 51,100 | 2,523,829 |
Nordstrom, Inc. (a) | | 81,600 | 1,845,792 |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 60,900 | 3,117,471 |
Target Corp. | | 30,500 | 7,058,920 |
| | | 32,351,579 |
Specialty Retail - 2.4% | | | |
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. (a) | | 41,500 | 1,821,850 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | 283,900 | 7,188,348 |
Aritzia, Inc. (a) | | 38,200 | 1,580,908 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | 53,200 | 3,712,828 |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | 60,700 | 17,694,657 |
Carvana Co. Class A (a) | | 19,700 | 4,566,263 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | 23,900 | 2,748,261 |
Five Below, Inc. (a) | | 26,700 | 5,523,963 |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) | | 53,800 | 6,994,538 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 95,700 | 24,736,536 |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 83,800 | 9,576,664 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 61,700 | 1,138,982 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 91,500 | 37,973,415 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 173,000 | 13,134,160 |
Torrid Holdings, Inc. | | 91,900 | 907,972 |
Victoria's Secret & Co. (a) | | 80,600 | 4,476,524 |
Warby Parker, Inc. (a) | | 50,000 | 2,328,000 |
| | | 146,103,869 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.1% | | | |
adidas AG | | 11,900 | 3,426,550 |
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 21,500 | 796,806 |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 423,700 | 27,502,367 |
Crocs, Inc. (a) | | 10,500 | 1,346,310 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | | 24,200 | 8,864,702 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | | 67,800 | 3,474,750 |
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A | | 125,300 | 3,136,259 |
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a) | | 26,500 | 10,373,425 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 4,400 | 3,636,309 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | 164,900 | 27,483,883 |
On Holding AG | | 9,100 | 344,071 |
PVH Corp. | | 149,800 | 15,976,170 |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | 33,200 | 3,946,152 |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | | 22,000 | 954,800 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 385,500 | 15,651,300 |
| | | 126,913,854 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 733,395,392 |
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.6% | | | |
Beverages - 1.7% | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) | | 9,400 | 4,747,940 |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | | 32,800 | 8,231,816 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | 259,100 | 9,550,426 |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B | | 15,700 | 727,695 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | 155,900 | 14,972,636 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 55,700 | 9,675,647 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 933,000 | 55,242,930 |
| | | 103,149,090 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.6% | | | |
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 2,100 | 140,637 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 4,300 | 2,441,110 |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a) | | 38,500 | 1,088,780 |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 153,500 | 7,044,115 |
Sysco Corp. | | 15,700 | 1,233,235 |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | 180,200 | 6,276,366 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | 800 | 41,728 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 150,800 | 21,819,252 |
| | | 40,085,223 |
Food Products - 0.9% | | | |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | 7,800 | 527,202 |
Bunge Ltd. | | 29,900 | 2,791,464 |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | 59,900 | 2,045,585 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | | 23,900 | 1,656,031 |
Freshpet, Inc. (a) | | 6,100 | 581,147 |
Laird Superfood, Inc. (a) | | 30,200 | 393,808 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | 174,800 | 11,078,824 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 334,100 | 22,154,171 |
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a) | | 36,700 | 931,813 |
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 11,300 | 1,273,849 |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | 300 | 57,324 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) | | 172,500 | 6,991,425 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | 36,300 | 3,163,908 |
| | | 53,646,551 |
Household Products - 1.4% | | | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 110,500 | 4,431,050 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 102,500 | 14,649,300 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 336,100 | 54,979,238 |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | | 192,858 | 6,055,741 |
The Clorox Co. | | 19,300 | 3,365,148 |
| | | 83,480,477 |
Personal Products - 0.2% | | | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | 900 | 41,139 |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a) | | 187,300 | 7,666,189 |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | 10,200 | 568,746 |
The Beauty Health Co. (a) | | 170,404 | 4,116,961 |
| | | 12,393,035 |
Tobacco - 0.8% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 439,200 | 20,813,688 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 261,500 | 24,842,500 |
RLX Technology, Inc. ADR | | 243,700 | 950,430 |
| | | 46,606,618 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 339,360,994 |
|
ENERGY - 2.6% | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3% | | | |
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (a) | | 15,400 | 766,766 |
Baker Hughes Co. Class A | | 43,300 | 1,041,798 |
Championx Corp. (a) | | 59,900 | 1,210,579 |
Halliburton Co. | | 385,000 | 8,804,950 |
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. Class A (a) | | 173,800 | 1,685,860 |
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a) | | 194,400 | 2,198,664 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 71,100 | 2,129,445 |
Weatherford International PLC (a) | | 51,700 | 1,433,124 |
| | | 19,271,186 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.3% | | | |
Africa Oil Corp. (a) | | 1,420,500 | 2,010,115 |
Antero Resources Corp. (a) | | 171,400 | 2,999,500 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | 343,800 | 14,527,143 |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | 13,400 | 1,359,028 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 8,600 | 620,748 |
CVR Energy, Inc. | | 47,100 | 791,751 |
Denbury, Inc. (a) | | 25,000 | 1,914,750 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 788,400 | 48,242,196 |
Genesis Energy LP | | 469,300 | 5,026,203 |
