Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM
(fund number 1884, trading symbol FIRJX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM
(fund number 1885, trading symbol FIRKX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM
(fund number 1886, trading symbol FIRLX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM
(fund number 1887, trading symbol FIRMX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM
(fund number 1888, trading symbol FIRNX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM
(fund number 1889, trading symbol FIROX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM
(fund number 1890, trading symbol FIRPX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM
(fund number 1891, trading symbol FIRQX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM
(fund number 1892, trading symbol FIRRX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM
(fund number 1893, trading symbol FIRSX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM
(fund number 1894, trading symbol FIRUX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM
(fund number 1995, trading symbol FIRVX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM
(fund number 2009, trading symbol FIRWX)
Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM
(fund number 1996, trading symbol FIXRX)
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
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82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth. Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy to be administered through December 31 of a particular year, its horizon date. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date.
<R> The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program ® . The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation. A participating shareholder's monthly payment for a given month will consist of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for that month and, if such dividends are less than the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment, the proceeds from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares of the Income Replacement Fund required to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. </R>
Monthly payments are calculated based on a schedule of annual target payment rates determined by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers ® ). The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of the Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date. It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in the Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
A more detailed description of the Smart Payment Program is provided in "Features and Policies" below. The description includes Strategic Advisers' schedule of annual target payment rates and a series of hypothetical examples designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments for a given calendar year.
The Income Replacement Funds are not designed for the accumulation of assets prior to retirement. The Income Replacement Funds do not provide a complete solution for a shareholder's retirement income needs.
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Prospectus
Each Income Replacement Fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of an Income Replacement Fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio. Only one class of shares of each Income Replacement Fund is offered through this prospectus. In this prospectus, the term "shares" (as it relates to an Income Replacement Fund) means the one class of shares of an Income Replacement Fund offered through this prospectus.
Income Replacement 2016 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Prospectus
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2018 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2020 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2022 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2024 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2026 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2028 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2030 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2032 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2034 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
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Fund Summary - continued
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2036 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2038 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2040 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
<R>The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in each Income Replacement Fund. The information illustrates the performance of each Income Replacement Fund's shares over the past year, and compares the performance of each Income Replacement Fund's shares to the performance of a market index over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.</R>
<R>Visit www.fidelity.com for current return information.</R>
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund A </R> |
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-17.78% </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.15% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-9.84% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
6.54% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund A </R> |
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-20.09% </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.23% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-11.10% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.03% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund A </R> |
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-21.90% </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.28% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-12.11% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.28% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund A </R> |
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-23.02% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.31% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-12.77% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.46% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund A </R> |
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-24.02% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.35% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-13.28% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.58% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund A </R> |
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-24.78% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-13.72% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.61% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund A </R> |
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-25.43% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.06% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.72% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund A </R> |
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-26.06% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.37% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.84% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund A </R> |
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-26.78% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.39% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.79% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.94% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund A </R> |
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-27.66% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.40% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.15% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.00% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund A </R> |
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-28.44% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.44% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.63% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.12% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund A </R> |
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-29.46% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.46% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.16% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.28% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund A </R> |
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-29.79% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.46% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.44% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.38% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund A </R> |
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-30.02% </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.48% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.60% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.61% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> A The returns shown above are for a class of shares of the fund. </R>
<R> Average Annual Returns </R>
<R>After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.</R>
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<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-17.78% |
-11.89% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-18.94% |
-13.07% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-11.42% |
-10.63% B </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-20.09% |
-13.64% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-21.23% |
-14.83% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-12.91% |
-12.10% B </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-21.90% |
-15.09% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-22.83% |
-16.14% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.05% |
-13.22% B </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-23.02% |
-15.94% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-24.02% |
-17.00% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.77% |
-13.94% B </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-24.02% |
-16.59% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-25.05% |
-17.69% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-15.44% |
-14.51% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-24.78% |
-17.30% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-25.73% |
-18.34% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-15.78% |
-15.00% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-25.43% |
-17.79% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-26.29% |
-18.72% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.35% |
-15.42% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-26.06% |
-18.27% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-26.92% |
-19.24% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.63% |
-15.78% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund A |
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</R> |
<R> Return Before Taxes |
-26.78% |
-18.82% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-27.74% |
-19.86% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.06% |
-16.26% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund A |
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</R> |
<R> Return Before Taxes |
-27.66% |
-19.50% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-28.36% |
-20.32% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.65% |
-16.71% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund A |
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</R> |
<R> Return Before Taxes |
-28.44% |
-20.07% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-29.44% |
-21.12% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.29% |
-17.39% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% B </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund A |
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</R> |
<R> Return Before Taxes |
-29.46% |
-29.46% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.13% |
-30.13% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.96% |
-18.96% C </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% C </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-29.79% |
-29.79% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.46% |
-30.46% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.15% |
-19.15% C </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% C </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund A |
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</R> |
<R> Return Before Taxes |
-30.02% |
-30.02% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.69% |
-30.69% C </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.32% |
-19.32% C </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% C </R> |
<R> A The returns shown above are for a class of shares of the fund. </R>
<R> B From August 30, 2007 . </R>
<R> C From December 31, 2007 . </R>
<R>Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of taxable investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. The index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.</R>
<R>Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500 ® ) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.</R>
The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of an Income Replacement Fund. The acquired funds' fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during each acquired fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets of the acquired funds are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, the acquired funds' fees and expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions |
None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None |
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.54% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.54% |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.57% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.57% </R> |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.59% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.59% |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.60% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.61% </R> |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.61% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.61% |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.62% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.62% |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.63% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.63% |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.64% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.64% </R> |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.65% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.65% </R> |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.67% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.68% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.69% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.69% </R> |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.70% </R> |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.70% </R> |
A Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section because the total annual operating expenses shown above include acquired fund fees and expenses.
Each Income Replacement Fund will not incur any sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds because for any underlying fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares. However, each Income Replacement Fund may incur short-term redemption fees, if applicable, when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds.
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the Income Replacement Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you are not participating in the Smart Payment Program.
<R>Let's say, hypothetically, that each Income Replacement Fund's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and each Income Replacement Fund's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:</R>
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 55 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 173 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 302 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 677 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 58 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 183 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 318 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 714 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 60 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 189 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 329 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 738 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 62 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 195 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 340 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 762 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 62 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 195 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 340 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 762 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 63 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 199 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 346 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 774 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 64 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 202 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 351 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 786 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 65 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 205 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 357 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 798 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 66 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 208 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 362 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 810 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 69 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 218 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 379 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 847 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 69 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 218 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 379 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 847 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 70 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 221 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 384 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 859 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 72 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 224 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 390 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 871 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund * |
1 year |
$ 72 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 224 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 390 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 871 </R> |
* The expenses shown above are for a class of shares of the fund.
Prospectus
Investment Objective
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
A fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Strategic Advisers invests each Income Replacement Fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity funds: domestic and international equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). The Income Replacement Funds differ in their asset allocations among these fund types. The asset allocation strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to achieve a level of total return consistent with a payment strategy designed to be administered through a fund's horizon date.
Strategic Advisers allocates each Income Replacement Fund's assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that begins with a relatively more aggressive asset allocation and gradually shifts to a relatively more conservative asset allocation over the fund's time horizon. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date. The longer the period remaining to a fund's horizon date, the more aggressive the fund's asset allocation.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
In selecting an appropriate Income Replacement Fund, investors who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consider, among other things, the period of time over which they seek to receive monthly payments.
<R>The following table lists the underlying Fidelity funds in which each Income Replacement Fund currently may invest and each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation to each underlying Fidelity fund as of July 31, 2009. Strategic Advisers may change these percentages over time.</R>
<R> Fund Categories |
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund </R> |
<R> EQUITY FUNDS Domestic Equity Funds |
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<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund |
5.8% |
7.0% |
7.8% |
8.4% |
8.7% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
9.9% |
10.1% |
10.4% |
10.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund |
5.7% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
8.2% |
8.6% |
8.9% |
9.1% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
10.2% |
10.3% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund |
4.3% |
5.1% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
7.1% |
7.3% |
7.5% |
7.6% |
7.7% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund |
3.6% |
4.3% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Equity-Income Fund |
3.6% |
4.4% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.3% |
6.5% |
6.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund |
3.4% |
4.1% |
4.6% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.2% |
6.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.2% |
3.4% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
4.0% |
4.0% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
4.3% </R> |
<R> International Equity Funds |
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</R> |
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<R> Fidelity International Discovery Fund |
2.8% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
5.6% |
6.5% |
7.3% |
8.1% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.6% |
11.6% |
12.7% |
13.2% |
13.3% </R> |
<R> FIXED-INCOME FUNDS Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Funds |
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</R> |
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<R> Fidelity Total Bond Fund |
23.8% |
21.8% |
20.3% |
19.3% |
18.3% |
17.6% |
17.1% |
16.5% |
16.2% |
15.8% |
15.5% |
15.3% |
15.2% |
15.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Government Income Fund |
7.7% |
7.1% |
6.6% |
6.3% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.5% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.9% |
4.9% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund |
8.0% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
6.5% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.6% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% </R> |
<R> High Yield Fixed-Income Funds |
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<R> Fidelity Capital & Income Fund |
0.6% |
1.4% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Income Fund |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
3.0% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% </R> |
<R> Short-Term Funds |
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<R> Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund |
13.8% |
11.3% |
9.6% |
8.4% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.7% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio |
13.7% |
11.2% |
9.5% |
8.3% |
7.6% |
6.9% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Note: The allocation percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. </R> |
Strategic Advisers intends to manage each Income Replacement Fund according to its asset allocation strategy, and does not intend to trade actively among underlying Fidelity funds or to attempt to capture short-term market opportunities. However, Strategic Advisers may modify the asset allocation strategy for any Income Replacement Fund and modify the selection of underlying Fidelity funds for any Income Replacement Fund from time to time.
Prospectus
<R>The following chart illustrates each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation among underlying Fidelity equity, fixed-income,
and short-term funds as of July 31, 2009. The chart also illustrates how these allocations may shift over time. The Income Replacement Funds' target asset allocations may differ from this illustration.
