UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-3587
Fidelity Financial Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc Bryant, Secretary
245 Summer St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | November 30 |
Date of reporting period: | May 31, 2018 |
Item 1.
Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Independence Fund Semi-Annual Report May 31, 2018 |
Contents
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 5.1 |
Microsoft Corp. | 5.0 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.4 |
Apple, Inc. | 2.5 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.3 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.1 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1.9 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | 1.9 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 1.8 |
Bank of America Corp. | 1.7 |
27.7 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 29.7 |
Financials | 15.3 |
Health Care | 12.6 |
Industrials | 12.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.2 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018 * | ||
Stocks | 98.3% | |
Convertible Securities | 0.2% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.5% |
* Foreign investments - 8.4%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.3% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.2% | |||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.9% | |||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 194,000 | $19,297 | |
Service Corp. International | 349,300 | 12,816 | |
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (a) | 57,100 | 4,301 | |
36,414 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8% | |||
Carnival Corp. | 157,300 | 9,797 | |
McDonald's Corp. | 232,600 | 37,218 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 165,300 | 17,353 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | 219,900 | 7,846 | |
72,214 | |||
Household Durables - 0.6% | |||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 531,200 | 22,422 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.8% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 81,400 | 132,651 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | 158,900 | 55,869 | |
188,520 | |||
Media - 0.3% | |||
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,837,900 | 13,049 | |
Multiline Retail - 0.5% | |||
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | 240,600 | 19,871 | |
Specialty Retail - 2.2% | |||
Home Depot, Inc. | 370,200 | 69,061 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 194,500 | 17,567 | |
86,628 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% | |||
PVH Corp. | 273,300 | 43,728 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 482,846 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.4% | |||
Beverages - 2.6% | |||
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | 210,600 | 46,981 | |
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC | 127,939 | 5,109 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | 967,600 | 49,502 | |
101,592 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3% | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 137,900 | 27,337 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 291,500 | 24,060 | |
51,397 | |||
Food Products - 0.6% | |||
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | 303,300 | 23,315 | |
Personal Products - 0.9% | |||
elf Beauty, Inc. (a)(b) | 865,100 | 16,307 | |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) | 336,100 | 18,744 | |
35,051 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 211,355 | ||
ENERGY - 5.9% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4% | |||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A | 415,800 | 14,383 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.5% | |||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 652,400 | 45,538 | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 382,700 | 25,790 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. (a) | 265,600 | 17,886 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 634,800 | 26,389 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 379,800 | 10,976 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 435,200 | 51,271 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 94,900 | 18,325 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 537,900 | 21,423 | |
217,598 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 231,981 | ||
FINANCIALS - 15.3% | |||
Banks - 7.5% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 2,332,000 | 67,721 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 918,500 | 61,255 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 776,700 | 83,115 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | 890,900 | 16,250 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 227,300 | 15,345 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 942,200 | 50,869 | |
294,555 | |||
Capital Markets - 6.4% | |||
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | 95,600 | 51,072 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 110,300 | 10,761 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 886,900 | 49,329 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 229,100 | 51,749 | |
MSCI, Inc. | 143,000 | 23,248 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 135,300 | 13,871 | |
PJT Partners, Inc. | 52,400 | 2,896 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 106,900 | 21,113 | |
The Blackstone Group LP | 909,600 | 29,044 | |
253,083 | |||
Insurance - 1.4% | |||
Chubb Ltd. | 246,100 | 32,163 | |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 184,800 | 23,750 | |
55,913 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 603,551 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 12.6% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.8% | |||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 345,700 | 9,075 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 222,200 | 25,804 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 76,261 | 7,586 | |
Amgen, Inc. | 244,200 | 43,863 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | 1,171,735 | 19,802 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 52,600 | 15,462 | |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 150,000 | 10,532 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 38,600 | 11,592 | |
TESARO, Inc. (a) | 122,600 | 5,611 | |
149,327 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.9% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 133,500 | 29,582 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,614,200 | 49,056 | |
Danaher Corp. | 354,300 | 35,175 | |
113,813 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.6% | |||
Humana, Inc. | 165,900 | 48,274 | |
Ryman Healthcare Group Ltd. | 628,252 | 5,012 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 374,100 | 90,349 | |
143,635 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1% | |||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 118,200 | 7,319 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 173,600 | 36,156 | |
43,475 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.2% | |||
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | 269,200 | 9,968 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | 121,000 | 20,449 | |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | 211,816 | 17,002 | |
47,419 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 497,669 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 12.4% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 7.7% | |||
Bombardier, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) (a) | 4,718,800 | 17,760 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 228,900 | 46,171 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 142,300 | 31,458 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 84,800 | 26,673 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 236,100 | 77,264 | |
Raytheon Co. | 239,900 | 50,259 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 440,600 | 54,996 | |
304,581 | |||
Airlines - 0.3% | |||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 290,300 | 12,640 | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.8% | |||
Fluor Corp. | 647,100 | 31,540 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1% | |||
General Electric Co. | 2,923,000 | 41,156 | |
Machinery - 1.0% | |||
Flowserve Corp. | 279,500 | 11,555 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a) | 76,100 | 9,203 | |
Xylem, Inc. | 283,900 | 19,987 | |
40,745 | |||
Professional Services - 1.5% | |||
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | 1,153,775 | 56,858 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 487,520 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 29.5% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 8.8% | |||
2U, Inc. (a) | 129,900 | 12,315 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 107,800 | 21,345 | |
Alphabet, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 184,000 | 202,397 | |
Class C (a) | 400 | 434 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | 397,140 | 76,164 | |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a) | 104,200 | 15,456 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 389,400 | 19,880 | |
347,991 | |||
IT Services - 3.7% | |||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | 65,400 | 13,037 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 230,100 | 43,747 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | 441,200 | 36,209 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 407,100 | 53,216 | |
146,209 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.9% | |||
Broadcom, Inc. | 113,300 | 28,560 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 186,600 | 47,059 | |
Qualcomm, Inc. | 623,000 | 36,209 | |
111,828 | |||
Software - 11.6% | |||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 198,600 | 49,507 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 186,300 | 24,051 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 340,600 | 35,974 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 124,600 | 16,311 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 241,500 | 48,686 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 2,002,600 | 197,937 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 307,600 | 39,782 | |
Tableau Software, Inc. (a) | 158,700 | 15,691 | |
Tanium, Inc. Class B (a)(c)(d) | 98,100 | 666 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | 224,300 | 29,374 | |
457,979 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.5% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 522,300 | 97,602 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 1,161,609 | ||
MATERIALS - 2.7% | |||
Chemicals - 2.7% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 310,200 | 12,762 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | 864,000 | 55,391 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | 328,900 | 36,876 | |
105,029 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 1.8% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.8% | |||
American Tower Corp. | 389,100 | 53,840 | |
Equinix, Inc. | 39,200 | 15,557 | |
69,397 | |||
UTILITIES - 0.5% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.5% | |||
Vistra Energy Corp. (a) | 800,077 | 19,626 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $2,770,760) | 3,870,583 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.2% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.2% | |||
Lyft, Inc. Series H (c)(d) | |||
(Cost $9,400) | 236,501 | 9,400 | |
Money Market Funds - 1.6% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (e) | 43,345,009 | 43,354 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (e)(f) | 21,251,641 | 21,254 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $64,608) | 64,608 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.1% | |||
(Cost $2,844,768) | 3,944,591 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)% | (5,179) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $3,939,412 |
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) 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 $10,066,000 or 0.3% of net assets.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(f) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Lyft, Inc. Series H | 11/22/17 | $9,400 |
Tanium, Inc. Class B | 4/21/17 | $487 |
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 | $207 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 820 |
Total | $1,027 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | $482,846 | $482,846 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Staples | 211,355 | 192,611 | 18,744 | -- |
Energy | 231,981 | 231,981 | -- | -- |
Financials | 603,551 | 603,551 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 497,669 | 497,669 | -- | -- |
Industrials | 487,520 | 487,520 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 1,171,009 | 1,141,063 | 19,880 | 10,066 |
Materials | 105,029 | 105,029 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 69,397 | 69,397 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 19,626 | 19,626 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 64,608 | 64,608 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $3,944,591 | $3,895,901 | $38,624 | $10,066 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,181) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,780,160) | $3,879,983 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $64,608) | 64,608 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $2,844,768) | $3,944,591 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 30,915 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 251 | |
Dividends receivable | 5,162 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 107 | |
Prepaid expenses | 1 | |
Other receivables | 158 | |
Total assets | 3,981,185 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $17,289 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,485 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,117 | |
Other affiliated payables | 469 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 165 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 21,248 | |
Total liabilities | 41,773 | |
Net Assets | $3,939,412 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $2,582,376 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 4,644 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 252,565 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,099,827 | |
Net Assets | $3,939,412 | |
Independence: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,590,909 ÷ 91,358 shares) | $39.31 | |
Class K: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($348,503 ÷ 8,861 shares) | $39.33 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands�� | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $23,019 | |
Interest | 1 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,027 | |
Total income | 24,047 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | ||
Basic fee | $10,709 | |
Performance adjustment | (3,999) | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,305 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 524 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 36 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 9 | |
Registration fees | 38 | |
Audit | 38 | |
Legal | 6 | |
Miscellaneous | 15 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 9,681 | |
Expense reductions | (127) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 9,554 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 14,493 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 255,867 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 4 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (25) | |
Futures contracts | 3,190 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 259,036 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (21,238) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (9) | |
Futures contracts | (2,863) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,111) | |
Net gain (loss) | 234,925 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $249,418 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $14,493 | $39,704 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 259,036 | 459,249 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,111) | 350,897 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 249,418 | 849,850 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (37,816) | (18,779) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (431,292) | (191,464) |
Total distributions | (469,108) | (210,243) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 241,353 | (331,634) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 21,663 | 307,973 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 3,917,749 | 3,609,776 |
End of period | $3,939,412 | $3,917,749 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $4,644 | $27,967 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Independence Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $41.90 | $35.38 | $39.08 | $40.89 | $35.10 | $25.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .14 | .40B | .20 | .05 | .10 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.33 | 8.21 | (1.44) | .13 | 5.80 | 9.52 |
Total from investment operations | 2.47 | 8.61 | (1.24) | .18 | 5.90 | 9.71 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.41) | (.18) | (.03) | (.04) | (.11) | (.05) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.65) | (1.91) | (2.43) | (1.95) | – | – |
Total distributions | (5.06) | (2.09) | (2.46) | (1.99) | (.11) | (.05) |
Net asset value, end of period | $39.31 | $41.90 | $35.38 | $39.08 | $40.89 | $35.10 |
Total ReturnC,D | 6.51% | 25.72% | (3.15)% | .63% | 16.87% | 38.24% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .50%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .49%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .49%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .60% |
Net investment income (loss) | .72%G | 1.06%B | .59% | .12% | .27% | .64% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $3,591 | $3,564 | $3,262 | $3,910 | $4,251 | $3,772 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 56%G | 62% | 76% | 48% | 53% | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .89%.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E 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 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.
G Annualized
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Independence Fund Class K
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $41.94 | $35.41 | $39.12 | $40.93 | $35.14 | $25.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .16 | .43B | .23 | .08 | .14 | .22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.32 | 8.22 | (1.45) | .14 | 5.79 | 9.52 |
Total from investment operations | 2.48 | 8.65 | (1.22) | .22 | 5.93 | 9.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.44) | (.22) | (.06) | (.08) | (.14) | (.08) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.65) | (1.91) | (2.43) | (1.95) | – | – |
Total distributions | (5.09) | (2.12)C | (2.49) | (2.03) | (.14) | (.08) |
Net asset value, end of period | $39.33 | $41.94 | $35.41 | $39.12 | $40.93 | $35.14 |
Total ReturnD,E | 6.54% | 25.84% | (3.08)% | .73% | 16.95% | 38.35% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .42%H | .40% | .45% | .78% | .64% | .51% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .42%H | .40% | .45% | .78% | .64% | .51% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .41%H | .39% | .45% | .77% | .64% | .50% |
Net investment income (loss) | .80%H | 1.15%B | .68% | .20% | .36% | .74% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $349 | $354 | $348 | $493 | $668 | $488 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 56%H | 62% | 76% | 48% | 53% | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .97%.
C Total distributions of $2.12 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.216 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.907 per share.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying 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 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees 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 U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, partnerships, market discount, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $1,141,718 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (44,610) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,097,108 |
Tax cost | $2,847,483 |
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.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:
Equity Risk | Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,093,524 and $1,320,724, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. 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 its benchmark index, the S&P 500 Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .34% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence, except for Class K. 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Independence | $2,225 | .12 |
Class K | 80 | .05 |
$2,305 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .03%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $24 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $4.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $6 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
8. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 $2,917. 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 $820, including $100 from securities loaned to FCM.
9. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $104 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's custody expenses by $1. During the period, these credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Independence | $3 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $19.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Independence | $34,154 | $16,716 |
Class K | 3,662 | 2,063 |
Total | $37,816 | $18,779 |
From net realized gain | ||
Independence | $392,469 | $173,251 |
Class K | 38,823 | 18,213 |
Total | $431,292 | $191,464 |
11. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Independence | ||||
Shares sold | 960 | 1,414 | $37,843 | $52,592 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 11,131 | 5,465 | 416,289 | 185,699 |
Shares redeemed | (5,802) | (14,014) | (227,743) | (518,484) |
Net increase (decrease) | 6,289 | (7,135) | $226,389 | $(280,193) |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 511 | 1,192 | $20,022 | $44,637 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,136 | 597 | 42,485 | 20,276 |
Shares redeemed | (1,219) | (3,178) | (47,543) | (116,354) |
Net increase (decrease) | 428 | (1,389) | $14,964 | $(51,441) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Independence | .49% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,065.10 | $2.52 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.49 | $2.47 | |
Class K | .42% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,065.40 | $2.16 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.84 | $2.12 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A | 5.1 |
Microsoft Corp. | 5.0 |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.4 |
Apple, Inc. | 2.5 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.3 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.1 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1.9 |
Facebook, Inc. Class A | 1.9 |
Home Depot, Inc. | 1.8 |
Bank of America Corp. | 1.7 |
27.7 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 29.7 |
Financials | 15.3 |
Health Care | 12.6 |
Industrials | 12.4 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.2 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018 * | ||
Stocks | 98.3% | |
Convertible Securities | 0.2% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.5% |
* Foreign investments - 8.4%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.3% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.2% | |||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.9% | |||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. sponsored ADR | 194,000 | $19,297 | |
Service Corp. International | 349,300 | 12,816 | |
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (a) | 57,100 | 4,301 | |
36,414 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.8% | |||
Carnival Corp. | 157,300 | 9,797 | |
McDonald's Corp. | 232,600 | 37,218 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 165,300 | 17,353 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) | 219,900 | 7,846 | |
72,214 | |||
Household Durables - 0.6% | |||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 531,200 | 22,422 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.8% | |||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 81,400 | 132,651 | |
Netflix, Inc. (a) | 158,900 | 55,869 | |
188,520 | |||
Media - 0.3% | |||
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,837,900 | 13,049 | |
Multiline Retail - 0.5% | |||
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | 240,600 | 19,871 | |
Specialty Retail - 2.2% | |||
Home Depot, Inc. | 370,200 | 69,061 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | 194,500 | 17,567 | |
86,628 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1% | |||
PVH Corp. | 273,300 | 43,728 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 482,846 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.4% | |||
Beverages - 2.6% | |||
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) | 210,600 | 46,981 | |
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC | 127,939 | 5,109 | |
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) | 967,600 | 49,502 | |
101,592 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3% | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 137,900 | 27,337 | |
Walmart, Inc. | 291,500 | 24,060 | |
51,397 | |||
Food Products - 0.6% | |||
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | 303,300 | 23,315 | |
Personal Products - 0.9% | |||
elf Beauty, Inc. (a)(b) | 865,100 | 16,307 | |
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) | 336,100 | 18,744 | |
35,051 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 211,355 | ||
ENERGY - 5.9% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4% | |||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A | 415,800 | 14,383 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.5% | |||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 652,400 | 45,538 | |
ConocoPhillips Co. | 382,700 | 25,790 | |
Continental Resources, Inc. (a) | 265,600 | 17,886 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | 634,800 | 26,389 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 379,800 | 10,976 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | 435,200 | 51,271 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 94,900 | 18,325 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 537,900 | 21,423 | |
217,598 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 231,981 | ||
FINANCIALS - 15.3% | |||
Banks - 7.5% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 2,332,000 | 67,721 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | 918,500 | 61,255 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 776,700 | 83,115 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | 890,900 | 16,250 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 227,300 | 15,345 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 942,200 | 50,869 | |
294,555 | |||
Capital Markets - 6.4% | |||
BlackRock, Inc. Class A | 95,600 | 51,072 | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 110,300 | 10,761 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. | 886,900 | 49,329 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 229,100 | 51,749 | |
MSCI, Inc. | 143,000 | 23,248 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 135,300 | 13,871 | |
PJT Partners, Inc. | 52,400 | 2,896 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | 106,900 | 21,113 | |
The Blackstone Group LP | 909,600 | 29,044 | |
253,083 | |||
Insurance - 1.4% | |||
Chubb Ltd. | 246,100 | 32,163 | |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 184,800 | 23,750 | |
55,913 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 603,551 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 12.6% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.8% | |||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 345,700 | 9,075 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 222,200 | 25,804 | |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 76,261 | 7,586 | |
Amgen, Inc. | 244,200 | 43,863 | |
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | 1,171,735 | 19,802 | |
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 52,600 | 15,462 | |
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 150,000 | 10,532 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 38,600 | 11,592 | |
TESARO, Inc. (a) | 122,600 | 5,611 | |
149,327 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.9% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 133,500 | 29,582 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 1,614,200 | 49,056 | |
Danaher Corp. | 354,300 | 35,175 | |
113,813 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 3.6% | |||
Humana, Inc. | 165,900 | 48,274 | |
Ryman Healthcare Group Ltd. | 628,252 | 5,012 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 374,100 | 90,349 | |
143,635 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1% | |||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 118,200 | 7,319 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 173,600 | 36,156 | |
43,475 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.2% | |||
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR | 269,200 | 9,968 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a) | 121,000 | 20,449 | |
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | 211,816 | 17,002 | |
47,419 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 497,669 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 12.4% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 7.7% | |||
Bombardier, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.) (a) | 4,718,800 | 17,760 | |
General Dynamics Corp. | 228,900 | 46,171 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 142,300 | 31,458 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 84,800 | 26,673 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 236,100 | 77,264 | |
Raytheon Co. | 239,900 | 50,259 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 440,600 | 54,996 | |
304,581 | |||
Airlines - 0.3% | |||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 290,300 | 12,640 | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.8% | |||
Fluor Corp. | 647,100 | 31,540 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1% | |||
General Electric Co. | 2,923,000 | 41,156 | |
Machinery - 1.0% | |||
Flowserve Corp. | 279,500 | 11,555 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a) | 76,100 | 9,203 | |
Xylem, Inc. | 283,900 | 19,987 | |
40,745 | |||
Professional Services - 1.5% | |||
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | 1,153,775 | 56,858 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 487,520 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 29.5% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 8.8% | |||
2U, Inc. (a) | 129,900 | 12,315 | |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) | 107,800 | 21,345 | |
Alphabet, Inc.: | |||
Class A (a) | 184,000 | 202,397 | |
Class C (a) | 400 | 434 | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) | 397,140 | 76,164 | |
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a) | 104,200 | 15,456 | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 389,400 | 19,880 | |
347,991 | |||
IT Services - 3.7% | |||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | 65,400 | 13,037 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | 230,100 | 43,747 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | 441,200 | 36,209 | |
Visa, Inc. Class A | 407,100 | 53,216 | |
146,209 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.9% | |||
Broadcom, Inc. | 113,300 | 28,560 | |
NVIDIA Corp. | 186,600 | 47,059 | |
Qualcomm, Inc. | 623,000 | 36,209 | |
111,828 | |||
Software - 11.6% | |||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 198,600 | 49,507 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 186,300 | 24,051 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 340,600 | 35,974 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 124,600 | 16,311 | |
Intuit, Inc. | 241,500 | 48,686 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 2,002,600 | 197,937 | |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 307,600 | 39,782 | |
Tableau Software, Inc. (a) | 158,700 | 15,691 | |
Tanium, Inc. Class B (a)(c)(d) | 98,100 | 666 | |
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) | 224,300 | 29,374 | |
457,979 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.5% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 522,300 | 97,602 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 1,161,609 | ||
MATERIALS - 2.7% | |||
Chemicals - 2.7% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 310,200 | 12,762 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | 864,000 | 55,391 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | 328,900 | 36,876 | |
105,029 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 1.8% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.8% | |||
American Tower Corp. | 389,100 | 53,840 | |
Equinix, Inc. | 39,200 | 15,557 | |
69,397 | |||
UTILITIES - 0.5% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.5% | |||
Vistra Energy Corp. (a) | 800,077 | 19,626 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $2,770,760) | 3,870,583 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2% | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.2% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 0.2% | |||
Lyft, Inc. Series H (c)(d) | |||
(Cost $9,400) | 236,501 | 9,400 | |
Money Market Funds - 1.6% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (e) | 43,345,009 | 43,354 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (e)(f) | 21,251,641 | 21,254 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $64,608) | 64,608 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.1% | |||
(Cost $2,844,768) | 3,944,591 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)% | (5,179) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $3,939,412 |
Legend
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(c) 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 $10,066,000 or 0.3% of net assets.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(f) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security | Acquisition Date | Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Lyft, Inc. Series H | 11/22/17 | $9,400 |
Tanium, Inc. Class B | 4/21/17 | $487 |
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 | $207 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 820 |
Total | $1,027 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | $482,846 | $482,846 | $-- | $-- |
Consumer Staples | 211,355 | 192,611 | 18,744 | -- |
Energy | 231,981 | 231,981 | -- | -- |
Financials | 603,551 | 603,551 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 497,669 | 497,669 | -- | -- |
Industrials | 487,520 | 487,520 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 1,171,009 | 1,141,063 | 19,880 | 10,066 |
Materials | 105,029 | 105,029 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 69,397 | 69,397 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 19,626 | 19,626 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 64,608 | 64,608 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $3,944,591 | $3,895,901 | $38,624 | $10,066 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,181) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,780,160) | $3,879,983 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $64,608) | 64,608 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $2,844,768) | $3,944,591 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 30,915 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 251 | |
Dividends receivable | 5,162 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 107 | |
Prepaid expenses | 1 | |
Other receivables | 158 | |
Total assets | 3,981,185 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $17,289 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,485 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,117 | |
Other affiliated payables | 469 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 165 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 21,248 | |
Total liabilities | 41,773 | |
Net Assets | $3,939,412 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $2,582,376 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 4,644 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 252,565 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,099,827 | |
Net Assets | $3,939,412 | |
Independence: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,590,909 ÷ 91,358 shares) | $39.31 | |
Class K: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($348,503 ÷ 8,861 shares) | $39.33 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $23,019 | |
Interest | 1 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 1,027 | |
Total income | 24,047 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | ||
Basic fee | $10,709 | |
Performance adjustment | (3,999) | |
Transfer agent fees | 2,305 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 524 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 36 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 9 | |
Registration fees | 38 | |
Audit | 38 | |
Legal | 6 | |
Miscellaneous | 15 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 9,681 | |
Expense reductions | (127) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 9,554 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 14,493 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 255,867 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 4 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (25) | |
Futures contracts | 3,190 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 259,036 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (21,238) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (9) | |
Futures contracts | (2,863) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,111) | |
Net gain (loss) | 234,925 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $249,418 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $14,493 | $39,704 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 259,036 | 459,249 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,111) | 350,897 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 249,418 | 849,850 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (37,816) | (18,779) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (431,292) | (191,464) |
Total distributions | (469,108) | (210,243) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 241,353 | (331,634) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 21,663 | 307,973 |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 3,917,749 | 3,609,776 |
End of period | $3,939,412 | $3,917,749 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $4,644 | $27,967 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Independence Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $41.90 | $35.38 | $39.08 | $40.89 | $35.10 | $25.44 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .14 | .40B | .20 | .05 | .10 | .19 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.33 | 8.21 | (1.44) | .13 | 5.80 | 9.52 |
Total from investment operations | 2.47 | 8.61 | (1.24) | .18 | 5.90 | 9.71 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.41) | (.18) | (.03) | (.04) | (.11) | (.05) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.65) | (1.91) | (2.43) | (1.95) | – | – |
Total distributions | (5.06) | (2.09) | (2.46) | (1.99) | (.11) | (.05) |
Net asset value, end of period | $39.31 | $41.90 | $35.38 | $39.08 | $40.89 | $35.10 |
Total ReturnC,D | 6.51% | 25.72% | (3.15)% | .63% | 16.87% | 38.24% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .50%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .62% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .49%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .62% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .49%G | .48% | .54% | .86% | .73% | .60% |
Net investment income (loss) | .72%G | 1.06%B | .59% | .12% | .27% | .64% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $3,591 | $3,564 | $3,262 | $3,910 | $4,251 | $3,772 |
Portfolio turnover rateH | 56%G | 62% | 76% | 48% | 53% | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .89%.
C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E 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 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.
G Annualized
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Independence Fund Class K
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $41.94 | $35.41 | $39.12 | $40.93 | $35.14 | $25.48 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .16 | .43B | .23 | .08 | .14 | .22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.32 | 8.22 | (1.45) | .14 | 5.79 | 9.52 |
Total from investment operations | 2.48 | 8.65 | (1.22) | .22 | 5.93 | 9.74 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.44) | (.22) | (.06) | (.08) | (.14) | (.08) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (4.65) | (1.91) | (2.43) | (1.95) | – | – |
Total distributions | (5.09) | (2.12)C | (2.49) | (2.03) | (.14) | (.08) |
Net asset value, end of period | $39.33 | $41.94 | $35.41 | $39.12 | $40.93 | $35.14 |
Total ReturnD,E | 6.54% | 25.84% | (3.08)% | .73% | 16.95% | 38.35% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .42%H | .40% | .45% | .78% | .64% | .51% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .42%H | .40% | .45% | .78% | .64% | .51% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .41%H | .39% | .45% | .77% | .64% | .50% |
Net investment income (loss) | .80%H | 1.15%B | .68% | .20% | .36% | .74% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $349 | $354 | $348 | $493 | $668 | $488 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 56%H | 62% | 76% | 48% | 53% | 59% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .97%.
C Total distributions of $2.12 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.216 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.907 per share.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying 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 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), certain independent Trustees have elected to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees 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 U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, partnerships, market discount, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $1,141,718 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (44,610) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,097,108 |
Tax cost | $2,847,483 |
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.
4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.
The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:
Equity Risk | Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment. |
The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statement of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,093,524 and $1,320,724, respectively.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. 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 its benchmark index, the S&P 500 Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .34% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence, except for Class K. 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Independence | $2,225 | .12 |
Class K | 80 | .05 |
$2,305 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .03%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $24 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $4.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $6 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.
8. 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 $2,917. 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 $820, including $100 from securities loaned to FCM.
9. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $104 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's custody expenses by $1. During the period, these credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
Transfer Agent expense reduction | |
Independence | $3 |
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $19.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Independence | $34,154 | $16,716 |
Class K | 3,662 | 2,063 |
Total | $37,816 | $18,779 |
From net realized gain | ||
Independence | $392,469 | $173,251 |
Class K | 38,823 | 18,213 |
Total | $431,292 | $191,464 |
11. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Independence | ||||
Shares sold | 960 | 1,414 | $37,843 | $52,592 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 11,131 | 5,465 | 416,289 | 185,699 |
Shares redeemed | (5,802) | (14,014) | (227,743) | (518,484) |
Net increase (decrease) | 6,289 | (7,135) | $226,389 | $(280,193) |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 511 | 1,192 | $20,022 | $44,637 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,136 | 597 | 42,485 | 20,276 |
Shares redeemed | (1,219) | (3,178) | (47,543) | (116,354) |
Net increase (decrease) | 428 | (1,389) | $14,964 | $(51,441) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Independence | .49% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,065.10 | $2.52 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.49 | $2.47 | |
Class K | .42% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,065.40 | $2.16 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.84 | $2.12 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of May 31, 2018
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% 1/31/23 | 5.0 |
Micron Technology, Inc. 3% 11/15/43 | 3.1 |
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.00% | 2.7 |
Twitter, Inc. 1% 9/15/21 | 2.5 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 1.625% 2/15/27 | 2.4 |
Extra Space Storage LP 3.125% 10/1/35 | 2.3 |
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% 5/15/27 | 2.2 |
Apple, Inc. | 2.2 |
Sempra Energy Series A, 6.00% | 2.1 |
Bunge Ltd. 4.875% | 2.1 |
26.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 32.8 |
Energy | 12.6 |
Utilities | 12.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.0 |
Health Care | 8.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018* | ||
Convertible Securities | 81.8% | |
Stocks | 10.7% | |
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 7.2% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.3% |
* Foreign investments – 7.4%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Convertible Bonds - 63.2% | |||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.0% | |||
Automobiles - 0.3% | |||
Tesla, Inc. 2.375% 3/15/22 | $4,830 | $5,180 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% | |||
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 5% 10/1/24 | 11,600 | 21,458 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.0% | |||
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. 1% 6/30/47 (a) | 4,830 | 4,729 | |
The Booking Holdings, Inc.: | |||
0.35% 6/15/20 | 9,450 | 15,297 | |
0.9% 9/15/21 | 6,870 | 8,412 | |
28,438 | |||
Media - 6.2% | |||
DISH Network Corp. 3.375% 8/15/26 | 32,750 | 29,043 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. 4.75% 4/15/24 (a) | 1,700 | 1,831 | |
Liberty Media Corp.: | |||
1% 1/30/23 | 10,820 | 11,560 | |
1.375% 10/15/23 | 22,270 | 27,497 | |
2.125% 3/31/48 (a) | 4,930 | 5,029 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.: | |||
2.5% 5/15/19 | 9,070 | 11,567 | |
2.5% 3/15/23 (a) | 3,700 | 3,708 | |
90,235 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 145,311 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4% | |||
Tobacco - 0.4% | |||
Vector Group Ltd. 2.5% 1/15/19 (b) | 4,670 | 6,280 | |
ENERGY - 5.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0% | |||
Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd. 3% 1/31/24 | 13,650 | 12,264 | |
Oil States International, Inc. 1.5% 2/15/23 (a) | 2,100 | 2,304 | |
Vantage Drilling Co. 5.5% 7/15/43 (a)(c)(d) | 20,000 | 600 | |
15,168 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.1% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 5.5% 9/15/26 | 25,035 | 24,160 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 2.625% 9/15/23 | 3,650 | 4,715 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.: | |||
2.375% 7/1/19 (a) | 1,980 | 1,909 | |
3% 5/15/22 unit | 17,872 | 17,872 | |
Ship Finance International Ltd. 4.875% 5/1/23 | 3,600 | 3,589 | |
SM Energy Co. 1.5% 7/1/21 | 4,850 | 5,066 | |
Teekay Corp. 5% 1/15/23 (a) | 2,180 | 2,095 | |
59,406 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 74,574 | ||
FINANCIALS - 1.1% | |||
Banks - 0.1% | |||
Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2% 5/15/38 unit (a) | 1,800 | 1,790 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.5% | |||
IAC Financeco, Inc. 0.875% 10/1/22 (a) | 5,760 | 6,878 | |
Insurance - 0.5% | |||
AXA SA 7.25% 5/15/21 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,881 | |
FNF Group 4.25% 8/15/18 | 1,110 | 3,198 | |
7,079 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 15,747 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 6.4% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.0% | |||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. 1.75% 6/15/21 | 3,500 | 3,263 | |
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.5% 2/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,754 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.: | |||
0.599% 8/1/24 | 5,110 | 5,064 | |
1.5% 10/15/20 | 6,045 | 6,999 | |
Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2.5% 9/15/21 | 4,000 | 4,389 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. 1% 1/15/25 | 2,500 | 2,648 | |
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. 3.375% 5/1/24 | 7,630 | 9,662 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.75% 5/15/23 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,536 | |
Novavax, Inc. 3.75% 2/1/23 | 1,700 | 1,098 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 1.5% 11/15/24 (a) | 3,200 | 4,746 | |
44,159 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.6% | |||
DexCom, Inc. 0.75% 5/15/22 (a) | 4,400 | 4,871 | |
Insulet Corp. 1.375% 11/15/24 (a) | 3,440 | 4,049 | |
8,920 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% | |||
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. 2.75% 6/15/18 | 11,019 | 10,999 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4% | |||
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. 2.5% 3/15/23 (a) | 1,600 | 1,383 | |
Illumina, Inc. 0.5% 6/15/21 unit | 3,000 | 3,930 | |
5,313 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.6% | |||
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3% 12/1/19 | 4,970 | 5,575 | |
Dermira, Inc. 3% 5/15/22 | 1,950 | 1,543 | |
Jazz Investments I Ltd.: | |||
1.5% 8/15/24 (a) | 3,600 | 3,679 | |
1.875% 8/15/21 | 6,790 | 7,298 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.625% 4/1/23 (a) | 2,380 | 2,793 | |
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. 3.25% 11/1/23 | 2,550 | 2,577 | |
23,465 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 92,856 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 4.1% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | |||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. 2.25% 12/15/23 | 3,040 | 3,951 | |
Building Products - 0.2% | |||
Patrick Industries, Inc. 1% 2/1/23 (a) | 2,750 | 2,696 | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% | |||
Dycom Industries, Inc. 0.75% 9/15/21 | 3,470 | 4,025 | |
Electrical Equipment - 1.9% | |||
General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (e) | 4,540 | 4,817 | |
SolarCity Corp.: | |||
1.625% 11/1/19 | 22,950 | 21,198 | |
2.75% 11/1/18 | 1,810 | 1,781 | |
27,796 | |||
Machinery - 1.4% | |||
Chart Industries, Inc. 1% 11/15/24 (a) | 2,100 | 2,629 | |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2.875% 2/1/24 | 3,320 | 3,749 | |
Meritor, Inc. 3.25% 10/15/37 (a) | 1,360 | 1,362 | |
Navistar International Corp. New 4.75% 4/15/19 | 4,580 | 4,723 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36 | 5,700 | 8,141 | |
20,604 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 59,072 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 29.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 0.7% | |||
Liberty Interactive LLC 1.75% 9/30/46 (a) | 6,870 | 7,099 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 0.25% 3/15/24 | 2,000 | 2,389 | |
9,488 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 8.5% | |||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.: | |||
0% 2/15/19 | 3,557 | 3,588 | |
0.125% 5/1/25 unit (a) | 4,900 | 4,967 | |
Carbonite, Inc. 2.5% 4/1/22 | 4,210 | 6,793 | |
Coupa Software, Inc. 0.375% 1/15/23 (a) | 3,070 | 4,070 | |
Gogo, Inc. 3.75% 3/1/20 | 3,100 | 2,604 | |
j2 Global, Inc. 3.25% 6/15/29 unit | 2,000 | 2,667 | |
New Relic, Inc. 0.5% 5/1/23 unit (a) | 2,600 | 2,861 | |
Nutanix, Inc. 0% 1/15/23 (a) | 3,200 | 4,090 | |
Pandora Media, Inc.: | |||
1.75% 12/1/20 | 3,189 | 3,002 | |
1.75% 12/1/23 unit | 9,568 | 9,580 | |
Quotient Technology, Inc. 1.75% 12/1/22 (a) | 2,720 | 2,820 | |
Twilio, Inc. 0.25% 6/1/23 unit (a) | 2,600 | 2,657 | |
Twitter, Inc.: | |||
0.25% 9/15/19 | 17,200 | 16,602 | |
1% 9/15/21 | 38,036 | 35,826 | |
Web.com Group, Inc. 1% 8/15/18 | 2,140 | 2,130 | |
Yahoo!, Inc. 0% 12/1/18 | 13,500 | 19,503 | |
123,760 | |||
IT Services - 1.6% | |||
Square, Inc. 0.375% 3/1/22 | 9,020 | 22,972 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 12.0% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.125% 9/1/26 | 3,880 | 7,190 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.: | |||
2% 2/1/23 (a) | 660 | 706 | |
4.5% 1/15/22 | 3,510 | 4,844 | |
Intel Corp. 3.25% 8/1/39 | 10,165 | 26,964 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc.: | |||
1.625% 2/15/25 | 10,760 | 20,421 | |
1.625% 2/15/27 | 27,090 | 34,439 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. 3% 11/15/43 | 23,090 | 45,449 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV 1% 12/1/19 | 7,820 | 9,550 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. 1.625% 10/15/23 | 16,030 | 22,490 | |
Rambus, Inc. 1.375% 2/1/23 (a) | 1,580 | 1,553 | |
173,606 | |||
Software - 5.9% | |||
Atlassian, Inc. 0.625% 5/1/23 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,768 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. 0.5% 4/15/19 | 8,630 | 12,627 | |
Everbridge, Inc. 1.5% 11/1/22 | 2,120 | 3,105 | |
FireEye, Inc. 1.625% 6/1/35 | 7,640 | 7,014 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. 1.25% 3/15/25 | 3,000 | 3,124 | |
Nice Systems, Inc. 1.25% 1/15/24 | 4,790 | 6,464 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc.: | |||
1% 12/15/35 | 8,050 | 7,228 | |
1.25% 4/1/25 | 5,280 | 4,874 | |
Red Hat, Inc. 0.25% 10/1/19 | 4,660 | 10,288 | |
RingCentral, Inc. 0% 3/15/23 (a) | 5,900 | 6,551 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. 0% 11/1/18 | 2,630 | 6,316 | |
Workday, Inc. 1.5% 7/15/20 | 7,330 | 12,146 | |
Zendesk, Inc. 0.25% 3/15/23 (a) | 1,500 | 1,637 | |
85,142 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.3% | |||
Pure Storage, Inc. 0.125% 4/15/23 unit (a) | 4,570 | 4,801 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 419,769 | ||
MATERIALS - 1.7% | |||
Metals & Mining - 1.7% | |||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 4.75% 7/1/22 | 2,970 | 6,289 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 1.5% 1/15/25 | 9,120 | 11,113 | |
Endeavour Mining Corp. 3% 2/15/23 (a) | 4,260 | 4,303 | |
Ssr Mining, Inc. 2.875% 2/1/33 | 2,500 | 2,477 | |
24,182 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 2.3% | |||
Real Estate Management & Development - 2.3% | |||
Extra Space Storage LP 3.125% 10/1/35 (a) | 29,200 | 33,171 | |
UTILITIES - 3.1% | |||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 3.1% | |||
NextEra Energy Partners LP 1.5% 9/15/20 (a) | 8,750 | 8,756 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 2.75% 6/1/48 unit (a) | 7,900 | 8,065 | |
NRG Yield, Inc.: | |||
3.25% 6/1/20 (a) | 7,650 | 7,597 | |
3.5% 2/1/19 (a) | 20,645 | 20,533 | |
44,951 | |||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | |||
(Cost $847,944) | 915,913 | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 7.2% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes: | |||
2.375% 1/31/23 | $73,376 | $72,402 | |
2.375% 5/15/27 | 33,545 | 32,274 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $104,288) | 104,676 | ||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Common Stocks - 10.7% | |||
ENERGY - 6.1% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% | |||
California Resources Corp. (f)(g) | 115,600 | $4,247 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (f) | 125,100 | 8,334 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 686,600 | 19,843 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 138,900 | 9,709 | |
MPLX LP | 247,300 | 8,881 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | 255,700 | 6,009 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | 2,267,266 | 6,575 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP | 356,285 | 9,477 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 217,000 | 10,553 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (f) | 82,800 | 4,340 | |
87,968 | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.8% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 1.2% | |||
Twitter, Inc. (f) | 498,756 | 17,307 | |
Software - 0.4% | |||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (f) | 45,578 | 5,895 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.2% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 172,100 | 32,160 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 55,362 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | |||
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (f) | 55,284 | 3,079 | |
UTILITIES - 0.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.6% | |||
Vistra Energy Corp. (f) | 355,860 | 8,729 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $137,738) | 155,138 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 18.6% | |||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.8% | |||
Food Products - 2.8% | |||
Bunge Ltd. 4.875% | 286,200 | 30,604 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. Series C, 2.50% | 71,600 | 10,457 | |
41,061 | |||
ENERGY - 1.4% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3% | |||
Nabors Industries, Inc. Series A, 6.00% (f) | 81,000 | 4,107 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Series A, 5.75% (a) | 6,100 | 3,646 | |
Hess Corp. Series A, 8.00% | 170,600 | 11,645 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Series A, 9.75% | 48,900 | 1,592 | |
16,883 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 20,990 | ||
FINANCIALS - 2.9% | |||
Banks - 2.9% | |||
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25% | 14,088 | 17,832 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50% | 19,663 | 24,668 | |
42,500 | |||
HEALTH CARE - 1.6% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. Series A, 6.125% | 392,600 | 22,758 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6% | |||
Machinery - 0.6% | |||
Rexnord Corp. Series A, 5.75% | 47,337 | 2,952 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 5.375% | 56,800 | 6,040 | |
8,992 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 0.7% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.7% | |||
Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 6.875% | 9,200 | 9,598 | |
UTILITIES - 8.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 3.8% | |||
NextEra Energy, Inc. 6.123% | 276,000 | 15,667 | |
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.00% | 398,500 | 39,173 | |
54,840 | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.3% | |||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 7.25% | 68,000 | 3,736 | |
Multi-Utilities - 4.5% | |||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.00% ZENS | 429,350 | 27,191 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. Series A, 6.75% | 158,600 | 6,988 | |
Sempra Energy Series A, 6.00% | 316,200 | 31,349 | |
65,528 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 124,104 | ||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | |||
(Cost $258,240) | 270,003 | ||
Money Market Funds - 0.3% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (h) | 948,715 | 949 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (h)(i) | 2,692,531 | 2,693 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $3,642) | 3,642 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0% | |||
(Cost $1,351,852) | 1,449,372 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0% | 680 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $1,450,052 |
Legend
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $200,149,000 or 13.8% of net assets.