Harbour Energy PLC (a) | | 334,500 | 1,614,312 |
Hess Corp. | | 202,400 | 14,983,672 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | 91,900 | 3,314,343 |
MEG Energy Corp. (a) | | 1,346,100 | 12,450,587 |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | 238,900 | 6,237,679 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 143,500 | 10,398,010 |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | 34,700 | 324,098 |
Range Resources Corp. (a) | | 99,400 | 1,772,302 |
Targa Resources Corp. | | 49,200 | 2,570,208 |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | 111,100 | 3,586,959 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 64,300 | 4,829,573 |
| | | 139,573,177 |
|
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 158,844,363 |
|
FINANCIALS - 11.0% | | | |
Banks - 4.4% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 1,372,500 | 61,062,525 |
Bank of Ireland Group PLC (a) | | 1,003,600 | 5,683,854 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | 272,300 | 12,866,175 |
Comerica, Inc. | | 69,500 | 6,046,500 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 175,100 | 27,727,085 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 113,900 | 17,492,762 |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (a) | | 887,300 | 1,301,041 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 158,100 | 31,702,212 |
Signature Bank | | 23,500 | 7,601,545 |
Societe Generale Series A | | 227,700 | 7,825,760 |
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) | | 695,900 | 4,231,621 |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | 14,000 | 9,495,360 |
UniCredit SpA | | 338,700 | 5,206,278 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 1,344,700 | 64,518,706 |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | 66,700 | 6,057,694 |
| | | 268,819,118 |
Capital Markets - 3.1% | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | 686,000 | 39,842,880 |
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | | 31,500 | 28,840,140 |
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. Class A | | 112,700 | 6,804,826 |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | 74,800 | 9,753,920 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 46,900 | 10,714,774 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | 25,600 | 9,793,280 |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | 185,100 | 25,316,127 |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 92,200 | 4,022,686 |
Morgan Stanley | | 207,400 | 20,358,384 |
Patria Investments Ltd. | | 238,500 | 3,863,700 |
State Street Corp. | | 180,700 | 16,805,100 |
StepStone Group, Inc. Class A | | 191,100 | 7,944,027 |
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A | | 80,100 | 2,309,283 |
| | | 186,369,127 |
Consumer Finance - 1.2% | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | 82,700 | 3,937,347 |
American Express Co. | | 161,200 | 26,372,320 |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 187,200 | 27,160,848 |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 293,200 | 14,671,728 |
| | | 72,142,243 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% | | | |
WeWork, Inc. (a) | | 248,800 | 2,139,680 |
Insurance - 2.0% | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | 143,800 | 1,451,351 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) | | 184,300 | 8,192,135 |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | 86,800 | 14,727,356 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 303,100 | 20,926,024 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 118,200 | 20,545,524 |
Prudential PLC (a) | | 122,500 | 2,118,375 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | 42,700 | 4,675,223 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 325,500 | 50,917,965 |
| | | 123,553,953 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.3% | | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | 181,300 | 8,254,589 |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | 451,800 | 6,514,956 |
| | | 14,769,545 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 667,793,666 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 12.8% | | | |
Biotechnology - 2.6% | | | |
ADC Therapeutics SA (a) | | 74,800 | 1,510,960 |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 60,000 | 1,972,200 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 80,000 | 13,566,400 |
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. ADR | | 40,000 | 361,200 |
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 63,000 | 1,306,620 |
Argenx SE ADR (a) | | 52,800 | 18,490,032 |
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (a) | | 72,300 | 9,726,519 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 134,000 | 2,111,840 |
Avid Bioservices, Inc. (a) | | 86,000 | 2,509,480 |
BeiGene Ltd. ADR (a) | | 8,500 | 2,302,905 |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 48,200 | 1,862,448 |
Century Therapeutics, Inc. | | 65,000 | 1,030,900 |
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (a) | | 90,000 | 2,917,800 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) | | 105,000 | 4,785,900 |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 50,000 | 2,230,000 |
Erasca, Inc. | | 160,500 | 2,500,590 |
Exelixis, Inc. (a) | | 120,000 | 2,193,600 |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 28,000 | 1,638,280 |
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 53,200 | 756,504 |
Generation Bio Co. (a) | | 63,800 | 451,704 |
Graphite Bio, Inc. | | 63,800 | 793,034 |
Imago BioSciences, Inc. | | 28,000 | 663,880 |
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 600,000 | 3,712,705 |
Instil Bio, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 1,711,000 |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 30,000 | 3,547,200 |
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. | | 45,000 | 887,850 |
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 34,000 | 1,989,340 |
Kinnate Biopharma, Inc. | | 28,000 | 496,160 |
Kura Oncology, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 1,400,000 |
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 34,000 | 2,158,660 |
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 44,000 | 6,454,360 |
Nuvalent, Inc. Class A (a) | | 42,600 | 811,104 |
ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 53,200 | 782,040 |
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 132,000 | 898,920 |
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 66,000 | 821,700 |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 86,000 | 3,425,380 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 24,600 | 15,535,392 |
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 114,000 | 3,500,940 |
Repare Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 37,400 | 788,766 |
Revolution Medicines, Inc. (a) | | 63,800 | 1,605,846 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 58,000 | 5,222,900 |
Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (a) | | 15,000 | 372,600 |
Shattuck Labs, Inc. (a) | | 68,600 | 583,786 |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 42,500 | 1,019,575 |
Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (a) | | 2,600 | 30,290 |
TG Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 220,000 | 4,180,000 |
Twist Bioscience Corp. (a) | | 24,000 | 1,857,360 |
uniQure B.V. (a) | | 50,000 | 1,037,000 |
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a) | | 70,000 | 1,665,300 |
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. | | 18,000 | 663,660 |
Xencor, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 4,012,000 |
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 25,500 | 796,620 |
Zai Lab Ltd. (a) | | 20,000 | 1,275,192 |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 90,000 | 7,565,400 |
Zymeworks, Inc. (a) | | 72,300 | 1,184,997 |
| | | 157,676,839 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.2% | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | 1,000,000 | 42,480,000 |
DexCom, Inc. (a) | | 7,000 | 3,758,650 |
Envista Holdings Corp. (a) | | 160,000 | 7,209,600 |
Hologic, Inc. (a) | | 86,000 | 6,584,160 |
Insulet Corp. (a) | | 84,000 | 22,349,880 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | 16,000 | 5,748,800 |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 28,000 | 8,197,840 |
Outset Medical, Inc. (a) | | 67,000 | 3,088,030 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | | 88,500 | 25,427,820 |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. | | 28,000 | 700,280 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a) | | 46,000 | 6,923,920 |
| | | 132,468,980 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.0% | | | |
1Life Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 1,757,000 |
agilon health, Inc. (a) | | 250,000 | 6,750,000 |
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | 229,800 | 3,230,988 |
Cano Health, Inc. (a) | | 630,000 | 5,613,300 |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 318,000 | 26,203,200 |
Cigna Corp. | | 154,000 | 35,363,020 |
Guardant Health, Inc. (a) | | 48,000 | 4,800,960 |
HCA Holdings, Inc. | | 44,000 | 11,304,480 |
Humana, Inc. | | 102,000 | 47,313,720 |
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. | | 210,000 | 1,999,200 |
Oak Street Health, Inc. (a) | | 218,000 | 7,224,520 |
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a) | | 96,000 | 5,127,360 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 172,800 | 86,769,792 |
| | | 243,457,540 |
Health Care Technology - 0.3% | | | |
Castlight Health, Inc. Class B (a) | | 212,800 | 327,712 |
Definitive Healthcare Corp. | | 38,000 | 1,038,540 |
Doximity, Inc. | | 34,000 | 1,704,420 |
Evolent Health, Inc. (a) | | 45,000 | 1,245,150 |
Health Catalyst, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 3,962,000 |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 20,800 | 4,785,248 |
Medlive Technology Co. Ltd. (b) | | 220,000 | 767,421 |
Phreesia, Inc. (a) | | 60,000 | 2,499,600 |
| | | 16,330,091 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.2% | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc. (a) | | 50,000 | 7,448,000 |
Avantor, Inc. (a) | | 80,000 | 3,371,200 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (a) | | 19,400 | 14,658,058 |
Bruker Corp. | | 118,000 | 9,901,380 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a) | | 20,000 | 7,535,600 |
Danaher Corp. | | 145,000 | 47,706,450 |
Lonza Group AG | | 14,000 | 11,656,237 |
Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 70,000 | 2,933,000 |
Olink Holding AB ADR (a) | | 63,800 | 1,161,160 |
Stevanato Group SpA | | 84,000 | 1,885,800 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 40,600 | 27,089,944 |
| | | 135,346,829 |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5% | | | |
Arvinas Holding Co. LLC (a) | | 60,000 | 4,928,400 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 104,000 | 12,144,022 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 64,000 | 3,990,400 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 158,500 | 43,780,870 |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | | 85,000 | 1,148,350 |
Pharvaris BV | | 60,000 | 949,200 |
Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 76,500 | 1,032,750 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 29,000 | 12,030,976 |
Royalty Pharma PLC | | 260,000 | 10,361,000 |
Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | 40,000 | 507,200 |
UCB SA | | 17,000 | 1,940,143 |
| | | 92,813,311 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 778,093,590 |
|
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.9% | | | |
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (a) | | 18,000 | 2,826,000 |
HEICO Corp. Class A | | 32,200 | 4,138,344 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | 46,800 | 9,979,632 |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | 156,600 | 13,476,996 |
The Boeing Co. (a) | | 127,400 | 25,648,168 |
| | | 56,069,140 |
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1% | | | |
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a) | | 110,700 | 3,252,366 |
Airlines - 0.3% | | | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | | 1,183,100 | 16,847,344 |
Building Products - 1.5% | | | |
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | | 75,200 | 18,658,624 |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | 222,700 | 23,806,630 |
The AZEK Co., Inc. (a) | | 510,600 | 23,610,144 |
Trane Technologies PLC | | 125,400 | 25,334,562 |
| | | 91,409,960 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6% | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | 33,700 | 14,934,829 |
Copart, Inc. (a) | | 11,500 | 1,743,630 |
CoreCivic, Inc. (a) | | 97,200 | 969,084 |
Waste Connections, Inc. (United States) | | 125,100 | 17,047,377 |
| | | 34,694,920 |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% | | | |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (a) | | 497,900 | 20,334,236 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.6% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 198,500 | 29,187,440 |
Plug Power, Inc. (a) | | 50,600 | 1,428,438 |
Regal Rexnord Corp. | | 21,600 | 3,675,888 |
| | | 34,291,766 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6% | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | 60,200 | 12,552,302 |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 54,600 | 26,855,556 |
| | | 39,407,858 |
Machinery - 2.1% | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | 105,200 | 12,205,304 |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 127,100 | 26,276,654 |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | | 79,000 | 12,599,710 |
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (NY Shares) | | 114,700 | 5,306,022 |
Deere & Co. | | 63,600 | 21,807,804 |
Fortive Corp. | | 315,300 | 24,054,237 |
