Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity
®
Independence
Fund -
Class K
Annual Report
November 30, 2012
(Fidelity Cover Art)
Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fundperformance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory
Contracts and Management Fees
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guidelines.
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Annual Report
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
.
A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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Past 1
year
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Past 5
years
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Past 10
years
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Class K
A
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14.33%
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-0.70%
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7.15%
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A
The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008, are those of Fidelity
®
Independence Fund, the original class of the
fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Independence Fund - Class K on November 30, 2002. 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. The initial offering of
Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
Annual Report
Market Recap:
U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes
in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period,
extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq
Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average
SM
added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S.
economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June
on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September,
pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election
sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite
eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.
Comments from Robert Bertelson, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
®
Independence Fund:
For the year, the fund's Class K shares returned
14.33%, trailing the S&P 500®. Despite stock selection adding value overall, my picks in energy notably detracted from the fund's results, as did
security selection in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science segment of health care. The fund's sector and industry weightings also hurt,
particularly an underweighting in financials, the index's best-performing sector. Deckers Outdoor, maker of the popular UGG® boots, saw its profits
squeezed by a run-up in the price of sheepskin and an unseasonably warm winter, and I sold the stock. Other significant detractors were Concho
Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production holding, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. All three detractors I've mentioned were non-index positions. Conversely, stock selection in consumer discretionary, information technology and materials added value. At the stock level, the top
relative contributor was homebuilder PulteGroup, as the formerly moribund housing market came to life during the period. Also bolstering relative
performance was consumer electronics maker Apple, by far the fund's largest holding during the period and also its top absolute contributor.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund
expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with
the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class
of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included
in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses
incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate
the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Annualized
Expense Ratio
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Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
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Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
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Expenses Paid
During Period
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June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
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Independence
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.64%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,081.20
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$ 3.33
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,021.80
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$ 3.23
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Class K
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.54%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,082.00
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$ 2.81
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,022.30
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$ 2.73
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A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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Apple, Inc.
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7.5
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8.1
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
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2.4
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2.1
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PulteGroup, Inc.
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2.2
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1.4
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General Electric Co.
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2.2
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0.0
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United Continental Holdings, Inc.
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1.9
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3.2
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Concho Resources, Inc.
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1.9
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1.8
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QUALCOMM, Inc.
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1.9
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1.4
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Home Depot, Inc.
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1.8
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1.4
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Amgen, Inc.
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1.8
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0.0
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Citigroup, Inc.
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1.8
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1.4
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25.4
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Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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Consumer Discretionary
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28.1
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27.2
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Information Technology
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18.9
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22.2
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Health Care
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15.7
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13.9
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Energy
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11.3
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10.3
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Industrials
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9.0
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11.1
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Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
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As of November 30, 2012
*
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As of May 31, 2012
**
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Stocks 99.6%
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Stocks 99.8%
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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.4%
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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.2%
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*
Foreign investments
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11.4%
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**
Foreign investments
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12.4%
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Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.6%
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Shares
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Value (000s)
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 28.1%
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Auto Components - 0.9%
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Delphi Automotive PLC
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550,000
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$ 18,695
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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)
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232,200
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11,759
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30,454
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Automobiles - 0.3%
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Harley-Davidson, Inc.
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200,000
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9,392
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%
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Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA
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400,000
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6,041
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Estacio Participacoes SA
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350,000
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6,413
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12,454
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
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75,000
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19,784
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.
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400,000
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18,660
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Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)
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101,600
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16,307
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54,751
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Household Durables - 5.4%
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D.R. Horton, Inc.
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1,475,000
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28,704
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KB Home
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1,532,709
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22,010
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Lennar Corp. Class A
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300,000
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11,412
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Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)
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100,000
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8,599
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PulteGroup, Inc. (a)
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4,588,400
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77,131
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Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)
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1,251,057
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39,834
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|
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187,690
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.8%
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Expedia, Inc.
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650,000
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40,209
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Priceline.com, Inc. (a)
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35,000
|
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23,211
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|
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63,420
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Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%
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Polaris Industries, Inc.
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200,000
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16,962
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Media - 4.1%
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CBS Corp. Class B
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882,200
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31,742
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Comcast Corp. Class A
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1,300,000
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48,334
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The Walt Disney Co.
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775,500
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38,511
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Time Warner, Inc.
|
450,000
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|
21,285
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|
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139,872
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Multiline Retail - 1.6%
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Macy's, Inc.
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1,413,200
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|
54,691
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Specialty Retail - 7.2%
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Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a)
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275,000
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|
13,137
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Common Stocks - continued
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Shares
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Value (000s)
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued
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Specialty Retail - continued
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Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
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300,000
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$ 15,753
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GNC Holdings, Inc.
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700,000
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|
24,591
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Home Depot, Inc.
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977,700
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63,619
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Limited Brands, Inc.
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526,600
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27,462
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PetSmart, Inc.
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393,300
|
|
27,791
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Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
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500,000
|
|
9,595
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TJX Companies, Inc.
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1,266,500
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56,157
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)
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300,000
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11,310
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|
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249,415
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.3%
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Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA
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796,000
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13,783
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Crocs, Inc. (a)
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500,000
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6,675
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lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)
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150,000
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10,767
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Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
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681,747
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36,235
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Prada SpA
|
2,000,000
|
|
16,516
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PVH Corp.
|
245,200
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|
28,097
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Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(d)
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322,114
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|
8,926
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VF Corp.
|
160,000
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25,682
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|
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146,681
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
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965,782
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.4%
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Beverages - 1.6%
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Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit
|
1,000,000
|
|
9,793
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Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
|
861,600
|
|
44,846
|
|
|
54,639
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Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
650,000
|
|
46,813
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Food Products - 1.4%
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)
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1,024,300
|
|
37,561
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Orion Corp.
|
10,000
|
|
10,374
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|
|
47,935
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Personal Products - 0.1%
|
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.
|
325,500
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|
2,940
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
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|
152,327
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Common Stocks - continued
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|
Shares
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|
Value (000s)
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ENERGY - 11.3%
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Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%
|
Cameron International Corp. (a)
|
265,000
|
|
$ 14,297
|
McDermott International, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
4,212
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National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
|
200,000
|
|
13,660
|
|
|
32,169
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.3%
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
541,100
|
|
39,603
|
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)
|
793,000
|
|
63,646
|
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)
|
798,200
|
|
54,836
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
150,000
|
|
17,643
|
Genel Energy PLC (a)
|
638,500
|
|
8,276
|
Hess Corp.
|
200,000
|
|
9,922
|
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)
|
667,500
|
|
7,917
|
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
300,000
|
|
17,022
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
100,000
|
|
7,521
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
776,500
|
|
83,086
|
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)
|
500,000
|
|
22,470
|
SM Energy Co.
|
75,000
|
|
3,727
|
The Williams Companies, Inc.
|
600,000
|
|
19,704
|
|
|
355,373
|
TOTAL ENERGY
|
|
387,542
|
FINANCIALS - 6.9%
|
Capital Markets - 3.0%
|
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (d)
|
2,543,700
|
|
39,911
|
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
|
100,000
|
|
4,752
|
Morgan Stanley
|
2,733,100
|
|
46,107
|
The Blackstone Group LP
|
950,000
|
|
13,956
|
|
|
104,726
|
Diversified Financial Services - 1.8%
|
Citigroup, Inc.
|
1,750,000
|
|
60,498
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%
|
American Tower Corp.
|
243,300
|
|
18,230
|
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8%
|
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (a)
|
147,800
|
|
15,716
|
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
11,358
|
Realogy Holdings Corp.
|
18,200
|
|
686
|
|
|
27,760
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.8%
|
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (d)
|
100,000
|
|
$ 3,062
|
Ocwen Financial Corp. (a)
|
650,000
|
|
23,309
|
|
|
26,371
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
237,585
|
HEALTH CARE - 15.7%
|
Biotechnology - 8.7%
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
214,400
|
|
20,587
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
700,000
|
|
62,160
|
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
13,416
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)
|
325,000
|
|
48,454
|
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (d)
|
164,600
|
|
2,532
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)
|
800,000
|
|
60,000
|
InterMune, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
3,664
|
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
171,300
|
|
4,192
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)
|
575,000
|
|
29,986
|
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
15,094
|
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
26,483
|
Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
9,786
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
110,350
|
|
4,391
|
|
|
300,745
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)
|
225,000
|
|
19,523
|
Haemonetics Corp. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
12,155
|
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
|
250,000
|
|
23,735
|
|
|
55,413
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%
|
Catamaran Corp. (a)
|
686,600
|
|
33,703
|
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)
|
500,000
|
|
26,925
|
Qualicorp SA (a)
|
1,386,000
|
|
13,459
|
|
|
74,087
|
Pharmaceuticals - 3.2%
|
Allergan, Inc.
|
350,000
|
|
32,463
|
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a)
|
1,753,100
|
|
17,496
|
Perrigo Co.
|
50,000
|
|
5,175
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Pharmaceuticals - continued
|
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)
|
825,560
|
|
$ 45,992
|
ViroPharma, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
9,916
|
|
|
111,042
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
541,287
|
INDUSTRIALS - 9.0%
|
Airlines - 5.0%
|
Copa Holdings SA Class A
|
188,000
|
|
17,830
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)
|
4,661,775
|
|
46,618
|
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
3,244,100
|
|
65,596
|
US Airways Group, Inc. (a)(d)
|
3,350,000
|
|
43,182
|
|
|
173,226
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%
|
Aggreko PLC
|
300,000
|
|
10,728
|
Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a)
|
1,531,745
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
12,700
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.3%
|
MasTec, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
9,136
|
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.2%
|
General Electric Co.
|
3,600,000
|
|
76,068
|
Machinery - 0.2%
|
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
9,072
|
Marine - 0.1%
|
DryShips, Inc. (a)(d)
|
1,500,000
|
|
2,535
|
Professional Services - 0.5%
|
Bureau Veritas SA
|
150,000
|
|
16,642
|
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%
|
Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA
|
651,000
|
|
9,582
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
308,961
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.9%
|
Communications Equipment - 2.5%
|
Acme Packet, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
11,970
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
|
4,200
|
|
229
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
1,000,000
|
|
63,620
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued
|
Communications Equipment - continued
|
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)
|
350,000
|
|
$ 6,265
|
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
|
293,800
|
|
3,890
|
|
|
85,974
|
Computers & Peripherals - 7.9%
|
3D Systems Corp. (a)(d)
|
300,000
|
|
13,413
|
Apple, Inc.
|
444,300
|
|
260,029
|
|
|
273,442
|
Internet Software & Services - 3.5%
|
Bankrate, Inc. (a)(d)
|
771,600
|
|
9,282
|
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a)
|
283,600
|
|
7,952
|
eBay, Inc. (a)
|
1,000,000
|
|
52,820
|
Facebook, Inc. Class A
|
371,740
|
|
10,409
|
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
16,424
|
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)
|
225,000
|
|
15,552
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
6,826
|
|
|
119,265
|
IT Services - 1.0%
|
Teradata Corp. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
11,896
|
Visa, Inc. Class A
|
150,000
|
|
22,457
|
|
|
34,353
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%
|
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd. (a)(d)
|
1,260,800
|
|
11,675
|
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)
|
1,348,100
|
|
33,001
|
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)
|
450,000
|
|
10,193
|
|
|
54,869
|
Software - 2.4%
|
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
|
450,000
|
|
27,522
|
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
|
250,000
|
|
16,590
|
Informatica Corp. (a)
|
718,500
|
|
19,306
|
RealPage, Inc. (a)
|
275,941
|
|
5,461
|
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
|
50,000
|
|
7,884
|
Splunk, Inc.
|
6,900
|
|
208
|
VMware, Inc. Class A (a)
|
50,000
|
|
4,548
|
Workday, Inc.
|
34,200
|
|
1,713
|
|
|
83,232
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
651,135
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
MATERIALS - 4.5%
|
Chemicals - 4.5%
|
Arkema SA
|
100,000
|
|
$ 10,229
|
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
400,000
|
|
24,340
|
FMC Corp.
|
300,000
|
|
16,638
|
Huntsman Corp.
|
600,000
|
|
9,864
|
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
|
671,500
|
|
33,394
|
Mexichem SAB de CV
|
1,106,300
|
|
5,702
|
PetroLogistics LP
|
450,000
|
|
5,274
|
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
|
253,300
|
|
11,619
|
Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
100,000
|
|
15,252
|
Westlake Chemical Corp.
|
317,700
|
|
23,005
|
|
|
155,317
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.8%
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%
|
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a)
|
400,000
|
|
27,528
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,883,299)
|
3,427,464
|
Money Market Funds - 1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
|
766,328
|
|
766
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)
|
44,617,300
|
|
44,617
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $45,383)
|
45,383
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%
(Cost $2,928,682)
|
|
3,472,847
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%
|
|
(30,637
)
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 3,442,210
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
|
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 32
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund
|
1,216
|
Total
|
$ 1,248
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 965,782
|
$ 965,782
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Consumer Staples
|
152,327
|
152,327
|
-
|
-
|
Energy
|
387,542
|
387,542
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
237,585
|
237,585
|
-
|
-
|
Health Care
|
541,287
|
541,287
|
-
|
-
|
Industrials
|
308,961
|
306,989
|
1,972
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
651,135
|
651,135
|
-
|
-
|
Materials
|
155,317
|
155,317
|
-
|
-
|
Telecommunication Services
|
27,528
|
27,528
|
-
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
45,383
|
45,383
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 3,472,847
|
$ 3,470,875
|
$ 1,972
|
$ -
|
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)
|
United States of America
|
88.6%
|
Canada
|
2.3%
|
Netherlands
|
2.0%
|
Brazil
|
1.5%
|
Others (Individually Less Than 1%)
|
5.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,321) - See accompanying
schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,883,299)
|
$ 3,427,464
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $45,383)
|
45,383
|
|
Total Investments (cost $2,928,682)
|
|
$ 3,472,847
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
21,386
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
832
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
5,343
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
206
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
9
|
Other receivables
|
|
137
|
Total assets
|
|
3,500,760
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
$ 7,654
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
4,254
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
1,333
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
522
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
170
|
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value
|
44,617
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
58,550
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 3,442,210
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 3,683,486
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
(1,097)
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(784,332)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies
|
|
544,153
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 3,442,210
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Independence
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,054,796 ÷ 120,062 shares)
|
|
$ 25.44
|
|
|
|
Class K
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($387,414 ÷ 15,207 shares)
|
|
$ 25.48
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 31,905
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
1,248
|
Total income
|
|
33,153
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
Basic fee
|
$ 19,649
|
|
Performance adjustment
|
357
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
5,558
|
|
Accounting and security lending fees
|
1,022
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
76
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
24
|
|
Registration fees
|
71
|
|
Audit
|
71
|
|
Legal
|
17
|
|
Interest
|
1
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
40
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
26,886
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(147
)
|
26,739
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
6,414
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
161,431
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
(309
)
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
161,122
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
301,015
|
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
97
|
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
301,112
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
462,234
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 468,648
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 6,414
|
$ 9,186
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
161,122
|
543,773
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
301,112
|
(682,954
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
468,648
|
(129,995
)
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(9,642
)
|
-
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(575,793
)
|
(542,641
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(116,787)
|
(672,636)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
3,558,997
|
4,231,633
|
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,097 and
undistributed net investment income of $7,301, respectively)
|
$ 3,442,210
|
$ 3,558,997
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Independence
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.35
|
$ 23.29
|
$ 19.10
|
$ 14.17
|
$ 27.60
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.04
|
.05
E
|
(.03)
|
.06
|
.08
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.11
|
(.99
)
|
4.26
|
4.96
|
(12.75
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
3.15
|
(.94
)
|
4.23
|
5.02
|
(12.67
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.06)
|
-
|
(.03)
|
(.09)
|
(.01)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
(.01
)
|
-
|
(.75
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.06
)
|
-
|
(.04
)
|
(.09
)
|
(.76
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.44
|
$ 22.35
|
$ 23.29
|
$ 19.10
|
$ 14.17
|
Total Return
A
|
14.14%
|
(4.04)%
|
22.18%
|
35.62%
|
(47.19)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C, F
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.78%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.78%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.77%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
.90%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
.17%
|
.21%
E
|
(.16)%
|
.36%
|
.34%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 3,055
|
$ 3,272
|
$ 3,988
|
$ 3,824
|
$ 3,407
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
82%
|
93%
|
103%
|
173%
|
173%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.
F
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.39
|
$ 23.31
|
$ 19.12
|
$ 14.18
|
$ 28.56
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.07
|
.08
G
|
-
J
|
.09
|
.09
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.12
|
(1.00
)
|
4.26
|
4.96
|
(14.47
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
3.19
|
(.92
)
|
4.26
|
5.05
|
(14.38
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.10)
|
-
|
(.07)
|
(.11)
|
-
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
(.01
)
|
-
|
-
|
Total distributions
|
(.10
)
|
-
|
(.07
)
K
|
(.11
)
|
-
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.48
|
$ 22.39
|
$ 23.31
|
$ 19.12
|
$ 14.18
|
Total Return
B, C
|
14.33%
|
(3.95)%
|
22.37%
|
35.94%
|
(50.35)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E, I
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.66%
|
.57%
|
.78%
|
.73%
|
.79%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.66%
|
.57%
|
.78%
|
.73%
|
.79%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.65%
|
.57%
|
.77%
|
.72%
|
.78%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
.29%
|
.34%
G
|
(.01)%
|
.56%
|
1.04%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 387
|
$ 287
|
$ 243
|
$ 178
|
$ 78
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
82%
|
93%
|
103%
|
173%
|
173%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .21%.
H
For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
J
Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
K
Total distributions of $.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.067 and distributions from net realized gain of $.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Independence Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Independence and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and
voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized
capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to
each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees
incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of
the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which
these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation
policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and
are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. As a result of a change in the estimate of the return of capital component
of dividend income realized in the year ended November 30, 2011, dividend income has been reduced $3,940 with a corresponding increase to net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The change in estimate has no impact on total net assets or total return of the Fund. Interest income and
distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and
accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred
Trustee Compensation.
Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion
of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund
until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the
accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards,
and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 685,202
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(142,204
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 542,998
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 2,929,849
|
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (783,166
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 542,986
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2016
|
$ (10,268)
|
2017
|
(772,898
)
|
Total capital loss carryforward
|
$ (783,166
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 9,642
|
$ -
|
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
New Accounting Pronouncement - continued
currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,867,988 and $3,177,268, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR 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 .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets
over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Independence as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the
performance adjustment, was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for
typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Independence
|
$ 5,379
|
.17
|
Class K
|
179
|
.05
|
|
$ 5,558
|
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records.
The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Accounting and Security Lending Fees - continued
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $70 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program.
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding.
The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender
|
Average Loan
Balance
|
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
|
Interest
Expense
|
Borrower
|
$ 8,303
|
.42%
|
$ 1
|
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $10 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of
Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending
agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the
Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency
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7. Security Lending - continued
or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash
collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period
end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $7,668. 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. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1,216, including
$86 from securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $147 for the period.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Independence
|
$ 8,340
|
$ -
|
Class K
|
1,302
|
-
|
Total
|
$ 9,642
|
$ -
|
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Independence
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
5,070
|
10,435
|
$ 124,552
|
$ 255,584
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
385
|
-
|
8,196
|
-
|
Shares redeemed
|
(31,826
)
|
(35,226
)
|
(767,573
)
|
(854,587
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(26,371
)
|
(24,791
)
|
$ (634,825
)
|
$ (599,003
)
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
10. Share Transactions - continued
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Class K
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
6,495
|
5,587
|
$ 157,578
|
$ 134,810
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
61
|
-
|
1,302
|
-
|
Shares redeemed
|
(4,148
)
|
(3,230
)
|
(99,848
)
|
(78,448
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
2,408
|
2,357
|
$ 59,032
|
$ 56,362
|
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Independence Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Independence Fund
(a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each
of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Independence Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 11, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
+
|
James C. Curvey (77)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
|
Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
|
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+
The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Independent Trustees
:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
+
|
Dennis J. Dirks (64)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the
Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the
Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing
and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer,
2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr.
Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of
Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment),
Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker
Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
:
Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a
portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent
Oversight Group (2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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Annual Report
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for
purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h) (11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.
Annual Report
Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Independence Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well
as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR
has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board
noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals
have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also
have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board
considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering
transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party
service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's
compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the
Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
Annual Report
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment Performance
. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a
custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show,
over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the
fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom
peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile
return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and
returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box
and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's
custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group
assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio
holdings.
Annual Report
Fidelity Independence Fund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the
fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three- and
five-year periods. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the
three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in
performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class.
The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.
The
Board
also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what
extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek
to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
Annual Report
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the
percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 10% means
that 90% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison
focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least
15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or
all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee
ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Annual Report
Fidelity Independence Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the
performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance
charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and
the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the
effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review,
the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses.
Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons)
that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.
Annual Report
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class
of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through
increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and
the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of
scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The
Board
recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
The
Board
concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being
appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity
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Equity Dividend Income
Fund
Annual Report
November 30, 2012
(Fidelity Cover Art)
Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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Here)
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory
Contracts and Management Fees
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guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
.
A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
|
Past 1
year
|
Past 5
years
|
Past 10
years
|
Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund
|
17.42%
|
-1.35%
|
4.74%
|
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002. The
chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same
period.
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Market Recap:
U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes
in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period,
extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq
Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average
SM
added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S.
economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June
on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September,
pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election
sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite
eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.
Comments from Scott Offen, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
®
Equity Dividend Income Fund:
For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares
gained 17.42%, edging the 17.26% advance of the Russell 3000®
Value Index. Stock selection in energy and utilities was favorable, as was an overweighting in information technology, although that benefit was somewhat offset by unfavorable security selection here. Top individual contributors
included Kraft Foods, an underweighting in personal computer and printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, and investments in home improvement
retailer Home Depot, telecommunication services company AT&T and media firm Time Warner Cable. On the downside, the fund was held back by
security selection in industrials and by underweighting financials. In the latter group, not owning index component Bank of America hurt. Among
other notable detractors were food company Mondelez International, IBM, fast-food company McDonald's and railroad company Norfolk Southern.
Some of the stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end and/or were not part of the index.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund
expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with
the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class
of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included
in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses
incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate
the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
|
Annualized
Expense Ratio
|
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
|
Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income
|
.66%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,096.60
|
$ 3.46
|
Hypothetical
A
|
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$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.70
|
$ 3.34
|
Class K
|
.54%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,096.80
|
$ 2.83
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,022.30
|
$ 2.73
|
A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012
|
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
General Electric Co.
|
3.9
|
3.3
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
3.3
|
3.8
|
Chevron Corp.
|
3.2
|
4.0
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
2.6
|
2.3
|
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
2.4
|
0.0
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
2.2
|
1.8
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
|
27.2
|
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
|
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
Financials
|
16.9
|
15.6
|
Consumer Staples
|
13.3
|
15.1
|
Energy
|
12.6
|
8.7
|
Health Care
|
12.5
|
11.5
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
12.1
|
11.1
|
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
|
As of November 30, 2012
*
|
As of May 31, 2012
**
|
|
Stocks 98.6%
|
|
|
Stocks 99.6%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 1.4%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%
|
|
*
Foreign investments
|
11.5%
|
|
**
Foreign investments
|
11.0%
|
|
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Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.6%
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1%
|
Automobiles - 0.4%
|
Ford Motor Co.
|
1,548,500
|
|
$ 17,730
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%
|
H&R Block, Inc.
|
946,300
|
|
17,062
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7%
|
Brinker International, Inc.
|
297,200
|
|
8,901
|
Cedar Fair LP (depository unit)
|
430,700
|
|
14,226
|
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
|
582,700
|
|
30,813
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
178,900
|
|
8,346
|
McDonald's Corp.
|
342,000
|
|
29,768
|
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
|
95,300
|
|
5,142
|
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
|
540,200
|
|
26,518
|
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
229,700
|
|
15,408
|
|
|
139,122
|
Media - 4.1%
|
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A
|
1,234,600
|
|
17,087
|
Comcast Corp. Class A
|
2,217,400
|
|
82,443
|
The Walt Disney Co.
|
516,400
|
|
25,644
|
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
438,704
|
|
41,629
|
Time Warner, Inc.
|
832,343
|
|
39,370
|
|
|
206,173
|
Multiline Retail - 0.7%
|
Target Corp.
|
563,856
|
|
35,596
|
Specialty Retail - 3.1%
|
Foot Locker, Inc.
|
1,314,600
|
|
47,115
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
1,053,400
|
|
68,545
|
Limited Brands, Inc.
|
213,200
|
|
11,118
|
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
|
875,800
|
|
31,608
|
|
|
158,386
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%
|
VF Corp.
|
263,300
|
|
42,262
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
616,331
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.3%
|
Beverages - 3.5%
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR
|
395,100
|
|
34,757
|
Diageo PLC
|
617,343
|
|
18,414
|
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
|
853,600
|
|
38,284
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
747,271
|
|
52,466
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued
|
Beverages - continued
|
SABMiller PLC
|
232,500
|
|
$ 10,532
|
The Coca-Cola Co.
|
669,084
|
|
25,372
|
|
|
179,825
|
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0%
|
CVS Caremark Corp.
|
659,100
|
|
30,655
|
Safeway, Inc.
|
172,300
|
|
2,948
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
932,500
|
|
67,159
|
|
|
100,762
|
Food Products - 1.8%
|
Danone SA
|
161,900
|
|
10,270
|
Ingredion, Inc.
|
90,000
|
|
5,846
|
Kellogg Co.
|
403,600
|
|
22,384
|
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (a)
|
359,247
|
|
16,245
|
Mondelez International, Inc. (a)
|
1,451,841
|
|
37,588
|
|
|
92,333
|
Household Products - 3.5%
|
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
|
64,200
|
|
5,121
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
1,927,305
|
|
134,584
|
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
|
604,600
|
|
38,020
|
|
|
177,725
|
Tobacco - 2.5%
|
Altria Group, Inc.
|
615,700
|
|
20,817
|
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR
|
152,700
|
|
16,099
|
KT&G Corp.
|
65,963
|
|
5,222
|
Lorillard, Inc.
|
116,100
|
|
14,067
|
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
800,259
|
|
71,927
|
|
|
128,132
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
678,777
|
ENERGY - 12.6%
|
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%
|
Ensco PLC Class A
|
563,900
|
|
32,836
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9%
|
ARC Resources Ltd. (d)
|
236,900
|
|
5,934
|
Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP
|
305,800
|
|
10,088
|
Bonavista Energy Corp. (d)
|
359,200
|
|
5,959
|
Chevron Corp.
|
1,560,570
|
|
164,937
|
ConocoPhillips
|
1,032,000
|
|
58,762
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
ENERGY - continued
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued
|
ENI SpA sponsored ADR (d)
|
392,200
|
|
$ 18,602
|
Enterprise Products Partners LP
|
111,700
|
|
5,789
|
EQT Corp.
|
381,700
|
|
22,925
|
EV Energy Partners LP
|
199,438
|
|
12,106
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
1,230,356
|
|
108,444
|
Legacy Reserves LP
|
214,300
|
|
5,272
|
Marathon Oil Corp.
|
585,268
|
|
18,056
|
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
|
414,790
|
|
24,697
|
Markwest Energy Partners LP
|
107,100
|
|
5,535
|
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
326,100
|
|
18,503
|
Northern Tier Energy LP Class A
|
203,100
|
|
4,732
|
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)
|
395,200
|
|
4,269
|
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR
|
1,108,000
|
|
74,203
|
Southcross Energy Partners LP
|
83,400
|
|
1,958
|
Suncor Energy, Inc.
|
316,900
|
|
10,355
|
The Williams Companies, Inc.
|
640,200
|
|
21,024
|
Valero Energy Corp.
|
192,200
|
|
6,200
|
|
|
608,350
|
TOTAL ENERGY
|
|
641,186
|
FINANCIALS - 16.9%
|
Capital Markets - 1.0%
|
BlackRock, Inc. Class A
|
138,900
|
|
27,369
|
State Street Corp.
|
315,400
|
|
14,016
|
The Blackstone Group LP
|
714,200
|
|
10,492
|
|
|
51,877
|
Commercial Banks - 5.4%
|
Comerica, Inc.
|
346,600
|
|
10,256
|
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
|
197,505
|
|
7,067
|
FirstMerit Corp.
|
467,700
|
|
6,585
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
1,836,700
|
|
11,296
|
M&T Bank Corp.
|
284,709
|
|
27,825
|
U.S. Bancorp
|
1,228,700
|
|
39,638
|
UMB Financial Corp.
|
121,700
|
|
5,158
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
5,114,608
|
|
168,833
|
|
|
276,658
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Diversified Financial Services - 2.1%
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
2,447,408
|
|
$ 100,540
|
NYSE Euronext
|
214,300
|
|
5,004
|
|
|
105,544
|
Insurance - 3.6%
|
ACE Ltd.
|
274,400
|
|
21,741
|
AFLAC, Inc.
|
321,700
|
|
17,047
|
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.
|
214,900
|
|
17,443
|
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
|
693,600
|
|
24,949
|
Direct Line Insurance Grup PLC
|
619,500
|
|
2,012
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
2,042,017
|
|
67,775
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
564,600
|
|
29,427
|
|
|
180,394
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.8%
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
134,900
|
|
13,845
|
Camden Property Trust (SBI)
|
403,573
|
|
26,515
|
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
|
1,332,000
|
|
29,983
|
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
|
751,400
|
|
17,064
|
Equity One, Inc.
|
799,600
|
|
16,528
|
Glimcher Realty Trust
|
9,000
|
|
96
|
Home Properties, Inc.
|
419,800
|
|
24,722
|
Kimco Realty Corp.
|
618,400
|
|
11,910
|
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust
|
1,318,900
|
|
12,648
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
577,113
|
|
19,587
|
Simon Property Group, Inc.
|
184,200
|
|
28,022
|
Ventas, Inc.
|
530,913
|
|
33,793
|
Weyerhaeuser Co.
|
423,839
|
|
11,681
|
|
|
246,394
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
860,867
|
HEALTH CARE - 12.5%
|
Biotechnology - 0.8%
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
480,300
|
|
42,651
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3%
|
Baxter International, Inc.
|
202,900
|
|
13,446
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
263,100
|
|
10,642
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Health Care Providers & Services - continued
|
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
|
291,600
|
|
$ 16,849
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
378,400
|
|
20,581
|
|
|
48,072
|
Pharmaceuticals - 10.5%
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
1,015,852
|
|
49,817
|
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
|
1,743,023
|
|
37,329
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
1,614,166
|
|
112,556
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
2,921,528
|
|
129,424
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
5,964,935
|
|
149,243
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)
|
131,178
|
|
25,819
|
Sanofi SA
|
320,927
|
|
28,664
|
|
|
532,852
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
637,021
|
INDUSTRIALS - 8.7%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7%
|
Honeywell International, Inc.
|
577,800
|
|
35,436
|
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
|
193,800
|
|
11,081
|
United Technologies Corp.
|
520,230
|
|
41,676
|
|
|
88,193
|
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
|
384,800
|
|
28,133
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
|
Corrections Corp. of America
|
378,800
|
|
12,841
|
Covanta Holding Corp.
|
353,500
|
|
6,674
|
Republic Services, Inc.
|
468,311
|
|
13,333
|
Waste Management, Inc.
|
303,100
|
|
9,872
|
|
|
42,720
|
Industrial Conglomerates - 4.5%
|
3M Co.
|
342,000
|
|
31,105
|
General Electric Co.
|
9,362,997
|
|
197,838
|
|
|
228,943
|
Machinery - 0.5%
|
Cummins, Inc.
|
104,700
|
|
10,277
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
192,000
|
|
11,821
|
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
|
63,300
|
|
4,552
|
|
|
26,650
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INDUSTRIALS - continued
|
Road & Rail - 0.5%
|
Norfolk Southern Corp.
|
449,700
|
|
$ 27,153
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
441,792
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.7%
|
Communications Equipment - 2.2%
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
3,333,400
|
|
63,035
|
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
|
434,200
|
|
23,642
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
395,700
|
|
25,174
|
|
|
111,851
|
Computers & Peripherals - 1.0%
|
Apple, Inc.
|
76,200
|
|
44,598
|
Dell, Inc.
|
1,039,500
|
|
10,021
|
|
|
54,619
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0%
|
TE Connectivity Ltd.
|
16
|
|
1
|
IT Services - 3.2%
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
746,000
|
|
50,668
|
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
|
433,900
|
|
15,664
|
IBM Corp.
|
395,900
|
|
75,249
|
Paychex, Inc.
|
635,700
|
|
20,686
|
|
|
162,267
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0%
|
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
1,095,600
|
|
44,481
|
Linear Technology Corp.
|
765,200
|
|
25,397
|
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
|
522,900
|
|
15,263
|
Texas Instruments, Inc.
|
594,600
|
|
17,523
|
|
|
102,664
|
Software - 1.3%
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
|
881,300
|
|
10,082
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
1,601,726
|
|
42,638
|
Symantec Corp. (a)
|
648,000
|
|
12,156
|
|
|
64,876
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
496,278
|
MATERIALS - 2.6%
|
Chemicals - 1.7%
|
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
|
523,200
|
|
22,571
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
MATERIALS - continued
|
Chemicals - continued
|
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
266,500
|
|
$ 16,217
|
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
|
592,200
|
|
29,450
|
The Dow Chemical Co.
|
625,832
|
|
18,894
|
|
|
87,132
|
Metals & Mining - 0.3%
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
|
385,000
|
|
15,019
|
Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%
|
International Paper Co.
|
883,000
|
|
32,795
|
TOTAL MATERIALS
|
|
134,946
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%
|
CenturyLink, Inc.
|
838,200
|
|
32,556
|
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
2,731,100
|
|
120,496
|
|
|
153,052
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9%
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR
|
1,866,800
|
|
48,163
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
|
|
201,215
|
UTILITIES - 6.3%
|
Electric Utilities - 4.8%
|
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
|
722,277
|
|
30,805
|
Edison International
|
909,657
|
|
41,371
|
FirstEnergy Corp.
|
492,230
|
|
20,900
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
857,172
|
|
58,896
|
Northeast Utilities
|
1,042,400
|
|
40,383
|
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
|
260,700
|
|
13,416
|
PPL Corp.
|
1,305,309
|
|
38,311
|
|
|
244,082
|
Multi-Utilities - 1.5%
|
PG&E Corp.
|
883,200
|
|
36,167
|
Sempra Energy
|
588,400
|
|
40,258
|
|
|
76,425
|
TOTAL UTILITIES
|
|
320,507
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,612,794)
|
5,028,920
|
Money Market Funds - 1.5%
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
|
56,088,663
|
|
$ 56,089
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)
|
23,618,410
|
|
23,618
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $79,707)
|
79,707
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.1%
(Cost $4,692,501)
|
|
5,108,627
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)%
|
|
(7,037
)
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 5,101,590
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
|
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 80
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund
|
594
|
Total
|
$ 674
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 616,331
|
$ 616,331
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Consumer Staples
|
678,777
|
660,363
|
18,414
|
-
|
Energy
|
641,186
|
641,186
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
860,867
|
860,867
|
-
|
-
|
Health Care
|
637,021
|
571,028
|
65,993
|
-
|
Industrials
|
441,792
|
441,792
|
-
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
496,278
|
496,278
|
-
|
-
|
Materials
|
134,946
|
134,946
|
-
|
-
|
Telecommunication Services
|
201,215
|
201,215
|
-
|
-
|
Utilities
|
320,507
|
320,507
|
-
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
79,707
|
79,707
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 5,108,627
|
$ 5,024,220
|
$ 84,407
|
$ -
|
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)
|
United States of America
|
88.5%
|
United Kingdom
|
5.6%
|
Switzerland
|
1.3%
|
Ireland
|
1.0%
|
Others (Individually Less Than 1%)
|
3.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,618) - See accompanying
schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,612,794)
|
$ 5,028,920
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $79,707)
|
79,707
|
|
Total Investments (cost $4,692,501)
|
|
$ 5,108,627
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
23,599
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
2,418
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
23,128
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
154
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
16
|
Other receivables
|
|
343
|
Total assets
|
|
5,158,285
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
$ 24,992
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
4,993
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
1,913
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
793
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
386
|
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value
|
23,618
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
56,695
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 5,101,590
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 5,838,481
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
24,354
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(1,177,402)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies
|
|
416,157
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 5,101,590
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,537,889 ÷ 232,280 shares)
|
|
$ 19.54
|
|
|
|
Class K
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($563,701 ÷ 28,856 shares)
|
|
$ 19.53
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 149,960
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
674
|
Total income
|
|
150,634
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
|
$ 22,103
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
8,223
|
|
Accounting and security lending fees
|
1,078
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
96
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
33
|
|
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account
|
1
|
|
Registration fees
|
113
|
|
Audit
|
74
|
|
Legal
|
22
|
|
Interest
|
2
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
48
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
31,793
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(286
)
|
31,507
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
119,127
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
291,138
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
(229
)
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
290,909
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
355,701
|
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
10
|
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
355,711
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
646,620
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 765,747
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 119,127
|
$ 93,398
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
290,909
|
476,531
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
355,711
|
(362,330
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
765,747
|
207,599
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(112,043
)
|
(92,232
)
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(94,096
)
|
(718,611
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
559,608
|
(603,244)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
4,541,982
|
5,145,226
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $24,354 and undistributed
net investment income of $20,488, respectively)
|
$ 5,101,590
|
$ 4,541,982
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.81
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
$ 24.29
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.46
|
.33
|
.26
|
.27
|
.33
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.48
|
.21
|
.63
|
2.86
|
(9.72
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.94
|
.54
|
.89
|
3.13
|
(9.39
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.43)
|
(.32)
|
(.24)
|
(.29)
|
(.36)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1.22
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.43
)
|
(.32
)
|
(.24
)
|
(.29
)
|
(1.58
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 19.54
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.81
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
Total Return
A
|
17.42%
|
3.17%
|
5.57%
|
24.07%
|
(41.13)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C,E
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.67%
|
.68%
|
.69%
|
.75%
|
.67%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.67%
|
.68%
|
.69%
|
.75%
|
.67%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.66%
|
.67%
|
.69%
|
.74%
|
.67%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.45%
|
1.83%
|
1.57%
|
1.98%
|
1.70%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 4,538
|
$ 4,198
|
$ 4,777
|
$ 5,288
|
$ 5,212
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
78%
|
82%
|
30%
|
75%
|
76%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
G
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.82
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
$ 21.42
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.48
|
.35
|
.28
|
.29
|
.17
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.48
|
.21
|
.65
|
2.87
|
(8.08
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.96
|
.56
|
.93
|
3.16
|
(7.91
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.46
)
|
(.35
)
|
(.27
)
|
(.32
)
|
(.19
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 19.53
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.82
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
Total Return
B,C
|
17.53%
|
3.26%
|
5.80%
|
24.30%
|
(37.13)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E,H
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.53%
|
.53%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.58%
|
1.96%
|
1.72%
|
2.17%
|
2.11%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 564
|
$ 344
|
$ 368
|
$ 208
|
$ 154
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
78%
|
82%
|
30%
|
75%
|
76%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.