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(c) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) 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.
(f) Non-income producing
(g) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(h) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(i) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $184 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1 |
Total | $185 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Staples | $41,061 | $-- | $41,061 | $-- |
Energy | 108,958 | 92,075 | 16,883 | -- |
Financials | 42,500 | -- | 42,500 | -- |
Health Care | 22,758 | -- | 22,758 | -- |
Industrials | 8,992 | -- | 8,992 | -- |
Information Technology | 55,362 | 55,362 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 9,598 | -- | 9,598 | -- |
Telecommunication Services | 3,079 | 3,079 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 132,833 | 8,729 | 124,104 | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 915,913 | -- | 915,313 | 600 |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 104,676 | -- | 104,676 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 3,642 | 3,642 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $1,449,372 | $162,887 | $1,285,885 | $600 |
Other Information
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of Total Net Assets is as follows (Unaudited):
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 7.2% |
AAA,AA,A | 1.9% |
BBB | 3.8% |
BB | 14.2% |
B | 6.1% |
CCC,CC,C | 2.5% |
Not Rated | 34.7% |
Equities | 29.3% |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 0.3% |
100% |
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.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $2,748) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,348,210) | $1,445,730 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,642) | 3,642 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,351,852) | $1,449,372 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 14,931 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 285 | |
Dividends receivable | 1,161 | |
Interest receivable | 4,520 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 4 | |
Other receivables | 30 | |
Total assets | 1,470,303 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $16,375 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 583 | |
Accrued management fee | 315 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 22 | |
Other affiliated payables | 220 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 43 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 2,693 | |
Total liabilities | 20,251 | |
Net Assets | $1,450,052 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $1,319,107 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 13,136 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 20,289 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 97,520 | |
Net Assets | $1,450,052 | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price | ||
Class A: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($20,090 ÷ 696.75 shares) | $28.83 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $28.83) | $30.59 | |
Class M: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,113 ÷ 211.95 shares) | $28.84 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $28.84) | $29.89 | |
Class C: | ||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($18,084 ÷ 631.20 shares)(a) | $28.65 | |
Convertible Securities: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,372,217 ÷ 47,414.15 shares) | $28.94 | |
Class I: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($33,548 ÷ 1,160.87 shares) | $28.90 |
(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.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $10,726 | |
Interest | 11,196 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 185 | |
Total income | 22,107 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | ||
Basic fee | $3,247 | |
Performance adjustment | (1,337) | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,115 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 145 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 231 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 20 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 3 | |
Registration fees | 69 | |
Audit | 41 | |
Legal | 2 | |
Interest | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 5 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,543 | |
Expense reductions | (51) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 3,492 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 18,615 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 72,106 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 72,106 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (24,010) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,010) | |
Net gain (loss) | 48,096 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $66,711 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $18,615 | $46,697 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 72,106 | 24,125 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,010) | 91,806 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 66,711 | 162,628 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (18,761) | (44,979) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (30,679) | (24,545) |
Total distributions | (49,440) | (69,524) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (94,576) | (183,817) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (77,305) | (90,713) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 1,527,357 | 1,618,070 |
End of period | $1,450,052 | $1,527,357 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $13,136 | $13,282 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class A
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.49 | $26.85 | $29.56 | $33.42 | $30.79 | $25.08 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .32 | .75 | .81B | .66 | .51 | .57 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .92 | 2.02C | (.69) | (2.81) | 2.81D | 5.88 |
Total from investment operations | 1.24 | 2.77 | .12 | (2.15) | 3.32 | 6.45 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.32) | (.71) | (.83) | (.61) | (.48) | (.74) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.90) | (1.13) | (2.83) | (1.71) | (.69) | (.74) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.83 | $28.49 | $26.85 | $29.56 | $33.42 | $30.79 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.50% | 10.57%C | .83% | (6.60)% | 10.95%D | 26.12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .86% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .85% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .85% | .99% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.25%J | 2.71% | 3.08%B | 2.09% | 1.60% | 1.99% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $20 | $21 | $29 | $56 | $150 | $113 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.71%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.28%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.58%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class M
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.47 | $26.86 | $29.56 | $33.44 | $30.80 | $25.09 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .28 | .68 | .73B | .57 | .42 | .48 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .93 | 2.01C | (.68) | (2.82) | 2.82D | 5.89 |
Total from investment operations | 1.21 | 2.69 | .05 | (2.25) | 3.24 | 6.37 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.66) | (.75) | (.53) | (.39) | (.66) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.84) | (1.08) | (2.75) | (1.63) | (.60) | (.66) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.84 | $28.47 | $26.86 | $29.56 | $33.44 | $30.80 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.35% | 10.26%C | .53% | (6.91)% | 10.67%D | 25.73% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | 1.03%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.03%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.02%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.98%J | 2.44% | 2.77%B | 1.81% | 1.32% | 1.68% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $6 | $14 | $7 | $9 | $14 | $11 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.40%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.97%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.30%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class C
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.31 | $26.68 | $29.37 | $33.23 | $30.63 | $24.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .21 | .54 | .60B | .42 | .27 | .34 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .92 | 2.01C | (.67) | (2.80) | 2.80D | 5.87 |
Total from investment operations | 1.13 | 2.55 | (.07) | (2.38) | 3.07 | 6.21 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.21) | (.50) | (.62) | (.38) | (.26) | (.55) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.79) | (.92) | (2.62) | (1.48) | (.47) | (.55) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.65 | $28.31 | $26.68 | $29.37 | $33.23 | $30.63 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.10% | 9.75%C | .09% | (7.35)% | 10.13%D | 25.12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | 1.50%J | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.60% | 1.62% | 1.78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.50%J | 1.49% | 1.49% | 1.60% | 1.62% | 1.77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.49%J | 1.49% | 1.49% | 1.59% | 1.62% | 1.77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.51%J | 1.96% | 2.32%B | 1.33% | .84% | 1.20% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $18 | $19 | $24 | $39 | $48 | $28 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.95%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.46%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.76%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.59 | $26.95 | $29.66 | $33.56 | $30.90 | $25.16 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .36 | .83 | .88B | .75 | .60 | .64 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 | 2.02C | (.68) | (2.83) | 2.83D | 5.91 |
Total from investment operations | 1.30 | 2.85 | .20 | (2.08) | 3.43 | 6.55 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.37) | (.80) | (.92) | (.72) | (.56) | (.81) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.95) | (1.21)E | (2.91)F | (1.82) | (.77) | (.81) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.94 | $28.59 | $26.95 | $29.66 | $33.56 | $30.90 |
Total ReturnG,H | 4.67% | 10.88%C | 1.13% | (6.38)% | 11.28%D | 26.44% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .46%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .73% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .46%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .72% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .45%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.55%K | 3.00% | 3.36%B | 2.37% | 1.88% | 2.26% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $1,372 | $1,432 | $1,490 | $1,823 | $2,307 | $2,109 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 174%K | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.99%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.59%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.91%.
E Total distributions of $1.21 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.799 and distributions from net realized gain of $.415 per share.
F Total distributions of $2.91 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.916 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.997 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
I 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.
J 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.
K Annualized
L Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class I
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.55 | $26.91 | $29.62 | $33.51 | $30.86 | $25.13 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .36 | .83 | .88B | .74 | .59 | .64 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .93 | 2.02C | (.68) | (2.82) | 2.83D | 5.89 |
Total from investment operations | 1.29 | 2.85 | .20 | (2.08) | 3.42 | 6.53 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.79) | (.91) | (.71) | (.56) | (.80) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.94) | (1.21) | (2.91) | (1.81) | (.77) | (.80) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.90 | $28.55 | $26.91 | $29.62 | $33.51 | $30.86 |
Total ReturnE,F | 4.66% | 10.87%C | 1.11% | (6.39)% | 11.25%D | 26.42% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .48%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .47%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .47%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.53%I | 2.98% | 3.35%B | 2.35% | 1.85% | 2.22% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $34 | $41 | $68 | $128 | $159 | $92 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 174%I | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.98%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.58%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.88%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying 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.
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. 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.
I Annualized
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(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 M, Class C, Convertible Securities and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018, 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, contingent interest, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, certain conversion ratio adjustments, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $133,441 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (42,326) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $91,115 |
Tax cost | $1,358,257 |
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. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(6,895) |
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $1,088,698 and $1,352,602, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. 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 +/- .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 its benchmark index, the BofA Merrill LynchSM All US Convertibles Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .26% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC | |
Class A | -% | .25% | $25 | $–(a) |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 27 | –(a) |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 93 | 5 |
$145 | $5 |
(a) In the amount of less than five hundred 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 M 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 M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Retained by FDC | |
Class A | $3 |
Class M | 1 |
Class C(a) | –(b) |
$4 |
(a) When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
(b) In the amount of less than five hundred dollars.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Class A | $20 | .19 |
Class M | 11 | .21 |
Class C | 17 | .19 |
Convertible Securities | 1,038 | .15 |
Class I | 29 | .17 |
$1,115 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .03%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $16 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $3,635 | 1.61% | $2 |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $2 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $39 for the period. Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Class A | $232 | $630 |
Class M | 98 | 267 |
Class C | 137 | 395 |
Convertible Securities | 17,846 | 42,192 |
Class I | 448 | 1,495 |
Total | $18,761 | $44,979 |
From net realized gain | ||
Class A | $428 | $444 |
Class M | 304 | 102 |
Class C | 385 | 357 |
Convertible Securities | 28,755 | 22,674 |
Class I | 807 | 968 |
Total | $30,679 | $24,545 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Class A | ||||
Shares sold | 48 | 106 | $1,377 | $2,921 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 23 | 37 | 632 | 1,008 |
Shares redeemed | (113) | (502) | (3,204) | (13,796) |
Net increase (decrease) | (42) | (359) | $(1,195) | $(9,867) |
Class M | ||||
Shares sold | 58 | 616 | $1,649 | $17,118 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 14 | 13 | 399 | 364 |
Shares redeemed | (369) | (366) | (10,262) | (10,224) |
Net increase (decrease) | (297) | 263 | $(8,214) | $7,258 |
Class C | ||||
Shares sold | 36 | 64 | $1,027 | $1,763 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 18 | 25 | 489 | 686 |
Shares redeemed | (105) | (308) | (2,954) | (8,438) |
Net increase (decrease) | (51) | (219) | $(1,438) | $(5,989) |