IDEX Corp. | | 63,600 | 15,029,952 |
ITT, Inc. | | 85,500 | 8,737,245 |
| | | 126,016,928 |
Marine - 0.0% | | | |
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. | | 34,700 | 1,578,850 |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. | | 69,100 | 1,105,600 |
| | | 2,684,450 |
Professional Services - 0.5% | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | 4,800 | 1,405,392 |
IHS Markit Ltd. | | 124,900 | 16,601,708 |
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. | | 106,000 | 12,569,480 |
| | | 30,576,580 |
Road & Rail - 1.8% | | | |
CSX Corp. | | 770,900 | 28,985,840 |
Landstar System, Inc. | | 74,100 | 13,265,382 |
Lyft, Inc. (a) | | 50,800 | 2,170,684 |
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. | | 77,800 | 27,881,964 |
TuSimple Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 47,500 | 1,702,875 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 464,400 | 19,472,292 |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 61,600 | 15,518,888 |
| | | 108,997,925 |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% | | | |
Air Lease Corp. Class A | | 34,200 | 1,512,666 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 566,096,139 |
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 26.6% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.2% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 204,600 | 12,965,502 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.5% | | | |
Cognex Corp. | | 54,400 | 4,230,144 |
Corning, Inc. | | 267,900 | 9,973,917 |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 70,100 | 11,309,934 |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 6,400 | 2,796,096 |
Trimble, Inc. (a) | | 27,000 | 2,354,130 |
| | | 30,664,221 |
IT Services - 4.2% | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 105,800 | 12,382,832 |
Capgemini SA | | 107,000 | 26,223,637 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | 356,100 | 31,593,192 |
Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. Class A (a) | | 113,900 | 1,436,279 |
DXC Technology Co. (a) | | 43,700 | 1,406,703 |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 29,800 | 4,314,146 |
Gartner, Inc. (a) | | 26,700 | 8,926,344 |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 97,600 | 13,193,568 |
GoDaddy, Inc. (a) | | 145,000 | 12,304,700 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 91,200 | 32,769,984 |
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a) | | 32,000 | 16,939,200 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 152,600 | 28,777,308 |
Repay Holdings Corp. (a) | | 286,500 | 5,234,355 |
Snowflake Computing, Inc. (a) | | 13,400 | 4,539,250 |
StoneCo Ltd. Class A (a) | | 38,400 | 647,424 |
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. | | 19,900 | 533,519 |
Twilio, Inc. Class A (a) | | 35,200 | 9,269,568 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 181,700 | 39,376,207 |
Wix.com Ltd. (a) | | 39,200 | 6,185,368 |
| | | 256,053,584 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.7% | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | 262,700 | 46,174,779 |
Intel Corp. | | 287,700 | 14,816,550 |
Lam Research Corp. | | 4,200 | 3,020,430 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 91,100 | 7,970,339 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | 251,300 | 21,878,178 |
Micron Technology, Inc. | | 431,200 | 40,166,280 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 3,900 | 1,147,029 |
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) | | 47,700 | 3,239,784 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | 46,600 | 7,229,524 |
Xilinx, Inc. | | 74,800 | 15,859,844 |
| | | 161,502,737 |
Software - 12.4% | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | 112,200 | 63,624,132 |
Alteryx, Inc. Class A (a) | | 39,200 | 2,371,600 |
Anaplan, Inc. (a) | | 282,300 | 12,943,455 |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 45,300 | 6,894,660 |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | 94,600 | 26,600,574 |
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. | | 14,900 | 224,394 |
Blackbaud, Inc. (a) | | 62,400 | 4,928,352 |
Braze, Inc. | | 6,800 | 524,688 |
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. (a) | | 101,600 | 10,613,136 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | 13,600 | 1,286,424 |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | 3,100 | 5,751,622 |
Coupa Software, Inc. (a) | | 31,000 | 4,899,550 |
Elastic NV (a) | | 79,600 | 9,797,964 |
GitLab, Inc. | | 4,900 | 426,300 |
HashiCorp, Inc. | | 5,600 | 509,824 |
HubSpot, Inc. (a) | | 11,900 | 7,843,885 |
Micro Focus International PLC | | 200,000 | 1,132,480 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 1,230,300 | 413,774,501 |
Mimecast Ltd. (a) | | 49,800 | 3,962,586 |
Momentive Global, Inc. (a) | | 86,800 | 1,835,820 |
New Relic, Inc. (a) | | 38,500 | 4,233,460 |
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | | 411,700 | 10,695,966 |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) | | 45,500 | 25,332,580 |
PTC, Inc. (a) | | 94,200 | 11,412,330 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | 268,700 | 68,284,731 |
Samsara, Inc. | | 18,500 | 520,035 |
Smartsheet, Inc. (a) | | 17,900 | 1,386,355 |
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 184,800 | 10,176,936 |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | | 83,300 | 22,755,894 |
Workiva, Inc. (a) | | 14,300 | 1,866,007 |
Zendesk, Inc. (a) | | 118,800 | 12,389,652 |
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | 22,400 | 4,119,584 |
| | | 753,119,477 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 6.6% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 2,248,400 | 399,248,388 |
Western Digital Corp. (a) | | 88,400 | 5,764,564 |
| | | 405,012,952 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 1,619,318,473 |
|
MATERIALS - 2.9% | | | |
Chemicals - 1.9% | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | 26,500 | 8,062,890 |
Albemarle Corp. U.S. | | 18,100 | 4,231,237 |
Ashland Global Holdings, Inc. | | 9,000 | 968,940 |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | 66,200 | 4,685,636 |
Corteva, Inc. | | 117,300 | 5,545,944 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 73,400 | 5,929,252 |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | 10,400 | 1,257,464 |
Ecolab, Inc. | | 31,300 | 7,342,667 |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | 134,500 | 3,265,660 |
FMC Corp. | | 8,200 | 901,098 |
Huntsman Corp. | | 48,100 | 1,677,728 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 34,800 | 5,242,620 |
Linde PLC | | 60,300 | 20,889,729 |
Livent Corp. (a) | | 58,100 | 1,416,478 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | 37,400 | 3,449,402 |
Nutrien Ltd. | | 56,900 | 4,276,890 |
Olin Corp. | | 104,600 | 6,016,592 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 27,600 | 4,759,344 |