H
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and
is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940
Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain
fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net
assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of
the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which
these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation
policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are
accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Deferred Trustee Compensation.
Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion
of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund
until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the
accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision
for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards,
and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 520,077
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(109,758
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 410,319
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 4,698,308
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ 24,673
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (1,171,596
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 410,351
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2016
|
$ (161,900)
|
2017
|
(1,009,696
)
|
Total capital loss carryforward
|
$ (1,171,596
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 112,043
|
$ 92,232
|
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.
The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,726,664 and $3,768,061, respectively.
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly
management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net
assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets.
FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class
were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
$ 7,991
|
.18
|
Class K
|
232
|
.05
|
|
$ 8,223
|
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records.
The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending
program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $68 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program.
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding.
The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender
|
Average Loan
Balance
|
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
|
Interest
Expense
|
Borrower
|
$ 8,176
|
.39%
|
$ 2
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $13 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of
Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending
agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the
Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash
collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period
end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $443. 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. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $594, including $1 from
securities loaned to FCM.
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. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $2,806. The weighted
average interest rate was .61%. The interest expense amounted to ninety-five dollars under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no
bank borrowings outstanding.
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9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $286 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
$ 100,863
|
$ 85,256
|
Class K
|
11,180
|
6,976
|
Total
|
$ 112,043
|
$ 92,232
|
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
33,359
|
12,006
|
$ 629,122
|
$ 216,001
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
5,140
|
4,548
|
95,357
|
80,768
|
Shares redeemed
|
(52,766
)
|
(54,092
)
|
(981,368
)
|
(982,318
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(14,267
)
|
(37,538
)
|
$ (256,889
)
|
$ (685,549
)
|
Class K
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
13,352
|
4,934
|
$ 250,702
|
$ 87,259
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
598
|
394
|
11,180
|
6,976
|
Shares redeemed
|
(5,288
)
|
(7,042
)
|
(99,089
)
|
(127,297
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
8,662
|
(1,714
)
|
$ 162,793
|
$ (33,062
)
|
12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for
the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the
periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and
financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 14, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
Annual Report
Trustees and Officers - continued
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Independent Trustees
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Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the
Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the
Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services,
2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and
a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a
Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC
(consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and
CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company
(exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
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Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group
(2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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Annual Report
Total of 0.02% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally
exempt from state income tax.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends received
deduction for corporate shareholders.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may betaken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section l(h)(ll)of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 20l3 of amounts for use in preparing 20l2 income tax returns.
Annual Report
Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
Annual Report
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as
the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has
continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that
Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as
well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access
to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated
tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new
information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers'
trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder
services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer
agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service
providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance
policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment
Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Annual Report
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment
Performance
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The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance
for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer
group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund,
the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of
mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th
percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first
quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the
percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
The
Board
reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the
fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the third quartile for the
three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The
Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower
performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its
peer group. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued
underperformance of the fund. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also
reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several
Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing
relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps.
"TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a
TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group"
(ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG
represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a
minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the
fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the
other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the
effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total
expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and
classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class
of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the
board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in
respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale,
and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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November 30, 2012
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Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fundperformance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory
Contracts and Management Fees
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of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
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A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
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NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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Past 1
year
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Past 5
years
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Past 10
years
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Fidelity® Independence Fund
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14.14%
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-0.85%
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7.08%
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$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity ® Independence Fund, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002. 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. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes
in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period,
extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq
Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average
SM
added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S.
economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June
on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September,
pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election
sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite
eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.
Comments from Robert Bertelson, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
®
Independence Fund:
For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares
returned 14.14%, trailing the S&P 500®. Despite stock selection adding value overall, my picks in energy notably detracted from the fund's results, as
did security selection in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science segment of health care. The fund's sector and industry weightings also
hurt, particularly an underweighting in financials, the index's best-performing sector. Deckers Outdoor, maker of the popular UGG® boots, saw its
profits squeezed by a run-up in the price of sheepskin and an unseasonably warm winter, and I sold the stock. Other significant detractors were
Concho Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production holding, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. All three detractors I've mentioned were
non-index positions. Conversely, stock selection in consumer discretionary, information technology and materials added value. At the stock level, the
top relative contributor was homebuilder PulteGroup, as the formerly moribund housing market came to life during the period. Also bolstering relative
performance was consumer electronics maker Apple, by far the fund's largest holding during the period and also its top absolute contributor.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund
expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with
the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class
of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included
in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses
incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate
the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
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Annualized
Expense Ratio
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Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
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Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
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Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
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Independence
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.64%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,081.20
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$ 3.33
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,021.80
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$ 3.23
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Class K
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.54%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,082.00
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$ 2.81
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,022.30
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$ 2.73
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A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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Apple, Inc.
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7.5
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8.1
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Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
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2.4
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2.1
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PulteGroup, Inc.
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2.2
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1.4
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General Electric Co.
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2.2
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0.0
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United Continental Holdings, Inc.
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1.9
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3.2
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Concho Resources, Inc.
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1.9
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1.8
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QUALCOMM, Inc.
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1.9
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1.4
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Home Depot, Inc.
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1.8
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1.4
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Amgen, Inc.
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1.8
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0.0
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Citigroup, Inc.
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1.8
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1.4
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25.4
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Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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Consumer Discretionary
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28.1
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27.2
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Information Technology
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18.9
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22.2
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Health Care
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15.7
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13.9
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Energy
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11.3
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10.3
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Industrials
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9.0
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11.1
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Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
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As of November 30, 2012
*
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As of May 31, 2012
**
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Stocks 99.6%
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Stocks 99.8%
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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.4%
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|
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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.2%
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*
Foreign investments
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11.4%
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**
Foreign investments
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12.4%
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Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.6%
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Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 28.1%
|
Auto Components - 0.9%
|
Delphi Automotive PLC
|
550,000
|
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$ 18,695
|
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)
|
232,200
|
|
11,759
|
|
|
30,454
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Automobiles - 0.3%
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Harley-Davidson, Inc.
|
200,000
|
|
9,392
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%
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Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA
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400,000
|
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6,041
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Estacio Participacoes SA
|
350,000
|
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6,413
|
|
|
12,454
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
|
75,000
|
|
19,784
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
400,000
|
|
18,660
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Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)
|
101,600
|
|
16,307
|
|
|
54,751
|
Household Durables - 5.4%
|
D.R. Horton, Inc.
|
1,475,000
|
|
28,704
|
KB Home
|
1,532,709
|
|
22,010
|
Lennar Corp. Class A
|
300,000
|
|
11,412
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Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)
|
100,000
|
|
8,599
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PulteGroup, Inc. (a)
|
4,588,400
|
|
77,131
|
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)
|
1,251,057
|
|
39,834
|
|
|
187,690
|
Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.8%
|
Expedia, Inc.
|
650,000
|
|
40,209
|
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)
|
35,000
|
|
23,211
|
|
|
63,420
|
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%
|
Polaris Industries, Inc.
|
200,000
|
|
16,962
|
Media - 4.1%
|
CBS Corp. Class B
|
882,200
|
|
31,742
|
Comcast Corp. Class A
|
1,300,000
|
|
48,334
|
The Walt Disney Co.
|
775,500
|
|
38,511
|
Time Warner, Inc.
|
450,000
|
|
21,285
|
|
|
139,872
|
Multiline Retail - 1.6%
|
Macy's, Inc.
|
1,413,200
|
|
54,691
|
Specialty Retail - 7.2%
|
Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a)
|
275,000
|
|
13,137
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued
|
Specialty Retail - continued
|
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
|
300,000
|
|
$ 15,753
|
GNC Holdings, Inc.
|
700,000
|
|
24,591
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
977,700
|
|
63,619
|
Limited Brands, Inc.
|
526,600
|
|
27,462
|
PetSmart, Inc.
|
393,300
|
|
27,791
|
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
|
500,000
|
|
9,595
|
TJX Companies, Inc.
|
1,266,500
|
|
56,157
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)
|
300,000
|
|
11,310
|
|
|
249,415
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.3%
|
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA
|
796,000
|
|
13,783
|
Crocs, Inc. (a)
|
500,000
|
|
6,675
|
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
10,767
|
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
|
681,747
|
|
36,235
|
Prada SpA
|
2,000,000
|
|
16,516
|
PVH Corp.
|
245,200
|
|
28,097
|
Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(d)
|
322,114
|
|
8,926
|
VF Corp.
|
160,000
|
|
25,682
|
|
|
146,681
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
965,782
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.4%
|
Beverages - 1.6%
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit
|
1,000,000
|
|
9,793
|
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
|
861,600
|
|
44,846
|
|
|
54,639
|
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
650,000
|
|
46,813
|
Food Products - 1.4%
|
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)
|
1,024,300
|
|
37,561
|
Orion Corp.
|
10,000
|
|
10,374
|
|
|
47,935
|
Personal Products - 0.1%
|
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.
|
325,500
|
|
2,940
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
152,327
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
ENERGY - 11.3%
|
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%
|
Cameron International Corp. (a)
|
265,000
|
|
$ 14,297
|
McDermott International, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
4,212
|
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
|
200,000
|
|
13,660
|
|
|
32,169
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.3%
|
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
541,100
|
|
39,603
|
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)
|
793,000
|
|
63,646
|
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)
|
798,200
|
|
54,836
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
150,000
|
|
17,643
|
Genel Energy PLC (a)
|
638,500
|
|
8,276
|
Hess Corp.
|
200,000
|
|
9,922
|
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)
|
667,500
|
|
7,917
|
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
300,000
|
|
17,022
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
100,000
|
|
7,521
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
776,500
|
|
83,086
|
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)
|
500,000
|
|
22,470
|
SM Energy Co.
|
75,000
|
|
3,727
|
The Williams Companies, Inc.
|
600,000
|
|
19,704
|
|
|
355,373
|
TOTAL ENERGY
|
|
387,542
|
FINANCIALS - 6.9%
|
Capital Markets - 3.0%
|
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (d)
|
2,543,700
|
|
39,911
|
Greenhill & Co., Inc.
|
100,000
|
|
4,752
|
Morgan Stanley
|
2,733,100
|
|
46,107
|
The Blackstone Group LP
|
950,000
|
|
13,956
|
|
|
104,726
|
Diversified Financial Services - 1.8%
|
Citigroup, Inc.
|
1,750,000
|
|
60,498
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%
|
American Tower Corp.
|
243,300
|
|
18,230
|
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8%
|
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (a)
|
147,800
|
|
15,716
|
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
11,358
|
Realogy Holdings Corp.
|
18,200
|
|
686
|
|
|
27,760
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.8%
|
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (d)
|
100,000
|
|
$ 3,062
|
Ocwen Financial Corp. (a)
|
650,000
|
|
23,309
|
|
|
26,371
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
237,585
|
HEALTH CARE - 15.7%
|
Biotechnology - 8.7%
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
214,400
|
|
20,587
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
700,000
|
|
62,160
|
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
13,416
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)
|
325,000
|
|
48,454
|
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (d)
|
164,600
|
|
2,532
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)
|
800,000
|
|
60,000
|
InterMune, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
3,664
|
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
171,300
|
|
4,192
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)
|
575,000
|
|
29,986
|
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
15,094
|
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
26,483
|
Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
9,786
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
|
110,350
|
|
4,391
|
|
|
300,745
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)
|
225,000
|
|
19,523
|
Haemonetics Corp. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
12,155
|
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
|
250,000
|
|
23,735
|
|
|
55,413
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%
|
Catamaran Corp. (a)
|
686,600
|
|
33,703
|
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)
|
500,000
|
|
26,925
|
Qualicorp SA (a)
|
1,386,000
|
|
13,459
|
|
|
74,087
|
Pharmaceuticals - 3.2%
|
Allergan, Inc.
|
350,000
|
|
32,463
|
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a)
|
1,753,100
|
|
17,496
|
Perrigo Co.
|
50,000
|
|
5,175
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Pharmaceuticals - continued
|
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)
|
825,560
|
|
$ 45,992
|
ViroPharma, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
9,916
|
|
|
111,042
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
541,287
|
INDUSTRIALS - 9.0%
|
Airlines - 5.0%
|
Copa Holdings SA Class A
|
188,000
|
|
17,830
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)
|
4,661,775
|
|
46,618
|
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
3,244,100
|
|
65,596
|
US Airways Group, Inc. (a)(d)
|
3,350,000
|
|
43,182
|
|
|
173,226
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%
|
Aggreko PLC
|
300,000
|
|
10,728
|
Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a)
|
1,531,745
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
12,700
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.3%
|
MasTec, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
9,136
|
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.2%
|
General Electric Co.
|
3,600,000
|
|
76,068
|
Machinery - 0.2%
|
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)
|
150,000
|
|
9,072
|
Marine - 0.1%
|
DryShips, Inc. (a)(d)
|
1,500,000
|
|
2,535
|
Professional Services - 0.5%
|
Bureau Veritas SA
|
150,000
|
|
16,642
|
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%
|
Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA
|
651,000
|
|
9,582
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
308,961
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.9%
|
Communications Equipment - 2.5%
|
Acme Packet, Inc. (a)
|
600,000
|
|
11,970
|
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
|
4,200
|
|
229
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
1,000,000
|
|
63,620
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued
|
Communications Equipment - continued
|
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)
|
350,000
|
|
$ 6,265
|
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.
|
293,800
|
|
3,890
|
|
|
85,974
|
Computers & Peripherals - 7.9%
|
3D Systems Corp. (a)(d)
|
300,000
|
|
13,413
|
Apple, Inc.
|
444,300
|
|
260,029
|
|
|
273,442
|
Internet Software & Services - 3.5%
|
Bankrate, Inc. (a)(d)
|
771,600
|
|
9,282
|
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a)
|
283,600
|
|
7,952
|
eBay, Inc. (a)
|
1,000,000
|
|
52,820
|
Facebook, Inc. Class A
|
371,740
|
|
10,409
|
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)
|
400,000
|
|
16,424
|
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)
|
225,000
|
|
15,552
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
6,826
|
|
|
119,265
|
IT Services - 1.0%
|
Teradata Corp. (a)
|
200,000
|
|
11,896
|
Visa, Inc. Class A
|
150,000
|
|
22,457
|
|
|
34,353
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%
|
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd. (a)(d)
|
1,260,800
|
|
11,675
|
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)
|
1,348,100
|
|
33,001
|
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)
|
450,000
|
|
10,193
|
|
|
54,869
|
Software - 2.4%
|
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)
|
450,000
|
|
27,522
|
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
|
250,000
|
|
16,590
|
Informatica Corp. (a)
|
718,500
|
|
19,306
|
RealPage, Inc. (a)
|
275,941
|
|
5,461
|
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
|
50,000
|
|
7,884
|
Splunk, Inc.
|
6,900
|
|
208
|
VMware, Inc. Class A (a)
|
50,000
|
|
4,548
|
Workday, Inc.
|
34,200
|
|
1,713
|
|
|
83,232
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
651,135
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
MATERIALS - 4.5%
|
Chemicals - 4.5%
|
Arkema SA
|
100,000
|
|
$ 10,229
|
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
400,000
|
|
24,340
|
FMC Corp.
|
300,000
|
|
16,638
|
Huntsman Corp.
|
600,000
|
|
9,864
|
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
|
671,500
|
|
33,394
|
Mexichem SAB de CV
|
1,106,300
|
|
5,702
|
PetroLogistics LP
|
450,000
|
|
5,274
|
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
|
253,300
|
|
11,619
|
Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
100,000
|
|
15,252
|
Westlake Chemical Corp.
|
317,700
|
|
23,005
|
|
|
155,317
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.8%
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%
|
SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a)
|
400,000
|
|
27,528
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,883,299)
|
3,427,464
|
Money Market Funds - 1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
|
766,328
|
|
766
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)
|
44,617,300
|
|
44,617
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $45,383)
|
45,383
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%
(Cost $2,928,682)
|
|
3,472,847
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%
|
|
(30,637
)
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 3,442,210
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
|
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 32
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund
|
1,216
|
Total
|
$ 1,248
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 965,782
|
$ 965,782
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Consumer Staples
|
152,327
|
152,327
|
-
|
-
|
Energy
|
387,542
|
387,542
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
237,585
|
237,585
|
-
|
-
|
Health Care
|
541,287
|
541,287
|
-
|
-
|
Industrials
|
308,961
|
306,989
|
1,972
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
651,135
|
651,135
|
-
|
-
|
Materials
|
155,317
|
155,317
|
-
|
-
|
Telecommunication Services
|
27,528
|
27,528
|
-
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
45,383
|
45,383
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 3,472,847
|
$ 3,470,875
|
$ 1,972
|
$ -
|
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)
|
United States of America
|
88.6%
|
Canada
|
2.3%
|
Netherlands
|
2.0%
|
Brazil
|
1.5%
|
Others (Individually Less Than 1%)
|
5.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,321) - See accompanying
schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,883,299)
|
$ 3,427,464
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $45,383)
|
45,383
|
|
Total Investments (cost $2,928,682)
|
|
$ 3,472,847
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
21,386
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
832
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
5,343
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
206
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
9
|
Other receivables
|
|
137
|
Total assets
|
|
3,500,760
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
$ 7,654
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
4,254
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
1,333
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
522
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
170
|
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value
|
44,617
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
58,550
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 3,442,210
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 3,683,486
|
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
(1,097)
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(784,332)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies
|
|
544,153
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 3,442,210
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Independence
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,054,796 ÷ 120,062 shares)
|
|
$ 25.44
|
|
|
|
Class K
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($387,414 ÷ 15,207 shares)
|
|
$ 25.48
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 31,905
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
1,248
|
Total income
|
|
33,153
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
Basic fee
|
$ 19,649
|
|
Performance adjustment
|
357
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
5,558
|
|
Accounting and security lending fees
|
1,022
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
76
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
24
|
|
Registration fees
|
71
|
|
Audit
|
71
|
|
Legal
|
17
|
|
Interest
|
1
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
40
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
26,886
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(147
)
|
26,739
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
6,414
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
161,431
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
(309
)
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
161,122
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
301,015
|
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
97
|
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
301,112
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
462,234
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 468,648
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 6,414
|
$ 9,186
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
161,122
|
543,773
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
301,112
|
(682,954
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
468,648
|
(129,995
)
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(9,642
)
|
-
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(575,793
)
|
(542,641
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(116,787)
|
(672,636)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
3,558,997
|
4,231,633
|
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,097 and
undistributed net investment income of $7,301, respectively)
|
$ 3,442,210
|
$ 3,558,997
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Independence
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.35
|
$ 23.29
|
$ 19.10
|
$ 14.17
|
$ 27.60
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.04
|
.05
E
|
(.03)
|
.06
|
.08
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.11
|
(.99
)
|
4.26
|
4.96
|
(12.75
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
3.15
|
(.94
)
|
4.23
|
5.02
|
(12.67
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.06)
|
-
|
(.03)
|
(.09)
|
(.01)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
(.01
)
|
-
|
(.75
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.06
)
|
-
|
(.04
)
|
(.09
)
|
(.76
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.44
|
$ 22.35
|
$ 23.29
|
$ 19.10
|
$ 14.17
|
Total Return
A
|
14.14%
|
(4.04)%
|
22.18%
|
35.62%
|
(47.19)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C, F
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.78%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.78%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.77%
|
.70%
|
.92%
|
.91%
|
.90%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
.17%
|
.21%
E
|
(.16)%
|
.36%
|
.34%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 3,055
|
$ 3,272
|
$ 3,988
|
$ 3,824
|
$ 3,407
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
82%
|
93%
|
103%
|
173%
|
173%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.
