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 811-03759
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
(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, 2022 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Consumer Staples Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -0.62% | 7.09% | 9.96% |
Investor Class | -0.69% | 7.01% | 9.87% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ben Shuleva:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -1%, outperforming the -1.68% result of the MSCI US IMI Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The top contributors to performance versus the sector index were stock selection and an underweight in the hypermarkets & super centers segment. An overweight and stock picks in the soft drinks group and stock selection in the packaged foods & meats category also lifted the fund's relative result. In terms of individual relative contributors, having a significant underweight in Costco Wholesale, a stake we established this period, helped most, returning approximately -3% in the fund and -19% in the index the past year. Also boosting value was an underweight in Estée Lauder, which returned roughly -26% in the fund. This was a position we initiated the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized position in Lamb Weston Holdings (+43%). This period we decreased our stake. In contrast, the largest detractor from performance versus the sector index was stock selection in advertising, a segment that is not in the sector index. Stock picks and an overweight in brewers and security selection in personal products also hampered the fund's relative result. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an overweight in Herbalife Nutrition, which returned -64% the past year. The fund's investment in Advantage Solutions, which returned -74%, also hindered performance versus the sector index. We added to our non-index stake in the company the past 12 months. Notable changes in positioning include reduced exposure to the tobacco subindustry and a higher allocation to hypermarkets & super centers.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Procter & Gamble Co. | 14.5 | |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 13.8 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 6.6 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. | 5.6 | |
Altria Group, Inc. | 5.3 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. | 4.3 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4.0 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | 3.5 | |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | 3.3 | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A | 2.9 | |
| 63.8 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Beverages | 32.1 | |
Household Products | 21.8 | |
Food Products | 16.3 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | 12.6 | |
Tobacco | 9.3 | |
Personal Products | 3.6 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 0.7 | |
Media | 0.4 | |
Household Durables | 0.2 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.0% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Beverages - 32.1% | | | |
Brewers - 3.3% | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) | | 25,450 | 8,386,284 |
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B | | 21,500 | 1,107,680 |
| | | 9,493,964 |
Distillers & Vintners - 4.2% | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (non-vtg.) | | 900 | 59,112 |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | | 43,716 | 10,131,183 |
Diageo PLC | | 50,124 | 2,194,021 |
| | | 12,384,316 |
Soft Drinks - 24.6% | | | |
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 2,500 | 260,100 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. | | 271,573 | 9,684,293 |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | | 122,289 | 12,416,002 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 44,002 | 7,949,401 |
Primo Water Corp. | | 73,300 | 1,139,082 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | | 634,238 | 40,343,879 |
The Vita Coco Co., Inc. (a)(b) | | 1,500 | 20,730 |
| | | 71,813,487 |
TOTAL BEVERAGES | | | 93,691,767 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 12.6% | | | |
Drug Retail - 0.1% | | | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | | 9,900 | 369,864 |
Food Distributors - 3.4% | | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 25,800 | 1,506,462 |
Sysco Corp. | | 44,944 | 3,435,969 |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | | 146,842 | 4,995,565 |
| | | 9,937,996 |
Food Retail - 1.2% | | | |
Albertsons Companies, Inc. | | 88,000 | 1,825,120 |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.) | | 2,500 | 109,860 |
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b) | | 8,850 | 258,332 |
Kroger Co. | | 30,100 | 1,341,858 |
| | | 3,535,170 |
Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 7.9% | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 8,400 | 3,834,600 |
Walmart, Inc. | | 134,609 | 19,086,210 |
| | | 22,920,810 |
TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING | | | 36,763,840 |
Food Products - 16.3% | | | |
Agricultural Products - 3.4% | | | |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | 14,900 | 1,383,465 |
Bunge Ltd. | | 55,807 | 5,567,864 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | | 46,122 | 2,886,776 |
Ingredion, Inc. | | 2,300 | 225,239 |
| | | 10,063,344 |
Packaged Foods & Meats - 12.9% | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | 71,359 | 2,761,593 |
Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b) | | 73,200 | 3,862,764 |
Laird Superfood, Inc. (a)(b) | | 36,040 | 30,274 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | 11,953 | 1,068,120 |
McCormick & Co., Inc. (non-vtg.) | | 10,600 | 878,634 |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | 245,861 | 16,386,636 |
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a) | | 273,276 | 4,711,278 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (a) | | 5,400 | 128,142 |
Sovos Brands, Inc. (a) | | 25,501 | 366,449 |
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a) | | 25,500 | 412,590 |
The Kraft Heinz Co. | | 6,800 | 276,828 |
The Real Good Food Co., Inc. (a) | | 10,417 | 69,065 |
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a) | | 22,700 | 863,281 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) | | 64,216 | 3,170,986 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | 41,834 | 2,604,167 |
| | | 37,590,807 |
TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS | | | 47,654,151 |
Household Durables - 0.2% | | | |
Household Appliances - 0.2% | | | |
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a) | | 5,000 | 554,550 |
Housewares & Specialties - 0.0% | | | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. (a)(b) | | 45,738 | 189,355 |
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES | | | 743,905 |
Household Products - 21.8% | | | |
Household Products - 21.8% | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 9,100 | 733,551 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 8,800 | 693,352 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | | 178,756 | 5,997,264 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | 37,067 | 5,031,845 |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 279,875 | 42,417,854 |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 10,500 | 727,822 |
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. (b) | | 72,706 | 2,179,726 |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | 53,800 | 3,277,496 |
The Clorox Co. | | 17,526 | 2,459,424 |
| | | 63,518,334 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7% | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 25,800 | 2,167,200 |
Media - 0.4% | | | |
Advertising - 0.4% | | | |
Advantage Solutions, Inc. Class A (a)(b) | | 518,500 | 1,078,480 |
Personal Products - 3.6% | | | |
Personal Products - 3.6% | | | |
BellRing Brands, Inc. (a) | | 36,800 | 943,552 |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | 4,400 | 169,576 |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A | | 17,145 | 4,253,846 |
Haleon PLC (a) | | 60,500 | 239,429 |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a) | | 141,509 | 2,105,654 |
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | 402,200 | 2,095,462 |
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | 12,025 | 589,390 |
| | | 10,396,909 |
Tobacco - 9.3% | | | |
Tobacco - 9.3% | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 335,804 | 15,349,601 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 116,143 | 11,754,833 |
| | | 27,104,434 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $222,109,662) | | | 283,119,020 |
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Money Market Funds - 5.4% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 7,307,861 | 7,309,323 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 8,367,391 | 8,368,228 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $15,677,551) | | | 15,677,551 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.4% (Cost $237,787,213) | 298,796,571 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)% | (6,991,395) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 291,805,176 |
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Legend
(b) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 1,154,503 | 63,656,847 | 57,502,027 | 38,554 | - | - | 7,309,323 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 10,599,966 | 137,744,739 | 139,976,477 | 13,897 | - | - | 8,368,228 | 0.0% |
Total | 11,754,469 | 201,401,586 | 197,478,504 | 52,451 | - | - | 15,677,551 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 283,119,020 | 279,607,787 | 3,511,233 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 15,677,551 | 15,677,551 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 298,796,571 | 295,285,338 | 3,511,233 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | �� | | December 31, 2022 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $8,101,785) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $222,109,662) | | $283,119,020 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $15,677,551) | | 15,677,551 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $237,787,213) | | | $ | 298,796,571 |
Cash | | | | 86,080 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $123) | | | | 123 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 156,941 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 541,467 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 1,246,322 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 21,881 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,005 |
Other receivables | | | | 2,721 |
Total assets | | | | 300,853,111 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $406,649 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 66,977 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 127,094 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 40,333 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 39,049 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 8,367,833 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 9,047,935 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 291,805,176 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 230,701,371 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 61,103,805 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 291,805,176 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($26,707,123 ÷ 1,372,227 shares) | | | $ | 19.46 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($265,098,053 ÷ 13,697,426 shares) | | | $ | 19.35 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 6,753,230 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $13,897 from security lending) | | | | 52,451 |
Total Income | | | | 6,805,681 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 1,439,763 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 357,940 | | |
Accounting fees | | 100,857 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 27,860 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 922 | | |
Audit | | 42,651 | | |
Legal | | 3,475 | | |
Interest | | 607 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 1,435 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,975,510 | | |
Expense reductions | | (8,506) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,967,004 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 4,838,677 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (364,107) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (1,127) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (365,234) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (7,587,020) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (698) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (7,587,718) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (7,952,952) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (3,114,275) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 4,838,677 | $ | 4,516,378 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (365,234) | | 24,704,256 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (7,587,718) | | 3,685,866 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (3,114,275) | | 32,906,500 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (20,685,358) | | (15,929,219) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 56,213,858 | | (2,087,853) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 32,414,225 | | 14,889,428 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 259,390,951 | | 244,501,523 |
End of period | $ | 291,805,176 | $ | 259,390,951 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.13 | $ | 19.84 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 15.10 | $ | 19.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .35 | | .38 | | .35 | | .39 | | .44 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.48) | | 2.27 | | 1.78 | | 4.22 | | (3.36) |
Total from investment operations | | (.13) | | 2.65 | | 2.13 | | 4.61 | | (2.92) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.35) | | (.40) | | (.35) | | (.34) | | (.50) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (1.19) | | (.96) | | (.71) | | (.61) | | (1.19) |
Total distributions | | (1.54) | | (1.36) | | (1.05) D | | (.95) | | (1.70) D |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.46 | $ | 21.13 | $ | 19.84 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 15.10 |
Total Return E,F | | (.62)% | | 14.24% | | 11.78% | | 31.42% | | (15.55)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .65% | | .65% | | .67% | | .67% | | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .65% | | .65% | | .66% | | .67% | | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .65% | | .65% | | .66% | | .67% | | .67% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.84% | | 1.89% | | 1.94% | | 2.23% | | 2.53% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 26,707 | $ | 22,366 | $ | 20,009 | $ | 21,139 | $ | 16,285 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 46% | | 64% | | 51% | | 46% | | 38% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.71%.
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).
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.02 | $ | 19.75 | $ | 18.68 | $ | 15.04 | $ | 19.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .34 | | .37 | | .33 | | .37 | | .42 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (.48) | | 2.24 | | 1.78 | | 4.21 | | (3.34) |
Total from investment operations | | (.14) | | 2.61 | | 2.11 | | 4.58 | | (2.92) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.34) | | (.38) | | (.33) | | (.33) | | (.49) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (1.19) | | (.96) | | (.71) | | (.61) | | (1.19) |
Total distributions | | (1.53) | | (1.34) | | (1.04) | | (.94) | | (1.68) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.35 | $ | 21.02 | $ | 19.75 | $ | 18.68 | $ | 15.04 |
Total Return D,E | | (.69)% | | 14.11% | | 11.70% | | 31.33% | | (15.58)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .73% | | .73% | | .74% | | .75% | | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .73% | | .73% | | .74% | | .75% | | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .73% | | .73% | | .73% | | .75% | | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.76% | | 1.81% | | 1.86% | | 2.15% | | 2.45% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 265,098 | $ | 237,025 | $ | 224,492 | $ | 227,607 | $ | 172,096 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 46% | | 64% | | 51% | | 46% | | 38% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.63%.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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, 2022, 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, 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 | $73,989,262 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (13,786,924) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $60,202,338 |
Tax Cost | $238,594,233 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,009,491 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(107,494) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $60,201,808 |
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.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $5,700,758 | $12,322,485 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 14,984,600 | 3,606,734 |
Total | $20,685,358 | $15,929,219 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | 159,581,825 | 125,255,064 |
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 .53% 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 | 15,809 | .06 |
Investor Class | 342,131 | .14 |
| $357,940 | |
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 Consumer Staples 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 Consumer Staples Portfolio | $4,201 |
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 Consumer Staples Portfolio | Borrower | $2,572,857 | 1.06% | $533 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | 21,702,544 | 11,106,888 | 323,810 |
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 Consumer Staples Portfolio | $454 |
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 Consumer Staples Portfolio | $1,392 | $- | $- |
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $86,000 | 1.47% | $74 |
9. 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 $8,506.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | 1,829,507 | 1,342,022 |
Investor Class | 18,855,851 | 14,587,197 |
Total | $20,685,358 | $15,929,219 |
11. 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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 580,346 | 183,808 | $11,453,344 | $3,760,697 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 92,967 | 70,746 | 1,829,507 | 1,342,022 |
Shares redeemed | (359,659) | (204,331) | (6,848,059) | (4,138,594) |
Net increase (decrease) | 313,654 | 50,223 | $6,434,792 | $964,125 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,639,755 | 1,069,346 | $71,984,707 | $21,609,702 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 963,502 | 772,952 | 18,855,851 | 14,587,197 |
Shares redeemed | (2,181,946) | (1,934,940) | (41,061,492) | (39,248,877) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,421,311 | (92,642) | $49,779,066 | $(3,051,978) |
12. 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 Consumer Staples Portfolio | 99% |
13. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
Actual Expenses
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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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .65% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,060.60 | | $ 3.38 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.93 | | $ 3.31 |
Investor Class | | | | .73% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,059.80 | | $ 3.79 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.53 | | $ 3.72 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
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Initial Class designates 1% and 100% and Investor Class designates 1% and 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November 2022, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Technology Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -35.86% | 13.65% | 17.08% |
Investor Class | -35.87% | 13.56% | 16.99% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Technology Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Adam Benjamin:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -36%, trailing the -29.58% result of the MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index, and also lagging the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The largest detractors from performance versus the sector index were stock picks and an overweighting in internet services & infrastructure. Stock picks and an overweighting in semiconductors and security selection in application software also hurt. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an outsized stake in Marvell Technology, which returned about -58% the past 12 months. The company was among our biggest holdings. Also hurting performance was our overweighting in Twilio, which returned about -81%. We pared the position. Another notable relative detractor was an out-of-index stake in Snap (-81%). We notably increased our holdings in the company this period. Conversely, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was out-of-index exposure to oil & gas refining & marketing. Stock picks and a modest overweighting in electronic manufacturing services also helped the fund's relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in On Semiconductor, which returned roughly -8% the past year. The company was among the fund's largest holdings. Also bolstering performance was an underweighting in Advanced Micro Devices, an index component that returned about -34% in the portfolio. This was an investment we established the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in Mastercard (-2%), which was one of our biggest holdings. Notable changes in positioning include reduced exposure to the application software subindustry and a higher allocation to semiconductors.
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Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Apple, Inc. | 19.3 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 17.1 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 7.0 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 6.3 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | 4.2 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV | 4.2 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.9 | |
onsemi | 3.6 | |
GlobalFoundries, Inc. | 2.5 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 2.2 | |
| 70.3 | |
|
Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 27.9 | |
Software | 27.7 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 19.3 | |
IT Services | 14.9 | |
Communications Equipment | 3.9 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 1.3 | |
Interactive Media & Services | 1.1 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 1.1 | |
Entertainment | 1.0 | |
Aerospace & Defense | 0.3 | |
Chemicals | 0.3 | |
Metals & Mining | 0.1 | |
Diversified Financial Services | 0.1 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | 0.1 | |
Road & Rail | 0.0 | |
Pharmaceuticals | 0.0 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 0.0 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 0.0 | |
|
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
|
* 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 derivatives, if applicable. |
|
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 97.0% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Chemicals - 0.3% | | | |
Commodity Chemicals - 0.3% | | | |
LG Chemical Ltd. | | 6,230 | 2,968,799 |
Communications Equipment - 3.9% | | | |
Communications Equipment - 3.9% | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 911,300 | 43,414,332 |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% | | | |
Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.1% | | | |
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C (a)(b)(c) | | 835,647 | 1,428,956 |
Entertainment - 1.0% | | | |
Movies & Entertainment - 1.0% | | | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | 38,932 | 11,480,268 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% | | | |
Health Care Equipment - 0.0% | | | |
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c) | | 300 | 0 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1% | | | |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 1.1% | | | |
Airbnb, Inc. Class A (a) | | 139,800 | 11,952,900 |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7% | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7% | | | |
Snap, Inc. Class A (a) | | 865,067 | 7,742,350 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1% | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1% | | | |
Deliveroo PLC Class A (a)(d) | | 955,100 | 989,551 |
Lyft, Inc. (a) | | 180,097 | 1,984,669 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 384,924 | 9,519,171 |
| | | 12,493,391 |
IT Services - 14.9% | | | |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 9.5% | | | |
Genpact Ltd. | | 241,600 | 11,190,912 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 204,000 | 70,936,920 |
Visa, Inc. Class A | | 121,400 | 25,222,064 |
| | | 107,349,896 |
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 4.6% | | | |
Cloudflare, Inc. (a) | | 77,100 | 3,485,691 |
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a) | | 28,400 | 5,590,256 |
Okta, Inc. (a) | | 340,600 | 23,273,198 |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a)(e) | | 144,000 | 4,998,240 |
Snowflake, Inc. (a) | | 51,916 | 7,452,023 |
Twilio, Inc. Class A (a) | | 140,700 | 6,888,672 |
| | | 51,688,080 |
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.8% | | | |
Capgemini SA | | 54,300 | 9,077,668 |
TOTAL IT SERVICES | | | 168,115,644 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% | | | |
Eden Biologics, Inc. (a)(c) | | 94,814 | 0 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0% | | | |
Chime Biologics Wuhan Co. Ltd. (a)(c) | | 94,814 | 49,382 |
Road & Rail - 0.0% | | | |
Trucking - 0.0% | | | |
TuSimple Holdings, Inc. (a)(e) | | 31,800 | 52,152 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 27.5% | | | |
Semiconductor Equipment - 2.2% | | | |
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) | | 13,400 | 7,306,378 |
Teradyne, Inc. | | 196,800 | 17,190,480 |
| | | 24,496,858 |
Semiconductors - 25.3% | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | | 54,000 | 3,497,580 |
GlobalFoundries, Inc. (a)(e) | | 522,900 | 28,179,081 |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | 1,287,204 | 47,678,036 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | 303,000 | 21,285,750 |
NVIDIA Corp. | | 542,000 | 79,207,880 |
NXP Semiconductors NV | | 296,504 | 46,856,527 |
onsemi (a) | | 654,000 | 40,789,980 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | 1,270,000 | 18,447,499 |
| | | 285,942,333 |
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | | | 310,439,191 |
Software - 27.1% | | | |
Application Software - 7.1% | | | |
HubSpot, Inc. (a) | | 26,733 | 7,729,312 |
Intuit, Inc. | | 60,800 | 23,664,576 |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. (a)(b)(c) | | 1,314 | 693,713 |
Qualtrics International, Inc. (a) | | 105,900 | 1,099,242 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | 167,765 | 22,243,961 |
Splunk, Inc. (a) | | 284,900 | 24,527,041 |
| | | 79,957,845 |
Systems Software - 20.0% | | | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 803,800 | 192,767,316 |
Rapid7, Inc. (a) | | 104,300 | 3,544,114 |
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | | 57,900 | 22,480,833 |
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 177,370 | 6,766,666 |
| | | 225,558,929 |
TOTAL SOFTWARE | | | 305,516,774 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 19.3% | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 19.3% | | | |
Apple, Inc. | | 1,672,860 | 217,354,697 |
IonQ, Inc. (a)(b) | | 44,500 | 153,525 |
| | | 217,508,222 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $819,144,098) | | | 1,093,162,361 |
| | | |
Preferred Stocks - 2.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.9% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | | | |
Relativity Space, Inc. Series E (a)(b)(c) | | 174,268 | 3,236,157 |
| | | |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.2% | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.2% | | | |
Enevate Corp. Series E (a)(b)(c) | | 3,556,678 | 1,849,473 |
| | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1% | | | |
Food Retail - 0.1% | | | |
GoBrands, Inc. Series G (a)(b)(c) | | 5,260 | 761,332 |
| | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0% | | | |
Casinos & Gaming - 0.0% | | | |
Discord, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c) | | 200 | 70,994 |
| | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5% | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5% | | | |
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 (a)(b)(c) | | 9,903 | 1,781,946 |
Reddit, Inc.: | | | |
Series D(a)(b)(c) | | 33,900 | 1,269,894 |
Series E(a)(b)(c) | | 1,982 | 74,246 |
Series F(a)(b)(c) | | 55,762 | 2,088,845 |
| | | 5,214,931 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1% | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1% | | | |
Instacart, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c) | | 10,890 | 466,092 |
Meesho Series F (a)(b)(c) | | 17,100 | 1,332,603 |
| | | 1,798,695 |
Metals & Mining - 0.1% | | | |
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.1% | | | |
Diamond Foundry, Inc. Series C (a)(b)(c) | | 56,576 | 1,754,988 |
| | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4% | | | |
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% | | | |
Astera Labs, Inc.: | | | |
Series A(b)(c) | | 52,688 | 499,482 |
Series B(b)(c) | | 8,971 | 85,045 |
Series C(a)(b)(c) | | 49,300 | 467,364 |
Series D(b)(c) | | 216,871 | 2,055,937 |
| | | 3,107,828 |
Semiconductors - 0.1% | | | |
SiMa.ai: | | | |
Series B(a)(b)(c) | | 85,000 | 532,100 |
Series B1(b)(c) | | 36,016 | 263,997 |
Xsight Labs Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(c) | | 37,800 | 266,868 |
| | | 1,062,965 |
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | | | 4,170,793 |
| | | |
Software - 0.2% | | | |
Application Software - 0.2% | | | |