</R>
Description of Underlying Fidelity Funds
For any underlying Fidelity fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares.
Although the underlying Fidelity funds are categorized generally as equity (domestic or international), fixed-income (investment-grade or high yield), and short-term funds, many of the underlying Fidelity funds may invest in a mix of securities of foreign and domestic issuers, investment-grade and high yield bonds, and other securities.
The following is a brief description of the underlying Fidelity funds. More detailed information about each underlying Fidelity fund is available in each fund's prospectus.
Domestic Equity Funds
<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) normally invests the fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity sector central funds that provide exposure to different sectors of the U.S. stock market. Sector central funds are specialized investment vehicles designed to be used by Fidelity funds.</R>
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund seeks capital appreciation. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode ® ) normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P 500. In buying and selling securities for the fund, Geode seeks to outperform the S&P 500 by, in general, quantitatively evaluating factors such as historical valuation, growth, profitability, and other factors.</R>
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of large capitalization United States companies. Geode normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P ® 100 Index.</R>
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Midcap ® Index or the Standard & Poor's ® MidCap 400 Index).</R>
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund seeks capital growth. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund seeks reasonable income. In pursuing this objective, the fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund seeks a yield for its shareholders that exceeds the yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing equity securities.
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 ® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index).</R>
Prospectus
Fund Basics - continued
International Equity Funds
Fidelity International Discovery Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in non-U.S. securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Government Income Fund seeks a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of principal. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund seeks real return consistent with reasonable investment risk. In seeking real return, FMR expects to allocate the fund's assets among four general investment categories: inflation-protected debt securities, floating rate loans, commodity-linked notes and related investments, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate related investments.
Fidelity Total Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
High Yield Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Capital & Income Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital growth. FMR has the flexibility to invest the fund's assets in securities of any type or quality, including defaulted securities, but expects to invest the majority of the fund's assets in debt securities and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities.
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund seeks a high level of current income. The fund may also seek capital appreciation. FMR expects to invest the fund's assets primarily in debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities, allocated among four general investment categories: high yield securities, U.S. Government and investment-grade securities, emerging market securities, and foreign developed market securities.
Short-Term Funds
Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio seeks to obtain as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity within the limitations prescribed for the fund. FMR invests the fund's assets in the highest quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, and repurchase agreements.
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Principal Investment Risks
Many factors affect each Income Replacement Fund's performance. Each Income Replacement Fund's share price changes daily based on the performance of the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The ability of each Income Replacement Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to its asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds and the ability of those funds to meet their investment objectives. If Strategic Advisers' asset allocation strategy does not work as intended, an Income Replacement Fund may not achieve its objective. If an Income Replacement Fund is unable to achieve its objective, the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy may not work as intended, which could mean that monthly payments would not keep pace with inflation. If you participate in the Smart Payment Program, your entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund will be gradually liquidated over time. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
There is additional risk for each Income Replacement Fund with respect to aggregation of holdings of underlying Fidelity funds, which may result in an Income Replacement Fund indirectly concentrating assets in a particular industry or group of industries, or in a single issuer. Such indirect concentration may have the effect of increasing the volatility of an Income Replacement Fund's returns. The Income Replacement Funds do not control the investments of the underlying Fidelity funds and any indirect concentration is a result of the underlying Fidelity funds pursuing their own investment objectives.
Each Income Replacement Fund is exposed to the risks associated with the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The following factors can significantly affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance:
<R> Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.</R>
Floating Rate Loan Trading. The value of the collateral securing a floating rate loan can decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. Floating rate loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of floating rate loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual floating rate loans. For example, if the credit quality of a floating rate loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that floating rate loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss.
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Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities, and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates. Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Commodity-linked instruments may react differently from other types of debt securities because the payment at maturity is based on the movement of all or part of the commodities index.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and securities for which an entity located in a foreign country provides credit support or a maturity-shortening structure can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development; political stability; market depth, infrastructure, and capitalization; and regulatory oversight can be less than in more developed markets. Emerging market economies can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties. All of these factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets.
Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a single industry or a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.
Companies in the financial services industries are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services industries can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry, including REITs, can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, tax and regulatory requirements, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In addition, the value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT, and REITs may not have diversified holdings. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that have expenses of their own, the fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, inflation-protected debt securities, and floating rate loans, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities) and certain types of other securities tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes.
Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short as well as long periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty. Lower-quality debt securities can be thinly traded or have restrictions on resale, making them difficult to sell at an acceptable price. The default rate for lower-quality debt securities is likely to be higher during economic recessions or periods of high interest rates.
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Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
"Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Growth" stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. As a result, "growth" stocks tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.
"Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Value" stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. However, "value" stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not ever realize their full value.
Quantitative Investing. The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security's value. In addition, factors that affect a security's value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model.
Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of relatively larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks.
Small Cap Investing. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, and financial resources.
Commodity-Linked Investing. The performance of commodity-linked notes and related investments may depend on the performance of the overall commodities markets and on other factors that affect the value of commodities, including weather, disease, political, tax, and other regulatory developments. Commodity-linked investments may be hybrid instruments that can have substantial risk of loss with respect to both principal and interest. Commodity-linked investments may be more volatile and less liquid than the underlying instruments or measures, are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, Strategic Advisers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If Strategic Advisers does so, different factors could affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated shortly after its horizon date. However, an Income Replacement Fund may be liquidated prior to its horizon date. If this happens, shareholders who are participating in the Smart Payment Program will stop receiving monthly payments and the Income Replacement Fund will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates each fund's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV. Fidelity calculates net asset value separately for each class of shares of a multiple class fund.
NAV is not calculated and a fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
The assets of each Income Replacement Fund consist primarily of shares of the underlying Fidelity funds, which are valued at their respective NAVs. A money market underlying Fidelity fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Other underlying Fidelity fund assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations, official closing prices, or on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund or if the value of a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund has been materially affected by events occurring before a fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities held by an underlying Fidelity fund is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing may be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans held by an underlying fund, when available pricing information is stale or is determined for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of an underlying fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While each Income Replacement Fund and each underlying fund (other than the money market fund) has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.
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Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of America's leading brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Fidelity is also a leader in providing tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own or through their employer.
You may buy or sell shares of a fund through a Fidelity brokerage account. If you buy or sell shares of a fund (other than by exchange) through a Fidelity brokerage account, your transactions generally involve your Fidelity brokerage core (a settlement vehicle included as part of your Fidelity brokerage account).
If you do not currently have a Fidelity brokerage account and would like to invest in a fund, you may need to complete an application. For more information about a Fidelity brokerage account, please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com, call 1-800-FIDELITY, or visit a Fidelity Investor Center (call 1-800-544-9797 for the center nearest you).
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, you may invest in an Income Replacement Fund without participating in the Smart Payment Program, and there may be other payment strategies that could be used in conjunction with the funds. You should consult with your adviser if you are considering investing in the funds using a payment strategy other than the Smart Payment Program. Not all intermediaries offer the Smart Payment Program to their customers, and an investment in an Income Replacement Fund may not be appropriate for shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
You may also buy or sell shares of the funds through a retirement account (such as an IRA or an account funded through salary deductions) or an investment professional. Retirement specialists are available at 1-800-544-4774 to answer your questions about Fidelity retirement products. If you buy or sell shares of a fund through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging shares of the fund and the account features and policies may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Fees in addition to those discussed in this prospectus may also apply. For example, you may be charged a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of a fund through a non-Fidelity broker or other investment professional.
Shareholders who hold an Income Replacement Fund within a retirement account and who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax advisers to discuss tax consequences that could result if they receive payments prior to age 591/2 or plan to use the Smart Payment Program, in whole or in part, to meet their annual minimum required distribution. In addition, use of the Smart Payment Program may be restricted in employer-sponsored plans by the terms of the governing plan documents and/or at the discretion of the plan administrator.
Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type of service available may be restricted based on criteria established by Fidelity.
The different ways to set up (register) your account with Fidelity are listed in the following table.
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Individual or Joint TenantFor your general investment needs |
RetirementFor tax-advantaged retirement savings |
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Gifts or Transfers to a Minor (UGMA, UTMA)To invest for a child's education or other future needs |
TrustFor money being invested by a trust |
Business or OrganizationFor investment needs of corporations, associations, partnerships, or other groups |
A fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to a fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in a fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of each fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, a fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of that fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
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The following transactions are exempt from the funds' excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, each fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity funds' excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity funds' Treasurer.
Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to a fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by a fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the funds' excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
Each fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the funds' excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
Each fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. Each fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the funds' policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. A fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
Each fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
As described in "Valuing Shares," each fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that each fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's NAV. Each fund's shares are sold without a sales charge.
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Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your investment is received in proper form.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to buy shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to buy shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to buy shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you buy additional shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
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<R>If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>
Shares can be bought or sold through investment professionals using an automated order placement and settlement system that guarantees payment for orders on a specified date.
Certain financial institutions that meet creditworthiness criteria established by Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than close of business on the next business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution will be liable for any losses.
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
<R> Minimums </R> |
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Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date. For example, accounts in Income Replacement 2042 Fund will not be subject to the minimum balance from 2038 to 2042.
In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Features and Policies" below for information about the automatic sale of their fund shares through the Smart Payment Program.
The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV.
<R>Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.</R>
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to sell shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to sell shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to sell shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.
<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. If you submit your request to Fidelity by mail, Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
<R>You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. </R>
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If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you sell shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you exchange shares of a fund, note the following:
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privilege in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy designed to be administered through its horizon date .
The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
Smart Payment Program. The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation.
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A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date.
Participation in the Smart Payment Program is optional. Shareholders may opt into or out of the program at any time. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program will not have their shares redeemed automatically as described below, but will receive monthly dividends, which will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, unless you designate another distribution option on your application. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Distribution Options" in the "Dividends and Capital Gains" section below.
The information that follows is a summary of how the Smart Payment Program works. For a complete description of the program, call your investment professional or call Fidelity at the appropriate number found in "General Information."