F
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.39
|
$ 23.31
|
$ 19.12
|
$ 14.18
|
$ 28.56
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.07
|
.08
G
|
-
J
|
.09
|
.09
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
3.12
|
(1.00
)
|
4.26
|
4.96
|
(14.47
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
3.19
|
(.92
)
|
4.26
|
5.05
|
(14.38
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.10)
|
-
|
(.07)
|
(.11)
|
-
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
(.01
)
|
-
|
-
|
Total distributions
|
(.10
)
|
-
|
(.07
)
K
|
(.11
)
|
-
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.48
|
$ 22.39
|
$ 23.31
|
$ 19.12
|
$ 14.18
|
Total Return
B, C
|
14.33%
|
(3.95)%
|
22.37%
|
35.94%
|
(50.35)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E, I
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.66%
|
.57%
|
.78%
|
.73%
|
.79%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.66%
|
.57%
|
.78%
|
.73%
|
.79%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.65%
|
.57%
|
.77%
|
.72%
|
.78%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
.29%
|
.34%
G
|
(.01)%
|
.56%
|
1.04%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 387
|
$ 287
|
$ 243
|
$ 178
|
$ 78
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
82%
|
93%
|
103%
|
173%
|
173%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .21%.
H
For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
J
Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
K
Total distributions of $.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.067 and distributions from net realized gain of $.005 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Independence Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Independence and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and
voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized
capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to
each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees
incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of
the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which
these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation
policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and
are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. As a result of a change in the estimate of the return of capital component
of dividend income realized in the year ended November 30, 2011, dividend income has been reduced $3,940 with a corresponding increase to net
unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The change in estimate has no impact on total net assets or total return of the Fund. Interest income and
distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and
accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred
Trustee Compensation.
Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion
of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund
until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the
accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards,
and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 685,202
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(142,204
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 542,998
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 2,929,849
|
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (783,166
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 542,986
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2016
|
$ (10,268)
|
2017
|
(772,898
)
|
Total capital loss carryforward
|
$ (783,166
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 9,642
|
$ -
|
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
New Accounting Pronouncement - continued
currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,867,988 and $3,177,268, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR 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 .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets
over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Independence as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the
performance adjustment, was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for
typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Independence
|
$ 5,379
|
.17
|
Class K
|
179
|
.05
|
|
$ 5,558
|
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records.
The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Accounting and Security Lending Fees - continued
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $70 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program.
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding.
The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender
|
Average Loan
Balance
|
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
|
Interest
Expense
|
Borrower
|
$ 8,303
|
.42%
|
$ 1
|
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $10 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of
Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending
agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the
Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
7. Security Lending - continued
or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash
collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period
end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $7,668. 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. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1,216, including
$86 from securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $147 for the period.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Independence
|
$ 8,340
|
$ -
|
Class K
|
1,302
|
-
|
Total
|
$ 9,642
|
$ -
|
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Independence
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
5,070
|
10,435
|
$ 124,552
|
$ 255,584
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
385
|
-
|
8,196
|
-
|
Shares redeemed
|
(31,826
)
|
(35,226
)
|
(767,573
)
|
(854,587
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(26,371
)
|
(24,791
)
|
$ (634,825
)
|
$ (599,003
)
|
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10. Share Transactions - continued
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Class K
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
6,495
|
5,587
|
$ 157,578
|
$ 134,810
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
61
|
-
|
1,302
|
-
|
Shares redeemed
|
(4,148
)
|
(3,230
)
|
(99,848
)
|
(78,448
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
2,408
|
2,357
|
$ 59,032
|
$ 56,362
|
11. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Independence Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Independence Fund
(a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each
of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Independence Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 11, 2013
Annual Report
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Annual Report
Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
Annual Report
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees
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Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Independent Trustees
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Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the
Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the
Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing
and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer,
2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr.
Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a
member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of
Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment),
Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker
Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
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Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a
portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent
Oversight Group (2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief
accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012)
and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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Annual Report
Independence designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Independence designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend
for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h) (11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.
Annual Report
Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Independence Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well
as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR
has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board
noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals
have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also
have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board
considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering
transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party
service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's
compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the
Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment Performance
. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a
custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show,
over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the
fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom
peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile
return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and
returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box
and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's
custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group
assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio
holdings.
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Fidelity Independence Fund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the
fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three- and
five-year periods. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the
three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in
performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class.
The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.
The
Board
also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what
extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek
to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the
percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 10% means
that 90% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison
focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least
15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or
all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee
ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Independence Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the
performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance
charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and
the other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the
effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review,
the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses.
Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons)
that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class
of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through
increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and
the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of
scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The
Board
recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
The
Board
concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being
appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity
®
Equity Dividend Income
Fund -
Class K
Annual Report
November 30, 2012
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Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory
Contracts and Management Fees
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visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-835-5092 to request a free copy of the proxy voting
guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
.
A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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Past 1
year
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Past 5
years
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Past 10
years
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Class K
A
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17.53%
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-1.23%
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4.81%
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A
The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008, are those of Fidelity
®
Equity Dividend Income Fund, the original
class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund - Class K, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the
same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Market Recap:
U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes
in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period,
extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq
Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average
SM
added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S.
economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June
on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September,
pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election
sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite
eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.
Comments from Scott Offen, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
®
Equity Dividend Income Fund:
For the year, the fund's Class K shares
gained 17.53%, edging the 17.26% advance of the Russell 3000®
Value Index. Stock selection in energy and utilities was favorable, as was an overweighting in information technology, although that benefit was somewhat offset by unfavorable security selection here. Top individual contributors
included Kraft Foods, an underweighting in personal computer and printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, and investments in home improvement
retailer Home Depot, telecommunication services company AT&T and media firm Time Warner Cable. On the downside, the fund was held back by
security selection in industrials and by underweighting financials. In the latter group, not owning index component Bank of America hurt. Among
other notable detractors were food company Mondelez International, IBM, fast-food company McDonald's and railroad company Norfolk Southern.
Some of the stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end and/or were not part of the index.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund
expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with
the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class
of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included
in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses
incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate
the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Annualized
Expense Ratio
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Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
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Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
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Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
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Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income
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.66%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,096.60
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$ 3.46
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,021.70
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$ 3.34
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Class K
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.54%
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Actual
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,096.80
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$ 2.83
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Hypothetical
A
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$ 1,000.00
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$ 1,022.30
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$ 2.73
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A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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General Electric Co.
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3.9
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3.3
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Wells Fargo & Co.
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3.3
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3.8
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Chevron Corp.
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3.2
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4.0
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Pfizer, Inc.
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2.9
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2.5
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Procter & Gamble Co.
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2.6
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2.3
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Merck & Co., Inc.
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2.6
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2.3
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Verizon Communications, Inc.
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2.4
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0.0
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Johnson & Johnson
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2.2
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1.8
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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2.1
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2.0
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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2.0
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1.8
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27.2
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Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
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% of fund's
net assets
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% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
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Financials
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16.9
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15.6
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Consumer Staples
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13.3
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15.1
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Energy
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12.6
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8.7
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Health Care
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12.5
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11.5
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Consumer Discretionary
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12.1
|
11.1
|
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
|
As of November 30, 2012
*
|
As of May 31, 2012
**
|
|
Stocks 98.6%
|
|
|
Stocks 99.6%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 1.4%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%
|
|
*
Foreign investments
|
11.5%
|
|
**
Foreign investments
|
11.0%
|
|
Annual Report
Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.6%
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1%
|
Automobiles - 0.4%
|
Ford Motor Co.
|
1,548,500
|
|
$ 17,730
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%
|
H&R Block, Inc.
|
946,300
|
|
17,062
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7%
|
Brinker International, Inc.
|
297,200
|
|
8,901
|
Cedar Fair LP (depository unit)
|
430,700
|
|
14,226
|
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
|
582,700
|
|
30,813
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
|
178,900
|
|
8,346
|
McDonald's Corp.
|
342,000
|
|
29,768
|
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
|
95,300
|
|
5,142
|
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
|
540,200
|
|
26,518
|
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
229,700
|
|
15,408
|
|
|
139,122
|
Media - 4.1%
|
Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A
|
1,234,600
|
|
17,087
|
Comcast Corp. Class A
|
2,217,400
|
|
82,443
|
The Walt Disney Co.
|
516,400
|
|
25,644
|
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
438,704
|
|
41,629
|
Time Warner, Inc.
|
832,343
|
|
39,370
|
|
|
206,173
|
Multiline Retail - 0.7%
|
Target Corp.
|
563,856
|
|
35,596
|
Specialty Retail - 3.1%
|
Foot Locker, Inc.
|
1,314,600
|
|
47,115
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
1,053,400
|
|
68,545
|
Limited Brands, Inc.
|
213,200
|
|
11,118
|
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
|
875,800
|
|
31,608
|
|
|
158,386
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%
|
VF Corp.
|
263,300
|
|
42,262
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
616,331
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.3%
|
Beverages - 3.5%
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR
|
395,100
|
|
34,757
|
Diageo PLC
|
617,343
|
|
18,414
|
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
|
853,600
|
|
38,284
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
747,271
|
|
52,466
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued
|
Beverages - continued
|
SABMiller PLC
|
232,500
|
|
$ 10,532
|
The Coca-Cola Co.
|
669,084
|
|
25,372
|
|
|
179,825
|
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0%
|
CVS Caremark Corp.
|
659,100
|
|
30,655
|
Safeway, Inc.
|
172,300
|
|
2,948
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
932,500
|
|
67,159
|
|
|
100,762
|
Food Products - 1.8%
|
Danone SA
|
161,900
|
|
10,270
|
Ingredion, Inc.
|
90,000
|
|
5,846
|
Kellogg Co.
|
403,600
|
|
22,384
|
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (a)
|
359,247
|
|
16,245
|
Mondelez International, Inc. (a)
|
1,451,841
|
|
37,588
|
|
|
92,333
|
Household Products - 3.5%
|
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
|
64,200
|
|
5,121
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
1,927,305
|
|
134,584
|
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
|
604,600
|
|
38,020
|
|
|
177,725
|
Tobacco - 2.5%
|
Altria Group, Inc.
|
615,700
|
|
20,817
|
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR
|
152,700
|
|
16,099
|
KT&G Corp.
|
65,963
|
|
5,222
|
Lorillard, Inc.
|
116,100
|
|
14,067
|
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
800,259
|
|
71,927
|
|
|
128,132
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
678,777
|
ENERGY - 12.6%
|
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%
|
Ensco PLC Class A
|
563,900
|
|
32,836
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9%
|
ARC Resources Ltd. (d)
|
236,900
|
|
5,934
|
Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP
|
305,800
|
|
10,088
|
Bonavista Energy Corp. (d)
|
359,200
|
|
5,959
|
Chevron Corp.
|
1,560,570
|
|
164,937
|
ConocoPhillips
|
1,032,000
|
|
58,762
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
ENERGY - continued
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued
|
ENI SpA sponsored ADR (d)
|
392,200
|
|
$ 18,602
|
Enterprise Products Partners LP
|
111,700
|
|
5,789
|
EQT Corp.
|
381,700
|
|
22,925
|
EV Energy Partners LP
|
199,438
|
|
12,106
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
1,230,356
|
|
108,444
|
Legacy Reserves LP
|
214,300
|
|
5,272
|
Marathon Oil Corp.
|
585,268
|
|
18,056
|
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
|
414,790
|
|
24,697
|
Markwest Energy Partners LP
|
107,100
|
|
5,535
|
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
326,100
|
|
18,503
|
Northern Tier Energy LP Class A
|
203,100
|
|
4,732
|
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)
|
395,200
|
|
4,269
|
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR
|
1,108,000
|
|
74,203
|
Southcross Energy Partners LP
|
83,400
|
|
1,958
|
Suncor Energy, Inc.
|
316,900
|
|
10,355
|
The Williams Companies, Inc.
|
640,200
|
|
21,024
|
Valero Energy Corp.
|
192,200
|
|
6,200
|
|
|
608,350
|
TOTAL ENERGY
|
|
641,186
|
FINANCIALS - 16.9%
|
Capital Markets - 1.0%
|
BlackRock, Inc. Class A
|
138,900
|
|
27,369
|
State Street Corp.
|
315,400
|
|
14,016
|
The Blackstone Group LP
|
714,200
|
|
10,492
|
|
|
51,877
|
Commercial Banks - 5.4%
|
Comerica, Inc.
|
346,600
|
|
10,256
|
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
|
197,505
|
|
7,067
|
FirstMerit Corp.
|
467,700
|
|
6,585
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
1,836,700
|
|
11,296
|
M&T Bank Corp.
|
284,709
|
|
27,825
|
U.S. Bancorp
|
1,228,700
|
|
39,638
|
UMB Financial Corp.
|
121,700
|
|
5,158
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
5,114,608
|
|
168,833
|
|
|
276,658
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Diversified Financial Services - 2.1%
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
2,447,408
|
|
$ 100,540
|
NYSE Euronext
|
214,300
|
|
5,004
|
|
|
105,544
|
Insurance - 3.6%
|
ACE Ltd.
|
274,400
|
|
21,741
|
AFLAC, Inc.
|
321,700
|
|
17,047
|
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.
|
214,900
|
|
17,443
|
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.
|
693,600
|
|
24,949
|
Direct Line Insurance Grup PLC
|
619,500
|
|
2,012
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
2,042,017
|
|
67,775
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
564,600
|
|
29,427
|
|
|
180,394
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.8%
|
Boston Properties, Inc.
|
134,900
|
|
13,845
|
Camden Property Trust (SBI)
|
403,573
|
|
26,515
|
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
|
1,332,000
|
|
29,983
|
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
|
751,400
|
|
17,064
|
Equity One, Inc.
|
799,600
|
|
16,528
|
Glimcher Realty Trust
|
9,000
|
|
96
|
Home Properties, Inc.
|
419,800
|
|
24,722
|
Kimco Realty Corp.
|
618,400
|
|
11,910
|
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust
|
1,318,900
|
|
12,648
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
577,113
|
|
19,587
|
Simon Property Group, Inc.
|
184,200
|
|
28,022
|
Ventas, Inc.
|
530,913
|
|
33,793
|
Weyerhaeuser Co.
|
423,839
|
|
11,681
|
|
|
246,394
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
860,867
|
HEALTH CARE - 12.5%
|
Biotechnology - 0.8%
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
480,300
|
|
42,651
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3%
|
Baxter International, Inc.
|
202,900
|
|
13,446
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
263,100
|
|
10,642
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Health Care Providers & Services - continued
|
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
|
291,600
|
|
$ 16,849
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
378,400
|
|
20,581
|
|
|
48,072
|
Pharmaceuticals - 10.5%
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
1,015,852
|
|
49,817
|
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
|
1,743,023
|
|
37,329
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
1,614,166
|
|
112,556
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
2,921,528
|
|
129,424
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
5,964,935
|
|
149,243
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)
|
131,178
|
|
25,819
|
Sanofi SA
|
320,927
|
|
28,664
|
|
|
532,852
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
637,021
|
INDUSTRIALS - 8.7%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 1.7%
|
Honeywell International, Inc.
|
577,800
|
|
35,436
|
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
|
193,800
|
|
11,081
|
United Technologies Corp.
|
520,230
|
|
41,676
|
|
|
88,193
|
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%
|
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
|
384,800
|
|
28,133
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
|
Corrections Corp. of America
|
378,800
|
|
12,841
|
Covanta Holding Corp.
|
353,500
|
|
6,674
|
Republic Services, Inc.
|
468,311
|
|
13,333
|
Waste Management, Inc.
|
303,100
|
|
9,872
|
|
|
42,720
|
Industrial Conglomerates - 4.5%
|
3M Co.
|
342,000
|
|
31,105
|
General Electric Co.
|
9,362,997
|
|
197,838
|
|
|
228,943
|
Machinery - 0.5%
|
Cummins, Inc.
|
104,700
|
|
10,277
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
192,000
|
|
11,821
|
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
|
63,300
|
|
4,552
|
|
|
26,650
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INDUSTRIALS - continued
|
Road & Rail - 0.5%
|
Norfolk Southern Corp.
|
449,700
|
|
$ 27,153
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
441,792
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.7%
|
Communications Equipment - 2.2%
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
3,333,400
|
|
63,035
|
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
|
434,200
|
|
23,642
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
395,700
|
|
25,174
|
|
|
111,851
|
Computers & Peripherals - 1.0%
|
Apple, Inc.
|
76,200
|
|
44,598
|
Dell, Inc.
|
1,039,500
|
|
10,021
|
|
|
54,619
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0%
|
TE Connectivity Ltd.
|
16
|
|
1
|
IT Services - 3.2%
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
746,000
|
|
50,668
|
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
|
433,900
|
|
15,664
|
IBM Corp.
|
395,900
|
|
75,249
|
Paychex, Inc.
|
635,700
|
|
20,686
|
|
|
162,267
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0%
|
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
1,095,600
|
|
44,481
|
Linear Technology Corp.
|
765,200
|
|
25,397
|
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
|
522,900
|
|
15,263
|
Texas Instruments, Inc.
|
594,600
|
|
17,523
|
|
|
102,664
|
Software - 1.3%
|
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
|
881,300
|
|
10,082
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
1,601,726
|
|
42,638
|
Symantec Corp. (a)
|
648,000
|
|
12,156
|
|
|
64,876
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
496,278
|
MATERIALS - 2.6%
|
Chemicals - 1.7%
|
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
|
523,200
|
|
22,571
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
MATERIALS - continued
|
Chemicals - continued
|
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
266,500
|
|
$ 16,217
|
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
|
592,200
|
|
29,450
|
The Dow Chemical Co.
|
625,832
|
|
18,894
|
|
|
87,132
|
Metals & Mining - 0.3%
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
|
385,000
|
|
15,019
|
Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%
|
International Paper Co.
|
883,000
|
|
32,795
|
TOTAL MATERIALS
|
|
134,946
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%
|
CenturyLink, Inc.
|
838,200
|
|
32,556
|
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
2,731,100
|
|
120,496
|
|
|
153,052
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9%
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR
|
1,866,800
|
|
48,163
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
|
|
201,215
|
UTILITIES - 6.3%
|
Electric Utilities - 4.8%
|
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
|
722,277
|
|
30,805
|
Edison International
|
909,657
|
|
41,371
|
FirstEnergy Corp.
|
492,230
|
|
20,900
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
857,172
|
|
58,896
|
Northeast Utilities
|
1,042,400
|
|
40,383
|
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
|
260,700
|
|
13,416
|
PPL Corp.
|
1,305,309
|
|
38,311
|
|
|
244,082
|
Multi-Utilities - 1.5%
|
PG&E Corp.