Convertible Securities | ||||
Shares sold | 1,001 | 3,155 | $28,421 | $86,877 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,457 | 2,104 | 40,682 | 57,338 |
Shares redeemed | (5,118) | (10,453) | (145,347) | (289,022) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,660) | (5,194) | $(76,244) | $(144,807) |
Class I | ||||
Shares sold | 131 | 785 | $3,714 | $21,690 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40 | 73 | 1,107 | 1,977 |
Shares redeemed | (436) | (1,970) | (12,306) | (54,079) |
Net increase (decrease) | (265) | (1,112) | $(7,485) | $(30,412) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Class A | .75% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,045.00 | $3.82 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.19 | $3.78 | |
Class M | 1.03% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,043.50 | $5.25 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,019.80 | $5.19 | |
Class C | 1.50% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,041.00 | $7.63 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,017.45 | $7.54 | |
Convertible Securities | .46% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,046.70 | $2.35 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.64 | $2.32 | |
Class I | .47% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,046.60 | $2.40 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.59 | $2.37 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Investments as of May 31, 2018
(excluding cash equivalents) | % of fund's net assets |
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% 1/31/23 | 5.0 |
Micron Technology, Inc. 3% 11/15/43 | 3.1 |
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.00% | 2.7 |
Twitter, Inc. 1% 9/15/21 | 2.5 |
Microchip Technology, Inc. 1.625% 2/15/27 | 2.4 |
Extra Space Storage LP 3.125% 10/1/35 | 2.3 |
U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% 5/15/27 | 2.2 |
Apple, Inc. | 2.2 |
Sempra Energy Series A, 6.00% | 2.1 |
Bunge Ltd. 4.875% | 2.1 |
26.6 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Information Technology | 32.8 |
Energy | 12.6 |
Utilities | 12.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.0 |
Health Care | 8.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018* | ||
Convertible Securities | 81.8% | |
Stocks | 10.7% | |
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 7.2% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 0.3% |
* Foreign investments – 7.4%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Convertible Bonds - 63.2% | |||
Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.0% | |||
Automobiles - 0.3% | |||
Tesla, Inc. 2.375% 3/15/22 | $4,830 | $5,180 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5% | |||
Caesars Entertainment Corp. 5% 10/1/24 | 11,600 | 21,458 | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.0% | |||
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. 1% 6/30/47 (a) | 4,830 | 4,729 | |
The Booking Holdings, Inc.: | |||
0.35% 6/15/20 | 9,450 | 15,297 | |
0.9% 9/15/21 | 6,870 | 8,412 | |
28,438 | |||
Media - 6.2% | |||
DISH Network Corp. 3.375% 8/15/26 | 32,750 | 29,043 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. 4.75% 4/15/24 (a) | 1,700 | 1,831 | |
Liberty Media Corp.: | |||
1% 1/30/23 | 10,820 | 11,560 | |
1.375% 10/15/23 | 22,270 | 27,497 | |
2.125% 3/31/48 (a) | 4,930 | 5,029 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.: | |||
2.5% 5/15/19 | 9,070 | 11,567 | |
2.5% 3/15/23 (a) | 3,700 | 3,708 | |
90,235 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 145,311 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.4% | |||
Tobacco - 0.4% | |||
Vector Group Ltd. 2.5% 1/15/19 (b) | 4,670 | 6,280 | |
ENERGY - 5.1% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0% | |||
Ensco Jersey Finance Ltd. 3% 1/31/24 | 13,650 | 12,264 | |
Oil States International, Inc. 1.5% 2/15/23 (a) | 2,100 | 2,304 | |
Vantage Drilling Co. 5.5% 7/15/43 (a)(c)(d) | 20,000 | 600 | |
15,168 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.1% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 5.5% 9/15/26 | 25,035 | 24,160 | |
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. 2.625% 9/15/23 | 3,650 | 4,715 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.: | |||
2.375% 7/1/19 (a) | 1,980 | 1,909 | |
3% 5/15/22 unit | 17,872 | 17,872 | |
Ship Finance International Ltd. 4.875% 5/1/23 | 3,600 | 3,589 | |
SM Energy Co. 1.5% 7/1/21 | 4,850 | 5,066 | |
Teekay Corp. 5% 1/15/23 (a) | 2,180 | 2,095 | |
59,406 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 74,574 | ||
FINANCIALS - 1.1% | |||
Banks - 0.1% | |||
Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2% 5/15/38 unit (a) | 1,800 | 1,790 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 0.5% | |||
IAC Financeco, Inc. 0.875% 10/1/22 (a) | 5,760 | 6,878 | |
Insurance - 0.5% | |||
AXA SA 7.25% 5/15/21 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,881 | |
FNF Group 4.25% 8/15/18 | 1,110 | 3,198 | |
7,079 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 15,747 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 6.4% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.0% | |||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. 1.75% 6/15/21 | 3,500 | 3,263 | |
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.5% 2/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,754 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.: | |||
0.599% 8/1/24 | 5,110 | 5,064 | |
1.5% 10/15/20 | 6,045 | 6,999 | |
Clovis Oncology, Inc. 2.5% 9/15/21 | 4,000 | 4,389 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. 1% 1/15/25 | 2,500 | 2,648 | |
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. 3.375% 5/1/24 | 7,630 | 9,662 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.75% 5/15/23 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,536 | |
Novavax, Inc. 3.75% 2/1/23 | 1,700 | 1,098 | |
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. 1.5% 11/15/24 (a) | 3,200 | 4,746 | |
44,159 | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.6% | |||
DexCom, Inc. 0.75% 5/15/22 (a) | 4,400 | 4,871 | |
Insulet Corp. 1.375% 11/15/24 (a) | 3,440 | 4,049 | |
8,920 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% | |||
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. 2.75% 6/15/18 | 11,019 | 10,999 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4% | |||
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. 2.5% 3/15/23 (a) | 1,600 | 1,383 | |
Illumina, Inc. 0.5% 6/15/21 unit | 3,000 | 3,930 | |
5,313 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.6% | |||
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3% 12/1/19 | 4,970 | 5,575 | |
Dermira, Inc. 3% 5/15/22 | 1,950 | 1,543 | |
Jazz Investments I Ltd.: | |||
1.5% 8/15/24 (a) | 3,600 | 3,679 | |
1.875% 8/15/21 | 6,790 | 7,298 | |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.625% 4/1/23 (a) | 2,380 | 2,793 | |
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. 3.25% 11/1/23 | 2,550 | 2,577 | |
23,465 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 92,856 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 4.1% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3% | |||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. 2.25% 12/15/23 | 3,040 | 3,951 | |
Building Products - 0.2% | |||
Patrick Industries, Inc. 1% 2/1/23 (a) | 2,750 | 2,696 | |
Construction & Engineering - 0.3% | |||
Dycom Industries, Inc. 0.75% 9/15/21 | 3,470 | 4,025 | |
Electrical Equipment - 1.9% | |||
General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (e) | 4,540 | 4,817 | |
SolarCity Corp.: | |||
1.625% 11/1/19 | 22,950 | 21,198 | |
2.75% 11/1/18 | 1,810 | 1,781 | |
27,796 | |||
Machinery - 1.4% | |||
Chart Industries, Inc. 1% 11/15/24 (a) | 2,100 | 2,629 | |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 2.875% 2/1/24 | 3,320 | 3,749 | |
Meritor, Inc. 3.25% 10/15/37 (a) | 1,360 | 1,362 | |
Navistar International Corp. New 4.75% 4/15/19 | 4,580 | 4,723 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36 | 5,700 | 8,141 | |
20,604 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 59,072 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 29.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 0.7% | |||
Liberty Interactive LLC 1.75% 9/30/46 (a) | 6,870 | 7,099 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. 0.25% 3/15/24 | 2,000 | 2,389 | |
9,488 | |||
Internet Software & Services - 8.5% | |||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.: | |||
0% 2/15/19 | 3,557 | 3,588 | |
0.125% 5/1/25 unit (a) | 4,900 | 4,967 | |
Carbonite, Inc. 2.5% 4/1/22 | 4,210 | 6,793 | |
Coupa Software, Inc. 0.375% 1/15/23 (a) | 3,070 | 4,070 | |
Gogo, Inc. 3.75% 3/1/20 | 3,100 | 2,604 | |
j2 Global, Inc. 3.25% 6/15/29 unit | 2,000 | 2,667 | |
New Relic, Inc. 0.5% 5/1/23 unit (a) | 2,600 | 2,861 | |
Nutanix, Inc. 0% 1/15/23 (a) | 3,200 | 4,090 | |
Pandora Media, Inc.: | |||
1.75% 12/1/20 | 3,189 | 3,002 | |
1.75% 12/1/23 unit | 9,568 | 9,580 | |
Quotient Technology, Inc. 1.75% 12/1/22 (a) | 2,720 | 2,820 | |
Twilio, Inc. 0.25% 6/1/23 unit (a) | 2,600 | 2,657 | |
Twitter, Inc.: | |||
0.25% 9/15/19 | 17,200 | 16,602 | |
1% 9/15/21 | 38,036 | 35,826 | |
Web.com Group, Inc. 1% 8/15/18 | 2,140 | 2,130 | |
Yahoo!, Inc. 0% 12/1/18 | 13,500 | 19,503 | |
123,760 | |||
IT Services - 1.6% | |||
Square, Inc. 0.375% 3/1/22 | 9,020 | 22,972 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 12.0% | |||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.125% 9/1/26 | 3,880 | 7,190 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.: | |||
2% 2/1/23 (a) | 660 | 706 | |
4.5% 1/15/22 | 3,510 | 4,844 | |
Intel Corp. 3.25% 8/1/39 | 10,165 | 26,964 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc.: | |||
1.625% 2/15/25 | 10,760 | 20,421 | |
1.625% 2/15/27 | 27,090 | 34,439 | |
Micron Technology, Inc. 3% 11/15/43 | 23,090 | 45,449 | |
NXP Semiconductors NV 1% 12/1/19 | 7,820 | 9,550 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. 1.625% 10/15/23 | 16,030 | 22,490 | |
Rambus, Inc. 1.375% 2/1/23 (a) | 1,580 | 1,553 | |
173,606 | |||
Software - 5.9% | |||
Atlassian, Inc. 0.625% 5/1/23 unit (a) | 3,600 | 3,768 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. 0.5% 4/15/19 | 8,630 | 12,627 | |
Everbridge, Inc. 1.5% 11/1/22 | 2,120 | 3,105 | |
FireEye, Inc. 1.625% 6/1/35 | 7,640 | 7,014 | |
Guidewire Software, Inc. 1.25% 3/15/25 | 3,000 | 3,124 | |
Nice Systems, Inc. 1.25% 1/15/24 | 4,790 | 6,464 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc.: | |||
1% 12/15/35 | 8,050 | 7,228 | |
1.25% 4/1/25 | 5,280 | 4,874 | |
Red Hat, Inc. 0.25% 10/1/19 | 4,660 | 10,288 | |
RingCentral, Inc. 0% 3/15/23 (a) | 5,900 | 6,551 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. 0% 11/1/18 | 2,630 | 6,316 | |
Workday, Inc. 1.5% 7/15/20 | 7,330 | 12,146 | |
Zendesk, Inc. 0.25% 3/15/23 (a) | 1,500 | 1,637 | |
85,142 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.3% | |||
Pure Storage, Inc. 0.125% 4/15/23 unit (a) | 4,570 | 4,801 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 419,769 | ||
MATERIALS - 1.7% | |||
Metals & Mining - 1.7% | |||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 4.75% 7/1/22 | 2,970 | 6,289 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 1.5% 1/15/25 | 9,120 | 11,113 | |
Endeavour Mining Corp. 3% 2/15/23 (a) | 4,260 | 4,303 | |
Ssr Mining, Inc. 2.875% 2/1/33 | 2,500 | 2,477 | |
24,182 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 2.3% | |||
Real Estate Management & Development - 2.3% | |||
Extra Space Storage LP 3.125% 10/1/35 (a) | 29,200 | 33,171 | |
UTILITIES - 3.1% | |||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 3.1% | |||
NextEra Energy Partners LP 1.5% 9/15/20 (a) | 8,750 | 8,756 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. 2.75% 6/1/48 unit (a) | 7,900 | 8,065 | |
NRG Yield, Inc.: | |||
3.25% 6/1/20 (a) | 7,650 | 7,597 | |
3.5% 2/1/19 (a) | 20,645 | 20,533 | |
44,951 | |||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS | |||
(Cost $847,944) | 915,913 | ||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 7.2% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes: | |||
2.375% 1/31/23 | $73,376 | $72,402 | |
2.375% 5/15/27 | 33,545 | 32,274 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS | |||
(Cost $104,288) | 104,676 | ||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
Common Stocks - 10.7% | |||
ENERGY - 6.1% | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% | |||
California Resources Corp. (f)(g) | 115,600 | $4,247 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (f) | 125,100 | 8,334 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 686,600 | 19,843 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 138,900 | 9,709 | |
MPLX LP | 247,300 | 8,881 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | 255,700 | 6,009 | |
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. | 2,267,266 | 6,575 | |
Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP | 356,285 | 9,477 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | 217,000 | 10,553 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (f) | 82,800 | 4,340 | |
87,968 | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.8% | |||
Internet Software & Services - 1.2% | |||
Twitter, Inc. (f) | 498,756 | 17,307 | |
Software - 0.4% | |||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (f) | 45,578 | 5,895 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.2% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 172,100 | 32,160 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 55,362 | ||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2% | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2% | |||
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (f) | 55,284 | 3,079 | |
UTILITIES - 0.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 0.6% | |||
Vistra Energy Corp. (f) | 355,860 | 8,729 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $137,738) | 155,138 | ||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 18.6% | |||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.8% | |||
Food Products - 2.8% | |||
Bunge Ltd. 4.875% | 286,200 | 30,604 | |
Post Holdings, Inc. Series C, 2.50% | 71,600 | 10,457 | |
41,061 | |||
ENERGY - 1.4% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3% | |||
Nabors Industries, Inc. Series A, 6.00% (f) | 81,000 | 4,107 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1% | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. Series A, 5.75% (a) | 6,100 | 3,646 | |
Hess Corp. Series A, 8.00% | 170,600 | 11,645 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Series A, 9.75% | 48,900 | 1,592 | |
16,883 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 20,990 | ||
FINANCIALS - 2.9% | |||
Banks - 2.9% | |||
Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25% | 14,088 | 17,832 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50% | 19,663 | 24,668 | |
42,500 | |||
HEALTH CARE - 1.6% | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. Series A, 6.125% | 392,600 | 22,758 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 0.6% | |||
Machinery - 0.6% | |||
Rexnord Corp. Series A, 5.75% | 47,337 | 2,952 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 5.375% | 56,800 | 6,040 | |
8,992 | |||
REAL ESTATE - 0.7% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.7% | |||
Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 6.875% | 9,200 | 9,598 | |
UTILITIES - 8.6% | |||
Electric Utilities - 3.8% | |||
NextEra Energy, Inc. 6.123% | 276,000 | 15,667 | |
Vistra Energy Corp. 7.00% | 398,500 | 39,173 | |
54,840 | |||
Gas Utilities - 0.3% | |||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. 7.25% | 68,000 | 3,736 | |
Multi-Utilities - 4.5% | |||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.00% ZENS | 429,350 | 27,191 | |
Dominion Resources, Inc. Series A, 6.75% | 158,600 | 6,988 | |
Sempra Energy Series A, 6.00% | 316,200 | 31,349 | |
65,528 | |||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 124,104 | ||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | |||
(Cost $258,240) | 270,003 | ||
Money Market Funds - 0.3% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (h) | 948,715 | 949 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (h)(i) | 2,692,531 | 2,693 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $3,642) | 3,642 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0% | |||
(Cost $1,351,852) | 1,449,372 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0% | 680 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $1,450,052 |
Legend
(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $200,149,000 or 13.8% of net assets.
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
(c) Non-income producing - Security is in default.
(d) Level 3 security
(e) 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.