Fidelity Smart Payment Program
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Based on its quantitative analysis of historical market returns and certain other factors, Strategic Advisers has determined a schedule of annual target payment rates that is designed, but not guaranteed , to enable aggregate monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund to keep pace with inflation over its time horizon. Strategic Advisers has designed the Smart Payment Program to operate in conjunction with each fund's asset allocation strategy to produce a stream of payments that keeps pace with inflation over the fund's time horizon. Although the annual target payment rates are designed to enable aggregate monthly payments to keep pace with inflation over each fund's time horizon, monthly payments may be greater than or less than the rate of inflation in any given year. An Income Replacement Fund's annual target payment rate will increase as a fund approaches its horizon date. The following table sets forth Strategic Advisers' current schedule of annual target payment rates:
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Years to Horizon Date * |
Annual Target Payment Rate (%) |
35 |
4.75 |
34 |
4.81 |
33 |
4.87 |
32 |
4.94 |
31 |
5.01 |
30 |
5.09 |
29 |
5.18 |
28 |
5.27 |
27 |
5.38 |
26 |
5.50 |
25 |
5.63 |
24 |
5.77 |
23 |
5.93 |
22 |
6.10 |
21 |
6.30 |
20 |
6.51 |
19 |
6.75 |
18 |
7.01 |
17 |
7.31 |
16 |
7.65 |
15 |
8.03 |
14 |
8.47 |
13 |
8.98 |
12 |
9.58 |
11 |
10.29 |
10 |
11.15 |
9 |
12.20 |
8 |
13.52 |
7 |
15.23 |
6 |
17.53 |
5 |
20.74 |
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25.59 |
3 |
33.79 |
2 |
50.35 |
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100.00 |
* As of January 1 of the current calendar year.
Annual target payment rates may differ from those shown above.
The following series of hypothetical examples is designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for a given calendar year. The hypothetical examples assume that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program for the entire calendar year.
First, Fidelity will determine an annual target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by multiplying the applicable annual target payment rate by the class's NAV at the end of the previous calendar year (actual numbers will vary):
ANNUAL TARGET
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CLASS'S
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|
CLASS'S ANNUAL
|
6% |
x |
$ 50 PER SHARE |
= |
$ 3 PER SHARE |
Second, Fidelity will determine a monthly target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by dividing the class's annual target payment amount by 12 (actual numbers will vary):
CLASS'S ANNUAL
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|
|
|
CLASS'S MONTHLY
|
$ 3 PER SHARE |
÷ |
12 |
= |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
Third, Fidelity will determine the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment by multiplying the number of shares of the class the shareholder owns by the class's monthly target payment amount (actual numbers will vary):
NUMBER OF
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|
CLASS'S MONTHLY
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|
MONTHLY
|
5,000 |
x |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
= |
$ 1,250 |
The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Actual monthly payments may vary slightly due to rounding. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
Each month that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program, the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's declared dividends for that month will be compared to the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment for that month. This comparison determines the composition of the shareholder's monthly payment - that is, whether a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of shares, or, whether the entire monthly payment will come from dividends.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are less than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares needed to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. To the extent that shares are automatically sold over the course of a calendar year, the monthly target payment amount will be adjusted upward so that the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payments for that calendar year will remain the same. The following hypothetical example illustrates this scenario (actual numbers will vary):
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|
MONTH 1 |
MONTH 2 |
|
NUMBER OF CLASS SHARES HELD |
5,000 |
4,990 |
x |
CLASS'S MONTHLY TARGET PAYMENT AMOUNT |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
$ 0.2505 PER SHARE |
= |
MONTHLY PAYMENT |
$ 1,250 |
$ 1,250 |
|
AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS |
$ 750 |
|
|
DIFFERENCE |
-$ 500 |
|
|
PROCEEDS FROM AUTOMATIC SALE OF CLASS SHARES |
$ 500 |
|
÷ |
CLASS'S NAV |
$ 50 |
|
= |
NUMBER OF CLASS SHARES AUTOMATICALLY SOLD |
10 |
|
It is expected that the redemption of an Income Replacement Fund's shares generally will be required to pay shareholders' monthly payments.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are equal to or greater than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then the entire monthly payment will come from dividends. Any dividends in excess of the monthly payment will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the Income Replacement Fund. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic reinvestment (purchase) of their shares for this purpose.
You should note the following regarding the automatic sale of shares through the Smart Payment Program:
Your monthly payments will be paid in cash.
An Income Replacement Fund's capital gain distributions are not counted toward the monthly payment and instead are automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund for shareholders enrolled in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in an Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
The monthly target payment amount may change slightly over the course of a calendar year (as the hypothetical example above illustrates). However, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date, when the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund.
Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments because the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments is based on both the monthly target payment amount and the number of shares held.
The following features may also be available to buy shares of the funds or to move money to and from your account. Please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information. A shareholder who elects to participate in the Smart Payment Program may not want to set up an automatic investment, withdrawal, or exchange program because such programs may interfere with the Smart Payment Program.
Electronic Funds Transfer: electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
- Make periodic (automatic) purchases of Fidelity fund shares or payments to your Fidelity brokerage account. |
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Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system
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Automatic Transactions: periodic (automatic) transactions
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Shareholder Information - continued
The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed to households, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
<R>Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available at Fidelity's web site. To participate in Fidelity's electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's web site for more information.</R>
<R>You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions. Additional documentation may be required from corporations, associations, and certain fiduciaries.</R>
You may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
<R>If your fund balance falls below $1,000 worth of shares, for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may sell all of your shares and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV on the day Fidelity closes your fund position. Certain fund positions are not subject to these balance requirements and will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance. Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date.</R>
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
Each Income Replacement Fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each Income Replacement Fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Each Income Replacement Fund normally pays dividends monthly and pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Features and Policies" above for information about how their distributions are handled through the Smart Payment Program.
The following distribution options are available only to shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program (including shareholders who suspend their participation in the Smart Payment Program for a period of time).
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The distribution options are available for each fund.
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, or paid in cash.
If the distribution option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current distribution option, visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
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As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from each fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of each fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. A percentage of certain distributions of dividends may qualify for taxation at long-term capital gains rates (provided certain holding period requirements are met).
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option.
Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including automatic sales of shares through the Smart Payment Program and exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in a fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax adviser to discuss additional tax consequences that could result from participation in the Smart Payment Program.
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Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
Strategic Advisers is each Income Replacement Fund's investment manager. The address of Strategic Advisers and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
FMR, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers, is each underlying Fidelity fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) manager. Strategic Advisers is Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's manager.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, Strategic Advisers had approximately $145.2 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, Strategic Advisers administers the asset allocation program for each Income Replacement Fund.
Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund.
<R>As the manager for the underlying Fidelity funds (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund), FMR is responsible for choosing each fund's (except Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund's and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) investments and handling each fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) business affairs. Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's business affairs.</R>
<R>Geode, at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser for Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund (underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds). Geode chooses the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments, and places orders to buy and sell the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments.</R>
<R>As of February 27, 2009, Geode had approximately $43.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>Andrew Dierdorf is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since June 2009. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Dierdorf has worked as a portfolio manager. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2004, Mr. Dierdorf worked for CIGNA, where he held various actuarial and investment positions.</R>
Jonathan Shelon is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since each fund's inception. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Shelon was a quantitative consultant at Callan Associates, Inc.
<R>The statement of additional information (SAI) provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Messrs. Dierdorf and Shelon.</R>
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Each Income Replacement Fund does not pay a management fee to Strategic Advisers.
Strategic Advisers receives no fee for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund and pays the expenses of each Income Replacement Fund with limited exceptions.
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract for each fund is available in the funds' annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the funds' semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 31.72% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares were held by an FMR affiliate.</R>
Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes each fund's shares.
Intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for providing recordkeeping and administrative services, as well as other retirement plan expenses, and compensation for services intended to result in the sale of fund shares. These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
Each Income Replacement Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its resources from any other source to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Income Replacement Fund shares and/or shareholder support services. Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, service-providers, and administrators, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each Income Replacement Fund has authorized such payments for shares of each fund. Please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
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If payments made by Strategic Advisers or FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of a class's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
From time to time, FDC may offer special promotional programs to investors who purchase shares of Fidelity funds. For example, FDC may offer merchandise, discounts, vouchers, or similar items to investors who purchase shares of certain Fidelity funds during certain periods. To determine if you qualify for any such programs, contact Fidelity or visit our web site at www.fidelity.com.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
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The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the financial history of each fund's shares for the period of the fund's operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a fund. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares of a fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.77 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.231 |
1.356 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(3.692 ) |
(2.217 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.461 ) |
(.861 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.239) |
(1.229) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.440 ) |
(.140 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.679 ) |
(1.369 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 43.63 |
$ 47.77 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(4.82)% |
(1.81)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.97% |
3.00% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 4,733 |
$ 4,880 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
54% |
56% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.46 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.202 |
1.280 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.138 ) |
(2.469 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.936 ) |
(1.189 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.224) |
(1.221) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.130 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.704 ) |
(1.351 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.82 |
$ 47.46 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(5.81)% |
(2.48)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.94% |
2.85% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 3,435 |
$ 5,167 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
51% |
46% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.12 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.125 |
1.190 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.464 ) |
(2.677 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.339 ) |
(1.487 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.131) |
(1.223) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.360 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.491 ) |
(1.393 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.29 |
$ 47.12 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(6.76)% |
(3.10)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.86% |
2.67% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,624 |
$ 1,233 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
60% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.06 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.144 |
1.190 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.752 ) |
(2.836 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.608 ) |
(1.646 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.162) |
(1.124) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.420 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.582 ) |
(1.294 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.87 |
$ 47.06 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(7.30)% |
(3.41)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.87% |
2.66% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 2,353 |
$ 4,666 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
22% |
32% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.98 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.118 |
1.166 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.011 ) |
(2.868 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.893 ) |
(1.702 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.117) |
(1.148) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.597 ) |
(1.318 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.49 |
$ 46.98 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(7.87)% |
(3.53)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.87% |
2.60% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 749 |
$ 714 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
64% |
41% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.77 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.138 |
1.168 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.190 ) |
(3.079 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.052 ) |
(1.911 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.128) |
(1.139) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.620 ) |
(.180 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.748 ) |
(1.319 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.97 |
$ 46.77 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(8.34)% |
(3.96)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.95% |
2.61% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 357 |
$ 783 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
26% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.82 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.087 |
1.067 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.330 ) |
(3.072 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.243 ) |
(2.005 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.077) |
(1.015) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.330 ) |
(.160 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.407 ) |
(1.175 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.17 |
$ 46.82 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(8.69)% |
(4.14)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.85% |
2.40% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 5,641 |
$ 6,068 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
33% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.61 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.101 |
1.117 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.429 ) |
(3.209 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.328 ) |
(2.092 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.102) |
(1.108) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.490 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.592 ) |
(1.298 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.69 |
$ 46.61 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(8.99)% |
(4.33)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.82% |
2.51% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 303 |
$ 653 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.53 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.014 |
1.122 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.557 ) |
(3.310 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.543 ) |
(2.188 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.057) |
(1.092) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.710 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.767 ) |
(1.282 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.22 |
$ 46.53 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(9.43)% |
(4.53)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.68% |
2.52% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,285 |
$ 731 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
82% |
23% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
.988 |
1.090 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.729 ) |
(3.425 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.741 ) |
(2.335 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.989) |
(1.065) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.390 ) |
(.200 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.379 ) |
(1.265 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.28 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(9.98)% |
(4.83)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.71% |
2.44% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,628 |
$ 552 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
46% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.034 |
1.043 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.126 ) |
(3.445 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.092 ) |
(2.402 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.038) |
(1.008) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.570 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.608 ) |
(1.198 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 39.70 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(10.48)% |
(4.96)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.78% |
2.33% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 632 |
$ 986 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
39% |
44% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.27 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
.965 |
.502 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.112 ) |
(4.795 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.147 ) |
(4.293 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.963) |
(.437) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.163 ) |
(.437 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.96 |
$ 45.27 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.02)% |
(8.61)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.69% |
1.84% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,165 |
$ 1,122 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
41% |
13% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.23 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.015 |
.504 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.231 ) |
(4.810 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.216 ) |
(4.306 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.974) |
(.464) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.210 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.184 ) |
(.464 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.23 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.19)% |
(8.64)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.85% |
1.85% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 384 |
$ 598 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
50% |
4% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.20 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
.900 |
.496 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.114 ) |
(4.840 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.214 ) |
(4.344 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.956) |
(.456) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.156 ) |
(.456 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.20 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.18)% |
(8.72)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.57% |
1.82% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,395 |
$ 969 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
37% |
8% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Notes
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Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund
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Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund
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Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund
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Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual report is supplied with this SAI.
<R>To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus or SAI, dated October 9, 2009, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.</R>
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Special Considerations Regarding Canada |
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Special Considerations Regarding Europe |
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Special Considerations Regarding Japan |
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Special Considerations Regarding Asia Pacific Region (ex Japan) |
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Special Considerations Regarding Latin America |
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Special Considerations Regarding Emerging Markets |
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Special Considerations Regarding Russia |
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<R>Special Considerations Regarding the Middle East and Africa |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Adviser |
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Management Contracts |
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Proxy Voting Guidelines |
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Distribution Services |
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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements |
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Description of the Trust |
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Financial Statements |
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Fund Holdings Information |
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Appendix |
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of an Income Replacement Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Income Replacement Fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Income Replacement Fund's investment policies and limitations.
An Income Replacement Fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
The following are each fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.
Diversification
For each fund:
The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
Senior Securities
For each fund:
The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Borrowing
For each fund:
The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.
Underwriting
For each fund:
The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
Concentration
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry (provided that investments in other investment companies shall not be considered an investment in any particular industry for purposes of this investment limitation).
Real Estate
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).
Commodities
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
Loans
For each fund:
The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Short Sales
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
Margin Purchases
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
Borrowing
For each fund:
The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).
Illiquid Securities
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
For purposes of each fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Loans
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)
In addition to each fund's fundamental and non-fundamental limitations discussed above:
For a fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see the section entitled "Futures, Options, and Swaps" on page <Click Here>.
Notwithstanding the foregoing investment limitations, the underlying Fidelity funds in which the Income Replacement Funds may invest have adopted certain investment limitations that may be more or less restrictive than those listed above, thereby permitting an Income Replacement Fund to engage indirectly in investment strategies that are prohibited under the investment limitations listed above. The investment limitations of each underlying Fidelity fund are set forth in its SAI.
In accordance with each Income Replacement Fund's investment program as set forth in the prospectus, an Income Replacement Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in any one underlying Fidelity fund. While each Income Replacement Fund does not intend to concentrate its investments in a particular industry, an Income Replacement Fund may indirectly concentrate in a particular industry or group of industries through its investments in one or more underlying Fidelity funds. Each of the underlying Fidelity funds (other than Fidelity ® Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio) will not concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in any one industry. As described in the prospectus, Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry.
Investment Practices of the Income Replacement Funds
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an Income Replacement Fund may invest, strategies Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers ® ) may employ in pursuit of an Income Replacement Fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. Strategic Advisers may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help an Income Replacement Fund achieve its goal.
Borrowing. Each Income Replacement Fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, some are based on indices of securities prices, such as the Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500 ® ), and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid market is available.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>The above limitations on the Income Replacement Funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>The above limitations on the Income Replacement Funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Swap Agreements. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR, on behalf of Strategic Advisers, determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's ® Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR.
Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The Income Replacement Funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR on behalf of Strategic Advisers.
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The Income Replacement Funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR on behalf of Strategic Advisers. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS LLC). FBS LLC is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by Strategic Advisers to be in good standing and when, in Strategic Advisers' judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. For purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations, Strategic Advisers may rely on FMR's or its affiliates' evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.
Temporary Defensive Policies. Each Income Replacement Fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio for temporary, defensive purposes.
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Investment Practices of the Underlying Fidelity Funds
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an underlying Fidelity fund may invest, strategies FMR or Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode ® ), as applicable, may employ in pursuit of an underlying Fidelity fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR or Geode, as applicable, may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help an underlying Fidelity fund achieve its goal.
Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the SEC, the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
Borrowing. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Common Stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
Convertible Securities are bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a fund is called for redemption or conversion, the fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.
Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at prices above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.
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<R> Countries and Markets Not Considered to Be Emerging. For purposes of Strategic Income and Total Bond, as of December 31, 2008 and August 31, 2009, respectively, the following countries and markets are not considered to be emerging: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</R>
Country or Geographic Region. FMR considers a number of factors to determine whether an investment is tied economically to a particular country or region including: whether the investment is issued or guaranteed by a particular government or any of its agencies, political subdivisions, or instrumentalities; whether the investment has its primary trading market in a particular country or region; whether the issuer is organized under the laws of, derives at least 50% of its revenues from, or has at least 50% of its assets in a particular country or region; whether the investment is included in an index representative of a particular country or region; and whether the investment is exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of a particular country or region.
Debt Securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay interest but are sold at a deep discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, and mortgage and other asset-backed securities.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Domestic and Foreign Investments (money market fund only) include U.S. dollar-denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks and their branches located outside of the United States, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks. Domestic and foreign investments may also include U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. or foreign issuers, including U.S. and foreign corporations or other business organizations, foreign governments, foreign government agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions, including savings and loan institutions, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, and real estate investment trusts, as well as banks.
The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may not be obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, and may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by governmental regulation. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on these obligations may also be affected by governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally referred to as sovereign risk) or by war or civil conflict. In addition, settlement of trades may occur outside of the United States and evidence of ownership of portfolio securities may be held outside of the United States. Accordingly, a fund may be subject to the risks associated with the settlement of trades and the holding of such property overseas. Various provisions of federal law governing the establishment and operation of U.S. branches do not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks.
Obligations of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation, as well as by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office.
Obligations of foreign issuers involve certain additional risks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding taxes, seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment. Additionally, there may be less public information available about foreign entities. Foreign issuers may be subject to less governmental regulation and supervision than U.S. issuers. Foreign issuers also generally are not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers.
<R> Exchange Traded Funds are shares of other investment companies which are traded on an exchange, but whose underlying assets are stocks selected to track a particular index. Therefore, an exchange traded fund (ETF) can track the performance of an index in much the same way as a traditional indexed mutual fund. However, unlike many traditional investment companies, which are only bought and sold at closing net asset values, ETFs are tradable in the secondary market on an intra-day basis. Shares of an ETF are only redeemable in large blocks (typically, 50,000 shares) called "creation units" by persons other than a fund, and are redeemed principally in-kind at each day's next calculated NAV.</R>
<R>ETFs, like other investment companies, typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by a fund. A fund's purchase of ETFs results in the layering of expenses, such that the fund would indirectly bear a proportionate share of any ETF's operating expenses. Further, while traditional investment companies are continuously offered at NAV, ETFs are traded in the secondary market ( e.g., on a stock exchange) at prices above or below the value of their underlying portfolios.</R>
<R>Some of the risks of investing in an ETF are similar to those of investing in an indexed mutual fund, including tracking error risk (the risk of errors in matching the ETF's underlying assets to the index); and the risk that because an ETF is not actively managed, it cannot sell poorly performing stocks as long as they are represented in the index. Other ETF risks include the risk that ETFs may trade in the secondary market at a discount from their NAV and the risk that the ETFs may not be liquid.</R>
Exposure to Foreign Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that FMR or Geode will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.
It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for foreign securities will be on an exchange or in OTC markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign subcustodian. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.
Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. Adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated. Regulatory enforcement may be influenced by economic or political concerns, and investors may have difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries.
Some foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to such transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions.
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.