|
883,200
|
|
36,167
|
Sempra Energy
|
588,400
|
|
40,258
|
|
|
76,425
|
TOTAL UTILITIES
|
|
320,507
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $4,612,794)
|
5,028,920
|
Money Market Funds - 1.5%
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
|
56,088,663
|
|
$ 56,089
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)
|
23,618,410
|
|
23,618
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $79,707)
|
79,707
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.1%
(Cost $4,692,501)
|
|
5,108,627
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)%
|
|
(7,037
)
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 5,101,590
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
|
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 80
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund
|
594
|
Total
|
$ 674
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 616,331
|
$ 616,331
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Consumer Staples
|
678,777
|
660,363
|
18,414
|
-
|
Energy
|
641,186
|
641,186
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
860,867
|
860,867
|
-
|
-
|
Health Care
|
637,021
|
571,028
|
65,993
|
-
|
Industrials
|
441,792
|
441,792
|
-
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
496,278
|
496,278
|
-
|
-
|
Materials
|
134,946
|
134,946
|
-
|
-
|
Telecommunication Services
|
201,215
|
201,215
|
-
|
-
|
Utilities
|
320,507
|
320,507
|
-
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
79,707
|
79,707
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 5,108,627
|
$ 5,024,220
|
$ 84,407
|
$ -
|
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)
|
United States of America
|
88.5%
|
United Kingdom
|
5.6%
|
Switzerland
|
1.3%
|
Ireland
|
1.0%
|
Others (Individually Less Than 1%)
|
3.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,618) - See accompanying
schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,612,794)
|
$ 5,028,920
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $79,707)
|
79,707
|
|
Total Investments (cost $4,692,501)
|
|
$ 5,108,627
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
|
23,599
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
2,418
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
23,128
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
154
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
16
|
Other receivables
|
|
343
|
Total assets
|
|
5,158,285
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for investments purchased
|
$ 24,992
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
4,993
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
1,913
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
793
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
386
|
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value
|
23,618
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
56,695
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 5,101,590
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 5,838,481
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
24,354
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(1,177,402)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign
currencies
|
|
416,157
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 5,101,590
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,537,889 ÷ 232,280 shares)
|
|
$ 19.54
|
|
|
|
Class K
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($563,701 ÷ 28,856 shares)
|
|
$ 19.53
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 149,960
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
674
|
Total income
|
|
150,634
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
|
$ 22,103
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
8,223
|
|
Accounting and security lending fees
|
1,078
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
96
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
33
|
|
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account
|
1
|
|
Registration fees
|
113
|
|
Audit
|
74
|
|
Legal
|
22
|
|
Interest
|
2
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
48
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
31,793
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(286
)
|
31,507
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
119,127
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
291,138
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
(229
)
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
290,909
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
355,701
|
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
10
|
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
355,711
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
646,620
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 765,747
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 119,127
|
$ 93,398
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
290,909
|
476,531
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
355,711
|
(362,330
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
765,747
|
207,599
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(112,043
)
|
(92,232
)
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(94,096
)
|
(718,611
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
559,608
|
(603,244)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
4,541,982
|
5,145,226
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $24,354 and undistributed
net investment income of $20,488, respectively)
|
$ 5,101,590
|
$ 4,541,982
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.81
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
$ 24.29
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.46
|
.33
|
.26
|
.27
|
.33
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.48
|
.21
|
.63
|
2.86
|
(9.72
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.94
|
.54
|
.89
|
3.13
|
(9.39
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.43)
|
(.32)
|
(.24)
|
(.29)
|
(.36)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1.22
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.43
)
|
(.32
)
|
(.24
)
|
(.29
)
|
(1.58
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 19.54
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.81
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
Total Return
A
|
17.42%
|
3.17%
|
5.57%
|
24.07%
|
(41.13)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C,E
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.67%
|
.68%
|
.69%
|
.75%
|
.67%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.67%
|
.68%
|
.69%
|
.75%
|
.67%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.66%
|
.67%
|
.69%
|
.74%
|
.67%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.45%
|
1.83%
|
1.57%
|
1.98%
|
1.70%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 4,538
|
$ 4,198
|
$ 4,777
|
$ 5,288
|
$ 5,212
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
78%
|
82%
|
30%
|
75%
|
76%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class K
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
G
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.82
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
$ 21.42
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.48
|
.35
|
.28
|
.29
|
.17
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.48
|
.21
|
.65
|
2.87
|
(8.08
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.96
|
.56
|
.93
|
3.16
|
(7.91
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.46
)
|
(.35
)
|
(.27
)
|
(.32
)
|
(.19
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 19.53
|
$ 17.03
|
$ 16.82
|
$ 16.16
|
$ 13.32
|
Total Return
B,C
|
17.53%
|
3.26%
|
5.80%
|
24.30%
|
(37.13)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E,H
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.53%
|
.53%
|
.54%
|
.56%
|
.54%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.58%
|
1.96%
|
1.72%
|
2.17%
|
2.11%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 564
|
$ 344
|
$ 368
|
$ 208
|
$ 154
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
78%
|
82%
|
30%
|
75%
|
76%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.
H
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and
is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940
Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain
fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net
assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of
the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which
these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation
policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
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.
Annual Report
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are
accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Deferred Trustee Compensation.
Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion
of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund
until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the
accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision
for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards,
and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 520,077
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(109,758
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 410,319
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 4,698,308
|
Annual Report
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ 24,673
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (1,171,596
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 410,351
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2016
|
$ (161,900)
|
2017
|
(1,009,696
)
|
Total capital loss carryforward
|
$ (1,171,596
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 112,043
|
$ 92,232
|
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.
The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,726,664 and $3,768,061, respectively.
Annual Report
Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly
management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net
assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets.
FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class
were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
$ 7,991
|
.18
|
Class K
|
232
|
.05
|
|
$ 8,223
|
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records.
The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending
program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $68 for the period.
Interfund Lending Program.
Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding.
The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender
|
Average Loan
Balance
|
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
|
Interest
Expense
|
Borrower
|
$ 8,176
|
.39%
|
$ 2
|
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6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $13 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of
Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending
agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the
Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash
collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period
end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $443. 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. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $594, including $1 from
securities loaned to FCM.
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. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $2,806. The weighted
average interest rate was .61%. The interest expense amounted to ninety-five dollars under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no
bank borrowings outstanding.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $286 for the period.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
$ 100,863
|
$ 85,256
|
Class K
|
11,180
|
6,976
|
Total
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$ 112,043
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$ 92,232
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11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
33,359
|
12,006
|
$ 629,122
|
$ 216,001
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
5,140
|
4,548
|
95,357
|
80,768
|
Shares redeemed
|
(52,766
)
|
(54,092
)
|
(981,368
)
|
(982,318
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(14,267
)
|
(37,538
)
|
$ (256,889
)
|
$ (685,549
)
|
Class K
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
13,352
|
4,934
|
$ 250,702
|
$ 87,259
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
598
|
394
|
11,180
|
6,976
|
Shares redeemed
|
(5,288
)
|
(7,042
)
|
(99,089
)
|
(127,297
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
8,662
|
(1,714
)
|
$ 162,793
|
$ (33,062
)
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12. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund):
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Equity Dividend
Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for
the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the
periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and
financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 14, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-800-835-5092.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Independent Trustees
:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
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|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The
National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the
Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services,
2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and
a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a
Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC
(consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and
CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company
(exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
:
Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group
(2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief
accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012)
and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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Total of 0.02% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally
exempt from state income tax.
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may betaken into account as a dividend for the
purposes of the maximum rate under section l(h)(ll)of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 20l3 of amounts for use in preparing 20l2 income tax returns.
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Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as
the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has
continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that
Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as
well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access
to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated
tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new
information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers'
trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder
services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer
agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service
providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance
policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment
Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment
Performance
.
The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance
for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer
group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund,
the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of
mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th
percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first
quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the
percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
The
Board
reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the
fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the third quartile for the
three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The
Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower
performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its
peer group. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued
underperformance of the fund. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also
reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several
Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing
relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps.
"TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a
TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group"
(ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG
represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a
minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the
fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the
other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the
effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total
expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and
classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class
of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the
board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in
respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale,
and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com
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Fidelity
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Convertible Securities
Fund
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November 30, 2012
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Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory
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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or
visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting
guidelines.
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Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2013 FMR LLC. All
rights reserved.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
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A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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Past 1
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Past 5
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Past 10
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13.20%
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1.79%
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7.87%
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$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Convertible Securities Fund on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the
value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch
SM
All US Convertibles Index performed over the same
period.
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Market Recap:
Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch
SM
All US
Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially
strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern
about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles
regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional
measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's
late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of
further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate
earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.
Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
®
Convertible Securities Fund:
For the year, the fund's Retail Class
shares returned 13.20%, edging the BofA index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group. Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual contributors included
Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US Airways. On the down side,
the fund was hurt by underweighting health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the
detractors were not owning biotechnology and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody Energy, Greek shipping
company Excel Maritime Carriers - not part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider Nuance Communications.
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.
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption
proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is
intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of
the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in
the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In
addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by
the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense
estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In
addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example - continued
|
Annualized
Expense Ratio
|
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
|
Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
|
Class A
|
.93%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,077.70
|
$ 4.83
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,020.35
|
$ 4.70
|
Class T
|
1.28%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,076.10
|
$ 6.64
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,018.60
|
$ 6.46
|
Class B
|
1.79%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.40
|
$ 9.28
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.05
|
$ 9.02
|
Class C
|
1.73%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.50
|
$ 8.97
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.35
|
$ 8.72
|
Convertible Securities
|
.66%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.10
|
$ 3.43
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.70
|
$ 3.34
|
Institutional Class
|
.71%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.00
|
$ 3.69
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.45
|
$ 3.59
|
A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012
|
(excluding cash equivalents)
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
7.7
|
7.1
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
7.5
|
7.1
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
4.6
|
3.7
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
2.9
|
2.3
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
2.2
|
0.7
|
|
44.3
|
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
|
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
21.5
|
20.7
|
Information Technology
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
Financials
|
15.7
|
15.6
|
Energy
|
13.3
|
12.5
|
Industrials
|
11.9
|
12.8
|
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
|
As of November 30, 2012
*
|
As of May 31, 2012
**
|
|
Convertible
Securities 88.9%
|
|
|
Convertible
Securities 91.5%
|
|
|
Stocks 5.3%
|
|
|
Stocks 3.0%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%
|
|
*
Foreign investments
|
2.1%
|
|
**
Foreign investments
|
3.2%
|
|
Annual Report
Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 65.5%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - 64.9%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%
|
Automobiles - 5.4%
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
|
$ 66,000
|
|
$ 97,126
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%
|
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)
|
|
11,000
|
|
11,186
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
|
82,300
|
|
84,203
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,714
|
Media - 1.6%
|
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16
|
|
8,000
|
|
15,920
|
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)
|
|
7,500
|
|
12,333
|
|
|
28,253
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
226,482
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%
|
Beverages - 0.8%
|
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13
|
|
14,000
|
|
14,218
|
Food Products - 1.4%
|
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13
|
|
22,250
|
|
24,350
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
38,568
|
ENERGY - 13.3%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
|
92,000
|
|
82,340
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,998
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
|
52,250
|
|
47,515
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38
|
|
20,000
|
|
35,813
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
|
22,185
|
|
63,685
|
|
|
238,351
|
FINANCIALS - 0.7%
|
Insurance - 0.7%
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,819
|
HEALTH CARE - 3.8%
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
|
Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16
|
|
31,000
|
|
29,063
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%
|
Omnicare, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
3.25% 12/15/35
|
|
$ 2,086
|
|
$ 2,079
|
3.75% 12/15/25
|
|
3,610
|
|
5,347
|
3.75% 4/1/42
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,138
|
WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)
|
|
6,830
|
|
7,069
|
|
|
24,633
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%
|
Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16
|
|
5,000
|
|
8,432
|
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)
|
|
6,000
|
|
5,685
|
|
|
14,117
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
67,813
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%
|
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13
|
|
6,440
|
|
11,574
|
Airlines - 3.8%
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
|
30,280
|
|
40,348
|
UAL Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
4.5% 6/30/21 (d)
|
|
10,500
|
|
9,962
|
4.5% 6/30/21
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,744
|
6% 10/15/29
|
|
3,600
|
|
8,654
|
US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)
|
|
4,810
|
|
4,272
|
|
|
67,980
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
|
Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28
|
|
18,000
|
|
16,020
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.9%
|
General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)
|
|
14,800
|
|
15,562
|
Machinery - 2.7%
|
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.375% 5/15/26 (d)
|
|
5,500
|
|
5,425
|
2.375% 5/15/26
|
|
8,000
|
|
7,890
|
3.5% 4/1/18
|
|
2,860
|
|
2,724
|
Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15
|
|
9,590
|
|
15,721
|
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36
|
|
15,000
|
|
16,144
|
|
|
47,904
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INDUSTRIALS - continued
|
Marine - 0.3%
|
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)
|
|
$ 32,000
|
|
$ 5,280
|
Road & Rail - 1.1%
|
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14
|
|
10,000
|
|
19,619
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
183,939
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%
|
Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%
|
EMC Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.75% 12/1/13 (d)
|
|
17,000
|
|
26,688
|
1.75% 12/1/13
|
|
10,000
|
|
15,699
|
NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13
|
|
19,800
|
|
21,721
|
|
|
64,108
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%
|
SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,550
|
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.25% 11/15/40 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
6,003
|
2.25% 5/15/41 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
5,237
|
|
|
22,790
|
Internet Software & Services - 0.7%
|
VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,606
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.5% 8/1/31
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,813
|
1.875% 8/1/31
|
|
30,000
|
|
26,231
|
3.125% 5/1/32 (d)
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,448
|
Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41
|
|
20,000
|
|
24,438
|
ON Semiconductor Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.875% 12/15/25 (d)
|
|
3,750
|
|
3,755
|
1.875% 12/15/25
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,000
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
5,818
|
|
5,905
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
29,512
|
|
30,988
|
Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,288
|
|
|
143,866
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued
|
Software - 4.0%
|
Nuance Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.75% 8/15/27
|
|
$ 28,085
|
|
$ 37,283
|
2.75% 11/1/31
|
|
32,000
|
|
35,080
|
|
|
72,363
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
314,733
|
MATERIALS - 1.2%
|
Metals & Mining - 1.2%
|
Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14
|
|
5,000
|
|
7,094
|
Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,666
|
Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17
|
|
8,000
|
|
10,440
|
|
|
22,200
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%
|
Level 3 Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
6.5% 10/1/16
|
|
19,820
|
|
25,209
|
7% 3/15/15
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,238
|
|
|
36,447
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,793
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
|
|
58,240
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
1,163,145
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
7.5% 5/15/16
|
|
1,000
|
|
965
|
8.625% 1/15/17
|
|
4,000
|
|
3,900
|
|
|
4,865
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued
|
MATERIALS - 0.3%
|
Chemicals - 0.3%
|
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18
|
|
$ 5,960
|
|
$ 6,109
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
10,974
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,141,861)
|
1,174,119
|
Common Stocks - 5.3%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%
|
Auto Components - 0.1%
|
BorgWarner, Inc. (a)
|
27,728
|
|
1,838
|
Media - 0.0%
|
HMH Holdings, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)
|
164,823
|
|
0*
|
warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)
|
686
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
1,843
|
FINANCIALS - 1.3%
|
Commercial Banks - 0.5%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
1,620,500
|
|
9,966
|
Insurance - 0.8%
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
141,160
|
|
4,685
|
MetLife, Inc. unit
|
200,000
|
|
8,890
|
|
|
13,575
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
23,541
|
HEALTH CARE - 2.0%
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
|
1,271,302
|
|
36,817
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Machinery - 0.5%
|
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
|
173,739
|
|
8,475
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%
|
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)
|
549,643
|
|
$ 6,447
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
|
1,205,802
|
|
7,211
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)
|
1,716,800
|
|
11,382
|
|
|
18,593
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
25,040
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $90,265)
|
95,716
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%
|
|
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%
|
Automobiles - 7.7%
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
3,385,300
|
|
136,997
|
Household Durables - 0.2%
|
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%
|
125,000
|
|
3,321
|
Media - 0.6%
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%
|
10,000
|
|
10,713
|
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)
|
11,118
|
|
452
|
|
|
11,165
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
151,483
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%
|
Food Products - 1.3%
|
Bunge Ltd. 4.875%
|
237,000
|
|
24,079
|
ENERGY - 0.0%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%
|
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%
|
45,000
|
|
36
|
FINANCIALS - 13.7%
|
Commercial Banks - 7.7%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%
|
2,100
|
|
2,604
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
108,432
|
|
134,022
|
|
|
136,626
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
47,085
|
|
$ 52,406
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
553,300
|
|
55,524
|
|
|
107,930
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
244,556
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
|
United Technologies Corp. 7.50%
|
45,700
|
|
2,501
|
Road & Rail - 0.4%
|
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%
|
62,000
|
|
6,827
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
9,328
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $447,121)
|
429,482
|
Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%
|
Airlines - 0.6%
|
US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)
(Cost $9,859)
|
|
$ 10,692
|
|
10,505
|
Money Market Funds - 4.0%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)
|
70,988,901
|
|
70,989
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%
(Cost $1,760,095)
|
|
1,780,811
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%
|
|
9,988
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
|
(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 $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.
|
(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
|
(f) Restricted securities - 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 $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.
|
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
|
Security
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Acquisition
Cost (000s)
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17
|
3/9/10
|
$ 48
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19
|
6/22/12
|
$ 1
|
* Amount represents less than $1,000.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 124
|
Other Affiliated Issuers
|
An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies
which are or were affiliates are as follows:
|
Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Value,
beginning of
period
|
Purchases
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Dividend
Income
|
Value,
end of
period
|
Ambassadors International, Inc.