Convoy, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(c) | | 28,479 | 270,266 |
Databricks, Inc.: | | | |
Series G(a)(b)(c) | | 14,100 | 693,861 |
Series H(a)(b)(c) | | 36,297 | 1,786,175 |
| | | 2,750,302 |
Systems Software - 0.0% | | | |
Tenstorrent, Inc. Series C1 (a)(b)(c) | | 2,400 | 125,064 |
| | | |
TOTAL SOFTWARE | | | 2,875,366 |
| | | |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | 21,732,729 |
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.4% | | | |
Software - 0.4% | | | |
Application Software - 0.4% | | | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd.: | | | |
Series 1(a)(b)(c) | | 3,140 | 1,657,732 |
Series A(a)(b)(c) | | 785 | 414,433 |
Series B(a)(b)(c) | | 854 | 450,861 |
Series B2(a)(b)(c) | | 690 | 364,279 |
Series C(a)(b)(c) | | 1,284 | 677,875 |
Series C1(a)(b)(c) | | 271 | 143,072 |
Series D(a)(b)(c) | | 289 | 152,575 |
| | | 3,860,827 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $29,474,329) | | | 25,593,556 |
| | | |
Preferred Securities - 0.1% |
| | Principal Amount (f) | Value ($) |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.1% | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.1% | | | |
Enevate Corp. 0% 1/29/23 (b)(c) | | 1,514,278 | 1,446,135 |
Software - 0.0% | | | |
Systems Software - 0.0% | | | |
Tenstorrent, Inc. 0% (b)(c)(g) | | 130,000 | 113,880 |
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES (Cost $1,644,278) | | | 1,560,015 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 3.0% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (h) | | 7,926,690 | 7,928,276 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (h)(i) | | 26,062,019 | 26,064,625 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $33,992,901) | | | 33,992,901 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.4% (Cost $884,255,606) | 1,154,308,833 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)% | (26,807,194) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 1,127,501,639 |
| |
Legend
(b) | 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 $29,429,765 or 2.6% of net assets. |
(d) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $989,551 or 0.1% of net assets. |
(e) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(f) | Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. |
(g) | Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date. |
(h) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(i) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C | 5/16/18 | 3,184,965 |
| | |
Astera Labs, Inc. Series A | 5/17/22 | 535,811 |
| | |
Astera Labs, Inc. Series B | 5/17/22 | 91,231 |
| | |
Astera Labs, Inc. Series C | 8/24/21 | 165,737 |
| | |
Astera Labs, Inc. Series D | 5/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2,205,470 |
| | |
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 | 11/18/20 | 1,085,113 |
| | |
Convoy, Inc. Series D | 10/30/19 | 385,606 |
| | |
Databricks, Inc. Series G | 2/01/21 | 833,629 |
| | |
Databricks, Inc. Series H | 8/31/21 | 2,667,254 |
| | |
Diamond Foundry, Inc. Series C | 3/15/21 | 1,357,824 |
| | |
Discord, Inc. Series I | 9/15/21 | 110,125 |
| | |
Enevate Corp. Series E | 1/29/21 | 3,943,236 |
| | |
Enevate Corp. 0% 1/29/23 | 1/29/21 | 1,514,278 |
| | |
GoBrands, Inc. Series G | 3/02/21 | 1,313,513 |
| | |
Instacart, Inc. Series I | 2/26/21 | 1,361,250 |
| | |
IonQ, Inc. | 3/07/21 | 445,000 |
| | |
Meesho Series F | 9/21/21 | 1,311,096 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. | 6/30/21 | 489,938 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series 1 | 6/30/21 | 1,170,780 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series A | 6/30/21 | 292,695 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series B | 6/30/21 | 318,422 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series B2 | 6/30/21 | 257,273 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series C | 6/30/21 | 478,752 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series C1 | 6/30/21 | 101,045 |
| | |
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series D | 6/30/21 | 107,757 |
| | |
Reddit, Inc. Series D | 2/04/19 | 735,166 |
| | |
Reddit, Inc. Series E | 5/18/21 | 84,184 |
| | |
Reddit, Inc. Series F | 8/11/21 | 3,445,779 |
| | |
Relativity Space, Inc. Series E | 5/27/21 | 3,979,427 |
| | |
SiMa.ai Series B | 5/10/21 | 435,829 |
| | |
SiMa.ai Series B1 | 4/25/22 - 10/17/22 | 255,386 |
| | |
Tenstorrent, Inc. Series C1 | 4/23/21 | 142,690 |
| | |
Tenstorrent, Inc. 0% | 4/23/21 | 130,000 |
| | |
Xsight Labs Ltd. Series D | 2/16/21 | 302,249 |
| | |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 37,855,521 | 309,373,062 | 339,300,307 | 240,893 | - | - | 7,928,276 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 1,480,150 | 204,376,640 | 179,792,165 | 299,173 | - | - | 26,064,625 | 0.1% |
Total | 39,335,671 | 513,749,702 | 519,092,472 | 540,066 | - | - | 33,992,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
|
Common Stocks | 1,093,162,361 | 1,056,158,765 | 34,831,545 | 2,172,051 |
|
Preferred Stocks | 25,593,556 | - | - | 25,593,556 |
|
Preferred Securities | 1,560,015 | - | - | 1,560,015 |
|
Money Market Funds | 33,992,901 | 33,992,901 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 1,154,308,833 | 1,090,151,666 | 34,831,545 | 29,325,622 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
| |
Investments in Securities: | |
Preferred Stocks | | | |
Beginning Balance | $ | 30,872,838 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | - | |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | (8,367,179) | |
Cost of Purchases | | 3,087,897 | |
Proceeds of Sales | | - | |
Amortization/Accretion | | - | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | - | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | - | |
Ending Balance | $ | 25,593,556 | |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022 | $ | (8,367,179) | |
Other Investments in Securities | | | |
Beginning Balance | $ | 4,073,679 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | - | |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | (341,613) | |
Cost of Purchases | | - | |
Proceeds of Sales | | - | |
Amortization/Accretion | | - | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | - | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | - | |
Ending Balance | $ | 3,732,066 | |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022 | $ | (341,613) | |
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 into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. 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. | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $25,455,369) - See accompanying schedule: | $ | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $850,262,705) | | 1,120,315,932 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $33,992,901) | | 33,992,901 | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $884,255,606) | | | $ | 1,154,308,833 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 150,750 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 333,408 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 118,841 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 3,566 |
Total assets | | | | 1,154,915,398 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | $630,755 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 520,497 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 153,276 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 44,606 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 26,064,625 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 27,413,759 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,127,501,639 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 820,782,808 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 306,718,831 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,127,501,639 |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($185,488,507 ÷ 8,857,724 shares) | | | $ | 20.94 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($942,013,132 ÷ 45,872,409 shares) | | | $ | 20.54 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 8,888,501 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $299,173 from security lending) | | | | 540,066 |
Total Income | | | | 9,428,567 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 7,376,153 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 1,748,987 | | |
Accounting fees | | 417,006 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 21,407 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 5,020 | | |
Audit | | 53,607 | | |
Legal | | 5,520 | | |
Interest | | 1,854 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 7,718 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 9,637,272 | | |
Expense reductions | | (50,907) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 9,586,365 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | (157,798) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $933,380) | | 36,147,528 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (35,050) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 36,112,478 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $913,858) | | (732,955,031) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (1,001) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (732,956,032) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (696,843,554) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (697,001,352) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (157,798) | $ | (3,232,254) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 36,112,478 | | 226,101,435 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (732,956,032) | | 204,315,262 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (697,001,352) | | 427,184,443 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (149,535,613) | | (187,938,154) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (74,623,368) | | 157,357,025 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (921,160,333) | | 396,603,314 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 2,048,661,972 | | 1,652,058,658 |
End of period | $ | 1,127,501,639 | $ | 2,048,661,972 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Financial Highlights
VIP Technology Portfolio Initial Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 35.65 | $ | 30.99 | $ | 19.08 | $ | 15.76 | $ | 18.43 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .01 | | (.04) | | (.01) | | .09 | | .05 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (12.04) | | 8.22 | | 12.36 | | 6.72 | | (1.34) |
Total from investment operations | | (12.03) | | 8.18 | | 12.35 | | 6.81 | | (1.29) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.02) | | (.08) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.68) | | (3.52) | | (.42) | | (3.42) | | (1.38) |
Total distributions | | (2.68) | | (3.52) | | (.44) | | (3.49) C | | (1.38) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.94 | $ | 35.65 | $ | 30.99 | $ | 19.08 | $ | 15.76 |
Total Return D,E | | (35.86)% | | 28.16% | | 64.95% | | 51.32% | | (7.62)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .63% | | .62% | | .63% | | .65% | | .66% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .62% | | .62% | | .63% | | .65% | | .66% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .62% | | .62% | | .63% | | .64% | | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .05% | | (.12)% | | (.03)% | | .52% | | .27% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 185,489 | $ | 356,589 | $ | 286,967 | $ | 175,680 | $ | 123,867 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 21% | | 31% | | 52% | | 20% | | 139% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
VIP Technology Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 35.03 | $ | 30.51 | $ | 18.80 | $ | 15.57 | $ | 18.23 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.01) | | (.06) | | (.02) | | .07 | | .04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (11.81) | | 8.07 | | 12.16 | | 6.64 | | (1.34) |
Total from investment operations | | (11.82) | | 8.01 | | 12.14 | | 6.71 | | (1.30) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.02) | | (.06) | | - |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.67) | | (3.49) | | (.41) | | (3.42) | | (1.36) |
Total distributions | | (2.67) | | (3.49) | | (.43) | | (3.48) | | (1.36) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.54 | $ | 35.03 | $ | 30.51 | $ | 18.80 | $ | 15.57 |
Total Return C,D | | (35.87)% | | 28.06% | | 64.76% | | 51.26% | | (7.73)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .70% | | .70% | | .71% | | .73% | | .74% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .70% | | .70% | | .71% | | .73% | | .73% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .70% | | .70% | | .71% | | .72% | | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.02)% | | (.20)% | | (.11)% | | .44% | | .20% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 942,013 | $ | 1,692,073 | $ | 1,365,091 | $ | 732,499 | $ | 488,235 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 21% | | 31% | | 52% | | 20% | | 139% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Technology Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. 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.
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.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input A |
Equities | $27,765,607 | Market comparable | Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R) | 2.6 - 25.0 / 11.8 | Increase |
| | | Enterprise value/Gross profit multiple (EV/GP) | 7.3 | Increase |
| | Recovery value | Recovery value | $0.00 | Increase |
| | Market approach | Transaction price | $1.11 - $59.45 / $5.68 | Increase |
| | | Discount rate | 15.0% - 75.0% / 48.6% | Decrease |
| | | Probability rate | 25.0% - 75.0% / 50.0% | Increase |
| | | Premium rate | 5.0% | Increase |
| | Book value | Book value multiple | 1.5 | Increase |
| | Discounted cash flow | Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) | 30.0% | Decrease |
| | | Exit multiple | 2.0 | Increase |
| | Black scholes | Discount rate | 3.8% - 4.2% / 3.9% | Increase |
| | | Volatility | 50.0% - 100.0% / 81.5% | Increase |
| | | Term | 2.0 - 5.0 / 4.0 | Increase |
Preferred Securities | $1,560,015 | Market approach | Transaction price | $1.11 - $100.00 / $8.33 | Increase |
| | | Discount rate | 15.0% - 55.0% / 52.1% | Decrease |
| | | Probability rate | 25.0% - 75.0% / 50.0% | Increase |
| | Black scholes | Discount rate | 4.0% - 4.2% / 4.0% | Increase |
| | | Volatility | 70.0% - 100.0% / 97.8% | Increase |
| | | Term | 2.0 - 3.0 / 2.9 | 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, 2022, 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 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, 2022, 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.
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, net operating losses 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 | $418,998,085 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (149,142,192) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $269,855,893 |
Tax Cost | $884,452,940 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $36,877,887 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $269,854,823 |
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $13,879 of ordinary losses recognized during the period November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $4,627,181 | $90,702,912 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 144,908,432 | 97,235,242 |
Total | $149,535,613 | $187,938,154 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Technology Portfolio | 298,584,893 | 494,458,066 |
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 .53% 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 | 146,040 | .06 |
Investor Class | 1,602,947 | .14 |
| $1,748,987 | |
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 Technology Portfolio | .03 |
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 Technology Portfolio | $4,730 |
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 Technology Portfolio | Borrower | $9,928,273 | .61% | $1,854 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Technology Portfolio | 19,935,085 | 24,262,437 | 3,863,826 |
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 Technology Portfolio | $2,667 |
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 Technology Portfolio | $31,771 | $119 | $- |
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 $50,907.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Technology Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | 25,127,668 | 31,666,390 |
Investor Class | 124,407,945 | 156,271,764 |
Total | $149,535,613 | $187,938,154 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Technology Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,088,651 | 1,895,598 | $27,057,152 | $63,361,412 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 864,682 | 1,001,512 | 25,127,668 | 31,666,390 |
Shares redeemed | (3,099,249) | (2,154,574) | (81,125,431) | (66,852,508) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,145,916) | 742,536 | $(28,940,611) | $28,175,294 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 3,481,136 | 4,998,819 | $87,723,145 | $165,725,307 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,362,130 | 5,028,814 | 124,407,945 | 156,271,764 |
Shares redeemed | (10,268,845) | (6,468,602) | (257,813,847) | (192,815,340) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,425,579) | 3,559,031 | $(45,682,757) | $129,181,731 |
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 Technology Portfolio | 98% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Technology Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Technology Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and issuers of privately offered securities. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Technology Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .62% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 973.50 | | $ 3.08 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,022.08 | | $ 3.16 |
Investor Class | | | | .70% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 973.50 | | $ 3.48 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.68 | | $ 3.57 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B �� 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $ 36,957,265, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
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VTECIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Real Estate Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -27.51% | 1.70% | 5.11% |
Service Class | -27.59% | 1.60% | 5.00% |
Service Class 2 | -27.69% | 1.45% | 4.85% |
Investor Class | -27.58% | 1.62% | 5.03% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Real Estate Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Samuel Wald:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -28%, underperforming the -26.12% result of the MSCI US IMI Real Estate 25/50 Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the sector index, industry positioning was the primary detractor, especially an underweighting within retail REITs. Security selection and outsized exposure to real estate operating companies also hurt. The biggest individual detractor versus the sector index was an out-of-index position in Cyxtera Technologies (-85%). An oversized holding in WeWork (-83%) also proved detrimental. Avoiding Realty Income, an index component that returned about -7%, further pressured the portfolio's relative performance. In contrast, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was security selection among real estate services firms. An underweighting in office REITs and investment choices in health care REITs also added value compared with the index. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Ventas (-9%), one of our largest holdings at year-end. Further aiding performance was our outsized stake in Equinix, which returned roughly -11% and was among the fund's biggest holdings. Another notable relative contributor was a larger-than-index position in Four Corners Property Trust (-7%). Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to health care REITs and a lower allocation to real estate services companies.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Prologis (REIT), Inc. | 10.6 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | 9.0 | |
Equinix, Inc. | 7.6 | |
American Tower Corp. | 7.6 | |
CubeSmart | 7.0 | |
Ventas, Inc. | 5.3 | |
CBRE Group, Inc. | 4.9 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 4.9 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 3.7 | |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | 3.7 | |
| 64.3 | |
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Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets) |
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REITs - Diversified | 21.5 | |
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial | 13.9 | |
REITs - Apartments | 13.7 | |
REITs - Health Care | 8.4 | |
REITs - Storage | 8.3 | |
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Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.8% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8% | | | |
REITs - Diversified - 0.8% | | | |
CoreCivic, Inc. (a) | | 223,400 | 2,582,504 |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 92.3% | | | |
REITs - Apartments - 13.7% | | | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | 58,748 | 12,449,876 |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | 353,500 | 10,477,740 |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | 103,500 | 16,248,465 |
UDR, Inc. | | 165,900 | 6,425,307 |
| | | 45,601,388 |
REITs - Diversified - 20.7% | | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | 220,300 | 29,881,492 |
Equinix, Inc. | | 38,700 | 25,349,661 |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 96,200 | 9,081,280 |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | 135,300 | 4,383,720 |
| | | 68,696,153 |
REITs - Health Care - 8.4% | | | |
Ventas, Inc. | | 390,110 | 17,574,456 |
Welltower, Inc. | | 157,000 | 10,291,350 |
| | | 27,865,806 |
REITs - Hotels - 3.5% | | | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | 225,700 | 3,622,485 |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 98,500 | 8,055,330 |
| | | 11,677,815 |
REITs - Management/Investment - 7.6% | | | |
American Tower Corp. | | 119,400 | 25,296,084 |
REITs - Manufactured Homes - 3.7% | | | |
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. | | 189,120 | 12,217,152 |
REITs - Office Property - 2.9% | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | 66,800 | 9,730,756 |
REITs - Shopping Centers - 4.8% | | | |
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. (b) | | 122,100 | 3,887,664 |
SITE Centers Corp. | | 533,800 | 7,291,708 |
Urban Edge Properties | | 347,400 | 4,894,866 |
| | | 16,074,238 |
REITs - Single Tenant - 4.8% | | | |
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (b) | | 380,400 | 9,863,772 |
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. | | 149,100 | 5,953,563 |
| | | 15,817,335 |
REITs - Storage - 8.3% | | | |
CubeSmart | | 577,900 | 23,260,475 |
Public Storage | | 15,100 | 4,230,869 |
| | | 27,491,344 |
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial - 13.9% | | | |
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | | 43,000 | 6,366,580 |
Prologis (REIT), Inc. | | 310,929 | 35,051,026 |
Terreno Realty Corp. | | 82,900 | 4,714,523 |
| | | 46,132,129 |
TOTAL EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) | | | 306,600,200 |
IT Services - 0.4% | | | |
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 0.4% | | | |
Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. Class A (a) | | 745,297 | 1,430,970 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 5.3% | | | |
Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.4% | | | |
WeWork, Inc. (a)(b) | | 855,900 | 1,223,937 |
Real Estate Services - 4.9% | | | |
CBRE Group, Inc. (a) | | 212,000 | 16,315,520 |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT | | | 17,539,457 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $301,448,693) | | | 328,153,131 |
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Money Market Funds - 1.5% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 3,045,842 | 3,046,451 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 2,070,593 | 2,070,800 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $5,117,251) | | | 5,117,251 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3% (Cost $306,565,944) | 333,270,382 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)% | (1,072,763) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 332,197,619 |
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Legend
(b) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 6,523,200 | 99,152,653 | 102,629,402 | 54,729 | - | - | 3,046,451 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 3,812,400 | 48,344,047 | 50,085,647 | 153,453 | - | - | 2,070,800 | 0.0% |
Total | 10,335,600 | 147,496,700 | 152,715,049 | 208,182 | - | - | 5,117,251 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 328,153,131 | 328,153,131 | - | - |
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Money Market Funds | 5,117,251 | 5,117,251 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 333,270,382 | 333,270,382 | - | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $2,197,145) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $301,448,693) | | $328,153,131 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $5,117,251) | | 5,117,251 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $306,565,944) | | | $ | 333,270,382 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 760,365 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 33,992 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 1,479,353 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 17,522 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,433 |
Total assets | | | | 335,563,047 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $855,841 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 182,485 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 149,280 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 22,138 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 37,918 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 46,966 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 2,070,800 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 3,365,428 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 332,197,619 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 291,822,185 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 40,375,434 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 332,197,619 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($66,059,555 ÷ 3,994,313 shares) | | | $ | 16.54 |
Service Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($12,148,776 ÷ 738,073 shares) | | | $ | 16.46 |
Service Class 2 : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($97,993,932 ÷ 6,041,773 shares) | | | $ | 16.22 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($155,995,356 ÷ 9,495,346 shares) | | | $ | 16.43 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 9,484,273 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $153,453 from security lending) | | | | 208,182 |
Total Income | | | | 9,692,455 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 2,096,708 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 390,911 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 311,183 | | |
Accounting fees | | 147,569 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 17,030 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 1,399 | | |
Audit | | 48,333 | | |
Legal | | 710 | | |
Interest | | 979 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 2,155 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 3,016,977 | | |
Expense reductions | | (13,763) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 3,003,214 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 6,689,241 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 12,272,372 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 12,272,372 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | | | (155,468,615) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (143,196,243) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (136,507,002) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 6,689,241 | $ | 4,175,398 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 12,272,372 | | 17,819,860 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (155,468,615) | | 114,013,888 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (136,507,002) | | 136,009,146 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (17,453,553) | | (7,246,623) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (27,789,290) | | 45,700,158 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (181,749,845) | | 174,462,681 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 513,947,464 | | 339,484,783 |
End of period | $ | 332,197,619 | $ | 513,947,464 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.81 | $ | 17.43 | $ | 19.79 | $ | 16.68 | $ | 19.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .34 | | .23 | | .31 | | .43 | | .40 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (6.76) | | 6.52 | | (1.54) | | 3.41 | | (1.64) |
Total from investment operations | | (6.42) | | 6.75 | | (1.23) | | 3.84 | | (1.24) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.25) | | (.22) C | | (.37) | | (.34) | | (.51) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.59) | | (.15) C | | (.76) | | (.39) | | (1.00) |
Total distributions | | (.85) D | | (.37) | | (1.13) | | (.73) | | (1.52) D |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.54 | $ | 23.81 | $ | 17.43 | $ | 19.79 | $ | 16.68 |
Total Return E,F | | (27.51)% | | 38.99% | | (6.55)% | | 23.22% | | (6.22)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .64% | | .64% | | .66% | | .66% | | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .64% | | .64% | | .66% | | .66% | | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .64% | | .64% | | .65% | | .65% | | .67% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.80% | | 1.11% | | 1.83% | | 2.21% | | 2.23% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 66,060 | $ | 95,219 | $ | 69,612 | $ | 90,029 | $ | 74,259 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 53% | | 31% | | 83% | | 44% | | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
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).