Floating Rate Loans and Other Debt Securities. Floating rate loans consist generally of obligations of companies or other entities (collectively, "borrowers") incurred for the purpose of reorganizing the assets and liabilities of a borrower (recapitalization); acquiring another company (acquisition); taking over control of a company (leveraged buyout); temporary financing (bridge loan); or refinancings, internal growth, or other general business purposes. Floating rate loans are often obligations of borrowers who are highly leveraged.
Floating rate loans may be structured to include both term loans, which are generally fully funded at the time of the making of the loan, and revolving credit facilities, which would require additional investments upon the borrower's demand. A revolving credit facility may require a purchaser to increase its investment in a floating rate loan at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.
Floating rate loans may be acquired by direct investment as a lender, as a participation interest (which represents a fractional interest in a floating rate loan) issued by a lender or other financial institution, or as an assignment of the portion of a floating rate loan previously attributable to a different lender.
A floating rate loan offered as part of the original lending syndicate typically is purchased at par value. As part of the original lending syndicate, a purchaser generally earns a yield equal to the stated interest rate. In addition, members of the original syndicate typically are paid a commitment fee. In secondary market trading, floating rate loans may be purchased or sold above, at, or below par, which can result in a yield that is below, equal to, or above the stated interest rate, respectively. At certain times when reduced opportunities exist for investing in new syndicated floating rate loans, floating rate loans may be available only through the secondary market. There can be no assurance that an adequate supply of floating rate loans will be available for purchase.
Historically, floating rate loans have not been registered with the SEC or any state securities commission or listed on any securities exchange. As a result, the amount of public information available about a specific floating rate loan historically has been less extensive than if the floating rate loan were registered or exchange-traded.
Purchasers of floating rate loans and other forms of debt securities depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the security may be adversely affected. Floating rate loans and other debt securities that are fully secured provide more protections than unsecured securities in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Some floating rate loans and other debt securities are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In connection with the restructuring of a floating rate loan or other debt security outside of bankruptcy court in a negotiated work-out or in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, equity securities or junior debt securities may be received in exchange for all or a portion of an interest in the security.
From time to time FMR and its affiliates may borrow money from various banks in connection with their business activities. These banks also may sell floating rate loans to a Fidelity fund or acquire floating rate loans from a Fidelity fund, or may be intermediate participants with respect to floating rate loans owned by a Fidelity fund. These banks also may act as agents for floating rate loans that a Fidelity fund owns.
The following paragraphs pertain to floating rate loans: Agents, Participation Interests, Collateral, Floating Interest Rates, Maturity, Floating Rate Loan Trading, Supply of Floating Rate Loans, Restrictive Covenants, Fees, and Other Types of Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Agents. Floating rate loans typically are originated, negotiated, and structured by a bank, insurance company, finance company, or other financial institution (the "agent") for a lending syndicate of financial institutions. The borrower and the lender or lending syndicate enter into a loan agreement. In addition, an institution (typically, but not always, the agent) holds any collateral on behalf of the lenders.
In a typical floating rate loan, the agent administers the terms of the loan agreement and is responsible for the collection of principal and interest and fee payments from the borrower and the apportionment of these payments to all lenders that are parties to the loan agreement. Purchasers will rely on the agent to use appropriate creditor remedies against the borrower. Typically, under loan agreements, the agent is given broad discretion in monitoring the borrower's performance and is obligated to use the same care it would use in the management of its own property. Upon an event of default, the agent typically will enforce the loan agreement after instruction from the lenders. The borrower compensates the agent for these services. This compensation may include special fees paid on structuring and funding the floating rate loan and other fees paid on a continuing basis. The typical practice of an agent or a lender in relying exclusively or primarily on reports from the borrower may involve a risk of fraud by the borrower.
If an agent becomes insolvent, or has a receiver, conservator, or similar official appointed for it by the appropriate bank or other regulatory authority, or becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding, the agent's appointment may be terminated, and a successor agent would be appointed. If an appropriate regulator or court determines that assets held by the agent for the benefit of the purchasers of floating rate loans are subject to the claims of the agent's general or secured creditors, the purchasers might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a floating rate loan or suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. Furthermore, in the event of the borrower's bankruptcy or insolvency, the borrower's obligation to repay a floating rate loan may be subject to certain defenses that the borrower can assert as a result of improper conduct by the agent.
Participation Interests. Purchasers of participation interests do not have any direct contractual relationship with the borrower. Purchasers rely on the lender who sold the participation interest not only for the enforcement of the purchaser's rights against the borrower but also for the receipt and processing of payments due under the floating rate loan.
Purchasers of participation interests may be subject to delays, expenses, and risks that are greater than those that would be involved if the purchaser could enforce its rights directly against the borrower. In addition, under the terms of a participation interest, the purchaser may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediate participant (rather than of the borrower), so that the purchaser also may be subject to the risk that the intermediate participant could become insolvent. The agreement between the purchaser and lender who sold the participation interest may also limit the rights of the purchaser to vote on changes that may be made to the loan agreement, such as waiving a breach of a covenant.
Each fund limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry (see each fund's investment limitations). For purposes of these limitations, a fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of participation interests where a bank or other lending institution serves as intermediate participant between a fund and the borrower, if the participation interest does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating an intermediate participant as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single intermediate participant, or a group of intermediate participants engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.
Collateral. Most floating rate loans are secured by specific collateral of the borrower and are senior to most other securities of the borrower. The collateral typically has a market value, at the time the floating rate loan is made, that equals or exceeds the principal amount of the floating rate loan. The value of the collateral may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value.
Floating rate loan collateral may consist of various types of assets or interests. Collateral may include working capital assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory; tangible or intangible assets; or assets or other types of guarantees of affiliates of the borrower. Inventory is the goods a company has in stock, including finished goods, goods in the process of being manufactured, and the supplies used in the process of manufacturing. Accounts receivable are the monies due to a company for merchandise or securities that it has sold, or for the services it has provided. Tangible fixed assets include real property, buildings, and equipment. Intangible assets include trademarks, copyrights and patent rights, and securities of subsidiaries or affiliates.
Generally, floating rate loans are secured unless (i) the purchaser's security interest in the collateral is invalidated for any reason by a court, or (ii) the collateral is fully released with the consent of the agent bank and lenders or under the terms of a loan agreement as the creditworthiness of the borrower improves. Collateral impairment is the risk that the value of the collateral for a floating rate loan will be insufficient in the event that a borrower defaults. Although the terms of a floating rate loan generally require that the collateral at issuance have a value at least equal to 100% of the amount of such floating rate loan, the value of the collateral may decline subsequent to the purchase of a floating rate loan. In most loan agreements there is no formal requirement to pledge additional collateral. There is no guarantee that the sale of collateral would allow a borrower to meet its obligations should the borrower be unable to repay principal or pay interest or that the collateral could be sold quickly or easily.
In addition, most borrowers pay their debts from the cash flow they generate. If the borrower's cash flow is insufficient to pay its debts as they come due, the borrower may seek to restructure its debts rather than sell collateral. Borrowers may try to restructure their debts by filing for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws or negotiating a work-out. If a borrower becomes involved in bankruptcy proceedings, access to the collateral may be limited by bankruptcy and other laws. In the event that a court decides that access to the collateral is limited or void, it is unlikely that purchasers could recover the full amount of the principal and interest due.
There may be temporary periods when the principal asset held by a borrower is the stock of a related company, which may not legally be pledged to secure a floating rate loan. On occasions when such stock cannot be pledged, the floating rate loan will be temporarily unsecured until the stock can be pledged or is exchanged for, or replaced by, other assets.
Some floating rate loans are unsecured. If the borrower defaults on an unsecured floating rate loan, there is no specific collateral on which the purchaser can foreclose.
Floating Interest Rates. The rate of interest payable on floating rate loans is the sum of a base lending rate plus a specified spread. Base lending rates are generally the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), the Certificate of Deposit ("CD") Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Federal Funds Rate, or another base lending rate used by commercial lenders. A borrower usually has the right to select the base lending rate and to change the base lending rate at specified intervals. The applicable spread may be fixed at time of issuance or may adjust upward or downward to reflect changes in credit quality of the borrower.
The interest rate on LIBOR-based and CD Rate-based floating rate loans is reset periodically at intervals ranging from 30 to 180 days, while the interest rate on Prime Rate- or Federal Funds Rate-based floating rate loans floats daily as those rates change. Investment in floating rate loans with longer interest rate reset periods can increase fluctuations in the floating rate loans' values when interest rates change.
The yield on a floating rate loan will primarily depend on the terms of the underlying floating rate loan and the base lending rate chosen by the borrower. The relationship between LIBOR, the CD Rate, the Prime Rate, and the Federal Funds Rate will vary as market conditions change.
Maturity. Floating rate loans typically will have a stated term of five to nine years. However, because floating rate loans are frequently prepaid, their average maturity is expected to be two to three years. The degree to which borrowers prepay floating rate loans, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, may be affected by general business conditions, the borrower's financial condition, and competitive conditions among lenders. Prepayments cannot be predicted with accuracy. Prepayments of principal to the purchaser of a floating rate loan may result in the principal's being reinvested in floating rate loans with lower yields.
Floating Rate Loan Trading. Floating rate loans are generally subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans are not currently listed on any securities exchange or automatic quotation system. As a result, no active market may exist for some floating rate loans, and to the extent a secondary market exists for other floating rate loans, such market may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods.
Supply of Floating Rate Loans. The supply of floating rate loans may be limited from time to time due to a lack of sellers in the market for existing floating rate loans or the number of new floating rate loans currently being issued. As a result, the floating rate loans available for purchase may be lower quality or higher priced.
Restrictive Covenants. A borrower must comply with various restrictive covenants contained in the loan agreement. In addition to requiring the scheduled payment of interest and principal, these covenants may include restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to stockholders, provisions requiring the borrower to maintain specific financial ratios, and limits on total debt. The loan agreement may also contain a covenant requiring the borrower to prepay the floating rate loan with any free cash flow. A breach of a covenant that is not waived by the agent (or by the lenders directly) is normally an event of default, which provides the agent or the lenders the right to call the outstanding floating rate loan.