(f) Non-income producing
(g) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(h) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(i) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $184 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 1 |
Total | $185 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Staples | $41,061 | $-- | $41,061 | $-- |
Energy | 108,958 | 92,075 | 16,883 | -- |
Financials | 42,500 | -- | 42,500 | -- |
Health Care | 22,758 | -- | 22,758 | -- |
Industrials | 8,992 | -- | 8,992 | -- |
Information Technology | 55,362 | 55,362 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 9,598 | -- | 9,598 | -- |
Telecommunication Services | 3,079 | 3,079 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 132,833 | 8,729 | 124,104 | -- |
Corporate Bonds | 915,913 | -- | 915,313 | 600 |
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations | 104,676 | -- | 104,676 | -- |
Money Market Funds | 3,642 | 3,642 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $1,449,372 | $162,887 | $1,285,885 | $600 |
Other Information
The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of Total Net Assets is as follows (Unaudited):
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 7.2% |
AAA,AA,A | 1.9% |
BBB | 3.8% |
BB | 14.2% |
B | 6.1% |
CCC,CC,C | 2.5% |
Not Rated | 34.7% |
Equities | 29.3% |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets | 0.3% |
100% |
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.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $2,748) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,348,210) | $1,445,730 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,642) | 3,642 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,351,852) | $1,449,372 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 14,931 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 285 | |
Dividends receivable | 1,161 | |
Interest receivable | 4,520 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 4 | |
Other receivables | 30 | |
Total assets | 1,470,303 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable for investments purchased | $16,375 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 583 | |
Accrued management fee | 315 | |
Distribution and service plan fees payable | 22 | |
Other affiliated payables | 220 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 43 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 2,693 | |
Total liabilities | 20,251 | |
Net Assets | $1,450,052 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $1,319,107 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 13,136 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 20,289 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 97,520 | |
Net Assets | $1,450,052 | |
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price | ||
Class A: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($20,090 ÷ 696.75 shares) | $28.83 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $28.83) | $30.59 | |
Class M: | ||
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($6,113 ÷ 211.95 shares) | $28.84 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $28.84) | $29.89 | |
Class C: | ||
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($18,084 ÷ 631.20 shares)(a) | $28.65 | |
Convertible Securities: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,372,217 ÷ 47,414.15 shares) | $28.94 | |
Class I: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($33,548 ÷ 1,160.87 shares) | $28.90 |
(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.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $10,726 | |
Interest | 11,196 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 185 | |
Total income | 22,107 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | ||
Basic fee | $3,247 | |
Performance adjustment | (1,337) | |
Transfer agent fees | 1,115 | |
Distribution and service plan fees | 145 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 231 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 20 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 3 | |
Registration fees | 69 | |
Audit | 41 | |
Legal | 2 | |
Interest | 2 | |
Miscellaneous | 5 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 3,543 | |
Expense reductions | (51) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 3,492 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 18,615 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 72,106 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 72,106 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (24,010) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,010) | |
Net gain (loss) | 48,096 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $66,711 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $18,615 | $46,697 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 72,106 | 24,125 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (24,010) | 91,806 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 66,711 | 162,628 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (18,761) | (44,979) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (30,679) | (24,545) |
Total distributions | (49,440) | (69,524) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | (94,576) | (183,817) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (77,305) | (90,713) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 1,527,357 | 1,618,070 |
End of period | $1,450,052 | $1,527,357 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $13,136 | $13,282 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class A
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.49 | $26.85 | $29.56 | $33.42 | $30.79 | $25.08 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .32 | .75 | .81B | .66 | .51 | .57 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .92 | 2.02C | (.69) | (2.81) | 2.81D | 5.88 |
Total from investment operations | 1.24 | 2.77 | .12 | (2.15) | 3.32 | 6.45 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.32) | (.71) | (.83) | (.61) | (.48) | (.74) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.90) | (1.13) | (2.83) | (1.71) | (.69) | (.74) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.83 | $28.49 | $26.85 | $29.56 | $33.42 | $30.79 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.50% | 10.57%C | .83% | (6.60)% | 10.95%D | 26.12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .86% | .99% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .85% | .99% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .75%J | .74% | .73% | .84% | .85% | .99% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.25%J | 2.71% | 3.08%B | 2.09% | 1.60% | 1.99% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $20 | $21 | $29 | $56 | $150 | $113 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.71%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.28%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.58%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class M
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.47 | $26.86 | $29.56 | $33.44 | $30.80 | $25.09 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .28 | .68 | .73B | .57 | .42 | .48 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .93 | 2.01C | (.68) | (2.82) | 2.82D | 5.89 |
Total from investment operations | 1.21 | 2.69 | .05 | (2.25) | 3.24 | 6.37 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.26) | (.66) | (.75) | (.53) | (.39) | (.66) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.84) | (1.08) | (2.75) | (1.63) | (.60) | (.66) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.84 | $28.47 | $26.86 | $29.56 | $33.44 | $30.80 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.35% | 10.26%C | .53% | (6.91)% | 10.67%D | 25.73% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | 1.03%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.03%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.02%J | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.30% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.98%J | 2.44% | 2.77%B | 1.81% | 1.32% | 1.68% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $6 | $14 | $7 | $9 | $14 | $11 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.40%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.97%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.30%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class C
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.31 | $26.68 | $29.37 | $33.23 | $30.63 | $24.97 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .21 | .54 | .60B | .42 | .27 | .34 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .92 | 2.01C | (.67) | (2.80) | 2.80D | 5.87 |
Total from investment operations | 1.13 | 2.55 | (.07) | (2.38) | 3.07 | 6.21 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.21) | (.50) | (.62) | (.38) | (.26) | (.55) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.79) | (.92) | (2.62) | (1.48) | (.47) | (.55) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.65 | $28.31 | $26.68 | $29.37 | $33.23 | $30.63 |
Total ReturnE,F,G | 4.10% | 9.75%C | .09% | (7.35)% | 10.13%D | 25.12% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | 1.50%J | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.60% | 1.62% | 1.78% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | 1.50%J | 1.49% | 1.49% | 1.60% | 1.62% | 1.77% |
Expenses net of all reductions | 1.49%J | 1.49% | 1.49% | 1.59% | 1.62% | 1.77% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.51%J | 1.96% | 2.32%B | 1.33% | .84% | 1.20% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $18 | $19 | $24 | $39 | $48 | $28 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 174%J | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.95%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.46%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 9.76%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
H 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.59 | $26.95 | $29.66 | $33.56 | $30.90 | $25.16 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .36 | .83 | .88B | .75 | .60 | .64 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .94 | 2.02C | (.68) | (2.83) | 2.83D | 5.91 |
Total from investment operations | 1.30 | 2.85 | .20 | (2.08) | 3.43 | 6.55 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.37) | (.80) | (.92) | (.72) | (.56) | (.81) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.95) | (1.21)E | (2.91)F | (1.82) | (.77) | (.81) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.94 | $28.59 | $26.95 | $29.66 | $33.56 | $30.90 |
Total ReturnG,H | 4.67% | 10.88%C | 1.13% | (6.38)% | 11.28%D | 26.44% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .46%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .73% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .46%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .72% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .45%K | .45% | .45% | .56% | .58% | .72% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.55%K | 3.00% | 3.36%B | 2.37% | 1.88% | 2.26% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $1,372 | $1,432 | $1,490 | $1,823 | $2,307 | $2,109 |
Portfolio turnover rateL | 174%K | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.99%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.59%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.91%.
E Total distributions of $1.21 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.799 and distributions from net realized gain of $.415 per share.
F Total distributions of $2.91 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.916 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.997 per share.
G Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
H Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
I 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.
J 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.
K Annualized
L Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund Class I
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $28.55 | $26.91 | $29.62 | $33.51 | $30.86 | $25.13 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .36 | .83 | .88B | .74 | .59 | .64 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | .93 | 2.02C | (.68) | (2.82) | 2.83D | 5.89 |
Total from investment operations | 1.29 | 2.85 | .20 | (2.08) | 3.42 | 6.53 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.79) | (.91) | (.71) | (.56) | (.80) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (.58) | (.42) | (2.00) | (1.10) | (.21) | – |
Total distributions | (.94) | (1.21) | (2.91) | (1.81) | (.77) | (.80) |
Net asset value, end of period | $28.90 | $28.55 | $26.91 | $29.62 | $33.51 | $30.86 |
Total ReturnE,F | 4.66% | 10.87%C | 1.11% | (6.39)% | 11.25%D | 26.42% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .48%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .47%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .47%I | .47% | .47% | .58% | .61% | .76% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.53%I | 2.98% | 3.35%B | 2.35% | 1.85% | 2.22% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $34 | $41 | $68 | $128 | $159 | $92 |
Portfolio turnover rateJ | 174%I | 110% | 112% | 19% | 23% | 22% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.98%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.58%.
D Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 10.88%.
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying 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.
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. 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.
I Annualized
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(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 M, Class C, Convertible Securities and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018, 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, contingent interest, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, certain conversion ratio adjustments, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $133,441 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (42,326) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $91,115 |
Tax cost | $1,358,257 |
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. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
No expiration | |
Short-term | $(6,895) |
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $1,088,698 and $1,352,602, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. 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 +/- .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 its benchmark index, the BofA Merrill LynchSM All US Convertibles Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .26% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Distribution Fee | Service Fee | Total Fees | Retained by FDC | |
Class A | -% | .25% | $25 | $–(a) |
Class M | .25% | .25% | 27 | –(a) |
Class C | .75% | .25% | 93 | 5 |
$145 | $5 |
(a) In the amount of less than five hundred 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 M 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 M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
Retained by FDC | |
Class A | $3 |
Class M | 1 |
Class C(a) | –(b) |
$4 |
(a) When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
(b) In the amount of less than five hundred dollars.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Class A | $20 | .19 |
Class M | 11 | .21 |
Class C | 17 | .19 |
Convertible Securities | 1,038 | .15 |
Class I | 29 | .17 |
$1,115 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .03%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $16 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate | Interest Expense |
Borrower | $3,635 | 1.61% | $2 |
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $2 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $39 for the period. Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $4.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Class A | $232 | $630 |
Class M | 98 | 267 |
Class C | 137 | 395 |
Convertible Securities | 17,846 | 42,192 |
Class I | 448 | 1,495 |
Total | $18,761 | $44,979 |
From net realized gain | ||
Class A | $428 | $444 |
Class M | 304 | 102 |
Class C | 385 | 357 |
Convertible Securities | 28,755 | 22,674 |
Class I | 807 | 968 |
Total | $30,679 | $24,545 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Class A | ||||
Shares sold | 48 | 106 | $1,377 | $2,921 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 23 | 37 | 632 | 1,008 |
Shares redeemed | (113) | (502) | (3,204) | (13,796) |
Net increase (decrease) | (42) | (359) | $(1,195) | $(9,867) |
Class M | ||||
Shares sold | 58 | 616 | $1,649 | $17,118 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 14 | 13 | 399 | 364 |
Shares redeemed | (369) | (366) | (10,262) | (10,224) |
Net increase (decrease) | (297) | 263 | $(8,214) | $7,258 |
Class C | ||||
Shares sold | 36 | 64 | $1,027 | $1,763 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 18 | 25 | 489 | 686 |
Shares redeemed | (105) | (308) | (2,954) | (8,438) |
Net increase (decrease) | (51) | (219) | $(1,438) | $(5,989) |
Convertible Securities | ||||
Shares sold | 1,001 | 3,155 | $28,421 | $86,877 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,457 | 2,104 | 40,682 | 57,338 |
Shares redeemed | (5,118) | (10,453) | (145,347) | (289,022) |
Net increase (decrease) | (2,660) | (5,194) | $(76,244) | $(144,807) |
Class I | ||||
Shares sold | 131 | 785 | $3,714 | $21,690 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 40 | 73 | 1,107 | 1,977 |
Shares redeemed | (436) | (1,970) | (12,306) | (54,079) |
Net increase (decrease) | (265) | (1,112) | $(7,485) | $(30,412) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Class A | .75% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,045.00 | $3.82 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.19 | $3.78 | |
Class M | 1.03% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,043.50 | $5.25 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,019.80 | $5.19 | |
Class C | 1.50% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,041.00 | $7.63 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,017.45 | $7.54 | |
Convertible Securities | .46% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,046.70 | $2.35 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.64 | $2.32 | |
Class I | .47% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $1,046.60 | $2.40 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.59 | $2.37 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 4.5 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 3.9 |
Amgen, Inc. | 3.5 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.5 |
United Technologies Corp. | 3.1 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.8 |
Chubb Ltd. | 2.8 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.6 |
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR | 2.5 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 2.5 |
31.7 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 22.5 |
Health Care | 14.7 |
Information Technology | 10.0 |
Consumer Staples | 9.7 |
Industrials | 9.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018 * | ||
Stocks | 98.8% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.2% |
* Foreign investments - 19.3%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.8% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.4% | |||
Automobiles - 0.2% | |||
Subaru Corp. | 327,300 | $9,981 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8% | |||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 388,500 | 42,129 | |
Media - 7.0% | |||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 1,357,200 | 45,833 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,461,000 | 45,554 | |
Informa PLC | 5,239,001 | 54,629 | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 834,400 | 18,857 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 846,300 | 61,001 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | 793,000 | 78,880 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | 614,600 | 57,871 | |
362,625 | |||
Specialty Retail - 0.4% | |||
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 226,400 | 21,510 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 436,245 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.7% | |||
Beverages - 1.1% | |||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 896,300 | 55,257 | |
Food Products - 1.8% | |||
Kellogg Co. | 378,000 | 24,339 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 662,700 | 71,240 | |
95,579 | |||
Household Products - 1.6% | |||
Clorox Co. | 224,000 | 27,066 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 526,900 | 40,331 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | 166,400 | 13,260 | |
80,657 | |||
Personal Products - 1.0% | |||
Unilever NV (NY Reg.) | 937,500 | 52,284 | |
Tobacco - 4.2% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 1,178,600 | 65,695 | |