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.70 | $ | 17.35 | $ | 19.70 | $ | 16.61 | $ | 19.37 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .32 | | .21 | | .29 | | .41 | | .38 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (6.73) | | 6.48 | | (1.52) | | 3.39 | | (1.63) |
Total from investment operations | | (6.41) | | 6.69 | | (1.23) | | 3.80 | | (1.25) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.24) | | (.19) C | | (.36) | | (.33) | | (.50) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.59) | | (.15) C | | (.76) | | (.39) | | (1.00) |
Total distributions | | (.83) | | (.34) | | (1.12) | | (.71) D | | (1.51) D |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.46 | $ | 23.70 | $ | 17.35 | $ | 19.70 | $ | 16.61 |
Total Return E,F | | (27.59)% | | 38.80% | | (6.61)% | | 23.09% | | (6.31)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .74% | | .74% | | .76% | | .76% | | .77% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .74% | | .74% | | .76% | | .76% | | .77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .74% | | .74% | | .75% | | .75% | | .77% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.70% | | 1.01% | | 1.73% | | 2.11% | | 2.13% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 12,149 | $ | 15,071 | $ | 14,062 | $ | 12,933 | $ | 9,737 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 53% | | 31% | | 83% | | 44% | | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
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).
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class 2 |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.36 | $ | 17.11 | $ | 19.45 | $ | 16.40 | $ | 19.14 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .29 | | .17 | | .26 | | .37 | | .35 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (6.63) | | 6.40 | | (1.51) | | 3.36 | | (1.62) |
Total from investment operations | | (6.34) | | 6.57 | | (1.25) | | 3.73 | | (1.27) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.21) | | (.17) C | | (.33) | | (.30) | | (.47) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.58) | | (.15) C | | (.76) | | (.39) | | (1.00) |
Total distributions | | (.80) D | | (.32) | | (1.09) | | (.68) D | | (1.47) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.22 | $ | 23.36 | $ | 17.11 | $ | 19.45 | $ | 16.40 |
Total Return E,F | | (27.69)% | | 38.64% | | (6.79)% | | 22.95% | | (6.45)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .89% | | .89% | | .91% | | .91% | | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .89% | | .89% | | .91% | | .91% | | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .89% | | .89% | | .90% | | .90% | | .92% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.55% | | .86% | | 1.58% | | 1.96% | | 1.98% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 97,994 | $ | 158,332 | $ | 105,694 | $ | 124,526 | $ | 104,238 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 53% | | 31% | | 83% | | 44% | | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
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).
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.66 | $ | 17.32 | $ | 19.67 | $ | 16.58 | $ | 19.34 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .33 | | .21 | | .30 | | .41 | | .38 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (6.73) | | 6.49 | | (1.53) | | 3.40 | | (1.64) |
Total from investment operations | | (6.40) | | 6.70 | | (1.23) | | 3.81 | | (1.26) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.24) | | (.21) C | | (.36) | | (.33) | | (.50) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.59) | | (.15) C | | (.76) | | (.39) | | (1.00) |
Total distributions | | (.83) | | (.36) | | (1.12) | | (.72) | | (1.50) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.43 | $ | 23.66 | $ | 17.32 | $ | 19.67 | $ | 16.58 |
Total Return D,E | | (27.58)% | | 38.92% | | (6.61)% | | 23.15% | | (6.33)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .72% | | .72% | | .74% | | .74% | | .75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .72% | | .71% | | .74% | | .73% | | .75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .72% | | .71% | | .73% | | .73% | | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.72% | | 1.03% | | 1.75% | | 2.13% | | 2.15% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 155,995 | $ | 245,326 | $ | 150,117 | $ | 192,874 | $ | 151,327 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 53% | | 31% | | 83% | | 44% | | 50% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Real Estate Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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. 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.
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, 2022, 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 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 | $57,896,954 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (33,158,419) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $24,738,535 |
Tax Cost | $308,531,847 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,579,391 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $14,057,509 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $24,738,535 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $8,774,250 | $7,246,623 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 8,679,303 | - |
Total | $17,453,553 | $7,246,623 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | 212,880,325 | 236,707,408 |
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 .53% 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 | $12,991 |
Service Class 2 | 298,192 |
| $311,183 |
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 | $47,802 | .06 |
Service Class | 8,111 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 74,405 | .06 |
Investor Class | 260,593 | .14 |
| $390,911 | |
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 Real Estate 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 Real Estate Portfolio | $2,716 |
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 Real Estate Portfolio | Borrower | $10,399,333 | .57% | $979 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | 21,267,680 | 20,643,974 | (498,588) |
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 Real Estate Portfolio | $731 |
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 Real Estate Portfolio | $16,488 | $19,981 | $- |
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 $13,763.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $3,366,351 | $1,443,748 |
Service Class | 559,733 | 218,776 |
Service Class 2 | 5,225,323 | 2,023,505 |
Investor Class | 8,302,146 | 3,560,594 |
Total | $17,453,553 | $7,246,623 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 450,719 | 759,227 | $8,747,373 | $15,475,041 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 171,237 | 68,085 | 3,366,350 | 1,443,748 |
Shares redeemed | (626,425) | (822,123) | (12,167,123) | (16,654,140) |
Net increase (decrease) | (4,469) | 5,189 | $(53,400) | $264,649 |
Service Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 269,375 | 393,969 | $4,941,492 | $7,663,580 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 28,665 | 10,401 | 559,733 | 218,776 |
Shares redeemed | (195,743) | (579,243) | (3,613,979) | (12,205,255) |
Net increase (decrease) | 102,297 | (174,873) | $1,887,246 | $(4,322,899) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 2,102,703 | 1,903,569 | $41,393,596 | $40,229,133 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 268,267 | 96,963 | 5,225,323 | 2,023,505 |
Shares redeemed | (3,106,302) | (1,400,222) | (60,881,093) | (28,168,136) |
Net increase (decrease) | (735,332) | 600,310 | $(14,262,174) | $14,084,502 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 792,516 | 2,478,597 | $16,739,279 | $51,992,533 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 422,934 | 168,706 | 8,302,146 | 3,560,594 |
Shares redeemed | (2,090,615) | (943,577) | (40,402,387) | (19,879,221) |
Net increase (decrease) | (875,165) | 1,703,726 | $(15,360,962) | $35,673,906 |
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 Real Estate Portfolio | 54% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Real Estate Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Real Estate Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .64% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 911.10 | | $ 3.08 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.98 | | $ 3.26 |
Service Class | | | | .74% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 910.50 | | $ 3.56 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.48 | | $ 3.77 |
Service Class 2 | | | | .89% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 909.80 | | $ 4.28 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.72 | | $ 4.53 |
Investor Class | | | | .72% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 910.80 | | $ 3.47 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.58 | | $ 3.67 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $14,081,055, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
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VIPRE-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
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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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -34.63% | 5.98% | 10.78% |
Investor Class | -34.70% | 5.89% | 10.70% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Jordan Michaels:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's Initial Class and Investor Class shares returned -34.63% and -34.70%, respectively, modestly outpacing the -35.13% return of the MSCI US IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index, but underperforming the broad-based S&P 500® index. Versus the sector index, sector and industry positioning was the primary contributor, led by an underweighting in the lagging automobile manufacturers sector. Security selection and an overweighting in apparel, accessories & luxury goods and stock selection in hotels, resorts & cruise lines also helped. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in TJX Companies (+7%). TJX Companies was among the fund's largest holdings. Also helping performance was our outsized stake in Deckers Outdoor, which gained 9%. We pared our stake. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in Tapestry (-4%), and we notably trimmed the position. Conversely, the largest detractors from performance versus the sector index were an underweighting and stock picks in restaurants. Stock selection and an underweighting in automotive retail and stock selection in apparel retail also hurt the fund's relative performance. The biggest individual relative detractor was an underweight position in Mcdonalds (+1%). Also hurting performance was our lighter-than-index investment in Starbucks, which returned -13%. Starbucks was not held at period end. Avoiding AutoZone, an index component that gained roughly 18%, also hurt relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the general merchandise stores and restaurants subindustries.
Note to shareholders: Jordan Michaels became sole manager of the fund on October 1, 2022, after having served as co-manager alongside Katie Shaw since July 2022.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Amazon.com, Inc. | 20.5 | |
Tesla, Inc. | 8.1 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | 5.9 | |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 5.2 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 4.5 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 4.4 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 2.9 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | 2.5 | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. | 2.3 | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | 2.2 | |
| 58.5 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Specialty Retail | 23.8 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 21.3 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 18.2 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | 14.9 | |
Automobiles | 8.5 | |
Multiline Retail | 7.0 | |
Household Durables | 2.8 | |
Auto Components | 1.3 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | 1.0 | |
Building Products | 0.4 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.4 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.6% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Auto Components - 1.3% | | | |
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.3% | | | |
Adient PLC (a) | | 35,500 | 1,231,495 |
Magna International, Inc. Class A (b) | | 20,100 | 1,129,218 |
| | | 2,360,713 |
Automobiles - 8.5% | | | |
Automobile Manufacturers - 8.5% | | | |
Ferrari NV | | 3,369 | 721,707 |
Tesla, Inc. (a) | | 114,314 | 14,081,199 |
| | | 14,802,906 |
Building Products - 0.4% | | | |
Building Products - 0.4% | | | |
The AZEK Co., Inc. (a)(b) | | 31,778 | 645,729 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4% | | | |
Diversified Support Services - 0.4% | | | |
Copart, Inc. (a) | | 12,112 | 737,500 |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% | | | |
Food Distributors - 1.0% | | | |
Performance Food Group Co. (a) | | 28,531 | 1,665,925 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 18.2% | | | |
Casinos & Gaming - 3.1% | | | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | 31,519 | 1,311,190 |
Churchill Downs, Inc. | | 11,219 | 2,372,033 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a) | | 58,852 | 1,747,904 |
| | | 5,431,127 |
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 7.7% | | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 2,173 | 4,379,203 |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | 39,720 | 5,019,019 |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (a) | | 43,767 | 337,006 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | 24,664 | 3,672,223 |
| | | 13,407,451 |
Leisure Facilities - 0.8% | | | |
Planet Fitness, Inc. (a) | | 13,936 | 1,098,157 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | 1,323 | 315,337 |
| | | 1,413,494 |
Restaurants - 6.6% | | | |
ARAMARK Holdings Corp. | | 56,405 | 2,331,783 |
Brinker International, Inc. (a) | | 11,695 | 373,187 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | | 1,851 | 2,568,244 |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | 6,756 | 2,340,278 |
Dutch Bros, Inc. (a)(b) | | 9,227 | 260,109 |
McDonald's Corp. | | 14,258 | 3,757,411 |
| | | 11,631,012 |
TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE | | | 31,883,084 |
Household Durables - 2.8% | | | |
Home Furnishings - 1.3% | | | |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | | 64,263 | 2,206,149 |
Homebuilding - 1.5% | | | |
KB Home | | 29,100 | 926,835 |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | 37,000 | 1,684,610 |
| | | 2,611,445 |
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES | | | 4,817,594 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 21.3% | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 21.3% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 426,657 | 35,839,187 |
eBay, Inc. | | 33,146 | 1,374,565 |
| | | 37,213,752 |
Multiline Retail - 7.0% | | | |
General Merchandise Stores - 7.0% | | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 14,747 | 3,631,449 |
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | | 26,339 | 3,725,388 |
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 26,800 | 1,255,312 |
Target Corp. | | 24,524 | 3,655,057 |
| | | 12,267,206 |
Specialty Retail - 23.8% | | | |
Apparel Retail - 6.4% | | | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) | | 11,979 | 2,428,862 |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | 97,198 | 7,736,961 |
Victoria's Secret & Co. (a) | | 28,106 | 1,005,633 |
| | | 11,171,456 |
Automotive Retail - 0.2% | | | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | 450 | 379,814 |
Home Improvement Retail - 12.7% | | | |
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)(b) | | 39,201 | 2,729,566 |
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | | 45,598 | 9,084,946 |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 32,786 | 10,355,786 |
| | | 22,170,298 |
Homefurnishing Retail - 0.4% | | | |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b) | | 7,100 | 815,932 |
Specialty Stores - 4.1% | | | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | | 17,015 | 717,012 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | 32,318 | 3,887,532 |
Five Below, Inc. (a) | | 12,570 | 2,223,256 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 24,000 | 300,480 |
| | | 7,128,280 |
TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL | | | 41,665,780 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 14.9% | | | |
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 7.5% | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) | | 68,647 | 3,934,846 |
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a) | | 10,456 | 3,349,893 |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | 1,319 | 959,827 |
PVH Corp. | | 16,845 | 1,189,089 |
Tapestry, Inc. | | 97,509 | 3,713,143 |
| | | 13,146,798 |
Footwear - 7.4% | | | |
Crocs, Inc. (a) | | 5,705 | 618,593 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) | | 9,289 | 3,707,797 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | 66,496 | 7,780,697 |
On Holding AG (a) | | 19,664 | 337,434 |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) | | 9,000 | 377,550 |
| | | 12,822,071 |
TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS | | | 25,968,869 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $123,807,558) | | | 174,029,058 |
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Money Market Funds - 3.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 118,993 | 119,017 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 5,379,776 | 5,380,314 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $5,499,331) | | | 5,499,331 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.7% (Cost $129,306,889) | 179,528,389 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.7)% | (4,761,944) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 174,766,445 |
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Legend
(b) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 829,921 | 25,560,205 | 26,271,109 | 10,492 | - | - | 119,017 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 4,747,639 | 51,338,753 | 50,706,078 | 113,025 | - | - | 5,380,314 | 0.0% |
Total | 5,577,560 | 76,898,958 | 76,977,187 | 123,517 | - | - | 5,499,331 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 174,029,058 | 173,069,231 | 959,827 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 5,499,331 | 5,499,331 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 179,528,389 | 178,568,562 | 959,827 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,166,423) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $123,807,558) | | $174,029,058 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $5,499,331) | | 5,499,331 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $129,306,889) | | | $ | 179,528,389 |
Cash | | | | 18,559 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 938,823 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 157,294 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 29,770 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 2,177 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 701 |
Other receivables | | | | 1,898 |
Total assets | | | | 180,677,611 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $261,561 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 126,084 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 80,698 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 25,585 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 37,088 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 5,380,150 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 5,911,166 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 174,766,445 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 130,448,067 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 44,318,378 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 174,766,445 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($16,566,669 ÷ 703,887 shares) | | | $ | 23.54 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($158,199,776 ÷ 6,756,640 shares) | | | $ | 23.41 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 1,434,082 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $113,025 from security lending) | | | | 123,517 |
Total Income | | | | 1,557,599 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 1,167,568 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 288,223 | | |
Accounting fees | | 82,220 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 24,951 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 803 | | |
Audit | | 49,354 | | |
Legal | | 3,011 | | |
Interest | | 282 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 1,278 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,617,690 | | |
Expense reductions | | (8,147) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,609,543 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | (51,944) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (4,944,005) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 3,271 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (4,940,734) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (98,524,376) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (853) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (98,525,229) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (103,465,963) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (103,517,907) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (51,944) | $ | (542,361) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (4,940,734) | | 27,002,423 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (98,525,229) | | 25,274,440 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (103,517,907) | | 51,734,502 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (23,241,323) | | (12,413,500) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (26,322,787) | | 23,451,173 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (153,082,017) | | 62,772,175 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 327,848,462 | | 265,076,287 |
End of period | $ | 174,766,445 | $ | 327,848,462 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 39.33 | $ | 34.37 | $ | 25.27 | $ | 20.97 | $ | 22.27 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .01 | | (.04) | | .02 | | .08 | | .08 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (12.80) | | 6.56 | | 9.11 | | 5.42 | | (.30) |
Total from investment operations | | (12.79) | | 6.52 | | 9.13 | | 5.50 | | (.22) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.03) | | (.08) | | (.07) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (3.00) | | (1.56) | | - | | (1.12) | | (1.01) |
Total distributions | | (3.00) | | (1.56) | | (.03) | | (1.20) | | (1.08) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.54 | $ | 39.33 | $ | 34.37 | $ | 25.27 | $ | 20.97 |
Total Return C,D | | (34.63)% | | 19.41% | | 36.15% | | 27.19% | | (1.09)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .66% | | .65% | | .67% | | .68% | | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .66% | | .65% | | .67% | | .68% | | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .66% | | .65% | | .67% | | .67% | | .67% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .04% | | (.11)% | | .07% | | .32% | | .35% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 16,567 | $ | 32,788 | $ | 28,273 | $ | 25,623 | $ | 25,079 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 34% | | 39% | | 52% | | 40% | | 38% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 39.17 | $ | 34.24 | $ | 25.20 | $ | 20.91 | $ | 22.21 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.01) | | (.07) | | - | | .06 | | .06 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (12.75) | | 6.54 | | 9.06 | | 5.41 | | (.29) |
Total from investment operations | | (12.76) | | 6.47 | | 9.06 | | 5.47 | | (.23) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | (.02) | | (.06) | | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (3.00) | | (1.54) | | - | | (1.12) | | (1.01) |
Total distributions | | (3.00) | | (1.54) | | (.02) | | (1.18) | | (1.07) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.41 | $ | 39.17 | $ | 34.24 | $ | 25.20 | $ | 20.91 |
Total Return C,D | | (34.70)% | | 19.32% | | 36.00% | | 27.12% | | (1.16)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets A,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .74% | | .72% | | .75% | | .76% | | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .73% | | .72% | | .75% | | .76% | | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .73% | | .72% | | .74% | | .75% | | .75% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.03)% | | (.18)% | | (.01)% | | .24% | | .27% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 158,200 | $ | 295,060 | $ | 236,803 | $ | 176,535 | $ | 161,512 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 34% | | 39% | | 52% | | 40% | | 38% |
A Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1 . Organization.