Fees. Purchasers of floating rate loans may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, commissions, and prepayment penalty fees. When a purchaser buys a floating rate loan, it may receive a facility fee; and when it sells a floating rate loan, it may pay a facility fee. A purchaser may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan or a prepayment penalty fee on the prepayment of a floating rate loan. A purchaser may also receive other fees, including covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.
Other Types of Floating Rate Debt Securities. Floating rate debt securities include other forms of indebtedness of borrowers such as notes and bonds, securities with fixed rate interest payments in conjunction with a right to receive floating rate interest payments, and shares of other investment companies. These instruments are generally subject to the same risks as floating rate loans but are often more widely issued and traded.
Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund (other than a money market fund) may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.
The following discussion summarizes the principal currency management strategies involving forward contracts that could be used by a fund. A fund may also use swap agreements, indexed securities, and options and futures contracts relating to foreign currencies for the same purposes.
A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect a fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the date a security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used by a fund in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected by FMR or Geode.
A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in foreign currency. For example, if a fund owned securities denominated in pounds sterling, it could enter into a forward contract to sell pounds sterling in return for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the pound's value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge," would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. A fund could also hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the pound sterling. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated.
A fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another. This may include shifting exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that is purchased, much as if a fund had sold a security denominated in one currency and purchased an equivalent security denominated in another. A fund may cross-hedge its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of the major currencies in its benchmark index and/or to cover an underweight country or region exposure in its portfolio. Cross-hedges protect against losses resulting from a decline in the hedged currency, but will cause a fund to assume the risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's or Geode's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as FMR or Geode anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when FMR or Geode had hedged a fund by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If FMR or Geode hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if FMR or Geode increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. There is no assurance that FMR's or Geode's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.
Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.
Foreign Repurchase Agreements. Foreign repurchase agreements involve an agreement to purchase a foreign security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Unlike typical U.S. repurchase agreements, foreign repurchase agreements may not be fully collateralized at all times. The value of a security purchased by a fund may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to repurchase the security. In the event of default by the counterparty, the fund may suffer a loss if the value of the security purchased is less than the agreed-upon repurchase price, or if the fund is unable to successfully assert a claim to the collateral under foreign laws. As a result, foreign repurchase agreements may involve higher credit risks than repurchase agreements in U.S. markets, as well as risks associated with currency fluctuations. In addition, as with other emerging market investments, repurchase agreements with counterparties located in emerging markets or relating to emerging markets may involve issuers or counterparties with lower credit ratings than typical U.S. repurchase agreements.
Funds' Rights as Investors. The funds do not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however, may exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors, shareholders of a company, and holders of other securities of the company when FMR or Geode determines that such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. FMR or Geode will monitor such activities with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The funds' proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, or commodities or commodities indices, some are based on indices of securities prices, such as the S&P 500, and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid market is available.
Futures may be based on foreign indexes such as the Compagnie des Agents de Change 40 Index (CAC 40) in France, the Deutscher Aktienindex (DAX 30) in Germany, the Financial Times Stock Exchange Eurotop 100 Index (FTSE Eurotop 100) in Europe, the IBEX 35 Index (IBEX 35) in Spain, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100) in the United Kingdom, the Australian Stock Exchange All Ordinaries Index (ASX All Ordinaries) in Australia, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, and the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225), the Nikkei Stock Index 300 (Nikkei 300), and the Tokyo Stock Exchange Stock Price Index (TOPIX) in Japan.
Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as an FCM, when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's NAV. The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
Although futures exchanges generally operate similarly in the United States and abroad, foreign futures exchanges may follow trading, settlement, and margin procedures that are different from those for U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts traded outside the United States may involve greater risk of loss than U.S.-traded contracts, including potentially greater risk of losses due to insolvency of a futures broker, exchange member, or other party that may owe initial or variation margin to a fund. Because initial and variation margin payments may be measured in foreign currency, a futures contract traded outside the United States may also involve the risk of foreign currency fluctuation.
<R>Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>Capital & Income will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."
Government Income limits its futures investments to futures contracts relating to U.S. Government securities.
<R>Geode intends to follow certain limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
<R>Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>Capital & Income will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>Government Income limits its options investments to options contracts relating to U.S. Government securities.</R>
<R>Geode intends to follow certain limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
<R> Swap Agreements (except Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index). Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.</R>
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for the total return of a security or index), asset swaps (where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap) and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which the fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. The fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the CEA and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
<R> Swap Agreements: (Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index only). Under a typical equity swap agreement, a counterparty such as a bank or broker-dealer agrees to pay the fund a return equal to the dividend payments and increase in value, if any, of an index or group of stocks, or of a stock, and the fund agrees in return to pay a fixed or floating rate of interest, plus any declines in value of the index. Swap agreements can also have features providing for maximum or minimum exposure to a designated index. In order to hedge its exposure effectively, the funds would generally have to own other assets returning approximately the same amount as the interest rate payable by the fund under the swap agreement.</R>
Swap agreements allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset, or basket of assets. The most significant factor in the performance of swap agreements is the change in value of the specific index, security or currency, or other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund and impairing the fund's correlation with its applicable index. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another more creditworthy party.
<R>Geode also intends to follow certain other limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R> Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of each fund's (except Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return) investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees and FMR, Geode manages Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return to comply with certain restrictions on illiquid investments and, through reports from FMR and/or Geode, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees and Strategic Advisers, Geode manages Large Cap Core Enhanced Index to comply with certain restrictions on illiquid investments and, through reports from Strategic Advisers and/or Geode, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).</R>
Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indices, commodities indices, currencies, precious metals or other commodities, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
<R>Indexed securities include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of the Russell 1000 ® Growth Index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the S&P 500, the Russell Midcap ® Index, the Russell 2000 ® Index, the MSCI ® EAFE ® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), or comparable stock indices. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the indexes as accurately as direct investments in the indexes.</R>
Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.
Inflation-protected securities, for example, can be indexed to a measure of inflation, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Commodity-indexed securities, for example, can be indexed to a commodities index such as the Dow Jones A&G Commodity Index.
Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Currency-indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument, or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase, resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign currencies relative to each other.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security, currency, commodity, or other instrument or measure to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments or measures. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, the U.S. Treasury, and certain other U.S. Government agencies. In calculating a fund's dividends, index-based adjustments may be considered income.
<R> In addition, for Series 100 Index, indexed securities include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of the Standard & Poor's 100 SM Index (S&P 100 ® ) or comparable stock indices. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the S&P 100 as accurately as direct investments in the S&P 100.</R>
<R> Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates (which includes Strategic Advisers). A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.</R>
<R> Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR or Geode.</R>
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to lenders or lending syndicates (loans and loan participations), to suppliers of goods or services (trade claims or other receivables), or to other parties. Direct debt instruments involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to the purchaser in the event of fraud or misrepresentation, or there may be a requirement that a fund supply additional cash to a borrower on demand.
Purchasers of loans and other forms of direct indebtedness depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the instrument may be adversely affected. Loans that are fully secured provide more protections than an unsecured loan in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral could be liquidated. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Direct indebtedness of developing countries also involves a risk that the governmental entities responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay interest and repay principal when due.
Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, the purchaser could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a purchaser could be held liable as a co-lender. Direct debt instruments may also involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other intermediary.
A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, the purchaser has direct recourse against the borrower, the purchaser may have to rely on the agent to apply appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. If assets held by the agent for the benefit of a purchaser were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent's general creditors, the purchaser might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on the loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal or interest.
Direct indebtedness may include letters of credit, revolving credit facilities, or other standby financing commitments that obligate purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a purchaser to increase its investment in a borrower at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.
Each fund limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry (see each fund's investment limitations). For purposes of these limitations, a fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of loan participations where a bank or other lending institution serves as financial intermediary between a fund and the borrower, if the participation does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating a financial intermediary as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single financial intermediary, or a group of intermediaries engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.
Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.
Because the risk of default is higher for lower-quality debt securities, FMR's research and credit analysis are an especially important part of managing securities of this type. FMR will attempt to identify those issuers of high-yielding securities whose financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is expected to improve in the future. FMR's analysis focuses on relative values based on such factors as interest or dividend coverage, asset coverage, earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial strength of the issuer.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the fund.
Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.
To earn additional income for a fund, FMR may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased turnover of the fund's portfolio which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.
Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.
Preferred Securities represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred securities and common stock.
Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.
Real Estate Investment Trusts. Equity real estate investment trusts own real estate properties, while mortgage real estate investment trusts make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment. Both types of trusts are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
<R> Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR or, for Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return, by Geode or, under certain circumstances, for Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return, by FMR or an FMR affiliate, for Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, by Strategic Advisers or a Strategic Advisers affiliate.</R>
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
<R> Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR or, for Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return, by Geode or, under certain circumstances, for Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return by FMR or an FMR affiliate, or, for Large Cap Core Enhanced Index by Strategic Advisers or a Strategic Advisers affiliate. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.</R>
<R> Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including FBS LLC. FBS LLC is a member of the NYSE and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC. Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return will not lend securities to Geode or its affiliates.</R>
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR and/or Strategic Advisers or an affiliate to be in good standing and when, in FMR's and/or Strategic Advisers' or an affiliates' judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.
The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.
<R>Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index may invest in investment companies that seek to track the performance of indexes other than the indexes that the funds seek to track.</R>
Short Sales "Against the Box" are short sales of securities that a fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If a fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding.
Short sales against the box could be used to protect the NAV of a money market fund in anticipation of increased interest rates, without sacrificing the current yield of the securities sold short. A money market fund will incur transaction costs in connection with opening and closing short sales against the box. A fund (other than a money market fund) will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
Short Sales. Stocks underlying a fund's convertible security holdings can be sold short. For example, if FMR anticipates a decline in the price of the stock underlying a convertible security held by a fund, it may sell the stock short. If the stock price subsequently declines, the proceeds of the short sale could be expected to offset all or a portion of the effect of the stock's decline on the value of the convertible security. Each fund currently intends to hedge no more than 15% of its total assets with short sales on equity securities underlying its convertible security holdings under normal circumstances.