RPM International, Inc. | | 18,500 | 1,868,500 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 30,000 | 10,564,800 |
The Mosaic Co. | | 89,700 | 3,524,313 |
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. Class A | | 5,800 | 933,800 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 284,800 | 6,843,744 |
Wacker Chemie AG | | 5,600 | 832,504 |
| | | 114,487,232 |
Construction Materials - 0.2% | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | 9,500 | 4,184,940 |
Summit Materials, Inc. (a) | | 38,500 | 1,545,390 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | 19,900 | 4,130,842 |
| | | 9,861,172 |
Containers & Packaging - 0.2% | | | |
Aptargroup, Inc. | | 14,200 | 1,739,216 |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 15,100 | 3,270,207 |
Ball Corp. | | 43,900 | 4,226,253 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 22,000 | 2,433,640 |
Packaging Corp. of America | | 10,300 | 1,402,345 |
| | | 13,071,661 |
Metals & Mining - 0.6% | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | 45,500 | 2,710,890 |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (a) | | 91,100 | 1,983,247 |
Commercial Metals Co. | | 49,700 | 1,803,613 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | 6,000 | 306,480 |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 106,200 | 2,541,345 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | 233,300 | 9,735,609 |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | 106,300 | 830,265 |
Newmont Corp. | | 106,700 | 6,617,534 |
Nucor Corp. | | 40,600 | 4,634,490 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 16,100 | 2,611,742 |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | 8,800 | 925,848 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 30,600 | 1,899,342 |
| | | 36,600,405 |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.0% | | | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. | | 26,300 | 2,060,605 |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | | 10,400 | 992,191 |
| | | 3,052,796 |
|
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 177,073,266 |
|
REAL ESTATE - 3.4% | | | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.2% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | 24,500 | 5,462,520 |
American Tower Corp. | | 89,300 | 26,120,250 |
Americold Realty Trust | | 78,100 | 2,560,899 |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | 49,400 | 10,311,756 |
CubeSmart | | 279,500 | 15,906,345 |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 96,200 | 17,014,894 |
Digitalbridge Group, Inc. (a) | | 204,600 | 1,704,318 |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | 83,700 | 2,803,950 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 85,000 | 7,451,100 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | 28,700 | 10,109,001 |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | | 213,100 | 6,267,271 |
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. | | 55,100 | 1,839,789 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (a) | | 35,300 | 613,867 |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | 134,200 | 6,084,628 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 44,600 | 5,409,980 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | 43,200 | 9,911,808 |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. | | 33,900 | 1,120,056 |
Prologis (REIT), Inc. | | 155,400 | 26,163,144 |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | 485,000 | 6,756,050 |
SITE Centers Corp. | | 242,500 | 3,838,775 |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | 51,100 | 2,462,509 |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | 25,400 | 2,166,366 |
Ventas, Inc. | | 180,600 | 9,232,272 |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | 209,200 | 6,299,012 |
Washington REIT (SBI) | | 111,800 | 2,890,030 |
Welltower, Inc. | | 46,500 | 3,988,305 |
| | | 194,488,895 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. | | 95,600 | 10,373,556 |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a) | | 11,400 | 3,070,476 |
| | | 13,444,032 |
|
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 207,932,927 |
|
UTILITIES - 2.5% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 1.6% | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | 68,600 | 6,103,342 |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 37,966 | 3,982,633 |
Edison International | | 106,200 | 7,248,150 |
Entergy Corp. | | 28,300 | 3,187,995 |
Evergy, Inc. | | 79,100 | 5,427,051 |
Exelon Corp. | | 276,400 | 15,964,864 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | 182,100 | 7,573,539 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 264,200 | 24,665,712 |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | 45,000 | 1,938,600 |
OGE Energy Corp. | | 54,000 | 2,072,520 |
PG&E Corp. (a) | | 607,400 | 7,373,836 |
Southern Co. | | 209,500 | 14,367,510 |
| | | 99,905,752 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.3% | | | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class A | | 11,800 | 395,064 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | | 28,600 | 2,413,840 |
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (a) | | 40,600 | 1,133,552 |
The AES Corp. | | 287,000 | 6,974,100 |
Vistra Corp. | | 175,600 | 3,998,412 |
| | | 14,914,968 |
Multi-Utilities - 0.6% | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | 197,700 | 5,517,807 |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | 115,300 | 9,057,968 |
NiSource, Inc. | | 171,800 | 4,743,398 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | 122,400 | 8,167,752 |
Sempra Energy | | 75,800 | 10,026,824 |
| | | 37,513,749 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 152,334,469 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | |
(Cost $5,887,058,533) | | | 5,999,161,496 |
| | Principal Amount | Value |
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.0% | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.05% to 0.05% 1/20/22 to 1/27/22 (c) | | | |
(Cost $2,999,898) | | 3,000,000 | 2,999,945 |
| | Shares | Value |
|
Money Market Funds - 1.6% | | | |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% (d) | | | |
(Cost $97,237,484) | | 97,218,040 | 97,237,484 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.1% | | | |
(Cost $5,987,295,915) | | | 6,099,398,925 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)% | | | (6,154,706) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | | | $6,093,244,219 |
Futures Contracts | | | | | |
| Number of contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Value | Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
Purchased | | | | | |
Equity Index Contracts | | | | | |
CME E-mini S&P 500 Index Contracts (United States) | 85 | March 2022 | $20,223,625 | $238,129 | $238,129 |
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 0.3%
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $4,480,126 or 0.1% of net assets.