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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, 2022, 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, net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards 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 | $66,143,886 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (18,496,252) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $47,647,634 |
Tax Cost | $131,880,755 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $(3,328,304) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $47,646,681 |
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.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $3,203,975 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 23,241,323 | 9,209,525 |
Total | $23,241,323 | $12,413,500 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | 75,367,236 | 125,105,393 |
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 .53% 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 | $13,625 | .06 |
Investor Class | 274,598 | .14 |
| $288,223 | |
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 Consumer Discretionary 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 Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $1,545 |
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 Consumer Discretionary Portfolio . | Borrower | $ 3,602,000 | .32% | $220 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | 6,268,510 | 7,465,390 | (2,956,144) |
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 Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $429 |
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 Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $12,040 | $8,735 | $95,846 |
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $638,333 | .58% | $62 |
9. 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 $8,147.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $2,380,494 | $1,350,955 |
Investor Class | 20,860,829 | 11,062,545 |
Total | $23,241,323 | $12,413,500 |
11. 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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 53,194 | 206,510 | $ 1,581,061 | $ 7,552,267 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 73,201 | 37,368 | 2,380,494 | 1,350,955 |
Shares redeemed | (256,234) | (232,837) | (7,430,816) | (8,501,524) |
Net increase (decrease) | (129,839) | 11,041 | $(3,469,261) | $401,698 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 731,867 | 1,594,463 | $ 19,470,902 | $58,844,900 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 644,449 | 307,020 | 20,860,829 | 11,062,545 |
Shares redeemed | (2,153,025) | (1,284,389) | (63,185,257) | (46,857,970) |
Net increase (decrease) | (776,709) | 617,094 | $(22,853,526) | $23,049,475 |
12. 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 % |
Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | 100% |
13. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .66% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,002.10 | | $ 3.33 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.88 | | $ 3.36 |
Investor Class | | | | .74% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,001.30 | | $ 3.73 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.48 | | $ 3.77 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Health Care Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -12.41% | 10.50% | 15.07% |
Service Class 2 | -12.62% | 10.30% | 14.97% |
Investor Class | -12.49% | 10.41% | 14.97% |
The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on April 11, 2019. Returns prior to April 11, 2019 are those of Initial Class.
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Health Care Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Eddie Yoon:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -13% to -12%, trailing the -5.43% result of the MSCI US IMI Health Care 25/50 Index, but outperforming the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the sector index, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within biotechnology. Stock selection in health care facilities and an underweighting in pharmaceuticals also hampered the fund's relative result. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an underweighting in Merck, which gained about 49% the past year. Merck was not held at period end. Our second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding AbbVie, an index component that gained 24%. Avoiding Johnson & Johnson, an index component that gained 6%, also hurt relative performance. In contrast, the largest contributor to performance versus the sector index was security selection in health care equipment. Also helping was an overweighting in managed health care and an underweighting in health care supplies. The fund's top individual relative contributor was an overweighting in Cigna, which gained roughly 47% the past 12 months. The company was among our largest holdings, though we trimmed the position this period. Also adding value was our outsized stake in Humana, which gained about 11%. Humana was among the fund's biggest holdings, but we reduced our stake. Avoiding Zoetis, an index component that returned roughly -40%, also helped relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the health care equipment subindustry.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 10.7 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 6.1 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. | 5.8 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 5.4 | |
Danaher Corp. | 5.1 | |
Cigna Corp. | 4.2 | |
Penumbra, Inc. | 3.7 | |
Insulet Corp. | 3.4 | |
Humana, Inc. | 3.2 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2.8 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Health Care Providers & Services | 28.0 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 20.8 | |
Biotechnology | 19.2 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 15.6 | |
Pharmaceuticals | 13.0 | |
Health Care Technology | 2.1 | |
Personal Products | 0.3 | |
Specialty Retail | 0.2 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Biotechnology - 18.6% | | | |
Biotechnology - 18.6% | | | |
ADC Therapeutics SA (a)(b) | | 150,000 | 576,000 |
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | 60,000 | 1,684,800 |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 52,000 | 12,357,800 |
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. ADR (a) | | 60,000 | 136,200 |
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 115,100 | 1,703,480 |
Argenx SE ADR (a) | | 69,000 | 26,139,270 |
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (a) | | 110,000 | 13,434,300 |
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 56,000 | 2,190,160 |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | | 7,000 | 1,938,440 |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a) | | 140,000 | 6,133,400 |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (c)(d) | | 254,430 | 1,424,808 |
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 90,000 | 4,011,300 |
Century Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 118,000 | 605,340 |
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (a) | | 191,433 | 6,037,797 |
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) | | 218,000 | 9,988,760 |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 70,000 | 1,946,700 |
Erasca, Inc. (a) | | 280,000 | 1,206,800 |
Generation Bio Co. (a) | | 63,300 | 248,769 |
Instil Bio, Inc. (a) | | 38,200 | 24,066 |
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 80,000 | 1,053,600 |
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 34,000 | 6,681,000 |
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 60,000 | 2,881,200 |
Legend Biotech Corp. ADR (a) | | 235,000 | 11,731,200 |
Morphic Holding, Inc. (a) | | 47,500 | 1,270,625 |
Nuvalent, Inc. Class A (a) | | 60,567 | 1,803,685 |
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 245,687 | 1,302,141 |
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 150,000 | 5,725,500 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 46,000 | 33,188,540 |
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 170,000 | 2,539,800 |
Repligen Corp. (a) | | 28,000 | 4,740,680 |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 100,000 | 12,958,000 |
Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (a) | | 24,795 | 224,395 |
Seagen, Inc. (a)(b) | | 56,000 | 7,196,560 |
Shattuck Labs, Inc. (a) | | 36,553 | 84,072 |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 60,000 | 553,800 |
uniQure B.V. (a) | | 90,000 | 2,040,300 |
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a) | | 100,000 | 4,795,000 |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 48,000 | 13,861,440 |
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | | 34,000 | 657,900 |
Xencor, Inc. (a) | | 210,000 | 5,468,400 |
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 75,000 | 2,957,250 |
Zai Lab Ltd. (a) | | 800,000 | 2,476,205 |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | | 175,000 | 3,524,500 |
| | | 221,503,983 |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 20.8% | | | |
Health Care Equipment - 20.8% | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | | 1,500,000 | 69,405,000 |
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 26,000 | 6,548,880 |
Insulet Corp. (a) | | 138,000 | 40,625,820 |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | | 23,500 | 6,235,725 |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 145,000 | 21,452,750 |
Nevro Corp. (a) | | 128,000 | 5,068,800 |
Novocure Ltd. (a) | | 69,000 | 5,061,150 |
Outset Medical, Inc. (a) | | 140,000 | 3,614,800 |
Penumbra, Inc. (a) | | 200,000 | 44,492,000 |
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a) | | 85,000 | 3,530,900 |
ResMed, Inc. | | 82,500 | 17,170,725 |
Stryker Corp. | | 57,000 | 13,935,930 |
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a) | | 245,000 | 11,012,750 |
| | | 248,155,230 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 28.0% | | | |
Health Care Facilities - 1.7% | | | |
HCA Holdings, Inc. | | 25,000 | 5,999,000 |
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a) | | 501,384 | 13,968,558 |
The Oncology Institute, Inc. (a)(c) | | 282,701 | 466,457 |
| | | 20,434,015 |
Health Care Services - 8.1% | | | |
agilon health, Inc. (a)(b) | | 1,280,000 | 20,659,200 |
Cigna Corp. | | 152,500 | 50,529,350 |
Guardant Health, Inc. (a) | | 124,086 | 3,375,139 |
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (a) | | 577,060 | 2,850,676 |
Oak Street Health, Inc. (a)(b) | | 900,000 | 19,359,000 |
| | | 96,773,365 |
Managed Health Care - 18.2% | | | |
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | 462,911 | 5,443,833 |
Centene Corp. (a) | | 365,000 | 29,933,650 |
Humana, Inc. | | 75,000 | 38,414,250 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | | 46,500 | 15,355,230 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 241,500 | 128,038,470 |
| | | 217,185,433 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES | | | 334,392,813 |
Health Care Technology - 1.8% | | | |
Health Care Technology - 1.8% | | | |
Doximity, Inc. (a)(b) | | 194,000 | 6,510,640 |
Medlive Technology Co. Ltd. (e) | | 500,000 | 542,371 |
Phreesia, Inc. (a) | | 169,000 | 5,468,840 |
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a) | | 58,500 | 9,440,730 |
| | | 21,962,581 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 15.6% | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 15.6% | | | |
10X Genomics, Inc. (a) | | 60,000 | 2,186,400 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | 18,000 | 2,693,700 |
Bruker Corp. | | 185,000 | 12,644,750 |
Danaher Corp. | | 230,000 | 61,046,600 |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 76,500 | 15,674,085 |
Lonza Group AG | | 14,000 | 6,872,256 |
Olink Holding AB ADR (a) | | 150,600 | 3,822,228 |
Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | 14,000 | 4,533,356 |
Seer, Inc. (a) | | 140,000 | 812,000 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | 118,000 | 64,981,420 |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | | 48,000 | 11,296,800 |
| | | 186,563,595 |
Personal Products - 0.3% | | | |
Personal Products - 0.3% | | | |
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(b) | | 142,300 | 1,294,930 |
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(c) | | 200,000 | 1,820,000 |
| | | 3,114,930 |
Pharmaceuticals - 12.8% | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 12.8% | | | |
Arvinas Holding Co. LLC (a) | | 70,000 | 2,394,700 |
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) | | 200,000 | 27,063,876 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | 198,000 | 72,436,320 |
Pharvaris BV (a) | | 80,000 | 900,000 |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | | 38,000 | 11,941,027 |
Royalty Pharma PLC | | 750,420 | 29,656,598 |
Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | | 35,400 | 176,292 |
UCB SA | | 87,500 | 6,889,951 |
Verona Pharma PLC ADR (a) | | 60,000 | 1,567,800 |
| | | 153,026,564 |
Specialty Retail - 0.2% | | | |
Specialty Stores - 0.2% | | | |
Warby Parker, Inc. (a) | | 180,000 | 2,428,200 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $811,074,751) | | | 1,171,147,896 |
| | | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.1% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Biotechnology - 0.6% | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.6% | | | |
Asimov, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d) | | 13,047 | 698,015 |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D (a)(c)(d) | | 398,133 | 2,229,545 |
Cleerly, Inc. Series C (c)(d) | | 179,891 | 2,101,127 |
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C (a)(c)(d) | | 72,178 | 1,112,985 |
ElevateBio LLC Series C (a)(c)(d) | | 31,200 | 114,192 |
Inscripta, Inc. Series E (a)(c)(d) | | 157,568 | 929,651 |
| | | 7,185,515 |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0% | | | |
Health Care Services - 0.0% | | | |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (a)(c)(d) | | 45,182 | 405,283 |
Health Care Technology - 0.3% | | | |
Health Care Technology - 0.3% | | | |
Aledade, Inc.: | | | |
Series B1 (a)(c)(d) | | 24,966 | 1,199,117 |
Series E1 (c)(d) | | 10,776 | 517,571 |
Omada Health, Inc. Series E (c)(d) | | 281,490 | 858,545 |
Wugen, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d) | | 57,585 | 300,594 |
| | | 2,875,827 |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2% | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2% | | | |
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d) | | 123,100 | 954,025 |
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B (c)(d) | | 505,495 | 859,342 |
| | | 1,813,367 |
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $15,381,796) | | | 12,279,992 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 5.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (f) | | 8,268,689 | 8,270,343 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (f)(g) | | 53,904,090 | 53,909,480 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $62,179,823) | | | 62,179,823 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.4% (Cost $888,636,370) | 1,245,607,711 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.4)% | (52,024,430) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 1,193,583,281 |
| |
Legend
(b) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(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 $15,991,257 or 1.3% of net assets. |
(e) | 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 $542,371 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(f) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(g) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost ($) |
Aledade, Inc. Series B1 | 5/07/21 | 955,966 |
| | |
Aledade, Inc. Series E1 | 5/20/22 | 536,800 |
| | |
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Series B | 10/06/20 | 678,736 |
| | |
Asimov, Inc. Series B | 10/29/21 | 1,209,205 |
| | |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. | 10/06/22 | 1,424,808 |
| | |
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D | 5/11/21 | 3,224,877 |
| | |
Cleerly, Inc. Series C | 7/08/22 | 2,119,224 |
| | |
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C | 12/01/20 | 641,727 |
| | |
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C | 6/21/21 | 1,483,741 |
| | |
ElevateBio LLC Series C | 3/09/21 | 130,884 |
| | |
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B | 3/29/22 | 875,156 |
| | |
Inscripta, Inc. Series E | 3/30/21 | 1,391,325 |
| | |
Omada Health, Inc. Series E | 12/22/21 | 1,687,589 |
| | |
The Beauty Health Co. | 12/08/20 | 2,000,000 |
| | |
The Oncology Institute, Inc. | 6/28/21 | 2,827,010 |
| | |
Wugen, Inc. Series B | 7/09/21 | 446,566 |
| | |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 12,043,582 | 180,528,087 | 184,301,326 | 119,086 | - | - | 8,270,343 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 45,064,040 | 292,850,630 | 284,005,190 | 232,260 | - | - | 53,909,480 | 0.2% |
Total | 57,107,622 | 473,378,717 | 468,306,516 | 351,346 | - | - | 62,179,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
Description | Total ($) | Level 1 ($) | Level 2 ($) | Level 3 ($) |
Investments in Securities: | | | | |
|
Common Stocks | 1,171,147,896 | 1,120,827,353 | 48,895,735 | 1,424,808 |
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 12,279,992 | - | - | 12,279,992 |
|
Money Market Funds | 62,179,823 | 62,179,823 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 1,245,607,711 | 1,183,007,176 | 48,895,735 | 13,704,800 |
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
| |
Investments in Securities: | |
Beginning Balance | $ | 12,325,987 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | - | |
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities | | (3,577,175) | |
Cost of Purchases | | 4,955,988 | |
Proceeds of Sales | | - | |
Amortization/Accretion | | - | |
Transfers into Level 3 | | - | |
Transfers out of Level 3 | | - | |
Ending Balance | $ | 13,704,800 | |
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022 | $ | (3,577,175) | |
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 into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. 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. | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $52,703,477) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $826,456,547) | | $1,183,427,888 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $62,179,823) | | 62,179,823 | | |
| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $888,636,370) | | | $ | 1,245,607,711 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 1,610,419 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 642,698 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 579,347 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 37,643 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 3,360 |
Other receivables | | | | 260,416 |
Total assets | | | | 1,248,741,594 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $413,104 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 65,935 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 528,309 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 51,618 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 143,831 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 51,734 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 53,903,782 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 55,158,313 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,193,583,281 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 878,640,026 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 314,943,255 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 1,193,583,281 |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($132,871,302 ÷ 4,042,669 shares) | | | $ | 32.87 |
Service Class 2 : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($246,471,589 ÷ 7,549,899 shares) | | | $ | 32.65 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($814,240,390 ÷ 25,066,098 shares) | | | $ | 32.48 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 6,315,766 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $232,260 from security lending) | | | | 351,346 |
Total Income | | | | 6,667,112 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 6,260,205 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 1,349,535 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 610,460 | | |
Accounting fees | | 360,174 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 55,546 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 4,142 | | |
Audit | | 45,958 | | |
Legal | | 3,767 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 6,525 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 8,696,312 | | |
Expense reductions | | (40,172) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 8,656,140 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | (1,989,028) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (37,689,635) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (20,944) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (37,710,579) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (141,950,241) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (59,234) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (142,009,475) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (179,720,054) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (181,709,082) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (1,989,028) | $ | (1,745,491) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (37,710,579) | | 82,254,946 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (142,009,475) | | 64,210,067 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (181,709,082) | | 144,719,522 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (78,323,481) | | (88,641,330) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 30,988,288 | | 139,387,023 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (229,044,275) | | 195,465,215 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 1,422,627,556 | | 1,227,162,341 |
End of period | $ | 1,193,583,281 | $ | 1,422,627,556 |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Financial Highlights
VIP Health Care Portfolio Initial Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 40.05 | $ | 38.41 | $ | 33.32 | $ | 27.86 | $ | 26.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.02) | | (.01) | | .06 | | .07 | | .06 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (4.96) | | 4.39 | | 6.90 | | 7.47 | | 1.99 |
Total from investment operations | | (4.98) | | 4.38 | | 6.96 | | 7.54 | | 2.05 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.04) | | (.19) | | (.07) | | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.20) | | (2.71) | | (1.67) | | (2.01) | | (.57) |
Total distributions | | (2.20) | | (2.74) C | | (1.87) C | | (2.08) | | (.63) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.87 | $ | 40.05 | $ | 38.41 | $ | 33.32 | $ | 27.86 |
Total Return D,E | | (12.41)% | | 11.73% | | 21.58% | | 28.37% | | 7.86% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .63% | | .63% | | .64% | | .65% | | .65% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .63% | | .63% | | .64% | | .65% | | .65% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .63% | | .63% | | .64% | | .65% | | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.06)% | | (.04)% | | .18% | | .23% | | .19% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 132,871 | $ | 172,092 | $ | 168,627 | $ | 145,315 | $ | 139,026 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 43% | | 32% | | 51% | | 38% | | 65% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
VIP Health Care Portfolio Service Class 2 |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 A |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 39.89 | $ | 38.29 | $ | 33.27 | $ | 28.52 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) B,C | | (.10) | | (.11) | | (.03) | | (.04) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (4.94) | | 4.38 | | 6.88 | | 4.85 |
Total from investment operations | | (5.04) | | 4.27 | | 6.85 | | 4.81 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.02) | | (.16) | | (.06) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.20) | | (2.65) | | (1.67) | | - D |
Total distributions | | (2.20) | | (2.67) | | (1.83) | | (.06) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.65 | $ | 39.89 | $ | 38.29 | $ | 33.27 |
Total Return E,F,G | | (12.62)% | | 11.45% | | 21.28% | | 16.87% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C,H,I | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .88% | | .88% | | .89% | | .91% J |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .88% | | .87% | | .89% | | .91% J |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .88% | | .87% | | .88% | | .90% J |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.31)% | | (.28)% | | (.07)% | | (.18)% J |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 246,472 | $ | 275,392 | $ | 143,771 | $ | 20,198 |
Portfolio turnover rate K | | 43% | | 32% | | 51% | | 38% |
A For the period April 11, 2019 (commencement of sale of shares) through December 31, 2019.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H 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.
I 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.
J Annualized.
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
VIP Health Care Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 39.64 | $ | 38.04 | $ | 33.02 | $ | 27.62 | $ | 26.23 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.04) | | (.04) | | .03 | | .04 | | .03 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (4.92) | | 4.35 | | 6.83 | | 7.41 | | 1.96 |
Total from investment operations | | (4.96) | | 4.31 | | 6.86 | | 7.45 | | 1.99 |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | (.03) | | (.17) | | (.05) | | (.04) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.20) | | (2.68) | | (1.67) | | (2.01) | | (.57) |
Total distributions | | (2.20) | | (2.71) | | (1.84) | | (2.05) C | | (.60) C |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.48 | $ | 39.64 | $ | 38.04 | $ | 33.02 | $ | 27.62 |
Total Return D,E | | (12.49)% | | 11.66% | | 21.49% | | 28.29% | | 7.72% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .70% | | .70% | | .72% | | .73% | | .73% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .70% | | .70% | | .72% | | .73% | | .73% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .70% | | .70% | | .71% | | .73% | | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.14)% | | (.11)% | | .10% | | .15% | | .11% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 814,240 | $ | 975,143 | $ | 914,765 | $ | 737,957 | $ | 674,111 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 43% | | 32% | | 51% | | 38% | | 65% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Health Care Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. 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.
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.
Asset Type | Fair Value | Valuation Technique(s) | Unobservable Input | Amount or Range/Weighted Average | Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input A |
Equities | $13,704,800 | Market comparable | Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R) | 3.6 - 16.0 / 7.5 | Increase |
| | Market approach | Transaction price | $7.75 - $20.56 / $14.58 | Increase |
| | | Discount rate | 25.0% - 49.5% / 31.7% | Decrease |
| | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate | 5.6% | Decrease |
| | | Probability rate | 0.0% - 55.0% / 20.8% | Increase |
| | | Term | 1.0 - 13.0 / 7.4 | Increase |
| | Black scholes | Discount rate | 3.9% - 4.4% / 4.0% | Increase |
| | | Volatility | 45.0% - 55.0% / 47.9% | Increase |
| | | Term | 1.5 - 4.0 / 3.3 | 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
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, 2022, 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 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. 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, 2022, 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), partnership, capital loss carryforwards 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 | $452,087,617 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (99,500,665) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $352,586,952 |
Tax Cost | $893,020,759 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $(37,640,123) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $352,583,377 |
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.