|
$ 8
|
$ -
|
$ 1
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 153,326
|
$ 138,835
|
$ 14,486
|
$ 5
|
Consumer Staples
|
24,079
|
-
|
24,079
|
-
|
Energy
|
36
|
36
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
268,097
|
259,207
|
8,890
|
-
|
Health Care
|
36,817
|
36,817
|
-
|
-
|
Industrials
|
17,803
|
17,803
|
-
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
25,040
|
25,040
|
-
|
-
|
Corporate Bonds
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
Floating Rate Loans
|
10,505
|
-
|
10,505
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
70,989
|
70,989
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 1,780,811
|
$ 548,727
|
$ 1,232,079
|
$ 5
|
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):
|
AAA,AA,A
|
2.8%
|
BBB
|
12.6%
|
BB
|
15.5%
|
B
|
20.5%
|
CCC,CC,C
|
6.8%
|
Not Rated
|
7.9%
|
Equities
|
29.3%
|
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets
|
4.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date
indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)
|
$ 1,709,822
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)
|
70,989
|
|
Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)
|
|
$ 1,780,811
|
Cash
|
|
25
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
570
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
4,561
|
Interest receivable
|
|
8,929
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
8
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
5
|
Total assets
|
|
1,794,909
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
$ 3,007
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
703
|
|
Transfer agent fee payable
|
269
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees payable
|
18
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
47
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
66
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
4,110
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 1,821,190
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
22,265
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(73,372)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
|
20,716
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price
Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)
|
|
$ 25.08
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)
|
|
$ 26.61
|
Class T
:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)
|
|
$ 25.09
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)
|
|
$ 26.00
|
Class B
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares)
A
|
|
$ 25.04
|
|
|
|
Class C
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares)
A
|
|
$ 24.97
|
|
|
|
Convertible Securities
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91
shares)
|
|
$ 25.16
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)
|
|
$ 25.13
|
A
Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 27,213
|
Interest
|
|
47,342
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
124
|
Total income
|
|
74,679
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
Basic fee
|
$ 8,922
|
|
Performance adjustment
|
1,482
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
3,524
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees
|
238
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
593
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
24
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
13
|
|
Registration fees
|
134
|
|
Audit
|
77
|
|
Legal
|
19
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
23
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
15,049
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(14
)
|
15,035
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
59,644
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
94,280
|
|
Other affiliated issuers
|
(4,639)
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
63
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
89,704
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
|
88,621
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
178,325
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 237,969
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 59,644
|
$ 75,374
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
89,704
|
137,050
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
88,621
|
(266,196
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
237,969
|
(53,772
)
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(59,846
)
|
(76,767
)
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(365,491
)
|
(212,577
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(187,368)
|
(343,116)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
1,978,167
|
2,321,283
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed
net investment income of $23,529, respectively)
|
$ 1,790,799
|
$ 1,978,167
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.68
|
.72
|
.75
|
.58
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.90
|
(.62
)
|
3.76
|
9.11
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.67
)
|
(.75
)
|
(.79
)
|
(.65
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.08
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.87%
|
(2.79)%
|
18.05%
|
72.83%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.79%
|
2.84%
|
3.29%
|
3.70%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 26
|
$ 33
|
$ 19
|
$ 6
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.60
|
.65
|
.69
|
.57
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.52
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.82
|
(.69
)
|
3.70
|
9.09
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.60
)
|
(.67
)
|
(.72
)
|
(.63
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.09
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.48%
|
(3.07)%
|
17.74%
|
72.60%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.17%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.47%
|
2.55%
|
3.03%
|
3.83%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 4
|
$ 5
|
$ 4
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.47
|
.51
|
.56
|
.50
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.51
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.69
|
(.83
)
|
3.57
|
9.01
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.47
)
|
(.52
)
|
(.62
)
|
(.58
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.04
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
11.91%
|
(3.59)%
|
17.08%
|
71.85%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
1.95%
|
2.00%
|
2.47%
|
3.41%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.49
|
.51
|
.56
|
.47
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.71
|
(.82
)
|
3.57
|
9.00
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.49
)
|
(.57
)
|
(.63
)
|
(.59
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 24.97
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.01%
|
(3.57)%
|
17.13%
|
71.81%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.01%
|
2.06%
|
2.50%
|
3.17%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 12
|
$ 13
|
$ 5
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
$ 28.71
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.75
|
.79
|
.81
|
.96
|
.76
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.23
|
(1.35
)
|
3.02
|
7.78
|
(14.43
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.98
|
(.56
)
|
3.83
|
8.74
|
(13.67
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.74)
|
(.81)
|
(.84)
|
(.99)
|
(.64)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.85
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.74
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.99
)
|
(1.49
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.16
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
Total Return
A
|
13.20%
|
(2.54)%
|
18.37%
|
67.65%
|
(50.09)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C,E
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.70%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.07%
|
3.12%
|
3.57%
|
5.59%
|
3.06%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1,733
|
$ 1,904
|
$ 2,287
|
$ 2,340
|
$ 1,439
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
39%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
G
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.74
|
.77
|
.80
|
.63
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.02
|
8.54
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.96
|
(.56
)
|
3.82
|
9.17
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.73
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.67
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.13
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
Total Return
B,C
|
13.11%
|
(2.55)%
|
18.34%
|
73.31%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E,H
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.03%
|
3.07%
|
3.56%
|
4.19%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 14
|
$ 23
|
$ 6
|
$ 3
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
H
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of
shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class
shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of
seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the
Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class
to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense
reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been
evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and
credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The
Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements
where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the
hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who
make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price
of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar
factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending
on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be
more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are
accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision
for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 196,887
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(165,112
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 31,775
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 1,749,036
|
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ 11,134
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (73,032
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 31,775
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2017
|
$ (73,032
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
|
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Restricted Securities.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally
may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve
time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is
included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments.
The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by
corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing
commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired
through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the
agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly
management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net
assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. In addition, the
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Management Fee - continued
management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible
Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance
adjustment, 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 Distribution and Service Plans
for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each
of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the
Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were
as follows:
|
Distribution
Fee
|
Service
Fee
|
Total Fees
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
-%
|
.25%
|
$ 75
|
$ 2
|
Class T
|
.25%
|
.25%
|
24
|
-*
|
Class B
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
11
|
8
|
Class C
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
128
|
43
|
|
|
|
$ 238
|
$ 53
|
*
Amount represents sixty dollars
Sales Load.
FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which
is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales
charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00%
for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
$ 16
|
Class T
|
2
|
Class B
*
|
4
|
Class C
*
|
3
|
|
$ 25
|
*
When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder
reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Class A
|
$ 64
|
.21
|
Class T
|
13
|
.28
|
Class B
|
3
|
.30
|
Class C
|
31
|
.24
|
Convertible Securities
|
3,367
|
.18
|
Institutional Class
|
46
|
.22
|
|
$ 3,524
|
|
Accounting Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the
level of average net assets for each month.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the
Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits
reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Class A
|
$ 865
|
$ 964
|
Class T
|
117
|
145
|
Class B
|
22
|
26
|
Class C
|
260
|
253
|
Convertible Securities
|
57,928
|
74,771
|
Institutional Class
|
654
|
608
|
Total
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
|
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Class A
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
480
|
1,463
|
$ 11,783
|
$ 38,298
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
27
|
28
|
640
|
713
|
Shares redeemed
|
(929
)
|
(828
)
|
(22,024
)
|
(20,357
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(422
)
|
663
|
$ (9,601
)
|
$ 18,654
|
Class T
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
56
|
206
|
$ 1,360
|
$ 5,378
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
4
|
6
|
107
|
140
|
Shares redeemed
|
(83
)
|
(160
)
|
(2,026
)
|
(3,916
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(23
)
|
52
|
$ (559
)
|
$ 1,602
|
Class B
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
6
|
21
|
$ 170
|
$ 566
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
18
|
Shares redeemed
|
(19
)
|
(21
)
|
(471
)
|
(527
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(12
)
|
1
|
$ (285
)
|
$ 57
|
Class C
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
193
|
542
|
$ 4,749
|
$ 14,072
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
8
|
8
|
188
|
187
|
Shares redeemed
|
(264
)
|
(204
)
|
(6,350
)
|
(4,875
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(63
)
|
346
|
$ (1,413
)
|
$ 9,384
|
Convertible Securities
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
9,218
|
20,504
|
$ 227,133
|
$ 533,363
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
2,124
|
2,642
|
51,180
|
66,219
|
Shares redeemed
|
(25,498
)
|
(34,235
)
|
(621,362
)
|
(862,374
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(14,156
)
|
(11,089
)
|
$ (343,049
)
|
$ (262,792
)
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
712
|
1,454
|
$ 17,355
|
$ 37,674
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
17
|
16
|
397
|
391
|
Shares redeemed
|
(1,164
)
|
(719
)
|
(28,336
)
|
(17,547
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(435
)
|
751
|
$ (10,584
)
|
$ 20,518
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10. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial
statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012
by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 22, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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Trustees and Officers - continued
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+
The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Independent Trustees
:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The
National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the
Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services,
2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and
a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a
Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC
(consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and
CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company
(exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
:
Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice Presidentof the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally
exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as
interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the
fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The Fund designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the
fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.
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Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well
as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR
has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board
noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals
have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also
have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board
considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering
transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party
service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's
compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the
Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
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The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment Performance
. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer
group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund,
the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of
mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show
the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of
the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage
beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The
Board
reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the
retail class of the
fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period.
The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and
five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance
among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also
reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.
The
Board
also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what
extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek
to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several
Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing
relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps,
and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had
management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher
management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds
similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50).
Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the
performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance
charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the
other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The
Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive
fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The
Board
noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011.
The Board considered that various
factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can
affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher
12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The
Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing
no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which
has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the
intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although
differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of
the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its
shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through
increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and
the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of
scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
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General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
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Fidelity Advisor
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Convertible Securities
Fund - Class A, Class T, Class B
and Class C
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Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C are classes of Fidelity® Convertible Securities Fund
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Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six
months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment
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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or
visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting
guidelines.
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Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2013 FMR LLC. All
rights reserved.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
.
A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions
or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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Past 1
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Past 5
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Past 10
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Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge)
A
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6.38%
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0.37%
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7.11%
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Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge)
B
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8.54%
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0.64%
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7.26%
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Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
C
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6.91%
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0.61%
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7.42%
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Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
D
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11.01%
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0.97%
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7.43%
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A
Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009,
would have been lower.
B
Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009,
would have been lower.
C
Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009,
would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 5%,
2%, and 0%, respectively.
D
Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009,
would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 1%,
0%, and 0%, respectively.
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$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Class A on November 30, 2002, and the
current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA
Merrill Lynch
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All US Convertibles Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund
- Class A took place on February 19, 2009. See the previous page for additional information regarding the performance of Fidelity Advisor
Convertible Securities Fund - Class A.
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Market Recap:
Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch
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All US
Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially
strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern
about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles
regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional
measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's
late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of
further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate
earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.
Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
®
Convertible Securities Fund:
For the year, the fund's Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 12.87%, 12.48%, 11.91% and 12.01%, respectively (excluding sales charges), roughly in line with the BofA
index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group.
Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual contributors included Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark
position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US Airways. On the down side, the fund was hurt by underweighting
health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the detractors were not owning biotechnology
and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody Energy, Greek shipping company Excel Maritime Carriers - not
part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider Nuance Communications.
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.
Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption
proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is
intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of
the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in
the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In
addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by
the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense
estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In
addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annual Report
|
Annualized
Expense Ratio
|
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
|
Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
|
Class A
|
.93%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,077.70
|
$ 4.83
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,020.35
|
$ 4.70
|
Class T
|
1.28%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,076.10
|
$ 6.64
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,018.60
|
$ 6.46
|
Class B
|
1.79%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.40
|
$ 9.28
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.05
|
$ 9.02
|
Class C
|
1.73%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.50
|
$ 8.97
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.35
|
$ 8.72
|
Convertible Securities
|
.66%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.10
|
$ 3.43
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.70
|
$ 3.34
|
Institutional Class
|
.71%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.00
|
$ 3.69
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.45
|
$ 3.59
|
A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012
|
(excluding cash equivalents)
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
7.7
|
7.1
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
7.5
|
7.1
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
4.6
|
3.7
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
2.9
|
2.3
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
2.2
|
0.7
|
|
44.3
|
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
|
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
21.5
|
20.7
|
Information Technology
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
Financials
|
15.7
|
15.6
|
Energy
|
13.3
|
12.5
|
Industrials
|
11.9
|
12.8
|
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
|
As of November 30, 2012
*
|
As of May 31, 2012
**
|
|
Convertible
Securities 88.9%
|
|
|
Convertible
Securities 91.5%
|
|
|
Stocks 5.3%
|
|
|
Stocks 3.0%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%
|
|
*
Foreign investments
|
2.1%
|
|
**
Foreign investments
|
3.2%
|
|
Annual Report
Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 65.5%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - 64.9%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%
|
Automobiles - 5.4%
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
|
$ 66,000
|
|
$ 97,126
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%
|
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)
|
|
11,000
|
|
11,186
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
|
82,300
|
|
84,203
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,714
|
Media - 1.6%
|
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16
|
|
8,000
|
|
15,920
|
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)
|
|
7,500
|
|
12,333
|
|
|
28,253
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
226,482
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%
|
Beverages - 0.8%
|
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13
|
|
14,000
|
|
14,218
|
Food Products - 1.4%
|
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13
|
|
22,250
|
|
24,350
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
38,568
|
ENERGY - 13.3%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
|
92,000
|
|
82,340
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,998
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
|
52,250
|
|
47,515
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38
|
|
20,000
|
|
35,813
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
|
22,185
|
|
63,685
|
|
|
238,351
|
FINANCIALS - 0.7%
|
Insurance - 0.7%
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,819
|
HEALTH CARE - 3.8%
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
|
Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16
|
|
31,000
|
|
29,063
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%
|
Omnicare, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
3.25% 12/15/35
|
|
$ 2,086
|
|
$ 2,079
|
3.75% 12/15/25
|
|
3,610
|
|
5,347
|
3.75% 4/1/42
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,138
|
WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)
|
|
6,830
|
|
7,069
|
|
|
24,633
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%
|
Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16
|
|
5,000
|
|
8,432
|
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)
|
|
6,000
|
|
5,685
|
|
|
14,117
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
67,813
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%
|
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13
|
|
6,440
|
|
11,574
|
Airlines - 3.8%
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
|
30,280
|
|
40,348
|
UAL Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
4.5% 6/30/21 (d)
|
|
10,500
|
|
9,962
|
4.5% 6/30/21
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,744
|
6% 10/15/29
|
|
3,600
|
|
8,654
|
US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)
|
|
4,810
|
|
4,272
|
|
|
67,980
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
|
Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28
|
|
18,000
|
|
16,020
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.9%
|
General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)
|
|
14,800
|
|
15,562
|
Machinery - 2.7%
|
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.375% 5/15/26 (d)
|
|
5,500
|
|
5,425
|
2.375% 5/15/26
|
|
8,000
|
|
7,890
|
3.5% 4/1/18
|
|
2,860
|
|
2,724
|
Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15
|
|
9,590
|
|
15,721
|
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36
|
|
15,000
|
|
16,144
|
|
|
47,904
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INDUSTRIALS - continued
|
Marine - 0.3%
|
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)
|
|
$ 32,000
|
|
$ 5,280
|
Road & Rail - 1.1%
|
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14
|
|
10,000
|
|
19,619
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
183,939
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%
|
Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%
|
EMC Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.75% 12/1/13 (d)
|
|
17,000
|
|
26,688
|
1.75% 12/1/13
|
|
10,000
|
|
15,699
|
NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13
|
|
19,800
|
|
21,721
|
|
|
64,108
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%
|
SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,550
|
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.25% 11/15/40 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
6,003
|
2.25% 5/15/41 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
5,237
|
|
|
22,790
|
Internet Software & Services - 0.7%
|
VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,606
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.5% 8/1/31
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,813
|
1.875% 8/1/31
|
|
30,000
|
|
26,231
|
3.125% 5/1/32 (d)
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,448
|
Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41
|
|
20,000
|
|
24,438
|
ON Semiconductor Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.875% 12/15/25 (d)
|
|
3,750
|
|
3,755
|
1.875% 12/15/25
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,000
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
5,818
|
|
5,905
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
29,512
|
|
30,988
|
Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,288
|
|
|
143,866
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued
|
Software - 4.0%
|
Nuance Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.75% 8/15/27
|
|
$ 28,085
|
|
$ 37,283
|
2.75% 11/1/31
|
|
32,000
|
|
35,080
|
|
|
72,363
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
314,733
|
MATERIALS - 1.2%
|
Metals & Mining - 1.2%
|
Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14
|
|
5,000
|
|
7,094
|
Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,666
|
Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17
|
|
8,000
|
|
10,440
|
|
|
22,200
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%
|
Level 3 Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
6.5% 10/1/16
|
|
19,820
|
|
25,209
|
7% 3/15/15
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,238
|
|
|
36,447
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,793
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
|
|
58,240
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
1,163,145
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
7.5% 5/15/16
|
|
1,000
|
|
965
|
8.625% 1/15/17
|
|
4,000
|
|
3,900
|
|
|
4,865
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued
|
MATERIALS - 0.3%
|
Chemicals - 0.3%
|
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18
|
|
$ 5,960
|
|
$ 6,109
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
10,974
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,141,861)
|
1,174,119
|
Common Stocks - 5.3%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%
|
Auto Components - 0.1%
|
BorgWarner, Inc. (a)
|
27,728
|
|
1,838
|
Media - 0.0%
|
HMH Holdings, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)
|
164,823
|
|
0*
|
warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)
|
686
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
1,843
|
FINANCIALS - 1.3%
|
Commercial Banks - 0.5%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
1,620,500
|
|
9,966
|
Insurance - 0.8%
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
141,160
|
|
4,685
|
MetLife, Inc. unit
|
200,000
|
|
8,890
|
|
|
13,575
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
23,541
|
HEALTH CARE - 2.0%
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
|
1,271,302
|
|
36,817
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Machinery - 0.5%
|
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
|
173,739
|
|
8,475
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%
|
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)
|
549,643
|
|
$ 6,447
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
|
1,205,802
|
|
7,211
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)
|
1,716,800
|
|
11,382
|
|
|
18,593
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
25,040
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $90,265)
|
95,716
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%
|
|
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%
|
Automobiles - 7.7%
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
3,385,300
|
|
136,997
|
Household Durables - 0.2%
|
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%
|
125,000
|
|
3,321
|
Media - 0.6%
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%
|
10,000
|
|
10,713
|
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)
|
11,118
|
|
452
|
|
|
11,165
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
151,483
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%
|
Food Products - 1.3%
|
Bunge Ltd. 4.875%
|
237,000
|
|
24,079
|
ENERGY - 0.0%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%
|
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%
|
45,000
|
|
36
|
FINANCIALS - 13.7%
|
Commercial Banks - 7.7%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%
|
2,100
|
|
2,604
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
108,432
|
|
134,022
|
|
|
136,626
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
47,085
|
|
$ 52,406
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
553,300
|
|
55,524
|
|
|
107,930
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
244,556
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
|
United Technologies Corp. 7.50%
|
45,700
|
|
2,501
|
Road & Rail - 0.4%
|
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%
|
62,000
|
|
6,827
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
9,328
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $447,121)
|
429,482
|
Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%
|
Airlines - 0.6%
|
US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)
(Cost $9,859)
|
|
$ 10,692
|
|
10,505
|
Money Market Funds - 4.0%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)
|
70,988,901
|
|
70,989
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%
(Cost $1,760,095)
|
|
1,780,811
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%
|
|
9,988
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
|
(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 $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.
|
(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
|
(f) Restricted securities - 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 $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.
|
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
|
Security
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Acquisition
Cost (000s)
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17
|
3/9/10
|
$ 48
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19
|
6/22/12
|
$ 1
|
* Amount represents less than $1,000.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 124
|
Other Affiliated Issuers
|
An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies
which are or were affiliates are as follows:
|
Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Value,
beginning of
period
|
Purchases
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Dividend
Income
|
Value,
end of
period
|
Ambassadors International, Inc.