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR | 2,535,900 | 129,838 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | 617,337 | 22,240 | |
217,773 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 501,550 | ||
ENERGY - 8.8% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5% | |||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A | 778,400 | 26,925 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.3% | |||
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP | 1,303,500 | 13,804 | |
Chevron Corp. | 1,095,870 | 136,217 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 2,023,100 | 58,468 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 3,211,100 | 127,889 | |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | 3,435,100 | 92,267 | |
428,645 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 455,570 | ||
FINANCIALS - 22.5% | |||
Banks - 10.4% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 3,592,300 | 104,320 | |
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | 822,100 | 39,083 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | 564,400 | 16,526 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,233,700 | 18,345 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,186,122 | 126,927 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 4,313,008 | 232,857 | |
538,058 | |||
Capital Markets - 5.0% | |||
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A | 1,558,800 | 48,822 | |
Ares Capital Corp. | 746,400 | 12,599 | |
KKR & Co. LP | 240,300 | 5,342 | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | 329,600 | 16,955 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 317,700 | 32,571 | |
State Street Corp. | 644,000 | 61,895 | |
The Blackstone Group LP | 2,597,400 | 82,935 | |
261,119 | |||
Consumer Finance - 2.8% | |||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 899,400 | 84,544 | |
Discover Financial Services | 802,600 | 59,280 | |
143,824 | |||
Insurance - 4.3% | |||
Chubb Ltd. | 1,092,879 | 142,828 | |
FNF Group | 806,700 | 29,816 | |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 375,700 | 48,285 | |
220,929 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 1,163,930 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 14.7% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.5% | |||
Amgen, Inc. | 1,011,400 | 181,668 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 103,000 | 22,824 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.0% | |||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 204,000 | 16,757 | |
CVS Health Corp. | 1,297,100 | 82,223 | |
McKesson Corp. | 435,100 | 61,758 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 197,500 | 47,698 | |
208,436 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.7% | |||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 3,569,475 | 72,317 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 1,515,066 | 181,232 | |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 189,521 | 40,636 | |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | 1,419,900 | 54,340 | |
348,525 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 761,453 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 4.3% | |||
General Dynamics Corp. | 316,000 | 63,740 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,284,030 | 160,273 | |
224,013 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.7% | |||
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | 629,900 | 33,240 | |
Electrical Equipment - 1.4% | |||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 939,000 | 71,909 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1% | |||
General Electric Co. | 4,161,397 | 58,592 | |
Machinery - 1.3% | |||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 285,900 | 11,811 | |
Andritz AG | 552,000 | 27,555 | |
Snap-On, Inc. | 187,600 | 27,731 | |
67,097 | |||
Professional Services - 0.5% | |||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 872,600 | 26,326 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 481,177 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 3.2% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3,385,700 | 144,603 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 721,100 | 19,210 | |
163,813 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.7% | |||
Dell Technologies, Inc. (b) | 193,000 | 15,567 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 234,300 | 21,809 | |
37,376 | |||
IT Services - 1.9% | |||
Amdocs Ltd. | 723,700 | 48,821 | |
Capgemini SA | 188,000 | 24,758 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 377,759 | 22,688 | |
96,267 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.1% | |||
Qualcomm, Inc. | 1,025,151 | 59,582 | |
Software - 1.4% | |||
Micro Focus International PLC | 1,017,100 | 18,019 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 575,826 | 56,915 | |
74,934 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.7% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 471,800 | 88,165 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 520,137 | ||
MATERIALS - 4.9% | |||
Chemicals - 2.1% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 295,000 | 12,136 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | 1,364,198 | 87,459 | |
Olin Corp. | 269,600 | 8,716 | |
108,311 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 2.8% | |||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 2,911,200 | 42,154 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 968,600 | 26,365 | |
WestRock Co. | 1,279,331 | 75,327 | |
143,846 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 252,157 | ||
REAL ESTATE - 3.3% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.3% | |||
Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI) | 2,168,100 | 35,253 | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 96,600 | 10,255 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 295,700 | 12,251 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 620,900 | 19,031 | |
Public Storage | 164,100 | 34,763 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 198,500 | 19,358 | |
VEREIT, Inc. | 3,423,000 | 24,509 | |
WP Carey, Inc. | 255,400 | 17,165 | |
172,585 | |||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.9% | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4,213,900 | 200,877 | |
UTILITIES - 3.3% | |||
Electric Utilities - 3.3% | |||
Duke Energy Corp. | 345,100 | 26,628 | |
Exelon Corp. | 1,948,300 | 80,640 | |
PPL Corp. | 1,428,800 | 39,035 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 606,000 | 27,585 | |
173,888 | |||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $4,576,717) | 5,119,569 | ||
Money Market Funds - 0.9% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (c) | 42,839,274 | 42,848 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (c)(d) | 900,570 | 901 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $43,749) | 43,749 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.7% | |||
(Cost $4,620,466) | 5,163,318 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.3% | 17,869 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $5,181,187 |
Legend
(a) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(b) Non-income producing
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $428 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 126 |
Total | $554 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | $436,245 | $426,264 | $9,981 | $-- |
Consumer Staples | 501,550 | 461,219 | 40,331 | -- |
Energy | 455,570 | 455,570 | -- | -- |
Financials | 1,163,930 | 1,163,930 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 761,453 | 648,500 | 112,953 | -- |
Industrials | 481,177 | 481,177 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 520,137 | 502,118 | 18,019 | -- |
Materials | 252,157 | 252,157 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 172,585 | 172,585 | -- | -- |
Telecommunication Services | 200,877 | 200,877 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 173,888 | 173,888 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 43,749 | 43,749 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $5,163,318 | $4,982,034 | $181,284 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 80.7% |
United Kingdom | 6.9% |
Switzerland | 4.0% |
Canada | 2.5% |
France | 1.5% |
Ireland | 1.4% |
Netherlands | 1.0% |
Bailiwick of Guernsey | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.0% |
100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $829) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,576,717) | $5,119,569 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $43,749) | 43,749 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,620,466) | $5,163,318 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 27,520 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 292 | |
Dividends receivable | 17,230 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 82 | |
Prepaid expenses | 1 | |
Other receivables | 148 | |
Total assets | 5,208,591 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable to custodian bank | $255 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 21,067 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 2,511 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,924 | |
Other affiliated payables | 696 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 64 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 887 | |
Total liabilities | 27,404 | |
Net Assets | $5,181,187 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $4,292,262 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 27,725 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 318,441 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 542,759 | |
Net Assets | $5,181,187 | |
Equity Dividend Income: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,961,947 ÷ 185,100 shares) | $26.81 | |
Class K: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($219,240 ÷ 8,178 shares) | $26.81 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $79,487 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 554 | |
Total income | 80,041 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $12,161 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,697 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 556 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 50 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 13 | |
Registration fees | 79 | |
Audit | 39 | |
Legal | 8 | |
Miscellaneous | 20 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 16,623 | |
Expense reductions | (213) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 16,410 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 63,631 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 323,984 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 3 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 69 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 324,056 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (462,549) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (153) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (462,703) | |
Net gain (loss) | (138,647) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $(75,016) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $63,631 | $132,091 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 324,056 | 455,867 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (462,703) | 175,691 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (75,016) | 763,649 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (66,279) | (127,695) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (408,560) | (223,485) |
Total distributions | (474,839) | (351,180) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 145,046 | (420,557) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (404,809) | (8,088) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 5,585,996 | 5,594,084 |
End of period | $5,181,187 | $5,585,996 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $27,725 | $30,373 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 | $19.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .32 | .65 | .57 | .64 | .70B | .49 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.61) | 3.20 | 2.26 | (.95)C | 2.77 | 4.59 |
Total from investment operations | (.29) | 3.85 | 2.83 | (.31) | 3.47 | 5.08 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.35) | (.63) | (.51) | (.58) | (.63) | (.47) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.18) | (1.10) | (.83) | (.08) | – | – |
Total distributions | (2.52)D | (1.73) | (1.34) | (.67)E | (.63) | (.47) |
Net asset value, end of period | $26.81 | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 |
Total ReturnF,G | (1.21)% | 14.61% | 11.60% | (1.13)%C | 14.60% | 26.35% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .61%J | .62% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .65% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61%J | .62% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .65% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .60%J | .61% | .62% | .62% | .63% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.30%J | 2.35% | 2.23% | 2.42% | 2.78%B | 2.24% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $4,962 | $5,351 | $5,296 | $4,819 | $5,253 | $4,993 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 63%J | 52% | 55% | 49% | 52% | 86% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.31%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (1.22)%.
D Total distributions of $2.52 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.345 and distributions from net realized gain of $2.176 per share.
E Total distributions of $.67 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.582 and distributions from net realized gain of $.084 per share.
F Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund Class K
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 | $19.53 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .33 | .68 | .59 | .67 | .73B | .51 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | 3.20 | 2.27 | (.96)C | 2.76 | 4.61 |
Total from investment operations | (.27) | 3.88 | 2.86 | (.29) | 3.49 | 5.12 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.66) | (.54) | (.61) | (.65) | (.50) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.18) | (1.10) | (.83) | (.08) | – | – |
Total distributions | (2.54) | (1.76) | (1.37) | (.69) | (.65) | (.50) |
Net asset value, end of period | $26.81 | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 |
Total ReturnD,E | (1.16)% | 14.73% | 11.72% | (1.03)%C | 14.72% | 26.57% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .51%H | .52% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .53% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51%H | .52% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .53% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51%H | .51% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .51% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.40%H | 2.45% | 2.33% | 2.52% | 2.89%B | 2.35% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $219 | $235 | $298 | $277 | $394 | $442 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 63%H | 52% | 55% | 49% | 52% | 86% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.42%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been(1.12)%.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying 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 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income 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 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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $786,842 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (256,178) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $530,664 |
Tax cost | $4,632,654 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,700,615 and $1,936,833, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Equity Dividend Income, except for Class K. 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Equity Dividend Income | $3,645 | .14 |
Class K | 52 | .05 |
$3,697 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .02%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $41 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $8 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $126. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $184 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $28.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Equity Dividend Income | $63,367 | $121,249 |
Class K | 2,912 | 6,446 |
Total | $66,279 | $127,695 |
From net realized gain | ||
Equity Dividend Income | $391,294 | $211,696 |
Class K | 17,266 | 11,789 |
Total | $408,560 | $223,485 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Equity Dividend Income | ||||
Shares sold | 11,637 | 14,616 | $326,162 | $406,124 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 15,371 | 11,480 | 425,806 | 313,561 |
Shares redeemed | (22,552) | (38,036) | (613,997) | (1,060,571) |
Net increase (decrease) | 4,456 | (11,940) | $137,971 | $(340,886) |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 671 | 1,803 | $18,710 | $49,981 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 728 | 668 | 20,178 | 18,235 |
Shares redeemed | (1,156) | (5,377) | (31,813) | (147,887) |
Net increase (decrease) | 243 | (2,906) | $7,075 | $(79,671) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Equity Dividend Income | .61% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $987.90 | $3.02 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.89 | $3.07 | |
Class K | .51% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $988.40 | $2.53 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.39 | $2.57 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Investment Summary (Unaudited)
Top Ten Stocks as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 4.5 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 3.9 |
Amgen, Inc. | 3.5 |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.5 |
United Technologies Corp. | 3.1 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.8 |
Chubb Ltd. | 2.8 |
Chevron Corp. | 2.6 |
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR | 2.5 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 2.5 |
31.7 |
Top Five Market Sectors as of May 31, 2018
% of fund's net assets | |
Financials | 22.5 |
Health Care | 14.7 |
Information Technology | 10.0 |
Consumer Staples | 9.7 |
Industrials | 9.3 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)
As of May 31, 2018 * | ||
Stocks | 98.8% | |
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) | 1.2% |
* Foreign investments - 19.3%
Schedule of Investments May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.8% | |||
Shares | Value (000s) | ||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.4% | |||
Automobiles - 0.2% | |||
Subaru Corp. | 327,300 | $9,981 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8% | |||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 388,500 | 42,129 | |
Media - 7.0% | |||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 1,357,200 | 45,833 | |
Comcast Corp. Class A | 1,461,000 | 45,554 | |
Informa PLC | 5,239,001 | 54,629 | |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 834,400 | 18,857 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 846,300 | 61,001 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | 793,000 | 78,880 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | 614,600 | 57,871 | |
362,625 | |||
Specialty Retail - 0.4% | |||
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 226,400 | 21,510 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 436,245 | ||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 9.7% | |||
Beverages - 1.1% | |||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 896,300 | 55,257 | |
Food Products - 1.8% | |||
Kellogg Co. | 378,000 | 24,339 | |
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 662,700 | 71,240 | |
95,579 | |||
Household Products - 1.6% | |||
Clorox Co. | 224,000 | 27,066 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 526,900 | 40,331 | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | 166,400 | 13,260 | |
80,657 | |||
Personal Products - 1.0% | |||
Unilever NV (NY Reg.) | 937,500 | 52,284 | |
Tobacco - 4.2% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. | 1,178,600 | 65,695 | |
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR | 2,535,900 | 129,838 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | 617,337 | 22,240 | |
217,773 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 501,550 | ||
ENERGY - 8.8% | |||
Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5% | |||
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A | 778,400 | 26,925 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.3% | |||
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP | 1,303,500 | 13,804 | |