Short-term | $(36,462,205) |
Long-term | (1,177,918) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(37,640,123) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $ - | $3,646,214 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 78,323,481 | 84,995,116 |
Total | $78,323,481 | $88,641,330 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions . The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | 512,524,269 | 557,153,494 |
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 .53% 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.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:
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 | $85,879 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 152,519 | .06 |
Investor Class | 1,111,137 | .14 |
| $1,349,535 | |
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 Health Care Portfolio | .03 |
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 Health Care Portfolio | $ 10,141 |
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 Health Care Portfolio | 44,697,056 | 40,605,683 | 4,002,837 |
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 Health Care Portfolio | $ 2,106 |
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 Health Care Portfolio | $ 24,794 | $ 2,163 | $- |
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 $40,172.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $ 9,298,671 | $11,925,923 |
Service Class 2 | 15,645,387 | 11,551,860 |
Investor Class | 53,379,423 | 65,163,547 |
Total | $78,323,481 | $88,641,330 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 295,996 | 291,195 | $ 9,770,229 | $ 11,327,169 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 284,276 | 310,561 | 9,298,671 | 11,925,923 |
Shares redeemed | (834,758) | (694,767) | (26,380,793) | (26,842,145) |
Net increase (decrease) | (254,486) | (93,011) | $(7,311,893) | $(3,589,053) |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,753,408 | 3,373,605 | $ 56,484,590 | $ 130,094,011 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 480,509 | 301,461 | 15,645,387 | 11,542,611 |
Shares redeemed | (1,587,975) | (526,109) | (50,671,053) | (20,353,025) |
Net increase (decrease) | 645,942 | 3,148,957 | $21,458,924 | $121,283,597 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,365,364 | 1,102,636 | $ 43,792,392 | $ 42,586,539 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,650,059 | 1,713,914 | 53,379,423 | 65,163,547 |
Shares redeemed | (2,550,391) | (2,261,126) | (80,330,558) | (86,057,607) |
Net increase (decrease) | 465,032 | 555,424 | $16,841,257 | $21,692,479 |
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.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Health Care Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Health Care Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein 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, 2022 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 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .62% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,090.20 | | $ 3.27 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,022.08 | | $ 3.16 |
Service Class 2 | | | | .87% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,088.70 | | $ 4.58 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.82 | | $ 4.43 |
Investor Class | | | | .70% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,089.60 | | $ 3.69 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.68 | | $ 3.57 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -9.79% | 4.84% | 7.17% |
Investor Class | -9.91% | 4.76% | 7.09% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Materials Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ashley Fernandes:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -10%, outperforming the -11.67% result of the MSCI US IMI Materials 25/50 Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the sector index were an overweighting and security selection among fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies. Stock picks and an underweighting in specialty chemicals, along with an overweighting in the copper segment, further boosted the fund's relative result. CF Industries Holdings, the portfolio's top individual relative contributor and one of its largest holdings this period, increased 24% in 2022. Also lifting performance was an outsized stake in Albemarle, which returned about -6% and was another of our biggest positions. The fund's non-index investment in Nutrien, a position no longer held at period end, gained approximately 0.5% and added value as well. In contrast, the biggest detractor from performance versus the sector index was our stock selection in the commodity chemicals group. Also hampering the portfolio's relative performance was an underweighting among steel firms and an overweighting in the aluminum category. The biggest individual relative detractor was an overweight position in Tronox Holdings (-42%), one of the fund's largest holdings this period. An outsized stake in Alcoa (-23%) also hurt. Further holding back performance was our smaller-than-index stake in Nucor, which gained about 17% and was no longer held on December 31. Notable changes in positioning the past year include a higher allocation to the industrial gases and copper segments.
Notes to shareholders:
On April 1, 2022, Ashley Fernandes assumed co-management responsibilities for the fund, joining Jody Simes. The two managed the fund together until December 31, 2022, at which point Jody retired after nearly 30 years with Fidelity and Ashley became sole portfolio manager.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Linde PLC | 17.1 | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 9.2 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 7.1 | |
Corteva, Inc. | 5.9 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 4.9 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 3.7 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | 3.0 | |
Olin Corp. | 2.6 | |
Albemarle Corp. | 2.6 | |
Celanese Corp. Class A | 2.4 | |
| 58.5 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Chemicals | 64.0 | |
Metals & Mining | 20.7 | |
Containers & Packaging | 9.4 | |
Construction Materials | 4.3 | |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* 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. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.4% |
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Chemicals - 64.0% | | | |
Commodity Chemicals - 11.6% | | | |
Cabot Corp. | | 24,500 | 1,637,580 |
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund | | 81,400 | 539,260 |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | 35,560 | 2,952,547 |
Olin Corp. | | 48,722 | 2,579,343 |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | 164,340 | 2,253,101 |
Westlake Corp. | | 12,900 | 1,322,766 |
| | | 11,284,597 |
Diversified Chemicals - 2.5% | | | |
Huntsman Corp. | | 23,800 | 654,024 |
The Chemours Co. LLC | | 59,400 | 1,818,828 |
| | | 2,472,852 |
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 6.6% | | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | 8,400 | 715,680 |
Corteva, Inc. | | 97,400 | 5,725,172 |
| | | 6,440,852 |
Industrial Gases - 26.3% | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | 28,988 | 8,935,841 |
Linde PLC | | 51,000 | 16,635,180 |
| | | 25,571,021 |
Specialty Chemicals - 17.0% | | | |
Albemarle Corp. | | 11,890 | 2,578,465 |
Ashland, Inc. | | 16,200 | 1,741,986 |
Celanese Corp. Class A | | 22,900 | 2,341,296 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | | 52,614 | 3,610,899 |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | 6,600 | 537,504 |
Ecolab, Inc. | | 13,303 | 1,936,385 |
Element Solutions, Inc. | | 36,700 | 667,573 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 16,400 | 2,062,136 |
RPM International, Inc. | | 8,500 | 828,325 |
Sherwin-Williams Co. | | 1,074 | 254,892 |
| | | 16,559,461 |
TOTAL CHEMICALS | | | 62,328,783 |
Construction Materials - 4.3% | | | |
Construction Materials - 4.3% | | | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | 5,826 | 1,969,013 |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | 12,350 | 2,162,609 |
| | | 4,131,622 |
Containers & Packaging - 9.4% | | | |
Metal & Glass Containers - 5.7% | | | |
Aptargroup, Inc. | | 21,100 | 2,320,578 |
Crown Holdings, Inc. | | 17,719 | 1,456,679 |
Greif, Inc. Class A | | 26,200 | 1,756,972 |
| | | 5,534,229 |
Paper Packaging - 3.7% | | | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 9,700 | 1,755,700 |
Sealed Air Corp. | | 37,500 | 1,870,500 |
| | | 3,626,200 |
TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING | | | 9,160,429 |
Metals & Mining - 20.7% | | | |
Aluminum - 2.0% | | | |
Alcoa Corp. | | 44,500 | 2,023,415 |
Copper - 12.0% | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 226,420 | 4,730,740 |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | 182,940 | 6,951,720 |
| | | 11,682,460 |
Diversified Metals & Mining - 2.2% | | | |
Glencore PLC | | 319,700 | 2,131,967 |
Steel - 4.5% | | | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | 30,051 | 1,451,463 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 9,900 | 2,004,156 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | 9,300 | 908,610 |
| | | 4,364,229 |
TOTAL METALS & MINING | | | 20,202,071 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $80,676,313) | | | 95,822,905 |
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Money Market Funds - 1.7% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (a) (Cost $1,662,208) | | 1,661,876 | 1,662,208 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.1% (Cost $82,338,521) | 97,485,113 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)% | (71,345) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 97,413,768 |
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(a) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 1,949,590 | 44,304,644 | 44,592,026 | 29,140 | - | - | 1,662,208 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 341,175 | 12,594,022 | 12,935,197 | 816 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 2,290,765 | 56,898,666 | 57,527,223 | 29,956 | - | - | 1,662,208 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 95,822,905 | 93,690,938 | 2,131,967 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 1,662,208 | 1,662,208 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 97,485,113 | 95,353,146 | 2,131,967 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $80,676,313) | | $95,822,905 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,662,208) | | 1,662,208 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $82,338,521) | | | $ | 97,485,113 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 102,042 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 61 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 98,338 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 9,819 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 369 |
Total assets | | | | 97,695,742 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $50,850 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 134,683 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 43,937 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 13,555 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 38,949 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 281,974 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 97,413,768 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 82,160,448 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 15,253,320 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 97,413,768 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($14,941,241 ÷ 920,218 shares) | | | $ | 16.24 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($82,472,527 ÷ 5,081,568 shares) | | | $ | 16.23 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 1,817,152 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $816 from security lending) | | | | 29,956 |
Total Income | | | | 1,847,108 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 549,571 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 131,091 | | |
Accounting fees | | 38,638 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 15,460 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 361 | | |
Audit | | 44,785 | | |
Legal | | 119 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 650 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 780,675 | | |
Expense reductions | | (3,455) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 777,220 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 1,069,888 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 206,176 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 1,489 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 207,665 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (15,771,067) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (989) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (15,772,056) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (15,564,391) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (14,494,503) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,069,888 | $ | 836,200 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 207,665 | | 5,540,639 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (15,772,056) | | 16,316,021 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (14,494,503) | | 22,692,860 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (4,316,287) | | (689,676) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 1,838,134 | | 34,436,663 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (16,972,656) | | 56,439,847 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 114,386,424 | | 57,946,577 |
End of period | $ | 97,413,768 | $ | 114,386,424 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Materials Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.76 | $ | 14.17 | $ | 11.74 | $ | 11.46 | $ | 16.18 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .18 | | .14 | | .07 | | .16 | | .18 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (2.00) | | 4.58 | | 2.44 | | 1.31 | | (3.83) |
Total from investment operations | | (1.82) | | 4.72 | | 2.51 | | 1.47 | | (3.65) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.19) | | (.13) | | (.08) | | (.19) | | (.21) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.51) | | - | | - | | (1.00) | | (.86) |
Total distributions | | (.70) | | (.13) | | (.08) | | (1.19) | | (1.07) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.24 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 14.17 | $ | 11.74 | $ | 11.46 |
Total Return C,D | | (9.79)% | | 33.42% | | 21.49% | | 13.40% | | (23.60)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .69% | | .68% | | .77% | | .75% | | .72% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .68% | | .68% | | .77% | | .75% | | .72% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .68% | | .68% | | .76% | | .74% | | .71% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.09% | | .84% | | .59% | | 1.37% | | 1.26% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 14,941 | $ | 19,714 | $ | 9,924 | $ | 8,905 | $ | 9,728 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 63% | | 99% | | 83% | | 104% | | 87% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
VIP Materials Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.76 | $ | 14.16 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.46 | $ | 16.17 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .17 | | .13 | | .06 | | .15 | | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (2.01) | | 4.59 | | 2.45 | | 1.30 | | (3.82) |
Total from investment operations | | (1.84) | | 4.72 | | 2.51 | | 1.45 | | (3.65) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.18) | | (.12) | | (.08) | | (.18) | | (.20) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.51) | | - | | - | | (1.00) | | (.86) |
Total distributions | | (.69) | | (.12) | | (.08) | | (1.18) | | (1.06) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.23 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 14.16 | $ | 11.73 | $ | 11.46 |
Total Return C,D | | (9.91)% | | 33.40% | | 21.45% | | 13.20% | | (23.65)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .76% | | .76% | | .85% | | .83% | | .80% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .76% | | .76% | | .85% | | .83% | | .80% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .76% | | .76% | | .84% | | .82% | | .79% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.01% | | .77% | | .52% | | 1.29% | | 1.18% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 82,473 | $ | 94,673 | $ | 48,022 | $ | 35,254 | $ | 42,448 |
Portfolio turnover rate G | | 63% | | 99% | | 83% | | 104% | | 87% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Materials Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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, 2022, 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 currency transactions 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 | $18,389,857 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (3,524,372) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $14,865,485 |
Tax Cost | $82,619,628 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $222,361 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $167,181 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $14,863,777 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $1,069,897 | $ 689,676 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 3,246,390 | - |
Total | $4,316,287 | $689,676 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Materials Portfolio | 64,421,785 | 66,275,731 |
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 .53% 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 | $10,528 | .06 |
Investor Class | 120,563 | .14 |
| $131,091 | |
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 Materials 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 Materials Portfolio | $1,151 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Materials Portfolio | 3,124,604 | 2,208,049 | (130,582) |
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 Materials Portfolio | $182 |
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 Materials Portfolio | $79 | $- | $- |
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 $3,455.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Materials Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $720,470 | $133,482 |
Investor Class | 3,595,817 | 556,194 |
Total | $4,316,287 | $689,676 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Materials Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 296,138 | 884,100 | $5,269,787 | $14,979,080 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 42,906 | 7,938 | 720,470 | 133,482 |
Shares redeemed | (469,426) | (541,878) | (7,699,942) | (9,032,325) |
Net increase (decrease) | (130,382) | 350,160 | $(1,709,685) | $6,080,237 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,833,964 | 5,076,082 | $32,145,510 | $85,959,687 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 214,129 | 33,084 | 3,595,817 | 556,194 |
Shares redeemed | (2,013,920) | (3,452,703) | (32,193,508) | (58,159,455) |
Net increase (decrease) | 34,173 | 1,656,463 | $3,547,819 | $28,356,426 |
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 Materials Portfolio | 100% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Materials Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Materials Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and broker; when replies were not received from broker, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Materials Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .69% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,101.10 | | $ 3.65 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.73 | | $ 3.52 |
Investor Class | | | | .77% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,100.50 | | $ 4.08 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.32 | | $ 3.92 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31 st , 2022 $175,666, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class and Investor Class designate 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Energy Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 63.18% | 7.19% | 4.80% |
Service Class 2 | 62.87% | 6.94% | 4.54% |
Investor Class | 63.13% | 7.11% | 4.72% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Energy Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points -- the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening -- while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Maurice FitzMaurice:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes gained about 63%, roughly in line with the 63.13% gain of the MSCI US IMI Energy 25/50 Index, but well ahead of the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the sector index were security selection and an underweighting in oil & gas storage & transportation. Security selection in oil & gas refining & marketing and an overweighting in oil & gas equipment & services also lifted the fund's relative result. Not owning Kinder Morgan, an index component that gained 21%, was the biggest individual relative contributor. Our second-largest relative contributor this period was avoiding ONEOK, an index component that gained 19%. Avoiding Williams Companies, an index component that gained 33%, also aided relative performance. Conversely, the primary detractor from performance versus the sector index was our security selection in oil & gas exploration & production. Security selection in independent power producers & energy traders and oil & gas equipment & services also hurt the fund's relative performance. Canadian National Resources, the fund's top individual detractor, increased about 39% this period. We increased our holdings in the stock this period and it was among our biggest holdings at year-end. Our second-largest detractor was Vistra, a stock from the independent power producers & energy traders that gained 6% the past year. We reduced our position in Vistra. Another detractor this period was an investment in National Energy Services Reunited, which returned -27% the past 12 months. We increased our stake. All these detractors were non-benchmark positions. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the oil & gas equipment & services subindustry and a lower allocation to oil & gas storage & transportation.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. | 23.9 | |
Chevron Corp. | 7.2 | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 5.2 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | 4.7 | |
Halliburton Co. | 4.6 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 4.0 | |
Hess Corp. | 3.9 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 3.9 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 3.5 | |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 3.3 | |
| 64.2 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 86.0 | |
Energy Equipment & Services | 14.7 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | 0.5 | |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* 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. |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 101.2% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Energy Equipment & Services - 14.7% | | | |
Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.4% | | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | | 4,060 | 628,772 |
Nabors Industries Ltd. warrants 6/11/26 (a) | | 2,992 | 98,437 |
Noble Corp. PLC (a) | | 55,500 | 2,092,905 |
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (a) | | 297,500 | 798,654 |
Odfjell Technology Ltd. (a) | | 71,283 | 211,008 |
Shelf Drilling Ltd. (a)(b) | | 254,373 | 572,526 |
Valaris Ltd. (a) | | 101,900 | 6,890,478 |
| | | 11,292,780 |
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 13.3% | | | |
Baker Hughes Co. Class A | | 22,660 | 669,150 |
Cactus, Inc. | | 15,240 | 765,962 |
Halliburton Co. | | 916,700 | 36,072,145 |
Nextier Oilfield Solutions, Inc. (a) | | 1,041,860 | 9,626,786 |
NOV, Inc. | | 202,500 | 4,230,225 |
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a) | | 249,800 | 4,369,002 |
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a) | | 353,230 | 3,662,995 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 587,049 | 31,383,640 |
TechnipFMC PLC (a) | | 1,034,426 | 12,609,653 |
| | | 103,389,558 |
TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES | | | 114,682,338 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5% | | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5% | | | |
The AES Corp. | | 13,720 | 394,587 |
Vistra Corp. | | 147,829 | 3,429,633 |
| | | 3,824,220 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 86.0% | | | |
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.8% | | | |
Arch Resources, Inc. (c) | | 17,200 | 2,455,988 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | | 10,300 | 669,500 |
Enviva, Inc. | | 4,230 | 224,063 |
Peabody Energy Corp. (a) | | 107,700 | 2,845,434 |
| | | 6,194,985 |
Integrated Oil & Gas - 39.8% | | | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada) | | 1,257,800 | 24,403,549 |
Chevron Corp. | | 312,396 | 56,071,958 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 1,685,148 | 185,871,826 |
Imperial Oil Ltd. | | 129,500 | 6,307,626 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | 436,670 | 27,505,843 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. warrants 8/3/27 (a) | | 11,000 | 453,530 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | 291,520 | 9,247,256 |
| | | 309,861,588 |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 30.5% | | | |
Antero Resources Corp. (a) | | 374,160 | 11,595,218 |
APA Corp. | | 279,450 | 13,044,726 |
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) | | 33,135 | 1,228,977 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (c) | | 462,030 | 25,657,338 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | 35,670 | 3,366,178 |
Chord Energy Corp. | | 19,315 | 2,642,485 |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | 58,674 | 3,398,985 |
ConocoPhillips Co. | | 342,309 | 40,392,462 |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | 142,581 | 3,503,215 |
Devon Energy Corp. | | 217,440 | 13,374,734 |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | 45,400 | 6,209,812 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | 79,102 | 10,245,291 |
EQT Corp. | | 209,600 | 7,090,768 |
Hess Corp. | | 215,600 | 30,576,392 |
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | | 120,640 | 2,829,008 |
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (a) | | 431,750 | 2,996,345 |
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | | 38,150 | 1,175,783 |
Ovintiv, Inc. | | 235,760 | 11,955,390 |
PDC Energy, Inc. | | 269,734 | 17,122,714 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | 61,744 | 14,101,712 |
Range Resources Corp. | | 451,560 | 11,298,031 |
SM Energy Co. | | 68,270 | 2,377,844 |
Viper Energy Partners LP | | 27,160 | 863,416 |
| | | 237,046,824 |
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 10.2% | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | 260,576 | 30,328,441 |
Phillips 66 Co. | | 123,032 | 12,805,171 |
Valero Energy Corp. | | 288,320 | 36,576,275 |
| | | 79,709,887 |
Oil & Gas Storage & Transport - 4.7% | | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | 155,790 | 23,362,268 |
Energy Transfer LP | | 794,030 | 9,425,136 |
Golar LNG Ltd. (a) | | 97,230 | 2,215,872 |
Targa Resources Corp. | | 15,840 | 1,164,240 |
| | | 36,167,516 |
TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS | | | 668,980,800 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $508,983,222) | | | 787,487,358 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 2.4% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (d) | | 3,995,261 | 3,996,061 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (d)(e) | | 14,449,031 | 14,450,476 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $18,446,537) | | | 18,446,537 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.6% (Cost $527,429,759) | 805,933,895 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.6)% | (28,071,154) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 777,862,741 |
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(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 $572,526 or 0.1% of net assets. |
(c) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(d) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(e) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 3,615,128 | 318,792,346 | 318,411,413 | 63,728 | - | - | 3,996,061 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 12,397,003 | 296,322,453 | 294,268,980 | 35,675 | - | - | 14,450,476 | 0.0% |
Total | 16,012,131 | 615,114,799 | 612,680,393 | 99,403 | - | - | 18,446,537 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
|
Common Stocks | 787,487,358 | 787,487,358 | - | - |
|
Money Market Funds | 18,446,537 | 18,446,537 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 805,933,895 | 805,933,895 | - | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $13,795,541) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $508,983,222) | | $787,487,358 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,446,537) | | 18,446,537 | | |
| | | | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $527,429,759) | | | $ | 805,933,895 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $82,606) | | | | 82,607 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 44 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 702,563 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 692,004 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 10,162 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 1,429 |
Other receivables | | | | 8,518 |
Total assets | | | | 807,431,222 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | $1,759,164 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 12,833,672 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 342,071 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | | 55,596 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 87,312 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 42,066 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 14,448,600 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 29,568,481 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 777,862,741 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 605,073,615 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 172,789,126 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 777,862,741 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($101,150,192 ÷ 4,019,778 shares) | | | $ | 25.16 |
Service Class 2 : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($259,298,001 ÷ 10,360,965 shares) | | | $ | 25.03 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($417,414,548 ÷ 16,627,076 shares) | | | $ | 25.10 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 24,108,477 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $35,675 from security lending) | | | | 99,403 |
Total Income | | | | 24,207,880 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 3,481,893 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 678,531 | | |
Distribution and service plan fees | | 584,688 | | |
Accounting fees | | 223,113 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 41,814 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 2,106 | | |
Audit | | 40,432 | | |
Legal | | 1,280 | | |
Interest | | 25,520 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 2,371 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 5,081,748 | | |
Expense reductions | | (18,740) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 5,063,008 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 19,144,872 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (4,677,196) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (15,865) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (4,693,061) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 218,879,833 | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | 272 | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | 218,880,105 |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 214,187,044 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 233,331,916 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 19,144,872 | $ | 8,542,276 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (4,693,061) | | (242,935) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | 218,880,105 | | 80,327,763 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 233,331,916 | | 88,627,104 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (16,391,155) | | (6,937,293) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 246,339,710 | | 81,302,244 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 463,280,471 | | 162,992,055 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 314,582,270 | | 151,590,215 |
End of period | $ | 777,862,741 | $ | 314,582,270 |
| | | | |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Energy Portfolio Initial Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.77 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 15.91 | $ | 14.78 | $ | 19.86 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .69 | | .48 C | | .41 | | .29 | | .22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 9.26 | | 5.24 | | (5.62) | | 1.18 | | (5.09) |
Total from investment operations | | 9.95 | | 5.72 | | (5.21) | | 1.47 | | (4.87) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.56) | | (.36) | | (.29) | | (.33) | | (.19) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | (.02) |
Total distributions | | (.56) | | (.36) | | (.29) | | (.34) | | (.21) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.16 | $ | 15.77 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 15.91 | $ | 14.78 |
Total Return D,E | | 63.18% | | 55.35% | | (32.76)% | | 10.08% | | (24.58)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .64% | | .65% | | .69% | | .67% | | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .64% | | .65% | | .69% | | .67% | | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .64% | | .65% | | .68% | | .66% | | .66% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 3.02% | | 3.35% C | | 3.98% | | 1.83% | | 1.12% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 101,150 | $ | 30,777 | $ | 16,336 | $ | 27,957 | $ | 28,999 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 50% | | 65% | | 71% | | 58% | | 58% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.97%.