|
$ 8
|
$ -
|
$ 1
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 153,326
|
$ 138,835
|
$ 14,486
|
$ 5
|
Consumer Staples
|
24,079
|
-
|
24,079
|
-
|
Energy
|
36
|
36
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
268,097
|
259,207
|
8,890
|
-
|
Health Care
|
36,817
|
36,817
|
-
|
-
|
Industrials
|
17,803
|
17,803
|
-
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
25,040
|
25,040
|
-
|
-
|
Corporate Bonds
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
Floating Rate Loans
|
10,505
|
-
|
10,505
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
70,989
|
70,989
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 1,780,811
|
$ 548,727
|
$ 1,232,079
|
$ 5
|
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):
|
AAA,AA,A
|
2.8%
|
BBB
|
12.6%
|
BB
|
15.5%
|
B
|
20.5%
|
CCC,CC,C
|
6.8%
|
Not Rated
|
7.9%
|
Equities
|
29.3%
|
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets
|
4.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date
indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)
|
$ 1,709,822
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)
|
70,989
|
|
Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)
|
|
$ 1,780,811
|
Cash
|
|
25
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
570
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
4,561
|
Interest receivable
|
|
8,929
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
8
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
5
|
Total assets
|
|
1,794,909
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
$ 3,007
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
703
|
|
Transfer agent fee payable
|
269
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees payable
|
18
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
47
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
66
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
4,110
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 1,821,190
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
22,265
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(73,372)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
|
20,716
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price
Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)
|
|
$ 25.08
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)
|
|
$ 26.61
|
Class T
:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)
|
|
$ 25.09
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)
|
|
$ 26.00
|
Class B
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares)
A
|
|
$ 25.04
|
|
|
|
Class C
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares)
A
|
|
$ 24.97
|
|
|
|
Convertible Securities
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91
shares)
|
|
$ 25.16
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)
|
|
$ 25.13
|
A
Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 27,213
|
Interest
|
|
47,342
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
124
|
Total income
|
|
74,679
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
Basic fee
|
$ 8,922
|
|
Performance adjustment
|
1,482
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
3,524
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees
|
238
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
593
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
24
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
13
|
|
Registration fees
|
134
|
|
Audit
|
77
|
|
Legal
|
19
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
23
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
15,049
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(14
)
|
15,035
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
59,644
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
94,280
|
|
Other affiliated issuers
|
(4,639)
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
63
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
89,704
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
|
88,621
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
178,325
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 237,969
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 59,644
|
$ 75,374
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
89,704
|
137,050
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
88,621
|
(266,196
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
237,969
|
(53,772
)
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(59,846
)
|
(76,767
)
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(365,491
)
|
(212,577
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(187,368)
|
(343,116)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
1,978,167
|
2,321,283
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed
net investment income of $23,529, respectively)
|
$ 1,790,799
|
$ 1,978,167
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.68
|
.72
|
.75
|
.58
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.90
|
(.62
)
|
3.76
|
9.11
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.67
)
|
(.75
)
|
(.79
)
|
(.65
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.08
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.87%
|
(2.79)%
|
18.05%
|
72.83%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.79%
|
2.84%
|
3.29%
|
3.70%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 26
|
$ 33
|
$ 19
|
$ 6
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.60
|
.65
|
.69
|
.57
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.52
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.82
|
(.69
)
|
3.70
|
9.09
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.60
)
|
(.67
)
|
(.72
)
|
(.63
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.09
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.48%
|
(3.07)%
|
17.74%
|
72.60%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.17%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.47%
|
2.55%
|
3.03%
|
3.83%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 4
|
$ 5
|
$ 4
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.47
|
.51
|
.56
|
.50
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.51
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.69
|
(.83
)
|
3.57
|
9.01
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.47
)
|
(.52
)
|
(.62
)
|
(.58
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.04
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
11.91%
|
(3.59)%
|
17.08%
|
71.85%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
1.95%
|
2.00%
|
2.47%
|
3.41%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.49
|
.51
|
.56
|
.47
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.71
|
(.82
)
|
3.57
|
9.00
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.49
)
|
(.57
)
|
(.63
)
|
(.59
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 24.97
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.01%
|
(3.57)%
|
17.13%
|
71.81%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.01%
|
2.06%
|
2.50%
|
3.17%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 12
|
$ 13
|
$ 5
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
$ 28.71
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.75
|
.79
|
.81
|
.96
|
.76
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.23
|
(1.35
)
|
3.02
|
7.78
|
(14.43
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.98
|
(.56
)
|
3.83
|
8.74
|
(13.67
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.74)
|
(.81)
|
(.84)
|
(.99)
|
(.64)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.85
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.74
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.99
)
|
(1.49
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.16
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
Total Return
A
|
13.20%
|
(2.54)%
|
18.37%
|
67.65%
|
(50.09)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C,E
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.70%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.07%
|
3.12%
|
3.57%
|
5.59%
|
3.06%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1,733
|
$ 1,904
|
$ 2,287
|
$ 2,340
|
$ 1,439
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
39%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
G
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.74
|
.77
|
.80
|
.63
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.02
|
8.54
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.96
|
(.56
)
|
3.82
|
9.17
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.73
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.67
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.13
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
Total Return
B,C
|
13.11%
|
(2.55)%
|
18.34%
|
73.31%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E,H
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.03%
|
3.07%
|
3.56%
|
4.19%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 14
|
$ 23
|
$ 6
|
$ 3
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
H
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of
shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class
shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of
seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the
Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class
to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense
reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been
evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and
credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The
Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements
where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the
hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who
make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price
of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar
factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending
on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be
more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are
accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision
for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 196,887
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(165,112
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 31,775
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 1,749,036
|
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ 11,134
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (73,032
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 31,775
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2017
|
$ (73,032
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Restricted Securities.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally
may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve
time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is
included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments.
The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by
corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing
commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired
through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the
agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly
management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net
assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. In addition, the
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Management Fee - continued
management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible
Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance
adjustment, 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 Distribution and Service Plans
for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each
of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the
Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were
as follows:
|
Distribution
Fee
|
Service
Fee
|
Total Fees
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
-%
|
.25%
|
$ 75
|
$ 2
|
Class T
|
.25%
|
.25%
|
24
|
-*
|
Class B
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
11
|
8
|
Class C
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
128
|
43
|
|
|
|
$ 238
|
$ 53
|
*
Amount represents sixty dollars
Sales Load.
FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which
is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales
charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00%
for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
$ 16
|
Class T
|
2
|
Class B
*
|
4
|
Class C
*
|
3
|
|
$ 25
|
*
When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder
reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Class A
|
$ 64
|
.21
|
Class T
|
13
|
.28
|
Class B
|
3
|
.30
|
Class C
|
31
|
.24
|
Convertible Securities
|
3,367
|
.18
|
Institutional Class
|
46
|
.22
|
|
$ 3,524
|
|
Accounting Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the
level of average net assets for each month.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the
Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits
reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.
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8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Class A
|
$ 865
|
$ 964
|
Class T
|
117
|
145
|
Class B
|
22
|
26
|
Class C
|
260
|
253
|
Convertible Securities
|
57,928
|
74,771
|
Institutional Class
|
654
|
608
|
Total
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
|
9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Class A
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
480
|
1,463
|
$ 11,783
|
$ 38,298
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
27
|
28
|
640
|
713
|
Shares redeemed
|
(929
)
|
(828
)
|
(22,024
)
|
(20,357
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(422
)
|
663
|
$ (9,601
)
|
$ 18,654
|
Class T
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
56
|
206
|
$ 1,360
|
$ 5,378
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
4
|
6
|
107
|
140
|
Shares redeemed
|
(83
)
|
(160
)
|
(2,026
)
|
(3,916
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(23
)
|
52
|
$ (559
)
|
$ 1,602
|
Class B
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
6
|
21
|
$ 170
|
$ 566
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
18
|
Shares redeemed
|
(19
)
|
(21
)
|
(471
)
|
(527
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(12
)
|
1
|
$ (285
)
|
$ 57
|
Class C
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
193
|
542
|
$ 4,749
|
$ 14,072
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
8
|
8
|
188
|
187
|
Shares redeemed
|
(264
)
|
(204
)
|
(6,350
)
|
(4,875
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(63
)
|
346
|
$ (1,413
)
|
$ 9,384
|
Convertible Securities
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
9,218
|
20,504
|
$ 227,133
|
$ 533,363
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
2,124
|
2,642
|
51,180
|
66,219
|
Shares redeemed
|
(25,498
)
|
(34,235
)
|
(621,362
)
|
(862,374
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(14,156
)
|
(11,089
)
|
$ (343,049
)
|
$ (262,792
)
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
712
|
1,454
|
$ 17,355
|
$ 37,674
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
17
|
16
|
397
|
391
|
Shares redeemed
|
(1,164
)
|
(719
)
|
(28,336
)
|
(17,547
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(435
)
|
751
|
$ (10,584
)
|
$ 20,518
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
10. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial
statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012
by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 22, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+
The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Independent Trustees
:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
+
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The
National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the
Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services,
2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and
a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a
Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC
(consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and
CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company
(exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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+
The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
:
Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
|
Peter S. Lynch (68)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
|
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
|
Christine Reynolds (54)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
|
Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group
(2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally
exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as
interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
Class A designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class T designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class B designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; and Class C designates
3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class T designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class B designates 4%, 2%, 2%, and 2%; and Class C designates
4%, 1%, 2%, and 2%; of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as
amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.
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Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well
as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR
has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board
noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals
have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also
have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board
considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering
transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party
service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's
compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the
Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment Performance
. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer
group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund,
the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of
mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show
the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of
the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage
beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The
Board
reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the
retail class of the
fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period.
The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and
five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance
among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also
reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.
The
Board
also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what
extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek
to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several
Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing
relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps,
and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had
management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher
management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds
similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50).
Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the
performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance
charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the
other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The
Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive
fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The
Board
noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011.
The Board considered that various
factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can
affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher
12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The
Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing
no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which
has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the
intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although
differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of
the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its
shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through
increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and
the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of
scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
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Fidelity Advisor
®
Convertible Securities
Fund - Institutional Class
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November 30, 2012
(Fidelity Cover Art)
Institutional Class is a class
of Fidelity® Convertible
Securities Fund
Contents
Performance
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How the fund has done over time.
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Management's Discussion of Fund
Performance
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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.
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Shareholder Expense Example
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An example of shareholder expenses.
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Investment Changes
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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six
months.
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Investments
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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
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Financial Statements
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.
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Notes
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Notes to the financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered
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Trustees and Officers
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Distributions
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Board Approval of Investment
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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or
visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting
guidelines.
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Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2013 FMR LLC. All
rights reserved.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters
of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov
.
A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference
Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room
may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view
the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at
http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' 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. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund
distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be
had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended November 30, 2012
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The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity
®
Convertible Securities
Fund, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class on November 30, 2002.
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch
SM
All US Convertibles Index
performed over the same period. The initial offering of Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class took place on February
19, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class.
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Market Recap:
Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch
SM
All US
Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially
strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern
about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles
regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional
measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's
late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of
further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate
earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.
Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
®
Convertible Securities Fund:
For the year, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 13.11%, roughly in line with the BofA index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact
was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group. Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual
contributors included Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US
Airways. On the down side, the fund was hurt by underweighting health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the detractors were not owning biotechnology and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody
Energy, Greek shipping company Excel Maritime Carriers - not part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider
Nuance Communications.
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.
Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption
proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is
intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30,
2012).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use
the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account
value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of
the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small
balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in
the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In
addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by
the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense
estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical
expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You
may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with
the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged
once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the
underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the
second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In
addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annual Report
|
Annualized
Expense Ratio
|
Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012
|
Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012
|
Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012
|
Class A
|
.93%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,077.70
|
$ 4.83
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,020.35
|
$ 4.70
|
Class T
|
1.28%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,076.10
|
$ 6.64
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,018.60
|
$ 6.46
|
Class B
|
1.79%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.40
|
$ 9.28
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.05
|
$ 9.02
|
Class C
|
1.73%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,073.50
|
$ 8.97
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,016.35
|
$ 8.72
|
Convertible Securities
|
.66%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.10
|
$ 3.43
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.70
|
$ 3.34
|
Institutional Class
|
.71%
|
|
|
|
Actual
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,079.00
|
$ 3.69
|
Hypothetical
A
|
|
$ 1,000.00
|
$ 1,021.45
|
$ 3.59
|
A
5% return per year before expenses
*
Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Investment Changes (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012
|
(excluding cash equivalents)
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
7.7
|
7.1
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
7.5
|
7.1
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
4.6
|
3.7
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
3.1
|
2.5
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
2.9
|
2.3
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
2.2
|
0.7
|
|
44.3
|
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012
|
|
% of fund's
net assets
|
% of fund's net assets
6 months ago
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
21.5
|
20.7
|
Information Technology
|
19.0
|
20.0
|
Financials
|
15.7
|
15.6
|
Energy
|
13.3
|
12.5
|
Industrials
|
11.9
|
12.8
|
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
|
As of November 30, 2012
*
|
As of May 31, 2012
**
|
|
Convertible
Securities 88.9%
|
|
|
Convertible
Securities 91.5%
|
|
|
Stocks 5.3%
|
|
|
Stocks 3.0%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%
|
|
|
Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%
|
|
|
Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%
|
|
*
Foreign investments
|
2.1%
|
|
**
Foreign investments
|
3.2%
|
|
Annual Report
Investments November 30, 2012
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Corporate Bonds - 65.5%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - 64.9%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%
|
Automobiles - 5.4%
|
Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16
|
|
$ 66,000
|
|
$ 97,126
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%
|
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)
|
|
11,000
|
|
11,186
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%
|
MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15
|
|
82,300
|
|
84,203
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
5,714
|
Media - 1.6%
|
Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16
|
|
8,000
|
|
15,920
|
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)
|
|
7,500
|
|
12,333
|
|
|
28,253
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
226,482
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%
|
Beverages - 0.8%
|
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13
|
|
14,000
|
|
14,218
|
Food Products - 1.4%
|
Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13
|
|
22,250
|
|
24,350
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
|
|
38,568
|
ENERGY - 13.3%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%
|
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15
|
|
92,000
|
|
82,340
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,998
|
Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66
|
|
52,250
|
|
47,515
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38
|
|
20,000
|
|
35,813
|
Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14
|
|
22,185
|
|
63,685
|
|
|
238,351
|
FINANCIALS - 0.7%
|
Insurance - 0.7%
|
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,819
|
HEALTH CARE - 3.8%
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
|
Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16
|
|
31,000
|
|
29,063
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
HEALTH CARE - continued
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%
|
Omnicare, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
3.25% 12/15/35
|
|
$ 2,086
|
|
$ 2,079
|
3.75% 12/15/25
|
|
3,610
|
|
5,347
|
3.75% 4/1/42
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,138
|
WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)
|
|
6,830
|
|
7,069
|
|
|
24,633
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%
|
Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16
|
|
5,000
|
|
8,432
|
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)
|
|
6,000
|
|
5,685
|
|
|
14,117
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
|
|
67,813
|
INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%
|
Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13
|
|
6,440
|
|
11,574
|
Airlines - 3.8%
|
Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15
|
|
30,280
|
|
40,348
|
UAL Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
4.5% 6/30/21 (d)
|
|
10,500
|
|
9,962
|
4.5% 6/30/21
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,744
|
6% 10/15/29
|
|
3,600
|
|
8,654
|
US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)
|
|
4,810
|
|
4,272
|
|
|
67,980
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
|
Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28
|
|
18,000
|
|
16,020
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.9%
|
General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)
|
|
14,800
|
|
15,562
|
Machinery - 2.7%
|
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.375% 5/15/26 (d)
|
|
5,500
|
|
5,425
|
2.375% 5/15/26
|
|
8,000
|
|
7,890
|
3.5% 4/1/18
|
|
2,860
|
|
2,724
|
Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15
|
|
9,590
|
|
15,721
|
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36
|
|
15,000
|
|
16,144
|
|
|
47,904
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INDUSTRIALS - continued
|
Marine - 0.3%
|
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)
|
|
$ 32,000
|
|
$ 5,280
|
Road & Rail - 1.1%
|
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14
|
|
10,000
|
|
19,619
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
183,939
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%
|
Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%
|
EMC Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.75% 12/1/13 (d)
|
|
17,000
|
|
26,688
|
1.75% 12/1/13
|
|
10,000
|
|
15,699
|
NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13
|
|
19,800
|
|
21,721
|
|
|
64,108
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%
|
SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,550
|
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.25% 11/15/40 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
6,003
|
2.25% 5/15/41 (d)
|
|
7,000
|
|
5,237
|
|
|
22,790
|
Internet Software & Services - 0.7%
|
VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,606
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.5% 8/1/31
|
|
10,000
|
|
8,813
|
1.875% 8/1/31
|
|
30,000
|
|
26,231
|
3.125% 5/1/32 (d)
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,448
|
Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41
|
|
20,000
|
|
24,438
|
ON Semiconductor Corp.:
|
|
|
|
|
1.875% 12/15/25 (d)
|
|
3,750
|
|
3,755
|
1.875% 12/15/25
|
|
10,000
|
|
10,000
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
5,818
|
|
5,905
|
2.625% 12/15/26
|
|
29,512
|
|
30,988
|
Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37
|
|
10,000
|
|
12,288
|
|
|
143,866
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Convertible Bonds - continued
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued
|
Software - 4.0%
|
Nuance Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
2.75% 8/15/27
|
|
$ 28,085
|
|
$ 37,283
|
2.75% 11/1/31
|
|
32,000
|
|
35,080
|
|
|
72,363
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
314,733
|
MATERIALS - 1.2%
|
Metals & Mining - 1.2%
|
Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14
|
|
5,000
|
|
7,094
|
Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17
|
|
5,000
|
|
4,666
|
Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17
|
|
8,000
|
|
10,440
|
|
|
22,200
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%
|
Level 3 Communications, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
6.5% 10/1/16
|
|
19,820
|
|
25,209
|
7% 3/15/15
|
|
10,000
|
|
11,238
|
|
|
36,447
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14
|
|
23,000
|
|
21,793
|
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
|
|
58,240
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
1,163,145
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%
|
Household Durables - 0.3%
|
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
|
7.5% 5/15/16
|
|
1,000
|
|
965
|
8.625% 1/15/17
|
|
4,000
|
|
3,900
|
|
|
4,865
|
Corporate Bonds - continued
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
Value (000s)
|
Nonconvertible Bonds - continued
|
MATERIALS - 0.3%
|
Chemicals - 0.3%
|
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18
|
|
$ 5,960
|
|
$ 6,109
|
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
|
|
10,974
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,141,861)
|
1,174,119
|
Common Stocks - 5.3%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%
|
Auto Components - 0.1%
|
BorgWarner, Inc. (a)
|
27,728
|
|
1,838
|
Media - 0.0%
|
HMH Holdings, Inc.:
|
|
|
|
warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)
|
164,823
|
|
0*
|
warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)
|
686
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
1,843
|
FINANCIALS - 1.3%
|
Commercial Banks - 0.5%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
1,620,500
|
|
9,966
|
Insurance - 0.8%
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
141,160
|
|
4,685
|
MetLife, Inc. unit
|
200,000
|
|
8,890
|
|
|
13,575
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
23,541
|
HEALTH CARE - 2.0%
|
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)
|
1,271,302
|
|
36,817
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Machinery - 0.5%
|
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
|
173,739
|
|
8,475
|
Common Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%
|
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)
|
549,643
|
|
$ 6,447
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
|
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
|
1,205,802
|
|
7,211
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)
|
1,716,800
|
|
11,382
|
|
|
18,593
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
|
|
25,040
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $90,265)
|
95,716
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%
|
|
|
|
|
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%
|
Automobiles - 7.7%
|
General Motors Co. 4.75%
|
3,385,300
|
|
136,997
|
Household Durables - 0.2%
|
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%
|
125,000
|
|
3,321
|
Media - 0.6%
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%
|
10,000
|
|
10,713
|
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)
|
11,118
|
|
452
|
|
|
11,165
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
|
|
151,483
|
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%
|
Food Products - 1.3%
|
Bunge Ltd. 4.875%
|
237,000
|
|
24,079
|
ENERGY - 0.0%
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%
|
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%
|
45,000
|
|
36
|
FINANCIALS - 13.7%
|
Commercial Banks - 7.7%
|
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%
|
2,100
|
|
2,604
|
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
|
108,432
|
|
134,022
|
|
|
136,626
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued
|
|
Shares
|
|
Value (000s)
|
FINANCIALS - continued
|
Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%
|
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%
|
47,085
|
|
$ 52,406
|
Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%
|
553,300
|
|
55,524
|
|
|
107,930
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS
|
|
244,556
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%
|
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
|
United Technologies Corp. 7.50%
|
45,700
|
|
2,501
|
Road & Rail - 0.4%
|
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%
|
62,000
|
|
6,827
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
|
|
9,328
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $447,121)
|
429,482
|
Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%
|
|
Principal
Amount (000s)
|
|
|
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%
|
Airlines - 0.6%
|
US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)
(Cost $9,859)
|
|
$ 10,692
|
|
10,505
|
Money Market Funds - 4.0%
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)
|
70,988,901
|
|
70,989
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%
(Cost $1,760,095)
|
|
1,780,811
|
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%
|
|
9,988
|
NET ASSETS - 100%
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Legend
|
(a) Non-income producing
|
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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.