A fund will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold them aside while the short sale is outstanding. A fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales.
<R> Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. For purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations, FMR and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.</R>
Sovereign Debt Obligations are issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies, including debt of Latin American nations or other developing countries. Sovereign debt may be in the form of conventional securities or other types of debt instruments such as loans or loan participations. Sovereign debt of developing countries may involve a high degree of risk, and may be in default or present the risk of default. Governmental entities responsible for repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and pay interest when due, and may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payments. In addition, prospects for repayment of principal and payment of interest may depend on political as well as economic factors. Although some sovereign debt, such as Brady Bonds, is collateralized by U.S. Government securities, repayment of principal and payment of interest is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.
Because the SEC does not consider privately stripped government securities to be U.S. Government securities for purposes of Rule 2a-7, a fund must evaluate them as it would non-government securities pursuant to regulatory guidelines applicable to money market funds.
Structured Notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. A structured note may be positively, negatively or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured note may be a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s). Structured or indexed securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.
<R> Temporary Defensive Policies. Each of Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, Series 100 Index, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities reserves the right to invest without limitation in preferred stocks and investment-grade debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Each of Government Income, Short-Term Bond, Strategic Real Return, and Total Bond reserve the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade money market or short-term debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Each of Capital & Income and Strategic Income reserves the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade securities for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio reserves the right to hold a substantial amount of uninvested cash for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.
Warrants. Warrants are instruments which entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss.
Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.
When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.
Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
The following pages contain detailed information about special considerations of underlying international Fidelity funds, in which certain Income Replacement Funds may invest.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING CANADA
Political. Canada's parliamentary system of government is, in general, stable. One of the provinces, Quebec, which has a predominantly French-speaking population, does have a "separatist" opposition party whose objective is to achieve sovereignty and increased self-governing legal and financial powers. To date, referendums on Quebec sovereignty have been defeated, but the issue remains unresolved. In case a referendum about the independence of Quebec were successful, then the Canadian federal government may be obliged to negotiate with Quebec.
Economic. Canada is a major producer of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural products, and energy related products like oil, gas, and hydroelectricity. Accordingly, changes in the supply and demand of base commodity resources and industrial and precious metals and materials, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect on Canadian market performance.
The United States is Canada's largest trading partner and developments in economic policy and U.S. market conditions do have a significant impact on the Canadian economy. The expanding economic and financial integration of the United States, Canada, and Mexico through the NAFTA Agreement may make the Canadian economy and securities market more sensitive to North American trade patterns. Growth in developing nations overseas, particularly China, may change the composition of Canada's trade and foreign investment composition in the near future.
<R>Economic growth has recently slowed down in certain sectors of the Canadian economy. As the current global economic crisis significantly affects the United States economy and weakens global demand for commodities, the Canadian economy is likely to also suffer.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING EUROPE
The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of most Western European countries and a growing number of Eastern European countries, each known as a member state. One of the key activities of the EU is the establishment and administration of a common single market, consisting of, among other things, a single currency and a common trade policy. In order to pursue this goal, member states established, among other things, the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) which sets out different stages and commitments that member states need to follow to achieve greater economic policy coordination and monetary cooperation, including the adoption of a single currency, the euro. Many member states have adopted, and other member states are generally expected to eventually adopt, the euro as their single currency. When a member state adopts the euro as its currency, the member state no longer controls its own monetary policies. Instead, the authority to direct monetary policy is exercised by the European Central Bank. However, certain countries do not qualify for the euro and thus risk being left behind.
While economic and monetary convergence in the EU may offer new opportunities for those investing in the region, investors should be aware that the success of the EU is not wholly assured. European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the EMU imposes on its members or requires candidates for EMU membership to comply with. Europe must grapple with a number of challenges, any one of which could threaten the survival of this monumental undertaking. The countries adopting the euro must adjust to a unified monetary system, the absence of exchange rate flexibility, and the loss of economic sovereignty. Europe's economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures differ widely. Unemployment in some European countries has historically been higher than in the United States and could pose political risk. One or more member states might exit the EU, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. Major issues currently facing the EU cover its membership, structure, procedures and policies; they include the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the EU's enlargement to the south and east, and resolving the EU's problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to continue to unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for similarities in the movements of European markets and reduce the benefit of diversification within the region.
<R> Political. The EU has been extending its influence to the east. It has accepted several Eastern European countries as new members, and has plans to accept several more in the medium-term. It is hoped that membership for these states will help cement economic and political stability. For these countries, membership serves as a strong political impetus to employ tight fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, new member states which were former Soviet satellites remain burdened to various extents by the inherited inefficiencies of centrally planned economies similar to what existed under the old Soviet Union. Further expansion of the EU has long-term economic benefits, but certain European countries are not viewed as currently suitable for membership, especially the troubled economies of countries further east. Also, as the EU continues to enlarge, the candidate countries' accessions may grow more controversial. Some member states may repudiate certain candidate countries joining the EU upon concerns about the possible economic, immigration, and cultural implications that may result from such enlargement. The current and future status of the EU therefore continues to be the subject of political controversy, with widely differing views both within and between member states. For example, a large segment of the population in the United Kingdom may be indifferent or opposed to the EU, while other countries are generally more in favor of European integration. Also, Russia may be opposed to the expansion of the EU to members of the former Soviet block and may, at times, take actions which negatively impact EU economic activity.</R>
It is possible that the gap between rich and poor within the EU's member countries, and particularly among new members that have not met the requirements for joining the EMU may increase, and that realigning traditional alliances could alter trading relationships and potentially provoke divisive socioeconomic splits.
In the transition to the single economic system, significant political decisions will be made which may affect the market regulation, subsidization, and privatization across all industries, from agricultural products to telecommunications.
<R> Economic. The EU economy is expected to potentially benefit from long-term growth as more countries join the EU - especially considering that the new member states are usually poorer than the EU average and could experience faster GDP growth, which could help achieve the dynamic of the united Europe.</R>
As economic conditions across member states may vary widely, there is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. According to the Maastricht treaty, member countries must maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficit in order to qualify for participation in the euro. These requirements severely limit EMU member countries' ability to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.
<R>The current global economic crisis has brought several small economies in Europe to the brink of bankruptcy and many other economies into recession. The crisis and its impact on European economies may not have fully unfolded. New members of the EU, which are generally less economically stable, may be more impacted by the current global economic crisis than other members. In response to the crisis, many countries in Europe have temporarily increased regulation of financial markets and instituted various measures to increase liquidity. Greater regulation is expected in the near future, although the exact nature and effect of this regulation is unknown.</R>
<R> Currency. Investing in euro-denominated securities entails risk of being exposed to a currency that may not fully reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the disparate European economies. Many European countries rely heavily upon export-dependent businesses and any strength in the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar can have either a positive or a negative effect upon corporate profits and the performance of EU investments. Recently, the euro was still near historic highs.</R>
<R> Nordic Countries. Faced with stronger global competition, the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden - have had to scale down their historically generous welfare programs, resulting in drops in domestic demand and increased unemployment. Major industries in the region, such as forestry, agriculture, and oil, are heavily resource-dependent and face pressure as a result of high labor costs. Pension reform, union regulation, and further cuts in liberal social programs will likely need to be addressed as the Nordic countries face increased international competition. As the current global economic crisis intensifies, it is likely that the Nordic countries' economies also will be severely impacted in the near term.</R>
Eastern Europe. Investing in the securities of Eastern European issuers is highly speculative and involves risks not usually associated with investing in the more developed markets of Western Europe. Political and economic reforms are too recent to establish a definite trend away from centrally planned economies and state-owned industries.
<R>Many Eastern European countries continue to move towards market economies at different paces with appropriately different characteristics. Most Eastern European markets suffer from thin trading activity, dubious investor protections, and often a dearth of reliable corporate information. Information and transaction costs, differential taxes, and sometimes political or transfer risk give a comparative advantage to the domestic investor rather than the foreign investor. In addition, these markets are particularly sensitive to social, political, economic, and currency events in Russia and may suffer heavy losses as a result of their trading and investment links to the Russian economy and currency. Russia also may attempt to assert its influence in the region through economic or even military measures, as it did with Georgia in the summer of 2008. Eastern European economies may also be particularly susceptible to the international credit market due to their reliance on bank related inflows of capital. As the current global economic crisis restricts international credit supplies, several Eastern European economies are facing significant credit and economic crises.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING JAPAN
Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, emphasis on education, and a comparatively small defense allocation have helped Japan advance with extraordinary speed to become one of the largest economic powers along with the United States and the EU. Despite its impressive history, investors face special risks when investing in Japan.
<R> Economic. For three decades from the 1960s through the 1980s, Japan's overall real economic growth had been spectacular. However, growth slowed markedly in the 1990s and Japan's economy fell into a long recession. After a few years of mild recovery in the mid-2000s, the Japanese economy appears to be falling into another recession as the current global economic crisis spreads. The contraction of Japan's major export markets and the rapid appreciation in the value of the yen have negatively impacted Japan's exports. This economic recession is likely compounded by Japan's massive government debt, the aging and shrinking of the population, an unstable financial sector, low domestic consumption, and certain corporate structural weaknesses, which remain some of the major long-term problems of the Japanese economy.</R>
<R>Overseas trade is important to Japan's economy and Japan's economic growth is significantly driven by its exports. Japan has few natural resources and must export to pay for its imports of these basic requirements. Meanwhile, Japan's aging and shrinking population increases the cost of the country's pension and public welfare system and lowers domestic demand, making Japan more dependent on exports to sustain its economy. Domestic or foreign trade sanctions or other protectionist measures could adversely impact Japan's economy. Japan has experienced earthquakes and tidal waves of varying degrees of severity, and the risks of such phenomena and the resulting damage continue to exist.</R>
<R>A pressing need to sustain Japan's economic recovery and improve its economic growth is the task of overhauling the nation's financial institutions. Banks, in particular, may have to reform themselves to become more competitive. Successful financial sector reform would contribute to Japan's economic recovery at home and would benefit other economies in Asia. Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the banking system exists. Currently, Japanese banks, while possibly less affected by the current global economic crisis than their Western peers, are facing new difficulties as Japan's economy struggles and corporate bankruptcies increase.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING ASIA PACIFIC REGION (EX JAPAN)
<R>Many countries in the region have historically faced political uncertainty, corruption, military intervention, and social unrest. Examples include military threats on the Korean peninsula and along the Taiwan strait, the ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence found in Indonesia, and the nuclear arms threats between India and Pakistan. To the extent that such events continue in the future, they can be expected to have a negative effect on economic and securities market conditions in the region.</R>
Economic. The economies of many countries in the region are heavily dependent on international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and the economic conditions of their trading partners, principally, the U.S., Japan, China, and the European Union.