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).
VIP Energy Portfolio Service Class 2 |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.69 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 15.84 | $ | 14.71 | $ | 19.75 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .62 | | .44 C | | .37 | | .25 | | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 9.23 | | 5.21 | | (5.58) | | 1.18 | | (5.05) |
Total from investment operations | | 9.85 | | 5.65 | | (5.21) | | 1.43 | | (4.88) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.51) | | (.33) | | (.26) | | (.29) | | (.14) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | (.02) |
Total distributions | | (.51) | | (.33) | | (.26) | | (.30) | | (.16) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.03 | $ | 15.69 | $ | 10.37 | $ | 15.84 | $ | 14.71 |
Total Return D,E | | 62.87% | | 54.83% | | (32.88)% | | 9.82% | | (24.77)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .89% | | .90% | | .94% | | .92% | | .92% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .88% | | .90% | | .94% | | .92% | | .92% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .88% | | .90% | | .93% | | .91% | | .91% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2.77% | | 3.10% C | | 3.73% | | 1.58% | | .88% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 259,298 | $ | 120,827 | $ | 64,986 | $ | 90,208 | $ | 90,093 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 50% | | 65% | | 71% | | 58% | | 58% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.72%.
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).
VIP Energy Portfolio Investor Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.73 | $ | 10.39 | $ | 15.88 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 19.82 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .67 | | .47 C | | .39 | | .28 | | .21 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 9.25 | | 5.22 | | (5.60) | | 1.18 | | (5.09) |
Total from investment operations | | 9.92 | | 5.69 | | (5.21) | | 1.46 | | (4.88) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.55) | | (.35) | | (.28) | | (.32) | | (.17) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | (.02) |
Total distributions | | (.55) | | (.35) | | (.28) | | (.33) | | (.19) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.10 | $ | 15.73 | $ | 10.39 | $ | 15.88 | $ | 14.75 |
Total Return D,E | | 63.13% | | 55.16% | | (32.80)% | | 9.98% | | (24.65)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .71% | | .72% | | .76% | | .75% | | .75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .71% | | .72% | | .76% | | .75% | | .75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .71% | | .72% | | .75% | | .74% | | .74% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2.94% | | 3.28% C | | 3.90% | | 1.75% | | 1.05% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 417,415 | $ | 162,978 | $ | 70,268 | $ | 78,339 | $ | 91,936 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 50% | | 65% | | 71% | | 58% | | 58% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.90%.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Energy Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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.
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, 2022, 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 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 | $281,127,483 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (12,271,063) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $268,856,420 |
Tax Cost | $537,077,475 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $5,020,705 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(100,872,643) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $268,641,032 |
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.
Short-term | $(66,390,968) |
Long-term | (34,481,675) |
Total capital loss carryforward | $(100,872,643) |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $16,391,155 | $6,937,293 |
Total | $16,391,155 | $6,937,293 |
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Energy Portfolio | 586,551,523 | 325,852,536 |
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 .53% 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 a separate 12b-1 Plan for Service Class 2 shares. Service Class 2 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 .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees for Service Class 2, all of which was re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services were $584,688.
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 | $49,016 | .06 |
Service Class 2 | 146,666 | .06 |
Investor Class | 482,849 | .14 |
| $678,531 | |
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 Energy Portfolio | .03 |
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 Energy Portfolio | $11,633 |
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 Energy Portfolio | Borrower | $8,416,656 | 1.78% | $25,480 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Energy Portfolio | 30,854,201 | 56,773,714 | (2,032,969) |
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 Energy Portfolio | $938 |
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 Energy Portfolio | $3,791 | $1 | $- |
Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
| Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
VIP Energy Portfolio | $684,000 | 2.08% | $40 |
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 $18,740.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Energy Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $2,143,749 | $966,263 |
Service Class 2 | 5,328,447 | 2,468,842 |
Investor Class | 8,918,959 | 3,502,188 |
Total | $16,391,155 | $6,937,293 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Energy Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,770,417 | 2,198,509 | $105,152,019 | $33,131,941 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 85,780 | 66,128 | 2,143,749 | 966,263 |
Shares redeemed | (2,788,431) | (1,881,114) | (60,018,217) | (27,768,051) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,067,766 | 383,523 | $47,277,551 | $6,330,153 |
Service Class 2 | | | | |
Shares sold | 9,562,012 | 4,373,264 | $207,734,047 | $61,702,254 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 215,650 | 172,272 | 5,328,447 | 2,468,842 |
Shares redeemed | (7,117,295) | (3,112,807) | (154,201,989) | (43,788,287) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,660,367 | 1,432,729 | $58,860,505 | $20,382,809 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 13,627,476 | 7,746,472 | $296,238,118 | $111,918,757 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 357,932 | 242,253 | 8,918,959 | 3,502,188 |
Shares redeemed | (7,716,954) | (4,390,478) | (164,955,423) | (60,831,663) |
Net increase (decrease) | 6,268,454 | 3,598,247 | $140,201,654 | $54,589,282 |
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 ofUnaffiliated Shareholders | Unaffiliated Shareholders % |
VIP Energy Portfolio | 65% | 1 | 25% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Energy Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Energy Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Energy Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .64% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,222.00 | | $ 3.58 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.98 | | $ 3.26 |
Service Class 2 | | | | .89% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,220.70 | | $ 4.98 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,020.72 | | $ 4.53 |
Investor Class | | | | .71% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,221.40 | | $ 3.98 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.63 | | $ 3.62 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
Initial Class designates 79% and 97%; Service Class 2 designates 83% and 100%; and Investor Class designates 80% and 99%; of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
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VNRIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Financial Services Portfolio
(To be renamed VIP Financials Portfolio effective April 28, 2023)
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -8.33% | 6.85% | 11.10% |
Investor Class | -8.37% | 6.77% | 11.01% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Financial Services Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Matthew Reed:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -8%, outperforming the -11.18% result of the MSCI US IMI Financials 5% Capped Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the MSCI sector index were an underweighting and security selection in the financial exchanges & data category, followed by investment choices among regional banks and positioning in consumer finance firms. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Reinsurance Group of America (+33%), which was among the biggest holdings at year-end. Also lifting performance was timely ownership of JPMorgan Chase, where our position gained about 14%. This was a position we established the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in Travelers Companies (+23%), where we decreased our stake in 2022. In contrast, the combination of an underweighting and subpar security selection in multi-sector financial services holdings detracted most from performance versus the sector index. Picks in the property & casualty insurance group, along with an underweighting among life & health insurance providers, hindered the fund's relative result as well. Not owning Berkshire Hathaway, an index component that gained about 3%, was the largest individual relative detractor. Outsized exposure to Signature Bank (-64%) also hurt relative performance, as did avoiding Progressive, an index component that advanced 27%. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to consumer finance stocks and a higher allocation to insurance brokers.
Note to shareholders:
On April 28, 2023, the fund's name will change from Fidelity VIP Financial Services Portfolio to Fidelity VIP Financials Portfolio. This will align the fund's name with the GICS Financials sector.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Wells Fargo & Co. | 5.6 | |
Bank of America Corp. | 5.3 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.7 | |
Chubb Ltd. | 3.5 | |
Morgan Stanley | 3.4 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 3.0 | |
State Street Corp. | 3.0 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 2.9 | |
U.S. Bancorp | 2.8 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 2.7 | |
| 36.9 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Banks | 38.5 | |
Insurance | 26.8 | |
Capital Markets | 18.6 | |
Consumer Finance | 4.3 | |
IT Services | 3.9 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 3.5 | |
Diversified Financial Services | 2.7 | |
Professional Services | 1.1 | |
Software | 0.4 | |
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Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets) |
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* 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 derivatives, if applicable. |
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Percentages shown as 0.0% reflect amounts less than 0.05%.
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.3% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Banks - 38.5% | | | |
Diversified Banks - 21.5% | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | 357,700 | 11,847,024 |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 150,900 | 6,825,207 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 79,500 | 10,660,950 |
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (a) | | 117,200 | 180,407 |
U.S. Bancorp | | 146,100 | 6,371,421 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 308,577 | 12,741,140 |
| | | 48,626,149 |
Regional Banks - 17.0% | | | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | 86,800 | 2,004,212 |
BankUnited, Inc. | | 31,400 | 1,066,658 |
BOK Financial Corp. | | 10,740 | 1,114,705 |
Cadence Bank | | 66,210 | 1,632,739 |
Comerica, Inc. | | 22,400 | 1,497,440 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 34,900 | 2,299,910 |
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. | | 3,300 | 2,502,588 |
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc. | | 53,669 | 2,074,307 |
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc. | | 34,600 | 1,613,052 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | 213,970 | 3,016,977 |
KeyCorp | | 169,900 | 2,959,658 |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 32,430 | 4,704,296 |
PacWest Bancorp | | 52,500 | 1,204,875 |
Popular, Inc. | | 29,000 | 1,923,280 |
Signature Bank | | 13,700 | 1,578,514 |
Truist Financial Corp. | | 92,100 | 3,963,063 |
Wintrust Financial Corp. | | 20,600 | 1,741,112 |
Zions Bancorp NA | | 33,100 | 1,627,196 |
| | | 38,524,582 |
TOTAL BANKS | | | 87,150,731 |
Capital Markets - 18.6% | | | |
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 8.9% | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | 10,700 | 1,695,201 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | 73,300 | 3,336,616 |
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A | | 10,610 | 304,189 |
Brookfield Corp. Class A | | 42,441 | 1,335,194 |
Carlyle Group LP | | 103,800 | 3,097,392 |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 16,400 | 1,451,236 |
Patria Investments Ltd. | | 156,700 | 2,182,831 |
Phoenix Vega Mezz PLC | | 117,200 | 4,893 |
State Street Corp. | | 86,200 | 6,686,534 |
| | | 20,094,086 |
Financial Exchanges & Data - 3.4% | | | |
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de CV | | 729,100 | 1,407,577 |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | 9,327 | 1,170,259 |
CME Group, Inc. | | 29,900 | 5,027,984 |
| | | 7,605,820 |
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 6.3% | | | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 53,000 | 1,837,510 |
Morgan Stanley | | 91,400 | 7,770,828 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | 30,150 | 3,221,528 |
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A | | 75,000 | 1,530,750 |
| | | 14,360,616 |
TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS | | | 42,060,522 |
Consumer Finance - 4.3% | | | |
Consumer Finance - 4.3% | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 55,200 | 5,131,392 |
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | | 33,338 | 2,897,406 |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | 51,500 | 1,715,465 |
| | | 9,744,263 |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.7% | | | |
Multi-Sector Holdings - 0.8% | | | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 84,200 | 1,738,730 |
Other Diversified Financial Services - 1.9% | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | 67,800 | 4,324,962 |
Sunrisemezz Ltd. (a) | | 23,957 | 2,906 |
| | | 4,327,868 |
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES | | | 6,066,598 |
Insurance - 26.8% | | | |
Insurance Brokers - 5.4% | | | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | 30,200 | 5,693,908 |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | 39,400 | 6,519,912 |
| | | 12,213,820 |
Life & Health Insurance - 3.1% | | | |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. | | 2,764 | 55,308 |
Globe Life, Inc. | | 37,800 | 4,556,790 |
Primerica, Inc. | | 17,500 | 2,481,850 |
| | | 7,093,948 |
Multi-Line Insurance - 1.9% | | | |
Assurant, Inc. | | 100 | 12,506 |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 55,700 | 4,223,731 |
| | | 4,236,237 |
Property & Casualty Insurance - 13.7% | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 15,400 | 2,114,112 |
Beazley PLC | | 301,779 | 2,479,059 |
Chubb Ltd. | | 35,600 | 7,853,360 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | 71,700 | 2,697,354 |
First American Financial Corp. | | 63,300 | 3,313,122 |
Hiscox Ltd. | | 190,300 | 2,506,538 |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd. | | 244,700 | 1,922,895 |
Old Republic International Corp. | | 60,500 | 1,461,075 |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | | 18,100 | 1,603,841 |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | | 27,112 | 5,083,229 |
| | | 31,034,585 |
Reinsurance - 2.7% | | | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | 43,800 | 6,223,542 |
TOTAL INSURANCE | | | 60,802,132 |
IT Services - 3.4% | | | |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 3.4% | | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | 20,000 | 1,357,000 |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 25,900 | 2,572,388 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 10,700 | 3,720,711 |
| | | 7,650,099 |
Professional Services - 1.1% | | | |
Research & Consulting Services - 1.1% | | | |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. | | 115,300 | 1,413,578 |
Equifax, Inc. | | 5,700 | 1,107,852 |
| | | 2,521,430 |
Software - 0.4% | | | |
Application Software - 0.4% | | | |
Black Knight, Inc. (a) | | 16,000 | 988,000 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.5% | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.5% | | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | 100,100 | 3,891,888 |
NMI Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 139,844 | 2,922,740 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | | 15,100 | 1,185,048 |
| | | 7,999,676 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $200,568,310) | | | 224,983,451 |
| | | |
Convertible Bonds - 0.5% |
| | Principal Amount (b) | Value ($) |
IT Services - 0.5% | | | |
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.5% | | | |
Affirm Holdings, Inc. 0% 11/15/26 (Cost $1,246,362) | | 1,983,000 | 1,090,650 |
| | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.8% (Cost $201,814,672) | 226,074,101 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.2% | 441,594 |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 226,515,695 |
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(b) | Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 1,346,614 | 62,859,665 | 64,206,279 | 10,021 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 366,825 | 46,993,532 | 47,360,357 | 1,122 | - | - | - | 0.0% |
Total | 1,713,439 | 109,853,197 | 111,566,636 | 11,143 | - | - | - | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
|
Common Stocks | 224,983,451 | 224,983,451 | - | - |
|
Convertible Bonds | 1,090,650 | - | 1,090,650 | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 226,074,101 | 224,983,451 | 1,090,650 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule Unaffiliated issuers (cost $201,814,672): | | | $ | 226,074,101 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | | 1,034,953 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 134 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 416,864 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 566 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 932 |
Other receivables | | | | 219 |
Total assets | | | | 227,527,769 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable to custodian bank | | $427,270 | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 413,011 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 101,514 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 31,716 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 38,563 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,012,074 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 226,515,695 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 192,520,537 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 33,995,158 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 226,515,695 |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($29,115,881 ÷ 2,078,031 shares) | | | $ | 14.01 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($197,399,814 ÷ 14,172,142 shares) | | | $ | 13.93 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 6,893,412 |
Interest | | | | 78,577 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,122 from security lending) | | | | 11,143 |
Total Income | | | | 6,983,132 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 1,358,305 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 329,718 | | |
Accounting fees | | 95,691 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 24,366 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 888 | | |
Audit | | 40,220 | | |
Legal | | 291 | | |
Interest | | 162 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 1,401 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,851,042 | | |
Expense reductions | | (8,471) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,842,571 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 5,140,561 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 10,270,211 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | 3,216 | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 10,273,427 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (44,761,925) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (24) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (44,761,949) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (34,488,522) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (29,347,961) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 5,140,561 | $ | 4,931,924 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 10,273,427 | | 6,074,082 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (44,761,949) | | 43,179,409 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (29,347,961) | | 54,185,415 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (9,878,895) | | (8,841,504) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (16,203,538) | | 95,108,449 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (55,430,394) | | 140,452,360 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 281,946,089 | | 141,493,729 |
End of period | $ | 226,515,695 | $ | 281,946,089 |
| | | | |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Financial Services Portfolio Initial Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.82 | $ | 12.38 | $ | 13.62 | $ | 11.15 | $ | 13.72 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .30 | | .32 | | .26 | | .22 | | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (1.57) | | 3.71 | | (.16) | | 3.39 | | (2.28) |
Total from investment operations | | (1.27) | | 4.03 | | .10 | | 3.61 | | (2.11) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.29) | | (.27) | | (.26) | | (.26) | | (.16) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.25) | | (.32) | | (1.08) | | (.88) | | (.29) |
Total distributions | | (.54) | | (.59) | | (1.34) | | (1.14) | | (.46) C |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital A | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - D |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.01 | $ | 15.82 | $ | 12.38 | $ | 13.62 | $ | 11.15 |
Total Return E,F | | (8.33)% | | 33.19% | | .77% | | 34.33% | | (15.73)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .65% | | .65% | | .69% | | .68% | | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .65% | | .65% | | .69% | | .68% | | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .65% | | .65% | | .68% | | .67% | | .66% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 2.06% | | 2.08% | | 2.47% | | 1.83% | | 1.25% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 29,116 | $ | 35,491 | $ | 20,134 | $ | 24,758 | $ | 24,142 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 53% | | 40% | | 68% | | 58% | | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
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).
VIP Financial Services Portfolio Investor Class |
|
Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.73 | $ | 12.31 | $ | 13.56 | $ | 11.10 | $ | 13.66 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .29 | | .30 | | .25 | | .21 | | .15 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (1.56) | | 3.70 | | (.16) | | 3.38 | | (2.26) |
Total from investment operations | | (1.27) | | 4.00 | | .09 | | 3.59 | | (2.11) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.28) | | (.26) | | (.25) | | (.25) | | (.15) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.25) | | (.32) | | (1.08) | | (.88) | | (.29) |
Total distributions | | (.53) | | (.58) | | (1.34) C | | (1.13) | | (.45) C |
Redemption fees added to paid in capital A | | - | | - | | - | | - | | - D |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 13.93 | $ | 15.73 | $ | 12.31 | $ | 13.56 | $ | 11.10 |
Total Return E,F | | (8.37)% | | 33.14% | | .63% | | 34.28% | | (15.82)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .73% | | .72% | | .76% | | .76% | | .75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .73% | | .72% | | .76% | | .76% | | .75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .73% | | .72% | | .75% | | .75% | | .74% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.99% | | 2.01% | | 2.39% | | 1.75% | | 1.17% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 197,400 | $ | 246,455 | $ | 121,359 | $ | 139,831 | $ | 133,990 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 53% | | 40% | | 68% | | 58% | | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Financial Services Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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.
In January 2023 the Board of Trustees approved a change in the name of VIP Financial Services Portfolio to VIP Financials Portfolio effective April 28, 2023.