Chevron Corp. | 1,095,870 | 136,217 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 2,023,100 | 58,468 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 3,211,100 | 127,889 | |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | 3,435,100 | 92,267 | |
428,645 | |||
TOTAL ENERGY | 455,570 | ||
FINANCIALS - 22.5% | |||
Banks - 10.4% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | 3,592,300 | 104,320 | |
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | 822,100 | 39,083 | |
First Hawaiian, Inc. | 564,400 | 16,526 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,233,700 | 18,345 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,186,122 | 126,927 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 4,313,008 | 232,857 | |
538,058 | |||
Capital Markets - 5.0% | |||
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A | 1,558,800 | 48,822 | |
Ares Capital Corp. | 746,400 | 12,599 | |
KKR & Co. LP | 240,300 | 5,342 | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | 329,600 | 16,955 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | 317,700 | 32,571 | |
State Street Corp. | 644,000 | 61,895 | |
The Blackstone Group LP | 2,597,400 | 82,935 | |
261,119 | |||
Consumer Finance - 2.8% | |||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 899,400 | 84,544 | |
Discover Financial Services | 802,600 | 59,280 | |
143,824 | |||
Insurance - 4.3% | |||
Chubb Ltd. | 1,092,879 | 142,828 | |
FNF Group | 806,700 | 29,816 | |
The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 375,700 | 48,285 | |
220,929 | |||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 1,163,930 | ||
HEALTH CARE - 14.7% | |||
Biotechnology - 3.5% | |||
Amgen, Inc. | 1,011,400 | 181,668 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5% | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 103,000 | 22,824 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.0% | |||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 204,000 | 16,757 | |
CVS Health Corp. | 1,297,100 | 82,223 | |
McKesson Corp. | 435,100 | 61,758 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 197,500 | 47,698 | |
208,436 | |||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.7% | |||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 3,569,475 | 72,317 | |
Johnson & Johnson | 1,515,066 | 181,232 | |
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) | 189,521 | 40,636 | |
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR | 1,419,900 | 54,340 | |
348,525 | |||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 761,453 | ||
INDUSTRIALS - 9.3% | |||
Aerospace & Defense - 4.3% | |||
General Dynamics Corp. | 316,000 | 63,740 | |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,284,030 | 160,273 | |
224,013 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.7% | |||
KAR Auction Services, Inc. | 629,900 | 33,240 | |
Electrical Equipment - 1.4% | |||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 939,000 | 71,909 | |
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1% | |||
General Electric Co. | 4,161,397 | 58,592 | |
Machinery - 1.3% | |||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 285,900 | 11,811 | |
Andritz AG | 552,000 | 27,555 | |
Snap-On, Inc. | 187,600 | 27,731 | |
67,097 | |||
Professional Services - 0.5% | |||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 872,600 | 26,326 | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 481,177 | ||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.0% | |||
Communications Equipment - 3.2% | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3,385,700 | 144,603 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 721,100 | 19,210 | |
163,813 | |||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.7% | |||
Dell Technologies, Inc. (b) | 193,000 | 15,567 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 234,300 | 21,809 | |
37,376 | |||
IT Services - 1.9% | |||
Amdocs Ltd. | 723,700 | 48,821 | |
Capgemini SA | 188,000 | 24,758 | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 377,759 | 22,688 | |
96,267 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.1% | |||
Qualcomm, Inc. | 1,025,151 | 59,582 | |
Software - 1.4% | |||
Micro Focus International PLC | 1,017,100 | 18,019 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 575,826 | 56,915 | |
74,934 | |||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.7% | |||
Apple, Inc. | 471,800 | 88,165 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 520,137 | ||
MATERIALS - 4.9% | |||
Chemicals - 2.1% | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 295,000 | 12,136 | |
DowDuPont, Inc. | 1,364,198 | 87,459 | |
Olin Corp. | 269,600 | 8,716 | |
108,311 | |||
Containers & Packaging - 2.8% | |||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 2,911,200 | 42,154 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 968,600 | 26,365 | |
WestRock Co. | 1,279,331 | 75,327 | |
143,846 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 252,157 | ||
REAL ESTATE - 3.3% | |||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.3% | |||
Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI) | 2,168,100 | 35,253 | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 96,600 | 10,255 | |
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 295,700 | 12,251 | |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 620,900 | 19,031 | |
Public Storage | 164,100 | 34,763 | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 198,500 | 19,358 | |
VEREIT, Inc. | 3,423,000 | 24,509 | |
WP Carey, Inc. | 255,400 | 17,165 | |
172,585 | |||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9% | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.9% | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4,213,900 | 200,877 | |
UTILITIES - 3.3% | |||
Electric Utilities - 3.3% | |||
Duke Energy Corp. | 345,100 | 26,628 | |
Exelon Corp. | 1,948,300 | 80,640 | |
PPL Corp. | 1,428,800 | 39,035 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 606,000 | 27,585 | |
173,888 | |||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | |||
(Cost $4,576,717) | 5,119,569 | ||
Money Market Funds - 0.9% | |||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.76% (c) | 42,839,274 | 42,848 | |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1.76% (c)(d) | 900,570 | 901 | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS | |||
(Cost $43,749) | 43,749 | ||
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.7% | |||
(Cost $4,620,466) | 5,163,318 | ||
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.3% | 17,869 | ||
NET ASSETS - 100% | $5,181,187 |
Legend
(a) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(b) Non-income producing
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
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 | $428 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund | 126 |
Total | $554 |
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of May 31, 2018, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: | ||||
Description | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
(Amounts in thousands) | ||||
Investments in Securities: | ||||
Equities: | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | $436,245 | $426,264 | $9,981 | $-- |
Consumer Staples | 501,550 | 461,219 | 40,331 | -- |
Energy | 455,570 | 455,570 | -- | -- |
Financials | 1,163,930 | 1,163,930 | -- | -- |
Health Care | 761,453 | 648,500 | 112,953 | -- |
Industrials | 481,177 | 481,177 | -- | -- |
Information Technology | 520,137 | 502,118 | 18,019 | -- |
Materials | 252,157 | 252,157 | -- | -- |
Real Estate | 172,585 | 172,585 | -- | -- |
Telecommunication Services | 200,877 | 200,877 | -- | -- |
Utilities | 173,888 | 173,888 | -- | -- |
Money Market Funds | 43,749 | 43,749 | -- | -- |
Total Investments in Securities: | $5,163,318 | $4,982,034 | $181,284 | $-- |
Other Information
Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):
United States of America | 80.7% |
United Kingdom | 6.9% |
Switzerland | 4.0% |
Canada | 2.5% |
France | 1.5% |
Ireland | 1.4% |
Netherlands | 1.0% |
Bailiwick of Guernsey | 1.0% |
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) | 1.0% |
100.0% |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) | May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Assets | ||
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $829) — See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,576,717) | $5,119,569 | |
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $43,749) | 43,749 | |
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,620,466) | $5,163,318 | |
Receivable for investments sold | 27,520 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | 292 | |
Dividends receivable | 17,230 | |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds | 82 | |
Prepaid expenses | 1 | |
Other receivables | 148 | |
Total assets | 5,208,591 | |
Liabilities | ||
Payable to custodian bank | $255 | |
Payable for investments purchased | 21,067 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 2,511 | |
Accrued management fee | 1,924 | |
Other affiliated payables | 696 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 64 | |
Collateral on securities loaned | 887 | |
Total liabilities | 27,404 | |
Net Assets | $5,181,187 | |
Net Assets consist of: | ||
Paid in capital | $4,292,262 | |
Undistributed net investment income | 27,725 | |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 318,441 | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 542,759 | |
Net Assets | $5,181,187 | |
Equity Dividend Income: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,961,947 ÷ 185,100 shares) | $26.81 | |
Class K: | ||
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($219,240 ÷ 8,178 shares) | $26.81 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | |
Investment Income | ||
Dividends | $79,487 | |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds | 554 | |
Total income | 80,041 | |
Expenses | ||
Management fee | $12,161 | |
Transfer agent fees | 3,697 | |
Accounting and security lending fees | 556 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 50 | |
Independent trustees' fees and expenses | 13 | |
Registration fees | 79 | |
Audit | 39 | |
Legal | 8 | |
Miscellaneous | 20 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 16,623 | |
Expense reductions | (213) | |
Total expenses after reductions | 16,410 | |
Net investment income (loss) | 63,631 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | 323,984 | |
Fidelity Central Funds | 3 | |
Foreign currency transactions | 69 | |
Total net realized gain (loss) | 324,056 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investment securities: | ||
Unaffiliated issuers | (462,549) | |
Fidelity Central Funds | (1) | |
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (153) | |
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (462,703) | |
Net gain (loss) | (138,647) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $(75,016) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Six months ended May 31, 2018 (Unaudited) | Year ended November 30, 2017 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||
Operations | ||
Net investment income (loss) | $63,631 | $132,091 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 324,056 | 455,867 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (462,703) | 175,691 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (75,016) | 763,649 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (66,279) | (127,695) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain | (408,560) | (223,485) |
Total distributions | (474,839) | (351,180) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) | 145,046 | (420,557) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (404,809) | (8,088) |
Net Assets | ||
Beginning of period | 5,585,996 | 5,594,084 |
End of period | $5,181,187 | $5,585,996 |
Other Information | ||
Undistributed net investment income end of period | $27,725 | $30,373 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 | $19.54 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .32 | .65 | .57 | .64 | .70B | .49 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.61) | 3.20 | 2.26 | (.95)C | 2.77 | 4.59 |
Total from investment operations | (.29) | 3.85 | 2.83 | (.31) | 3.47 | 5.08 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.35) | (.63) | (.51) | (.58) | (.63) | (.47) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.18) | (1.10) | (.83) | (.08) | – | – |
Total distributions | (2.52)D | (1.73) | (1.34) | (.67)E | (.63) | (.47) |
Net asset value, end of period | $26.81 | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 |
Total ReturnF,G | (1.21)% | 14.61% | 11.60% | (1.13)%C | 14.60% | 26.35% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .61%J | .62% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .65% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .61%J | .62% | .63% | .63% | .63% | .65% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .60%J | .61% | .62% | .62% | .63% | .63% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.30%J | 2.35% | 2.23% | 2.42% | 2.78%B | 2.24% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $4,962 | $5,351 | $5,296 | $4,819 | $5,253 | $4,993 |
Portfolio turnover rateK | 63%J | 52% | 55% | 49% | 52% | 86% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.31%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been (1.22)%.
D Total distributions of $2.52 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.345 and distributions from net realized gain of $2.176 per share.
E Total distributions of $.67 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.582 and distributions from net realized gain of $.084 per share.
F Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
H Fees and expenses of any underlying 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.
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. 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 Annualized
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund Class K
Six months ended (Unaudited) May 31, | Years endedNovember 30, | |||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Selected Per–Share Data | ||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 | $19.53 |
Income from Investment Operations | ||||||
Net investment income (loss)A | .33 | .68 | .59 | .67 | .73B | .51 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (.60) | 3.20 | 2.27 | (.96)C | 2.76 | 4.61 |
Total from investment operations | (.27) | 3.88 | 2.86 | (.29) | 3.49 | 5.12 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.36) | (.66) | (.54) | (.61) | (.65) | (.50) |
Distributions from net realized gain | (2.18) | (1.10) | (.83) | (.08) | – | – |
Total distributions | (2.54) | (1.76) | (1.37) | (.69) | (.65) | (.50) |
Net asset value, end of period | $26.81 | $29.62 | $27.50 | $26.01 | $26.99 | $24.15 |
Total ReturnD,E | (1.16)% | 14.73% | 11.72% | (1.03)%C | 14.72% | 26.57% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G | ||||||
Expenses before reductions | .51%H | .52% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .53% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .51%H | .52% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .53% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .51%H | .51% | .52% | .52% | .52% | .51% |
Net investment income (loss) | 2.40%H | 2.45% | 2.33% | 2.52% | 2.89%B | 2.35% |
Supplemental Data | ||||||
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $219 | $235 | $298 | $277 | $394 | $442 |
Portfolio turnover rateI | 63%H | 52% | 55% | 49% | 52% | 86% |
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
B Net Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.12 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.42%.
C Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been(1.12)%.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Fees and expenses of any underlying 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 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.
H Annualized
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the period ended May 31, 2018
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Equity Dividend Income 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 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.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
- Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
- Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
- Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of May 31, 2018 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 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | $786,842 |
Gross unrealized depreciation | (256,178) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $530,664 |
Tax cost | $4,632,654 |
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,700,615 and $1,936,833, respectively.
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .44% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Equity Dividend Income, except for Class K. 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 Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) | |
Equity Dividend Income | $3,645 | .14 |
Class K | 52 | .05 |
$3,697 |
(a) Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .02%.
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $41 for the period.
Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
6. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $8 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow 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. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $126. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.
8. Expense Reductions.
Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $184 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $1.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $28.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
From net investment income | ||
Equity Dividend Income | $63,367 | $121,249 |
Class K | 2,912 | 6,446 |
Total | $66,279 | $127,695 |
From net realized gain | ||
Equity Dividend Income | $391,294 | $211,696 |
Class K | 17,266 | 11,789 |
Total | $408,560 | $223,485 |
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
Shares | Shares | Dollars | Dollars | |
Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | Six months ended May 31, 2018 | Year ended November 30, 2017 | |
Equity Dividend Income | ||||
Shares sold | 11,637 | 14,616 | $326,162 | $406,124 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 15,371 | 11,480 | 425,806 | 313,561 |
Shares redeemed | (22,552) | (38,036) | (613,997) | (1,060,571) |
Net increase (decrease) | 4,456 | (11,940) | $137,971 | $(340,886) |
Class K | ||||
Shares sold | 671 | 1,803 | $18,710 | $49,981 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 728 | 668 | 20,178 | 18,235 |
Shares redeemed | (1,156) | (5,377) | (31,813) | (147,887) |
Net increase (decrease) | 243 | (2,906) | $7,075 | $(79,671) |
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.
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 (December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee 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.
Annualized Expense Ratio-A | Beginning Account Value December 1, 2017 | Ending Account Value May 31, 2018 | Expenses Paid During Period-B December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018 | |
Equity Dividend Income | .61% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $987.90 | $3.02 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,021.89 | $3.07 | |
Class K | .51% | |||
Actual | $1,000.00 | $988.40 | $2.53 | |
Hypothetical-C | $1,000.00 | $1,022.39 | $2.57 |
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
C 5% return per year before expenses
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Item 2.
Code of Ethics
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Item 3.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
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Item 4.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Item 5.
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Item 6.
Investments
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Item 7.
Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9.
Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fidelity Financial Trust’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11.
Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Financial Trust’s (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12.
Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management
Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13.
Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Financial Trust
By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
Stacie M. Smith | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | July 24, 2018 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Stacie M. Smith |
Stacie M. Smith | |
President and Treasurer | |
Date: | July 24, 2018 |
By: | /s/Howard J. Galligan III |
Howard J. Galligan III | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: | July 24, 2018 |