(c) 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 $996,982.
(d) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Fund | Value, beginning of period | Purchases | Sales Proceeds(a) | Dividend Income | Realized Gain/Loss | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | Value, end of period | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 0.08% | $-- | $259,964,989 | $162,727,505 | $13,744 | $-- | $-- | $97,237,484 | 0.2% |
Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund | -- | 6,024,033,979 | 6,008,984,644 | -- | (15,049,335) | -- | -- | 0.0% |
Total | $-- | $6,283,998,968 | $6,171,712,149 | $13,744 | $(15,049,335) | $-- | $97,237,484 | |
(a) Includes the value of shares redeemed through in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2021, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
| Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
Equities: | | | | |
Communication Services | $598,918,217 | $585,965,278 | $12,952,939 | $-- |
Consumer Discretionary | 733,395,392 | 717,464,618 | 15,930,774 | -- |
Consumer Staples | 339,360,994 | 339,360,994 | -- | -- |
Energy | 158,844,363 | 157,230,051 | 1,614,312 | -- |
Financials | 667,793,666 | 639,975,386 | 27,818,280 | -- |
Health Care | 778,093,590 | 739,047,020 | 39,046,570 | -- |
Industrials | 566,096,139 | 566,096,139 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 1,619,318,473 | 1,591,962,356 | 27,356,117 | -- |
Materials | 177,073,266 | 176,240,762 | 832,504 | -- |
Real Estate | 207,932,927 | 207,932,927 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 152,334,469 | 152,334,469 | -- | -- |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 2,999,945 | -- | 2,999,945 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 97,237,484 | 97,237,484 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $6,099,398,925 | $5,970,847,484 | $128,551,441 | $-- |
Derivative Instruments: | | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Futures Contracts | $238,129 | $238,129 | $-- | $-- |
Total Assets | $238,129 | $238,129 | $-- | $-- |
Total Derivative Instruments: | $238,129 | $238,129 | $-- | $-- |
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, 2021. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Primary Risk Exposure / Derivative Type | Value |
| Asset | Liability |
Equity Risk | | |
Futures Contracts(a) | $238,129 | $0 |
Total Equity Risk | 238,129 | 0 |
Total Value of Derivatives | $238,129 | $0 |
(a) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in Total accumulated earnings (loss).
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 92.9% |
Canada | 1.2% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 5.9% |
| 100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| | December 31, 2021 |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $5,890,058,431) | $6,002,161,441 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $97,237,484) | 97,237,484 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $5,987,295,915) | | $6,099,398,925 |
Cash | | 342,613 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $13,438) | | 13,438 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 6,624,941 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 424,599 |
Dividends receivable | | 3,255,840 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | 6,334 |
Total assets | | 6,110,066,690 |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $12,624,468 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 681,480 | |
Accrued management fee | 2,606,547 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 29 | |
Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts | 58,438 | |
Other affiliated payables | 795,445 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 56,064 | |
Total liabilities | | 16,822,471 |
Net Assets | | $6,093,244,219 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $5,997,953,623 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | 95,290,596 |
Net Assets | | $6,093,244,219 |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | |
Initial Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($101,571 ÷ 10,000 shares) | | $10.16 |
Service Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($101,570 ÷ 10,000 shares) | | $10.16 |
Service Class 2: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($101,571 ÷ 10,000 shares) | | $10.16 |
Investor Class: | | |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($6,092,939,507 ÷ 599,899,458 shares) | | $10.16 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
| | For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021 |
Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $12,918,890 |
Interest | | 263 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | | 13,744 |
Total income | | 12,932,897 |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $6,015,659 | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,577,838 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 69 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 217,440 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 23,499 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 2,585 | |
Audit | 37,393 | |
Legal | 168 | |
Total expenses | | 7,874,651 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 5,058,246 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | (2,811,286) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (15,049,335) | |
Foreign currency transactions | 1,257 | |
Futures contracts | 1,297,779 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | (16,561,585) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 112,103,010 | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,428 | |
Futures contracts | 238,129 | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 112,342,567 |
Net gain (loss) | | 95,780,982 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $100,839,228 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | |
Operations | |
Net investment income (loss) | $5,058,246 |
Net realized gain (loss) | (16,561,585) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 112,342,567 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 100,839,228 |
Distributions to shareholders | (7,191,188) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 5,999,596,179 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 6,093,244,219 |
Net Assets | |
Beginning of period | – |
End of period | $6,093,244,219 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio Initial Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .16 |
Total from investment operations | .17 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.01) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.16 |
Total ReturnC,D | 1.73% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |
Expenses before reductions | .61%G,H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61%G,H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .61%G,H |
Net investment income (loss) | .52%G,H |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $102 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 159%J,K |
A For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Audit fees are not annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio Service Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .16 |
Total from investment operations | .17 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.01) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.16 |
Total ReturnC,D | 1.71% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |
Expenses before reductions | .71%G,H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .71%G,H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .71%G,H |
Net investment income (loss) | .41%G,H |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $102 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 159%J,K |
A For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Audit fees are not annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio Service Class 2
Years ended December 31, | 2021 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .16 |