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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing services or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds are valued by pricing services who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing services. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
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, 2022 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. 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, 2022, 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),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 | $39,469,347 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (16,540,411) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $22,928,936 |
Tax Cost | $203,145,165 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $1,233,698 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $9,832,711 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $22,928,749 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $4,808,401 | $6,280,646 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 5,070,494 | 2,560,858 |
Total | $9,878,895 | $8,841,504 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | 136,575,989 | 156,881,794 |
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 .53% 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 | $21,054 | .06 |
Investor Class | 308,664 | .14 |
| $329,718 | |
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 Financial Services 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 Financial Services Portfolio | $2,438 |
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 Financial Services Portfolio | Borrower | $2,052,111 | .32% | $162 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | 5,381,915 | 11,179,292 | 1,179,266 |
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 Financial Services Portfolio | $464 |
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 Financial Services Portfolio | $116 | $- | $- |
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 $8,471.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $1,249,703 | $1,154,652 |
Investor Class | 8,629,192 | 7,686,852 |
Total | $9,878,895 | $8,841,504 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,003,850 | 1,437,419 | $15,681,340 | $21,787,429 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 79,599 | 81,426 | 1,249,703 | 1,154,652 |
Shares redeemed | (1,249,358) | (901,360) | (18,033,364) | (13,429,497) |
Net increase (decrease) | (165,909) | 617,485 | $(1,102,321) | $9,512,584 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 4,025,217 | 9,345,285 | $63,943,329 | $139,269,921 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 552,838 | 543,819 | 8,629,192 | 7,686,852 |
Shares redeemed | (6,076,050) | (4,073,663) | (87,673,738) | (61,360,908) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,497,995) | 5,815,441 | $(15,101,217) | $85,595,865 |
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 Financial Services Portfolio | 100% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Financial Services Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Financial Services Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .65% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,084.30 | | $ 3.41 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.93 | | $ 3.31 |
Investor Class | | | | .73% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,084.20 | | $ 3.83 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.53 | | $ 3.72 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022 $9,855,627, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class designates 4% and 95%; and Investor Class designates 4%, and 99%; of the dividends distributed in February and December 2022, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
1.817367.118
VFSIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Utilities Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | 5.47% | 10.64% | 11.37% |
Investor Class | 5.39% | 10.54% | 11.27% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Utilities Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Douglas Simmons:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes gained roughly 5%, outperforming the 1.24% advance of the MSCI US IMI Utilities 25/50 Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Stock selection helped the fund outperform its sector index, especially in the electric utilities category, the largest industry component of the index. An underweighting and security selection in multi-utilities and an underweighting in water utilities also helped. The fund's top individual relative contributor was our outsized investment in Constellation Energy, which gained 63%. This is a position we established in this period. Also lifting performance was our outsized stake in Exelon, which gained approximately 9%. Exelon was among the fund's largest holdings. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in PG&E (+34%), which was one of our biggest holdings. In contrast, stock selection and an overweighting in renewable electricity notably detracted from performance versus the sector index. Weak stock selection in independent power producers & energy traders and integrated telecommunication services also hurt relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was our lighter-than-index stake in Consolidated Edison, which gained roughly 16% the past 12 months. Consolidated Edison was not held at period end. Also hindering performance was an underweighting in Duke Energy, which gained about 2%. Also hampering performance was an underweighting in Xcel Energy, which gained roughly 6%. This was an investment we established the past year. Notable changes in positioning include a lower allocation to the multi-utilities and independent power producers & energy traders subindustries.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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NextEra Energy, Inc. | 14.6 | |
Southern Co. | 11.7 | |
Constellation Energy Corp. | 7.2 | |
Exelon Corp. | 6.2 | |
PG&E Corp. | 5.2 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 4.8 | |
Sempra Energy | 4.8 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | 4.3 | |
Edison International | 4.1 | |
PPL Corp. | 3.9 | |
| 66.8 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Electric Utilities | 72.1 | |
Multi-Utilities | 15.5 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | 6.9 | |
Electrical Equipment | 0.1 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.6% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Electric Utilities - 72.1% | | | |
Electric Utilities - 72.1% | | | |
Avangrid, Inc. (a) | | 79,297 | 3,408,185 |
Constellation Energy Corp. | | 237,952 | 20,513,842 |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 71,883 | 7,403,230 |
Edison International | | 185,427 | 11,796,866 |
Entergy Corp. | | 72,637 | 8,171,663 |
Eversource Energy | | 103,916 | 8,712,317 |
Exelon Corp. | | 406,586 | 17,576,713 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | 325,112 | 13,635,197 |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | 498,002 | 41,632,966 |
OGE Energy Corp. | | 40,801 | 1,613,680 |
PG&E Corp. (b) | | 904,330 | 14,704,406 |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | 25,730 | 1,956,509 |
PPL Corp. | | 380,000 | 11,103,600 |
Southern Co. | | 464,962 | 33,202,936 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | 137,100 | 9,612,081 |
| | | 205,044,191 |
Electrical Equipment - 0.1% | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.1% | | | |
Fluence Energy, Inc. (a)(b) | | 12,651 | 216,965 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 6.9% | | | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 5.1% | | | |
Energy Harbor Corp. (b) | | 22,100 | 1,745,900 |
The AES Corp. | | 315,125 | 9,062,995 |
Vistra Corp. | | 152,828 | 3,545,610 |
| | | 14,354,505 |
Renewable Electricity - 1.8% | | | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class A | | 31,548 | 943,916 |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | | 59,907 | 4,198,882 |
| | | 5,142,798 |
TOTAL INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS | | | 19,497,303 |
Multi-Utilities - 15.5% | | | |
Multi-Utilities - 15.5% | | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | 198,668 | 12,182,322 |
NiSource, Inc. | | 334,700 | 9,177,474 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | 150,501 | 9,221,196 |
Sempra Energy | | 87,615 | 13,540,022 |
| | | 44,121,014 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $211,123,549) | | | 268,879,473 |
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Money Market Funds - 5.7% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 15,593,973 | 15,597,092 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 656,184 | 656,250 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $16,253,342) | | | 16,253,342 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3% (Cost $227,376,891) | 285,132,815 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)% | (829,160) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 284,303,655 |
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Legend
(a) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 1,236,452 | 134,311,737 | 119,951,097 | 108,930 | - | - | 15,597,092 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 731,675 | 72,754,885 | 72,830,310 | 5,312 | - | - | 656,250 | 0.0% |
Total | 1,968,127 | 207,066,622 | 192,781,407 | 114,242 | - | - | 16,253,342 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 268,879,473 | 268,879,473 | - | - |
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Money Market Funds | 16,253,342 | 16,253,342 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 285,132,815 | 285,132,815 | - | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $634,305) - See accompanying schedule: | $ | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $211,123,549) | | 268,879,473 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $16,253,342) | | 16,253,342 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $227,376,891) | | | $ | 285,132,815 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 14,172 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 458,574 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 37,754 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 612 |
Total assets | | | | 285,643,927 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | $486,811 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 123,215 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 37,755 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 36,241 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 656,250 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 1,340,272 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 284,303,655 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 219,989,006 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 64,314,649 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 284,303,655 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($48,028,967 ÷ 2,231,298 shares) | | | $ | 21.53 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($236,274,688 ÷ 11,060,322 shares) | | | $ | 21.36 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 5,972,101 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $5,312 from security lending) | | | | 114,242 |
Total Income | | | | 6,086,343 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 1,302,283 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 312,163 | | |
Accounting fees | | 90,687 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 9,489 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 820 | | |
Audit | | 38,422 | | |
Legal | | 444 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 1,094 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,755,402 | | |
Expense reductions | | (7,689) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,747,713 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 4,338,630 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 5,973,295 | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (13) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | 5,973,282 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (2,666,742) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (192) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (2,666,934) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | 3,306,348 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | 7,644,978 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 4,338,630 | $ | 3,646,390 |
Net realized gain (loss) | | 5,973,282 | | 5,840,286 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (2,666,934) | | 19,813,067 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | 7,644,978 | | 29,299,743 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (4,522,100) | | (3,303,676) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 83,411,707 | | (6,579,264) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | 86,534,585 | | 19,416,803 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 197,769,070 | | 178,352,267 |
End of period | $ | 284,303,655 | $ | 197,769,070 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Utilities Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.80 | $ | 18.05 | $ | 18.79 | $ | 16.81 | $ | 16.73 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .38 | | .40 | | .34 | | .43 | | .40 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .75 | | 2.71 | | (.35) | | 3.22 | | .96 |
Total from investment operations | | 1.13 | | 3.11 | | (.01) | | 3.65 | | 1.36 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.34) | | (.36) | | (.45) | | (.39) | | (.32) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.06) | | - | | (.28) | | (1.28) | | (.97) |
Total distributions | | (.40) | | (.36) | | (.73) | | (1.67) | | (1.28) C |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.53 | $ | 20.80 | $ | 18.05 | $ | 18.79 | $ | 16.81 |
Total Return D,E | | 5.47% | | 17.43% | | (.12)% | | 23.18% | | 8.82% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .64% | | .65% | | .67% | | .66% | | .68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .64% | | .65% | | .67% | | .66% | | .68% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .64% | | .65% | | .66% | | .66% | | .65% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.81% | | 2.09% | | 1.96% | | 2.46% | | 2.36% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 48,029 | $ | 29,279 | $ | 26,868 | $ | 40,839 | $ | 38,270 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 53% | | 32% | | 66% | | 66% | | 113% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
VIP Utilities Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.64 | $ | 17.92 | $ | 18.66 | $ | 16.70 | $ | 16.64 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .36 | | .38 | | .32 | | .42 | | .38 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .74 | | 2.69 | | (.35) | | 3.19 | | .95 |
Total from investment operations | | 1.10 | | 3.07 | | (.03) | | 3.61 | | 1.33 |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.32) | | (.35) | | (.44) | | (.38) | | (.31) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.06) | | - | | (.28) | | (1.28) | | (.97) |
Total distributions | | (.38) | | (.35) | | (.71) C | | (1.65) C | | (1.27) C |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.36 | $ | 20.64 | $ | 17.92 | $ | 18.66 | $ | 16.70 |
Total Return D,E | | 5.39% | | 17.30% | | (.20)% | | 23.14% | | 8.66% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .72% | | .73% | | .75% | | .74% | | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .72% | | .73% | | .75% | | .74% | | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .72% | | .73% | | .74% | | .74% | | .73% |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.74% | | 2.01% | | 1.89% | | 2.38% | | 2.28% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 236,275 | $ | 168,490 | $ | 151,484 | $ | 215,259 | $ | 137,635 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 53% | | 32% | | 66% | | 66% | | 113% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Utilities Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of 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, 2022 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, 2022, 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 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 | $60,414,838 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (4,035,217) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $56,379,621 |
Tax Cost | $228,753,194 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $802,221 |
Undistributed long-term capital gain | $7,132,944 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $56,379,483 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $3,960,007 | $ 3,303,676 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 562,093 | - |
Total | $4,522,100 | $3,303,676 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | 198,681,572 | 128,725,680 |
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 .53% 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 | $24,278 | .06 |
Investor Class | 287,885 | .14 |
| $312,163 | |
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 Utilities 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 Utilities Portfolio | $3,233 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | 4,266,823 | 1,083,712 | (97,254) |
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 Utilities Portfolio | $384 |
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 Utilities Portfolio | $555 | $- | $- |
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 $7,689.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $760,356 | $499,211 |
Investor Class | 3,761,744 | 2,804,465 |
Total | $4,522,100 | $3,303,676 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 1,335,704 | 201,801 | $28,668,446 | $3,829,280 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 35,949 | 26,128 | 760,356 | 499,211 |
Shares redeemed | (548,083) | (308,899) | (11,274,350) | (5,754,273) |
Net increase (decrease) | 823,570 | (80,970) | $18,154,452 | $(1,425,782) |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 5,108,204 | 921,657 | $109,619,074 | $17,419,358 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 179,867 | 147,825 | 3,761,744 | 2,804,465 |
Shares redeemed | (2,389,376) | (1,362,564) | (48,123,563) | (25,377,305) |
Net increase (decrease) | 2,898,695 | (293,082) | $65,257,255 | $(5,153,482) |
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 Utilities Portfolio | | | 98% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Utilities Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Utilities Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .64% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,064.60 | | $ 3.33 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.98 | | $ 3.26 |
Investor Class | | | | .72% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,064.00 | | $ 3.75 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.58 | | $ 3.67 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $7,134,874, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class, and Investor Class designate 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Industrials Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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 |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -10.30% | 5.11% | 10.04% |
Investor Class | -10.42% | 5.03% | 9.95% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Industrials Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note, when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was evident in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Janet Glazer:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -10%, trailing the -8.42% result of the MSCI US IMI Industrials 25/50 Linked Index, but handily outperforming the broad-based S&P 500® index. Versus the sector index, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within aerospace & defense. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an overweighting in Ingersoll Rand, which returned about -18% the past 12 months. Also hindering performance was an underweighting in Lockheed Martin, which gained about 40%. This was a position we established the past year. Avoiding Deere, an index component that gained roughly 27%, also hurt relative performance. In contrast, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was an overweighting in aerospace & defense. Stock selection in electrical components & equipment and an overweighting in construction & engineering also bolstered the fund's relative performance. The fund's biggest individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in WillScot Mobile Mini, which gained about 11% the past 12 months. The company was among our largest holdings. Also boosting value was our overweighting in Howmet Aerospace, which gained roughly 24%. Howmet Aerospace was among our biggest holdings. Avoiding 3M, an index component that returned about -30%, also helped relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the aerospace & defense and industrial machinery subindustries, and lower representation in building products and trucking.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Roper Technologies, Inc. | 8.7 | |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings | 7.2 | |
AMETEK, Inc. | 7.1 | |
Fortive Corp. | 7.0 | |
The Boeing Co. | 6.3 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | 5.9 | |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | 4.8 | |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 4.6 | |
Crane Holdings Co. | 4.5 | |
Flowserve Corp. | 4.4 | |
| 60.5 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Aerospace & Defense | 29.4 | |
Machinery | 26.0 | |
Software | 8.7 | |
Construction & Engineering | 8.0 | |
Electrical Equipment | 7.4 | |
Industrial Conglomerates | 5.9 | |
Professional Services | 5.6 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | 3.7 | |
Road & Rail | 3.1 | |
Electronic Equipment & Components | 1.6 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.4% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Aerospace & Defense - 29.4% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 29.4% | | | |
BAE Systems PLC | | 54,891 | 566,936 |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | 14,400 | 2,404,656 |
General Dynamics Corp. | | 5,300 | 1,314,983 |
HEICO Corp. | | 19,000 | 2,919,160 |
HEICO Corp. Class A | | 12,200 | 1,462,170 |
Hexcel Corp. (a) | | 8,800 | 517,880 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. | | 185,400 | 7,306,614 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | 12,900 | 6,275,721 |
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | 69,700 | 7,034,124 |
The Boeing Co. (b) | | 51,200 | 9,753,088 |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | 8,900 | 5,603,885 |
| | | 45,159,217 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.7% | | | |
Diversified Support Services - 0.1% | | | |
Copart, Inc. (b) | | 3,200 | 194,848 |
Environmental & Facility Services - 0.0% | | | |
Tetra Tech, Inc. | | 400 | 58,076 |
Security & Alarm Services - 3.6% | | | |
CoreCivic, Inc. (b) | | 101,700 | 1,175,652 |
The GEO Group, Inc. (a)(b) | | 396,500 | 4,341,675 |
| | | 5,517,327 |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES | | | 5,770,251 |
Construction & Engineering - 8.0% | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 8.0% | | | |
AECOM | | 3,500 | 297,255 |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | 6,600 | 940,500 |
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (b) | | 244,700 | 11,053,099 |
| | | 12,290,854 |
Electrical Equipment - 7.4% | | | |
Electrical Components & Equipment - 7.4% | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 78,800 | 11,009,936 |
nVent Electric PLC | | 4,800 | 184,656 |
Vertiv Holdings Co. | | 19,400 | 265,004 |
| | | 11,459,596 |
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.6% | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.6% | | | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (b) | | 6,000 | 2,399,460 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 5.9% | | | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 5.9% | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | 42,227 | 9,049,246 |
Machinery - 26.0% | | | |
Industrial Machinery - 26.0% | | | |
Barnes Group, Inc. | | 107,400 | 4,387,290 |
Crane Holdings Co. | | 68,330 | 6,863,749 |
Flowserve Corp. | | 221,219 | 6,786,999 |
Fortive Corp. | | 168,192 | 10,806,336 |
IDEX Corp. | | 21,400 | 4,886,262 |
Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | | 119,100 | 6,222,975 |
| | | 39,953,611 |
Professional Services - 5.6% | | | |
Research & Consulting Services - 5.6% | | | |
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)(b) | | 19,602 | 3,112,798 |
KBR, Inc. | | 14,100 | 744,480 |
Science Applications International Corp. | | 42,800 | 4,747,804 |
| | | 8,605,082 |
Road & Rail - 3.1% | | | |
Railroads - 2.3% | | | |
CSX Corp. | | 16,300 | 504,974 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | 5,650 | 1,392,273 |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 8,100 | 1,677,267 |
| | | 3,574,514 |
Trucking - 0.8% | | | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | 4,002 | 697,789 |
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. | | 200 | 56,756 |
Saia, Inc. (b) | | 1,800 | 377,424 |
| | | 1,131,969 |
TOTAL ROAD & RAIL | | | 4,706,483 |
Software - 8.7% | | | |
Application Software - 8.7% | | | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | 30,800 | 13,308,371 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $131,622,695) | | | 152,702,171 |
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Money Market Funds - 4.8% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 1,050,750 | 1,050,960 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 6,409,184 | 6,409,825 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $7,460,785) | | | 7,460,785 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.2% (Cost $139,083,480) | 160,162,956 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.2)% | (6,490,390) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 153,672,566 |
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(a) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 944,789 | 34,355,855 | 34,249,684 | 23,639 | - | - | 1,050,960 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | - | 52,467,611 | 46,057,786 | 5,089 | - | - | 6,409,825 | 0.0% |
Total | 944,789 | 86,823,466 | 80,307,470 | 28,728 | - | - | 7,460,785 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 152,702,171 | 152,135,235 | 566,936 | - |
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Money Market Funds | 7,460,785 | 7,460,785 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 160,162,956 | 159,596,020 | 566,936 | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
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Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $6,177,050) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $131,622,695) | | $152,702,171 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $7,460,785) | | 7,460,785 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $139,083,480) | | | $ | 160,162,956 |
Cash | | | | 14 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 13,685 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 46,463 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 5,532 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 743 |
Other receivables | | | | 3 |
Total assets | | | | 160,229,396 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | $21,041 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 67,868 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 20,814 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 37,282 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 6,409,825 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 6,556,830 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 153,672,566 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 139,041,352 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | 14,631,214 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 153,672,566 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($25,557,173 ÷ 1,402,258 shares) | | | $ | 18.23 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($128,115,393 ÷ 7,108,165 shares) | | | $ | 18.02 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 1,160,710 |
Special dividends | | | | 188,700 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $5,089 from security lending) | | | | 28,728 |
Total Income | | | | 1,378,138 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 773,246 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 182,969 | | |
Accounting fees | | 54,256 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 10,932 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 508 | | |
Audit | | 39,342 | | |
Legal | | 1,693 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 943 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 1,063,889 | | |
Expense reductions | | (4,928) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 1,058,961 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | 319,177 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (6,194,576) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (1,131) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (6,195,707) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | | | (12,698,207) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (18,893,914) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (18,574,737) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
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| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 319,177 | $ | (245,857) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (6,195,707) | | 34,542,857 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (12,698,207) | | (7,496,316) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (18,574,737) | | 26,800,684 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (21,148,838) | | (24,220,459) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | 15,484,082 | | 10,130,562 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (24,239,493) | | 12,710,787 |
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Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 177,912,059 | | 165,201,272 |
End of period | $ | 153,672,566 | $ | 177,912,059 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Industrials Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.44 | $ | 23.29 | $ | 21.98 | $ | 19.29 | $ | 23.85 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .05 C | | (.02) | | .03 | | .24 | | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (2.43) | | 3.57 | | 2.57 | | 4.92 | | (3.68) |
Total from investment operations | | (2.38) | | 3.55 | | 2.60 | | 5.16 | | (3.49) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.03) | | - | | (.10) D | | (.24) | | (.18) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.79) | | (3.40) | | (1.19) D | | (2.23) | | (.89) |
Total distributions | | (2.83) E | | (3.40) | | (1.29) | | (2.47) | | (1.07) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.23 | $ | 23.44 | $ | 23.29 | $ | 21.98 | $ | 19.29 |
Total Return F,G | | (10.30)% | | 17.09% | | 12.32% | | 28.15% | | (15.12)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .66% | | .66% | | .68% | | .67% | | .67% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .66% | | .66% | | .68% | | .67% | | .67% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .66% | | .66% | | .67% | | .67% | | .66% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .28% C | | (.08)% | | .17% | | 1.13% | | .85% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 25,557 | $ | 31,026 | $ | 29,873 | $ | 33,078 | $ | 30,987 |
Portfolio turnover rate J | | 83% | | 197% | | 240% | | 121% | | 94% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
D The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
E Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H 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.