|
(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
|
(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 $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.
|
(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
|
(f) Restricted securities - 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 $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.
|
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
|
Security
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Acquisition
Cost (000s)
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17
|
3/9/10
|
$ 48
|
HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19
|
6/22/12
|
$ 1
|
* Amount represents less than $1,000.
|
Affiliated Central Funds
|
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
|
Fund
|
Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Fidelity Cash Central Fund
|
$ 124
|
Other Affiliated Issuers
|
An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies
which are or were affiliates are as follows:
|
Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Value,
beginning of
period
|
Purchases
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Dividend
Income
|
Value,
end of
period
|
Ambassadors International, Inc.
|
$ 8
|
$ -
|
$ 1
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
Other Information
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, 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 in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial
Statements.
|
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
|
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Investments in Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
Equities:
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ 153,326
|
$ 138,835
|
$ 14,486
|
$ 5
|
Consumer Staples
|
24,079
|
-
|
24,079
|
-
|
Energy
|
36
|
36
|
-
|
-
|
Financials
|
268,097
|
259,207
|
8,890
|
-
|
Health Care
|
36,817
|
36,817
|
-
|
-
|
Industrials
|
17,803
|
17,803
|
-
|
-
|
Information Technology
|
25,040
|
25,040
|
-
|
-
|
Corporate Bonds
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
1,174,119
|
-
|
Floating Rate Loans
|
10,505
|
-
|
10,505
|
-
|
Money Market Funds
|
70,989
|
70,989
|
-
|
-
|
Total Investments in Securities:
|
$ 1,780,811
|
$ 548,727
|
$ 1,232,079
|
$ 5
|
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):
|
AAA,AA,A
|
2.8%
|
BBB
|
12.6%
|
BB
|
15.5%
|
B
|
20.5%
|
CCC,CC,C
|
6.8%
|
Not Rated
|
7.9%
|
Equities
|
29.3%
|
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets
|
4.6%
|
|
100.0%
|
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date
indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)
|
$ 1,709,822
|
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)
|
70,989
|
|
Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)
|
|
$ 1,780,811
|
Cash
|
|
25
|
Receivable for fund shares sold
|
|
570
|
Dividends receivable
|
|
4,561
|
Interest receivable
|
|
8,929
|
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
8
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
5
|
Total assets
|
|
1,794,909
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed
|
$ 3,007
|
|
Accrued management fee
|
703
|
|
Transfer agent fee payable
|
269
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees payable
|
18
|
|
Other affiliated payables
|
47
|
|
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
66
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
4,110
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
Net Assets consist of:
|
|
|
Paid in capital
|
|
$ 1,821,190
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
22,265
|
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
transactions
|
|
(73,372)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
|
20,716
|
Net Assets
|
|
$ 1,790,799
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
|
November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price
Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)
|
|
$ 25.08
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)
|
|
$ 26.61
|
Class T
:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)
|
|
$ 25.09
|
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)
|
|
$ 26.00
|
Class B
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares)
A
|
|
$ 25.04
|
|
|
|
Class C
:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares)
A
|
|
$ 24.97
|
|
|
|
Convertible Securities
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91
shares)
|
|
$ 25.16
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)
|
|
$ 25.13
|
A
Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended November 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
Investment Income
|
|
|
Dividends
|
|
$ 27,213
|
Interest
|
|
47,342
|
Income from Fidelity Central Funds
|
|
124
|
Total income
|
|
74,679
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
Management fee
Basic fee
|
$ 8,922
|
|
Performance adjustment
|
1,482
|
|
Transfer agent fees
|
3,524
|
|
Distribution and service plan fees
|
238
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
593
|
|
Custodian fees and expenses
|
24
|
|
Independent trustees' compensation
|
13
|
|
Registration fees
|
134
|
|
Audit
|
77
|
|
Legal
|
19
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
23
|
|
Total expenses before reductions
|
15,049
|
|
Expense reductions
|
(14
)
|
15,035
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
59,644
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
|
|
|
Investment securities:
|
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
|
94,280
|
|
Other affiliated issuers
|
(4,639)
|
|
Foreign currency transactions
|
63
|
|
Total net realized gain (loss)
|
|
89,704
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities
|
|
88,621
|
Net gain (loss)
|
|
178,325
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
$ 237,969
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands
|
Year ended
November 30,
2012
|
Year ended
November 30,
2011
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ 59,644
|
$ 75,374
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
89,704
|
137,050
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
88,621
|
(266,196
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
|
237,969
|
(53,772
)
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
|
(59,846
)
|
(76,767
)
|
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
|
(365,491
)
|
(212,577
)
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(187,368)
|
(343,116)
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
1,978,167
|
2,321,283
|
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed
net investment income of $23,529, respectively)
|
$ 1,790,799
|
$ 1,978,167
|
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class A
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.68
|
.72
|
.75
|
.58
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.90
|
(.62
)
|
3.76
|
9.11
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.67
)
|
(.75
)
|
(.79
)
|
(.65
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.08
|
$ 22.85
|
$ 24.22
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.87%
|
(2.79)%
|
18.05%
|
72.83%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.04%
|
.88%
|
.87%
|
1.04%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.79%
|
2.84%
|
3.29%
|
3.70%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 26
|
$ 33
|
$ 19
|
$ 6
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class T
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.60
|
.65
|
.69
|
.57
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.52
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.82
|
(.69
)
|
3.70
|
9.09
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.60
)
|
(.67
)
|
(.72
)
|
(.63
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.09
|
$ 22.87
|
$ 24.23
|
$ 21.25
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.48%
|
(3.07)%
|
17.74%
|
72.60%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.36%
|
1.18%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.36%
|
1.17%
|
1.13%
|
1.25%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.47%
|
2.55%
|
3.03%
|
3.83%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 4
|
$ 5
|
$ 4
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class B
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.47
|
.51
|
.56
|
.50
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.34
)
|
3.01
|
8.51
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.69
|
(.83
)
|
3.57
|
9.01
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.47
)
|
(.52
)
|
(.62
)
|
(.58
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.04
|
$ 22.82
|
$ 24.17
|
$ 21.22
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
11.91%
|
(3.59)%
|
17.08%
|
71.85%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.88%
|
1.73%
|
1.69%
|
1.78%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
1.95%
|
2.00%
|
2.47%
|
3.41%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
$ 1
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Financial Highlights - Class C
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
H
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
E
|
.49
|
.51
|
.56
|
.47
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.01
|
8.53
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.71
|
(.82
)
|
3.57
|
9.00
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.49
)
|
(.57
)
|
(.63
)
|
(.59
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 24.97
|
$ 22.75
|
$ 24.14
|
$ 21.20
|
Total Return
B,C,D
|
12.01%
|
(3.57)%
|
17.13%
|
71.81%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
F,I
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
1.82%
|
1.67%
|
1.66%
|
1.80%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
2.01%
|
2.06%
|
2.50%
|
3.17%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 12
|
$ 13
|
$ 5
|
$ 2
|
Portfolio turnover rate
G
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
E
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
F
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
H
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
I
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
$ 28.71
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
B
|
.75
|
.79
|
.81
|
.96
|
.76
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.23
|
(1.35
)
|
3.02
|
7.78
|
(14.43
)
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.98
|
(.56
)
|
3.83
|
8.74
|
(13.67
)
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.74)
|
(.81)
|
(.84)
|
(.99)
|
(.64)
|
Distributions from net realized gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(.85
)
|
Total distributions
|
(.74
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.99
)
|
(1.49
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.16
|
$ 22.92
|
$ 24.29
|
$ 21.30
|
$ 13.55
|
Total Return
A
|
13.20%
|
(2.54)%
|
18.37%
|
67.65%
|
(50.09)%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
C,E
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.70%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.76%
|
.61%
|
.59%
|
.69%
|
.78%
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.07%
|
3.12%
|
3.57%
|
5.59%
|
3.06%
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 1,733
|
$ 1,904
|
$ 2,287
|
$ 2,340
|
$ 1,439
|
Portfolio turnover rate
D
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
39%
|
A
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
B
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
D
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage
service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
G
|
Selected Per-Share Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
$ 12.79
|
Income from Investment Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
D
|
.74
|
.77
|
.80
|
.63
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
2.22
|
(1.33
)
|
3.02
|
8.54
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.96
|
(.56
)
|
3.82
|
9.17
|
Distributions from net investment income
|
(.73
)
|
(.81
)
|
(.84
)
|
(.67
)
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ 25.13
|
$ 22.90
|
$ 24.27
|
$ 21.29
|
Total Return
B,C
|
13.11%
|
(2.55)%
|
18.34%
|
73.31%
|
Ratios to Average Net Assets
E,H
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Expenses net of all reductions
|
.80%
|
.65%
|
.60%
|
.73%
A
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
3.03%
|
3.07%
|
3.56%
|
4.19%
A
|
Supplemental Data
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
|
$ 14
|
$ 23
|
$ 6
|
$ 3
|
Portfolio turnover rate
F
|
20%
|
24%
|
28%
|
31%
|
A
Annualized
B
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C
Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
D
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E
Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F
Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
G
For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.
H
Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of
fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the
class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes
to
Financial Statements
For the period ended November 30, 2012
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of
shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class
shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of
seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the
Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class
to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense
reductions may also differ by class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts
managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity
Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central
Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management,
Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP),
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been
evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation.
Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation
policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing
vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will
be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board.
Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and
credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The
Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as
shown below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or
official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as
Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted
bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities,
when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts,
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Valuation - continued
hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements
where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the
hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who
make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price
of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar
factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending
on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be
more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
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 November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency.
The Fund 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
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 may include proceeds received from litigation.
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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain
are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may
be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are
accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Expenses.
Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the
respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate
and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders.
Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision
for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, 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. A 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 dividends 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.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$ 196,887
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(165,112
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
|
$ 31,775
|
|
|
Tax Cost
|
$ 1,749,036
|
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ 11,134
|
Capital loss carryforward
|
$ (73,032
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ 31,775
|
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that
expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
Fiscal year of expiration
|
|
2017
|
$ (73,032
)
|
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
November 30, 2012
|
November 30, 2011
|
Ordinary Income
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
|
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Restricted Securities.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally
may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve
time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is
included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments.
The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by
corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing
commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired
through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the
agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.
New Accounting Pronouncement.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No.
2011-11,
Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both
gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject
to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee.
FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly
management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net
assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the
mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management
decrease. In addition, the
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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Management Fee - continued
management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible
Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance
adjustment, 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 Distribution and Service Plans
for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each
of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the
Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were
as follows:
|
Distribution
Fee
|
Service
Fee
|
Total Fees
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
-%
|
.25%
|
$ 75
|
$ 2
|
Class T
|
.25%
|
.25%
|
24
|
-*
|
Class B
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
11
|
8
|
Class C
|
.75%
|
.25%
|
128
|
43
|
|
|
|
$ 238
|
$ 53
|
*
Amount represents sixty dollars
Sales Load.
FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which
is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales
charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00%
for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Retained
by FDC
|
Class A
|
$ 16
|
Class T
|
2
|
Class B
*
|
4
|
Class C
*
|
3
|
|
$ 25
|
*
When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account
size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder
reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
|
Amount
|
% of
Average
Net Assets
|
Class A
|
$ 64
|
.21
|
Class T
|
13
|
.28
|
Class B
|
3
|
.30
|
Class C
|
31
|
.24
|
Convertible Securities
|
3,367
|
.18
|
Institutional Class
|
46
|
.22
|
|
$ 3,524
|
|
Accounting Fees.
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the
level of average net assets for each month.
Brokerage Commissions.
The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment
adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
7. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These
services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the
Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits
reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.
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8. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended November 30,
|
2012
|
2011
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
Class A
|
$ 865
|
$ 964
|
Class T
|
117
|
145
|
Class B
|
22
|
26
|
Class C
|
260
|
253
|
Convertible Securities
|
57,928
|
74,771
|
Institutional Class
|
654
|
608
|
Total
|
$ 59,846
|
$ 76,767
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9. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Years ended November 30,
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2012
|
2011
|
2012
|
2011
|
Class A
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
480
|
1,463
|
$ 11,783
|
$ 38,298
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
27
|
28
|
640
|
713
|
Shares redeemed
|
(929
)
|
(828
)
|
(22,024
)
|
(20,357
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(422
)
|
663
|
$ (9,601
)
|
$ 18,654
|
Class T
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
56
|
206
|
$ 1,360
|
$ 5,378
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
4
|
6
|
107
|
140
|
Shares redeemed
|
(83
)
|
(160
)
|
(2,026
)
|
(3,916
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(23
)
|
52
|
$ (559
)
|
$ 1,602
|
Class B
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
6
|
21
|
$ 170
|
$ 566
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
18
|
Shares redeemed
|
(19
)
|
(21
)
|
(471
)
|
(527
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(12
)
|
1
|
$ (285
)
|
$ 57
|
Class C
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
193
|
542
|
$ 4,749
|
$ 14,072
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
8
|
8
|
188
|
187
|
Shares redeemed
|
(264
)
|
(204
)
|
(6,350
)
|
(4,875
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(63
)
|
346
|
$ (1,413
)
|
$ 9,384
|
Convertible Securities
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
9,218
|
20,504
|
$ 227,133
|
$ 533,363
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
2,124
|
2,642
|
51,180
|
66,219
|
Shares redeemed
|
(25,498
)
|
(34,235
)
|
(621,362
)
|
(862,374
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(14,156
)
|
(11,089
)
|
$ (343,049
)
|
$ (262,792
)
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold
|
712
|
1,454
|
$ 17,355
|
$ 37,674
|
Reinvestment of distributions
|
17
|
16
|
397
|
391
|
Shares redeemed
|
(1,164
)
|
(719
)
|
(28,336
)
|
(17,547
)
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
(435
)
|
751
|
$ (10,584
)
|
$ 20,518
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
10. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in
connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide
general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that
may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations
and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets
for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial
statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012
by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 22, 2013
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The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees
governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically
throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee
management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C.
Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (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. The executive
officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees.
The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a
statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent
Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a
Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages
professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills
consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent
Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition,
the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing
and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none
of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications,
attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information
about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the
Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
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Trustees and Officers - continued
Board Structure and Oversight Function.
James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as
Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman
has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed
business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or
a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees
to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as
Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to
matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board
oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance
the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not
limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio
management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management
program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further
under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."
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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at
1-877-208-0098.
Interested Trustees
*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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James C. Curvey (77)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007
Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee
(2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money
Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and
FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition,
Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova
University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.
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Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
(2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset
Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr.
O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr.
O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive
Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice
Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He
joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation
Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of
the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public
Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial
Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.
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* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
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Independent Trustees
:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience
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Dennis J. Dirks (64)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board
member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government
Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing
Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee
and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the
Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center
for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).
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Alan J. Lacy (59)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served
as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears,
Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's
Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers,
2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The
National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the
Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).
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Ned C. Lautenbach (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000
Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial,
1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in
Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr.
Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010),
as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).
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Joseph Mauriello (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including
Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of
KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors
of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the
Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products,
2007-2012).
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Robert W. Selander (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011),
Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer
(1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.
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Cornelia M. Small (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present)
of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment
Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms.
Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.
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William S. Stavropoulos (73)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002
Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr.
Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons
(2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where
he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004),
Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently,
Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from
2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology
solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services,
2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment,
2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In
addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a
Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously,
Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).
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David M. Thomas (63)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
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), and a Director of Fortune
Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication,
2004-present).
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Michael E. Wiley (62)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and
production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and
a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a
Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC
(consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and
CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company
(exploration and production, 2001-2005).
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The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee
should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers
:
Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts
02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation
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Peter S. Lynch (68)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of
FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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 on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors
(1997-2006).
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David A. Rosow (70)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson
United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member
(2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.
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Garnett A. Smith (65)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He
also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed
by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson
Hole Land Trust (2009-present).
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Kenneth B. Robins (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer
(2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).
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Bruce T. Herring (47)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006
Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
(2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and
Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice
President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and
as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.
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Brian B. Hogan (48)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division
(2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.
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Scott C. Goebel (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present);
Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc.
(2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.
(2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds
(2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).
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William C. Coffey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey
served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).
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Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North
Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC
(2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and
Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).
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Christine Reynolds (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management
Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously,
Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).
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Joseph A. Hanlon (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR,
FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC),
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management &
Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset
Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Joseph F. Zambello (55)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2011
Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello
served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group
(2005-2009).
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Adrien E. Deberghes (45)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present)
and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present).
Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation
(2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of
Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).
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Stephen Sadoski (41)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012
Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other
Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).
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Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer
(2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments
(2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice
President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.
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John R. Hebble (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009
Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present),
Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios
(2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.
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Gary W. Ryan (54)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as
Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).
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Jonathan Davis (44)
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice
President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).
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Annual Report
A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally
exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as
interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the
fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the
fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.
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Board
Approval
of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and
sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent
Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's
Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing
committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject
matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as
needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board
may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.
At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the
services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's
management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by
Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v)
whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and
Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests
of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to
renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information
provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that
shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by
Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its
prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.
The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's
investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of
Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and
whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services
. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the
general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well
as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR
has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board
noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals
have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also
have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board
considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services
. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering
transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party
service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's
compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the
Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to
enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and
market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the
expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family
. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of
investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund
investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of
actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research
and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities,
in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction
needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral
investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product
lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product
line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing
investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to
government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.
Investment Performance
. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of
compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's
relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer
group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the
one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund,
the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of
mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show
the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of
the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage
beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.
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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The
Board
reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the
retail class of the
fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period.
The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and
five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance
among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also
reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.
The
Board
also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what
extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek
to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should
benefit the fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.
The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio
compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective
categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management
fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to
which various Fidelity funds are compared.
Management Fee
. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The
group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped
Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several
Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing
relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps,
and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had
management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher
management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds
similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50).
Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.
The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the
performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance
charts above.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the
other factors considered.
Total Expense Ratio
. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class
expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The
Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive
fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The
Board
noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011.
The Board considered that various
factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can
affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher
12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The
Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing
no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which
has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the
intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although
differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients
. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and
its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The
Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared
Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in
services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.
Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of
the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its
shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability.
The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered
the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as
aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which
originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board
reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been
engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and
assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After
considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation
methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
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The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's
affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was
satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.
Economies of Scale.
The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds,
whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for
realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through
increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and
the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of
scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total
fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR
calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group
fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any
particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds,
and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders
will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity
achieves any such economies of scale.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board.
In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory
Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken
by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize
the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio
managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s)
that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential
impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology,
including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use
of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net
redemptions from the Fidelity funds.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded
that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Smithfield, RI
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Citibank, N.A.
New York, NY
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
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