Total from investment operations | .17 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.01) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.16 |
Total ReturnC,D | 1.68% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |
Expenses before reductions | .86%G,H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .86%G,H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .86%G,H |
Net investment income (loss) | .26%G,H |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $102 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 159%J,K |
A For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Audit fees are not annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio Investor Class
Years ended December 31, | 2021 A |
Selected Per–Share Data | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $10.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | |
Net investment income (loss)B | .01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .16 |
Total from investment operations | .17 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.01) |
Total distributions | (.01) |
Net asset value, end of period | $10.16 |
Total ReturnC,D | 1.72% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | |
Expenses before reductions | .68%G,H |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .68%G,H |
Expenses net of all reductions | .68%G,H |
Net investment income (loss) | .44%G,H |
Supplemental Data | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $6,092,940 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 159%J,K |
A For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
G Annualized
H Audit fees are not annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended December 31, 2021
1. Organization.
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio (the Fund) is a fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
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 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 Ratio(a) |
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 financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's 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 Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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, 2021 is included at the end of the Fund's 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. 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 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. 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.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying 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. As of December 31, 2021, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, capital loss carryforwards 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 | $329,522,647 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (220,213,789) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $109,308,858 |
Tax Cost | $5,990,090,067 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $(14,019,690) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $109,310,286 |
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(14,019,690) |
Total capital loss carryforward | (14,019,690) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2021(a) |
Ordinary Income | $7,191,188 |
(a) For the period October 21, 2021(commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
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 Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:
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. |
The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures 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 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. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its 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 (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end and is representative of volume of activity during the period. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments.
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 ($) |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | 6,177,630,112 | 6,296,458,709 |
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of +/- .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Investor Class as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI U.S. Investable Market 2500 Index, over the same 36 month performance period. The Fund's performance adjustment will not take effect until October 21, 2022 Subsequent months will be added until the performance period includes 36 months. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .52% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
Service Class | $20 |
Service Class 2 | 49 |
| $69 |
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
| Amount | % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) |
Initial Class | $12 | .06 |
Service Class | 12 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 12 | .06 |
Investor Class | 1,577,802 | .14 |
| $1,577,838 | |
(a) Annualized
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annualized rates:
| % of Average Net Assets |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | .02 |
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
| Amount |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | $6,269 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | 32,269,776 | 17,515,529 | 152,676 |
Affiliated Exchanges In-Kind. Shares that were exchanged for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below. The amount of in-kind exchanges is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
| Shares | Total Proceeds ($) | Participating classes |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | 602,403,398 | 6,024,033,979 | Investor Class |
In addition, the Fund redeemed 42,998,101 shares of Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund in exchange for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, with a value of $6,008,984,644. The net realized loss of $ 15,049,335 on the Fund's redemptions of Fidelity U.S. Equity Central Fund is included in "Net Realized gain (loss) on Investment Securities: Fidelity Central Funds" in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund recognized a net loss on the exchange for federal income tax purposes.
7. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021(a) |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | |
Distributions to shareholders | |
Initial Class | $130 |
Service Class | 110 |
Service Class 2 | 80 |
Investor Class | 7,190,868 |
Total | $7,191,188 |
(a) For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
8. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
| Shares | Dollars |
| Year ended December 31, 2021(a) | Year ended December 31, 2021(a) |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | | |
Initial Class | | |
Shares sold | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Net increase (decrease) | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Service Class | | |
Shares sold | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Net increase (decrease) | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Service Class 2 | | |
Shares sold | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Net increase (decrease) | 10,000 | $100,000 |
Investor Class | | |
Shares sold | 605,228,309 | $6,052,366,991 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 706,372 | 7,190,868 |
Shares redeemed | (6,035,223) | (60,261,680) |
Net increase (decrease) | 599,899,458 | $5,999,296,179 |
(a) For the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.
9. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, 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.
In addition, at the end of the period, the following mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 10% or more of the total outstanding shares.
| VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio | VIP FundsManager 60% Portfolio | VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | 33% | 42% | 15% |
Mutual funds managed by the investment adviser or its affiliates, in aggregate, were the owners of record of more than 20% of the total outstanding shares.