I 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.
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
VIP Industrials Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 23.22 | $ | 23.10 | $ | 21.82 | $ | 19.17 | $ | 23.69 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | .04 C | | (.04) | | .02 | | .22 | | .17 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (2.43) | | 3.55 | | 2.53 | | 4.88 | | (3.64) |
Total from investment operations | | (2.39) | | 3.51 | | 2.55 | | 5.10 | | (3.47) |
Distributions from net investment income | | (.02) | | - | | (.08) D | | (.22) | | (.16) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (2.79) | | (3.39) | | (1.19) D | | (2.23) | | (.89) |
Total distributions | | (2.81) | | (3.39) | | (1.27) | | (2.45) | | (1.05) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.02 | $ | 23.22 | $ | 23.10 | $ | 21.82 | $ | 19.17 |
Total Return E,F | | (10.42)% | | 17.03% | | 12.19% | | 28.03% | | (15.14)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .74% | | .74% | | .76% | | .75% | | .75% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .73% | | .74% | | .76% | | .75% | | .75% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .73% | | .74% | | .75% | | .75% | | .74% |
Net investment income (loss) | | .20% C | | (.16)% | | .10% | | 1.05% | | .77% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 128,115 | $ | 146,886 | $ | 135,328 | $ | 138,417 | $ | 124,268 |
Portfolio turnover rate I | | 83% | | 197% | | 240% | | 121% | | 94% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.
D The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Industrials Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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.
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, 2022, 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, 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 | $24,353,162 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (4,037,242) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $20,315,920 |
Tax Cost | $139,847,036 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $118,372 |
Capital loss carryforward | $(5,803,079) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $20,315,920 |
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.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $ 3,897,631 | $11,878,410 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 17,251,207 | 12,342,049 |
Total | $21,148,838 | $24,220,459 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | 122,850,073 | 128,463,127 |
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 .53% 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 | 15,891 | .06 |
Investor Class | 167,078 | .14 |
| $182,969 | |
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 Industrials 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 Industrials Portfolio | $2,479 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | 3,566,760 | 4,358,127 | 413,904 |
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 Industrials Portfolio | $260 |
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 Industrials Portfolio | $529 | $- | $- |
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 $4,928.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | $3,701,428 | $4,264,047 |
Investor Class | 17,447,410 | 19,956,412 |
Total | $21,148,838 | $24,220,459 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 96,902 | 107,073 | $1,809,862 | $2,522,529 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 200,593 | 197,019 | 3,701,428 | 4,264,047 |
Shares redeemed | (218,811) | (263,246) | (3,973,341) | (6,047,265) |
Net increase (decrease) | 78,684 | 40,846 | $1,537,949 | $739,311 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 809,705 | 1,262,041 | $14,245,191 | $29,223,794 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 956,449 | 930,626 | 17,447,410 | 19,956,412 |
Shares redeemed | (984,710) | (1,724,358) | (17,746,468) | (39,788,955) |
Net increase (decrease) | 781,444 | 468,309 | $13,946,133 | $9,391,251 |
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 Industrials Portfolio | 100% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Industrials Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Industrials Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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| | | | Annualized Expense Ratio- A | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .66% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,141.30 | | $ 3.56 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.88 | | $ 3.36 |
Investor Class | | | | .74% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,140.40 | | $ 3.99 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.48 | | $ 3.77 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
Communication Services Portfolio
Annual Report
December 31, 2022
Contents
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Average Annual Total Returns |
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Periods ended December 31, 2022 | Past 1 year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years |
Initial Class | -38.14% | 4.07% | 7.00% |
Investor Class | -38.17% | 4.01% | 6.93% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years |
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Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Communication Services Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period. |
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Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Matthew Drukker:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -38%, outperforming the -38.74% result of the MSCI US IMI Communication Services 25/50 Index, but underperforming the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the industry index, security selection was the primary contributor, led by choices in the movies & entertainment industry. An overweighting and stock picks in wireless telecommunication services and an overweighting in interactive home entertainment also boosted the fund's relative result. The fund's top individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in T-Mobile, which gained roughly 20% the past 12 months. We reduced our investment in this company. Also adding relative value was our timely positioning in Netflix, which returned -51%. We added to our stake the past year and Netflix was the fund's third-largest position at year-end. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in Activision Blizzard (+15%), which was one of our biggest holdings. In contrast, an underweighting in integrated telecommunication services notably detracted from performance versus the industry index. Security selection and an overweighting in interactive media & services and an underweighting in broadcasting also hampered the fund's relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an overweighting in Meta Platforms, which returned -64% the past 12 months. The company was among our biggest holdings. Also hurting performance was untimely positioning in AT&T, which gained approximately 4%. We decreased our position the past year. Avoiding Verizon Communications, an index component that returned -20%, also hurt relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the cable & satellite and movies & entertainment subindustries.
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.
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 18.8 | |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 14.6 | |
Netflix, Inc. | 9.2 | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 6.1 | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A | 4.9 | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. | 4.6 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 4.2 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A | 4.1 | |
Liberty Global PLC Class C | 3.4 | |
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Class A | 3.3 | |
| 73.2 | |
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Industries (% of Fund's net assets) |
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Interactive Media & Services | 37.6 | |
Entertainment | 31.3 | |
Media | 15.6 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | 5.3 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 4.6 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 3.6 | |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) | 1.0 | |
Real Estate Management & Development | 0.3 | |
Software | 0.2 | |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.5% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.3% | | | |
Alternative Carriers - 5.3% | | | |
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a)(b) | | 15,000 | 250,200 |
Iridium Communications, Inc. | | 3,700 | 190,180 |
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) | | 132,400 | 2,572,532 |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C (a) | | 133,190 | 1,012,244 |
| | | 4,025,156 |
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0% | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | 1,200 | 22,092 |
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 4,047,248 |
Entertainment - 31.3% | | | |
Interactive Home Entertainment - 8.4% | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 60,500 | 4,631,275 |
Motorsport Games, Inc. Class A (a) | | 60 | 249 |
Roblox Corp. (a) | | 7,000 | 199,220 |
Skillz, Inc. (a) | | 1,900 | 962 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | | 14,900 | 1,551,537 |
| | | 6,383,243 |
Movies & Entertainment - 22.9% | | | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | 59,200 | 512,672 |
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 30,500 | 687,470 |
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Class A (a) | | 46,200 | 2,468,466 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.: | | | |
Class A (a) | | 4,500 | 25,695 |
Class B (a) | | 60,000 | 325,800 |
Marcus Corp. (b) | | 33,000 | 474,870 |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | | 23,610 | 6,962,117 |
The Walt Disney Co. (a) | | 27,723 | 2,408,574 |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a) | | 43,195 | 409,489 |
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A | | 52,700 | 1,845,554 |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A (b) | | 17,100 | 1,171,692 |
| | | 17,292,399 |
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT | | | 23,675,642 |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.0% | | | |
Specialized REITs - 1.0% | | | |
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A | | 8,200 | 774,080 |
Interactive Media & Services - 37.6% | | | |
Interactive Media & Services - 37.6% | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) | | 160,800 | 14,187,384 |
Angi, Inc. (a) | | 138,399 | 325,238 |
Match Group, Inc. (a) | | 24,699 | 1,024,762 |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a) | | 91,800 | 11,047,212 |
Snap, Inc. Class A (a) | | 136,400 | 1,220,780 |
Vimeo, Inc. (a) | | 5,800 | 19,894 |
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 19,200 | 578,112 |
| | | 28,403,382 |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.6% | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.6% | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | | 15,400 | 1,293,600 |
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 58,300 | 1,441,759 |
| | | 2,735,359 |
Media - 15.6% | | | |
Advertising - 0.2% | | | |
S4 Capital PLC (a) | | 54,400 | 124,431 |
TechTarget, Inc. (a) | | 1,400 | 61,684 |
| | | 186,115 |
Broadcasting - 0.3% | | | |
Fox Corp. Class A | | 7,100 | 215,627 |
Cable & Satellite - 15.1% | | | |
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a) | | 90,100 | 414,460 |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) | | 10,900 | 3,696,190 |
Comcast Corp. Class A | | 90,300 | 3,157,791 |
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) | | 5,654 | 79,382 |
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a) | | 41,065 | 3,114,780 |
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty SiriusXM Series A (a) | | 24,000 | 943,440 |
| | | 11,406,043 |
TOTAL MEDIA | | | 11,807,785 |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | |
Real Estate Services - 0.3% | | | |
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a) | | 6,800 | 212,228 |
Software - 0.2% | | | |
Application Software - 0.2% | | | |
Viant Technology, Inc. (a) | | 30,700 | 123,414 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.6% | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.6% | | | |
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) | | 24,621 | 3,446,940 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $80,158,059) | | | 75,226,078 |
| | | |
Money Market Funds - 3.9% |
| | Shares | Value ($) |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c) | | 602,947 | 603,067 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d) | | 2,322,948 | 2,323,180 |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $2,926,247) | | | 2,926,247 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.4% (Cost $83,084,306) | 78,152,325 |
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.4)% | (2,597,131) |
NET ASSETS - 100.0% | 75,555,194 |
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(b) | Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(c) | Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request. |
(d) | Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
Affiliated Central Funds
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
Affiliate | Value, beginning of period ($) | Purchases ($) | Sales Proceeds ($) | Dividend Income ($) | Realized Gain (loss) ($) | Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) | Value, end of period ($) | % ownership, end of period |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 440,527 | 22,326,612 | 22,164,072 | 10,172 | - | - | 603,067 | 0.0% |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% | 2,483,130 | 33,303,764 | 33,463,714 | 2,680 | - | - | 2,323,180 | 0.0% |
Total | 2,923,657 | 55,630,376 | 55,627,786 | 12,852 | - | - | 2,926,247 | |
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Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the 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.
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, 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: | | | | |
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Common Stocks | 75,226,078 | 75,226,078 | - | - |
|
Money Market Funds | 2,926,247 | 2,926,247 | - | - |
Total Investments in Securities: | 78,152,325 | 78,152,325 | - | - |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
| | | | December 31, 2022 |
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $2,262,053) - See accompanying schedule: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $80,158,059) | | $75,226,078 | | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,926,247) | | 2,926,247 | | |
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Total Investment in Securities (cost $83,084,306) | | | $ | 78,152,325 |
Cash | | | | 8 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $40) | | | | 40 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | | 167 |
Dividends receivable | | | | 106 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | | | | 3,743 |
Prepaid expenses | | | | 205 |
Other receivables | | | | 546 |
Total assets | | | | 78,157,140 |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | $197,512 | | |
Accrued management fee | | 33,886 | | |
Other affiliated payables | | 10,678 | | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | | 36,770 | | |
Collateral on securities loaned | | 2,323,100 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | 2,601,946 |
Net Assets | | | $ | 75,555,194 |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | | $ | 82,452,411 |
Total accumulated earnings (loss) | | | | (6,897,217) |
Net Assets | | | $ | 75,555,194 |
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Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price | | | | |
Initial Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($8,115,871 ÷ 714,304 shares) | | | $ | 11.36 |
Investor Class : | | | | |
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($67,439,323 ÷ 5,995,287 shares) | | | $ | 11.25 |
Statement of Operations |
| | | | Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Investment Income | | | | |
Dividends | | | $ | 371,924 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,680 from security lending) | | | | 12,852 |
Total Income | | | | 384,776 |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | $ | 522,711 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | 128,079 | | |
Accounting fees | | 36,914 | | |
Custodian fees and expenses | | 10,528 | | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | | 369 | | |
Audit | | 39,440 | | |
Legal | | 1,898 | | |
Miscellaneous | | 611 | | |
Total expenses before reductions | | 740,550 | | |
Expense reductions | | (3,743) | | |
Total expenses after reductions | | | | 736,807 |
Net Investment income (loss) | | | | (352,031) |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (1,133,261) | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | (8,698) | | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | | | | (1,141,959) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investment Securities: | | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | (51,337,607) | | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | (82) | | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | (51,337,689) |
Net gain (loss) | | | | (52,479,648) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $ | (52,831,679) |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
|
| | Year ended December 31, 2022 | | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | |
Operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (352,031) | $ | (644,948) |
Net realized gain (loss) | | (1,141,959) | | 11,236,771 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | (51,337,689) | | 7,559,745 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | (52,831,679) | | 18,151,568 |
Distributions to shareholders | | (6,166,309) | | (6,060,562) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | | (19,599,514) | | 26,060,963 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | (78,597,502) | | 38,151,969 |
| | | | |
Net Assets | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 154,152,696 | | 116,000,727 |
End of period | $ | 75,555,194 | $ | 154,152,696 |
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Financial Highlights
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Initial Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 19.25 | $ | 17.39 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 10.58 | $ | 12.74 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.04) | | (.07) | | (.05) | | (.01) | | .21 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (7.05) | | 2.74 | | 4.62 | | 3.36 | | (.89) |
Total from investment operations | | (7.09) | | 2.67 | | 4.57 | | 3.35 | | (.68) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | (.19) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.80) | | (.81) | | (.16) | | (.94) | | (1.29) |
Total distributions | | (.80) | | (.81) | | (.16) | | (.95) | | (1.48) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.36 | $ | 19.25 | $ | 17.39 | $ | 12.98 | $ | 10.58 |
Total Return D,E | | (38.14)% | | 15.65% | | 35.60% | | 32.98% | | (5.36)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .68% | | .66% | | .70% | | .72% | | .81% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .68% | | .66% | | .70% | | .72% | | .81% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .68% | | .66% | | .70% | | .71% | | .79% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.29)% | | (.34)% | | (.39)% | | (.09)% | | 1.87% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 8,116 | $ | 18,332 | $ | 13,370 | $ | 9,865 | $ | 5,702 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 37% | | 66% | | 66% | | 73% | | 162% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.45%.
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).
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Investor Class |
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Years ended December 31, | | 2022 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 19.08 | $ | 17.23 | $ | 12.88 | $ | 10.50 | $ | 12.65 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) A,B | | (.05) | | (.08) | | (.06) | | (.02) | | .20 C |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | (6.98) | | 2.72 | | 4.57 | | 3.34 | | (.88) |
Total from investment operations | | (7.03) | | 2.64 | | 4.51 | | 3.32 | | (.68) |
Distributions from net investment income | | - | | - | | - | | (.01) | | (.18) |
Distributions from net realized gain | | (.80) | | (.79) | | (.16) | | (.93) | | (1.29) |
Total distributions | | (.80) | | (.79) | | (.16) | | (.94) | | (1.47) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.25 | $ | 19.08 | $ | 17.23 | $ | 12.88 | $ | 10.50 |
Total Return D,E | | (38.17)% | | 15.60% | | 35.40% | | 32.95% | | (5.39)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | | .76% | | .73% | | .78% | | .80% | | .89% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | | .75% | | .73% | | .78% | | .80% | | .89% |
Expenses net of all reductions | | .75% | | .73% | | .78% | | .79% | | .87% |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.36)% | | (.41)% | | (.46)% | | (.17)% | | 1.79% C |
Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ | 67,439 | $ | 135,821 | $ | 102,631 | $ | 71,137 | $ | 38,626 |
Portfolio turnover rate H | | 37% | | 66% | | 66% | | 73% | | 162% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.
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).
For the period ended December 31, 2022
1. Organization.
VIP Communication Services Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. 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 designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
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, 2022 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, 2022, 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, net operating losses, 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 | $12,851,239 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (19,367,514) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(6,516,275) |
Tax Cost | $84,668,600 |
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward | $(380,333) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments | $(6,516,884) |
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.
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 |
Ordinary Income | $240,651 | $4,466,645 |
Long-term Capital Gains | 5,925,658 | 1,593,917 |
Total | $6,166,309 | $ 6,060,562 |
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 Communication Services Portfolio | 37,120,973 | 63,336,336 |
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 .53% 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 | 6,815 | .06 |
Investor Class | 121,264 | .14 |
| $128,079 | |
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 Communication Services 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 Communication Services Portfolio | $1,168 |
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
| Purchases ($) | Sales ($) | Realized Gain (Loss) ($) |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | 500,206 | 2,626,253 | (366,946) |
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 Communication Services Portfolio | $208 |
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 Communication Services Portfolio | $239 | $- | $- |
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 $3,743.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | | |
Distributions to shareholders | | |
Initial Class | 711,816 | 718,776 |
Investor Class | 5,454,493 | 5,341,786 |
Total | $6,166,309 | $6,060,562 |
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, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | Year ended December 31, 2021 |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 37,799 | 375,260 | $495,902 | $7,485,018 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 42,881 | 39,315 | 711,816 | 718,776 |
Shares redeemed | (318,448) | (231,298) | (4,834,118) | (4,569,512) |
Net increase (decrease) | (237,768) | 183,277 | $(3,626,400) | $3,634,282 |
Investor Class | | | | |
Shares sold | 313,782 | 2,608,408 | $4,225,074 | $51,684,003 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 331,580 | 294,724 | 5,454,493 | 5,341,786 |
Shares redeemed | (1,767,642) | (1,740,506) | (25,652,681) | (34,599,108) |
Net increase (decrease) | (1,122,280) | 1,162,626 | $(15,973,114) | $22,426,681 |
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: Communication Services Portfolio | 100% |
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Communication Services Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Communication Services Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (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, 2022, 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, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 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, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
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 318 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 Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair 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+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and 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 as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-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: 2018
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 The Leadership Academy (previously 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 two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).
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 and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation 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).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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 as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-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, Executive Committee, 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) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-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 Kenyon in the World 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: 2008
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: 2018
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: 2022
Deputy 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). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).
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), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-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: 2018
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).
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, 2022 to December 31, 2022). |
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, 2022 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2022 | | Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial Class | | | | .69% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 910.30 | | $ 3.32 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.73 | | $ 3.52 |
Investor Class | | | | .76% | | | | | | |
Actual | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 910.20 | | $ 3.66 |
Hypothetical- B | | | | | | $ 1,000 | | $ 1,021.37 | | $ 3.87 |
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A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B 5% return per year before expenses
C Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
Initial Class and Investor Class designate 3% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2022, Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (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. Mr. 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ( “PwC ”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to VIP Communication Services Portfolio, VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio, VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio, VIP Energy Portfolio, VIP Financial Services Portfolio, VIP Health Care Portfolio, VIP Industrials Portfolio, VIP Materials Portfolio, VIP Real Estate Portfolio, VIP Technology Portfolio and VIP Utilities Portfolio (the “Funds ”):
Services Billed by PwC
December 31, 2022 Fees A
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $6,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $6,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $6,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Energy Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $7,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $32,700 | $2,900 | $6,800 | $1,000 |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $35,800 | $3,100 | $6,800 | $1,100 |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $6,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Materials Portfolio | $32,300 | $2,900 | $6,400 | $1,000 |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $39,100 | $3,600 | $8,700 | $1,200 |
VIP Technology Portfolio | $36,500 | $3,200 | $6,400 | $1,100 |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $31,300 | $2,800 | $6,600 | $1,000 |
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| Audit Fees | Audit-Related Fees | Tax Fees | All Other Fees |
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Energy Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $31,900 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $34,800 | $3,400 | $6,200 | $1,100 |
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Materials Portfolio | $31,400 | $3,100 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $38,100 | $3,800 | $8,400 | $1,200 |
VIP Technology Portfolio | $35,600 | $3,400 | $6,200 | $1,100 |
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $30,400 | $3,000 | $6,200 | $1,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the 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 PwC
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| December 31, 2022 A | December 31, 2021 A |
Audit-Related Fees | $7,914,600 | $8,522,600 |
Tax Fees | $1,000 | $354,200 |
All Other Fees | $- | $- |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
“Audit-Related Fees ” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees ” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
“All Other Fees ” represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by 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, 2022 A | December 31, 2021 A |
PwC | $13,002,100 | $14,236,600 |
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A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from 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 IV
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By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
| Stacie M. Smith |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | February 21, 2023 |
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 21, 2023 |
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By: | /s/John J. Burke III |
| John J. Burke III |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | February 21, 2023 |