Fund | % of shares held |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | 100% |
10. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund and Shareholders of VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund, referred to hereafter as the “Fund”) as of December 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period October 21, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 314 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and Managing Partner, Sustainability, of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners (strategic advisory and venture development, 2016-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (October 21, 2021 to December 31, 2021). The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (October 21, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
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 | Ending Account Value December 31, 2021 | Expenses Paid During Period |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | .61% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,017.30 | $1.21-B |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,022.13 | $3.11-D |
Service Class | .71% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,017.10 | $1.41-B |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.63 | $3.62-D |
Service Class 2 | .86% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,016.80 | $1.71-B |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,020.87 | $4.38-D |
Investor Class | .68% | | | |
Actual | | $1,000.00 | $1,017.20 | $1.35-B |
Hypothetical-C | | $1,000.00 | $1,021.78 | $3.47-D |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Actual expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 72/365 (to reflect the period October 21, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
C 5% return per year before expenses
D Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Distributions (Unaudited)
Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2 and Investor Class designate 100% of the dividends distributed in December, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends–received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio
At its July 2021 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to approve the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are collectively referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, considered a broad range of information.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The 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 considered Fidelity's resources devoted to non-U.S. offices and Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operationscapabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services to be performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping,and securities lending services for the fund. The Board also considered the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment Performance. The fund is a new fund and therefore had no historical performance for the Board to review at the time it approved the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board considered the Investment Advisers' strength in fundamental, research-driven security selection, which the Board is familiar with through its supervision of other Fidelity funds.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio ..In reviewing the Advisory Contracts, the Board considered the fund's proposed management fee rate and the projected total expense ratio of each class of the fund. The Board noted that the fund's proposed management fee rate is lower than the median fee rate of funds with similar Lipper investment objective categories and comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures are comparable. The Board also considered that the projected total expense ratio of each of Initial Class, Investor Class, and Service Class is below the median of those funds and classes used by the Board for management fee comparisons that have a similar sales load structure, and the projected total expense ratio of Service Class 2 is above the median. The Board noted that the projected total expense ratio of Service Class 2 is above the median because of its 12b-1 fee and that excluding 12b-1 fees from both Fidelity and competitor classes, the projected total expense ratio of Service Class 2 ranked below the median. The Board, recognizing that the fund is a new fund and therefore had no historical performance upon which to evaluate the effect of the performance adjustment, noted that it would be able to evaluate its effects in connection with future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the management fee and the projected total expense ratio of each class of the fund were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders will receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The fund is a new fund and therefore no revenue, cost, or profitability data was available for the Board to review in respect of the fund at the time it approved the Advisory Contracts. In connection with its future renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders.
Economies of Scale. The Board will consider economies of scale when there is operating experience to permit assessment thereof. The Board noted that the fund and its shareholders would have access to the very considerable number and variety of services available through Fidelity and its affiliates.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved.
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2021, Variable Insurance Products Fund (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Donald F. Donahue is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Donahue is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Fees and Services
The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte Entities”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to VIP Value Portfolio (the “Fund”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
December 31, 2021 FeesA
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Value Portfolio | $40,000 | $- | $12,000 | $1,100 |
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Value Portfolio | $40,900 | $- | $12,200 | $1,100 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to VIP Equity-Income Portfolio, VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio, VIP Growth Portfolio, VIP High Income Portfolio, VIP Overseas Portfolio and VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio (the “Funds”):
Services Billed by PwC
December 31, 2021 FeesA,B
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $57,800 | $5,600 | $10,100 | $1,800 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $58,700 | $5,600 | $9,800 | $1,800 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $51,500 | $4,800 | $7,100 | $1,600 |
VIP High Income Portfolio | $68,100 | $6,300 | $8,700 | $2,000 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $53,600 | $5,300 | $10,900 | $1,700 |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | $- | $500 | $- | $200 |
December 31, 2020 FeesA,B
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $58,500 | $5,300 | $11,300 | $2,200 |
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $59,500 | $5,400 | $9,800 | $2,200 |
VIP Growth Portfolio | $52,200 | $4,600 | $7,700 | $1,900 |
VIP High Income Portfolio | $68,900 | $6,000 | $8,700 | $2,400 |
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $54,300 | $5,000 | $10,900 | $2,100 |
VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio | $- | $- | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B VIP: Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio commenced operations on October 21, 2021.
The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s) and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund(s) (“Fund Service Providers”):
Services Billed by Deloitte Entities
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| December 31, 2021A | December 31, 2020A |
Audit-Related Fees | $- | $- |
Tax Fees | $- | $- |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
Services Billed by PwC
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| December 31, 2021A,B | December 31, 2020 A,B |
Audit-Related Fees | $8,522,600 | $9,377,400 |
Tax Fees | $354,200 | $30,000 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B May include amounts billed prior to the VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio’s commencement of operations
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC for services rendered to the Fund(s), FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and
any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Fund(s) are as follows:
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Billed By | December 31, 2021A,B | December 31, 2020A,B |
Deloitte Entities | $534,700 | $514,900 |
PwC | $14,203,300 | $14,627,800 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
B May include amounts billed prior to the VIP Stock Selector All Cap Portfolio’s commencement of operations.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities and PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities and PwC in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities and PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund(s) and its(their) related entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund(s) Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The trust’s Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.
All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.
Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (“De Minimis Exception”)
There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Fund’s(s’) last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund(s) or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s).
Item 5.
Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Investments
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information
relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Exhibits
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.
Variable Insurance Products Fund
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | February 18, 2022 |
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 18, 2022 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | February 18, 2022 |