<R>The current global economic crisis has spread to the region, significantly lowering its exports and foreign investments in the region, which are driving forces of its economic growth. Current economic conditions are also significantly affecting consumer confidence and local stock markets. The governments of many countries in the region have taken steps to fight against the impacts of the global slowdown, but the effects of such efforts are not yet known.</R>
<R> The Republic of Korea (South Korea). Investors should be aware that investing in South Korea involves risks not typically associated with investing in the U.S. securities markets. Although relations between North Korea and South Korea had begun to improve in the past few years, recent developments are troubling. As a result, these relations still remain tense and the possibility of military action between the two countries still exists. Corporate and financial sector restructuring initiated by the Korean government, in conjunction with the IMF, after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis can be expected to continue but its full impact cannot be predicted yet. The Korean economy's reliance on international trade and other Asian economies makes it highly sensitive to fluctuations in international commodity prices, currency exchange rates and government regulation, and vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis intensifies, the Korean economy could be severely impacted once the effects of the crisis fully unfold. Investing in South Korea also involves the possibility of the imposition of exchange controls, which may include restrictions on the repatriation of fund investments or on the conversion of local currency into foreign currencies.</R>
China Region. As with all transition economies, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. Hong Kong is closely tied to China, economically and through China's 1997 acquisition of the country as a Special Autonomous Region (SAR). Hong Kong's success depends, in large part, on its ability to retain the legal, financial, and monetary systems that allow economic freedom and market expansion. Although many Taiwanese companies heavily invest in China, a state of hostility continues to exist between China and Taiwan, which Beijing has long deemed a part of China and has made a nationalist cause of recovering it. Taiwan's political stability and ability to sustain its economic growth could be significantly affected by its political and economic relationship with China.
<R>The current global economic crisis has caused a marked slowdown in economic growth in the region, leading the local governments, especially the Chinese government, to take unprecedented steps to shore up economic growth and prevent widespread unemployment. The results of these measures are unpredictable, and the full effects of the crisis in the region are as yet unknown.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING LATIN AMERICA
<R>As an emerging market, Latin America historically suffered from social, political, and economic instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. However, in some Latin American countries, a move to sustainable democracy and a more mature and accountable political environment is under way. Domestic economies have been deregulated, privatization of state-owned companies is almost completed and foreign trade restrictions have been relaxed. Nonetheless, to the extent that events such as those listed above continue in the future, they could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. In addition, recent favorable economic performance in much of the region has led to a concern regarding government overspending in certain Latin American countries. Investors in the region continue to face a number of potential risks. Certain Latin American countries depend heavily on exports to the United States. Accordingly, these countries may be sensitive to fluctuations in U.S. demand and changes in U.S. market conditions. The economic growth of most Latin American countries is highly dependent on commodity exports and the economies of certain Latin American countries, particularly Mexico and Venezuela, are highly dependent on oil exports. As a result, these economies are particularly susceptible to fluctuations in the price of oil and other commodities. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for oil and other commodities, Latin American countries are facing significant economic difficulties that could lead certain countries into recession. In addition, prolonged economic difficulties may have negative effects on the transition to a more stable democracy in some Latin American countries.</R>
<R>A number of Latin American countries are among the largest debtors of developing countries and have a long history of foreign debt and default. The majority of the region's economies have become highly dependent upon foreign credit and loans from external sources to fuel their state-sponsored economic plans. Historically, government profligacy and ill-conceived plans for modernization have exhausted these resources with little benefit accruing to the economy. Most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. In addition, interest on the debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Accordingly, these governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect local markets. Because of their dependence on foreign credit and loans, a number of Latin American economies may face significant economic difficulties and some economies could fall into recession as the current global economic crisis tightens international credit supplies.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING EMERGING MARKETS
<R>Investing in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low or non-existent trading volumes; (iii) foreign exchanges and broker-dealers may be subject to less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities; (iv) local governments may decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors and/or local governments may decide to suspend or limit an issuer's ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) local governments may limit or entirely restrict repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends; (vi) capital gains may be subject to local taxation, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments may attempt to make dividend or interest payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) investors may experience difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges may favor the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments may only be permitted to be paid in the local currency; (x) limited public information regarding the issuer may result in greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities, and (xi) lax financial reporting on a regular basis, substandard disclosure, and differences in accounting standards may make it difficult to ascertain the financial health of an issuer. In addition, unlike developed countries, many emerging countries' economic growth highly depends on exports and inflows of external capital, making them more vulnerable to the downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for their exports and tightens international credit supplies, many emerging countries are facing significant economic difficulties and some countries are falling into recession.</R>
Many emerging market countries suffer from uncertainty and corruption in their legal frameworks. Legislation may be difficult to interpret and laws may be too new to provide any precedential value. Laws regarding foreign investment and private property may be weak or non-existent. Sudden changes in governments may result in policies which are less favorable to investors such as policies designed to expropriate or nationalize "sovereign" assets. Certain emerging market countries in the past have expropriated large amounts of private property, in many cases with little or no compensation, and there can be no assurance that such expropriation will not occur in the future.
Many emerging market countries in which a fund invests lack the social, political, and economic stability characteristic of the United States. Political instability among emerging market countries can be common and may be caused by an uneven distribution of wealth, social unrest, labor strikes, civil wars, and religious oppression. Economic instability in emerging market countries may take the form of: (i) high interest rates; (ii) high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation; (iii) high levels of unemployment or underemployment; (iv) changes in government economic and tax policies, including confiscatory taxation; and (v) imposition of trade barriers.
Currencies of emerging market countries are subject to significantly greater risks than currencies of developed countries. Some emerging market currencies may not be internationally traded or may be subject to strict controls by local governments, resulting in undervalued or overvalued currencies. Some emerging market countries have experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. Governments have responded by restricting currency conversions. Future restrictive exchange controls could prevent or restrict a company's ability to make dividend or interest payments in the original currency of the obligation (usually U.S. dollars). In addition, even though the currencies of some emerging market countries may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial to their actual market values.
In the past, governments of many emerging market countries have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance large public spending programs which cause huge budget deficits. Often, interest payments have become too overwhelming for these governments to meet, representing a large percentage of total GDP. These foreign obligations have become the subject of political debate and served as fuel for political parties of the opposition, which pressure the governments not to make payments to foreign creditors, but instead to use these funds for social programs. Either due to an inability to pay or submission to political pressure, the governments have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations, have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments, or have defaulted. These events have adversely affected the values of securities issued by the governments and corporations domiciled in these emerging market countries and have negatively affected not only their cost of borrowing, but their ability to borrow in the future as well.
<R>In addition to their over-reliance on international capital markets, many emerging economies are also highly dependent on international trade and exports, including exports of oil and other commodities. As a result, these economies are particularly vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis tightens international credit supplies and weakens global demand for their exports, these economies are now facing significant difficulties and some economies are falling into recession.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING RUSSIA
Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.
Political. Over the past century, Russia has experienced political and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which tens of millions of its citizens were collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's government has been faced with the daunting task of stabilizing its domestic economy, while transforming it into a modern and efficient structure able to compete in international markets and respond to the needs of its citizens. However, to date, many of the country's economic reform initiatives have floundered as the proceeds of IMF and other economic assistance have been squandered or stolen. In this environment, there is always the risk that the nation's government will abandon the current program of economic and political reform and replace it with radically different political and economic policies that would be detrimental to the interests of foreign and private investors.
<R>In the last few years, as significant income from oil and commodity exports has boosted Russia's economy, Russia's government has begun to make bolder steps to re-assert its regional geopolitical influence (including military steps). Such steps may increase tensions between Russia and its neighbors and Western countries and may negatively affect economic growth.</R>
Economic. Many of Russia's businesses have failed to mobilize the available factors of production because the country's privatization program virtually ensured the predominance of the old management teams that are largely non-market-oriented in their management approach. Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection for the rights of investors all pose a significant risk, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive, and/or exorbitant taxation, or, in the alternative, the risk that a reformed tax system may result in the inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws.
Compared to most national stock markets, the Russian securities market suffers from a variety of problems not encountered in more developed markets. There is little long-term historical data on the Russian securities market because it is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, there is little solid corporate information available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value or prospects of an investment in Russian companies.
Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market as well as the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to significant risks. Ownership of shares (except where shares are held through depositories that meet the requirements of the 1940 Act) is defined according to entries in the company's share register and normally evidenced by extracts from the register or by formal share certificates. However, there is no central registration system for shareholders and these services are carried out by the companies themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. These registrars are not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor are they licensed with any governmental entity and it is possible for a fund to lose its registration through fraud, negligence, or even mere oversight. While a fund will endeavor to ensure that its interest continues to be appropriately recorded either itself or through a custodian or other agent inspecting the share register and by obtaining extracts of share registers through regular confirmations, these extracts have no legal enforceability and it is possible that subsequent illegal amendment or other fraudulent act may deprive a fund of its ownership rights or improperly dilute its interests. In addition, while applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for a fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Furthermore, significant delays or problems may occur in registering the transfer of securities, which could cause a fund to incur losses due to a counterparty's failure to pay for securities the fund has delivered or the fund's inability to complete its contractual obligations because of theft or other reasons.
<R>The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the current global economic crisis causes the commodity prices, especially the price of oil, to tumble, many sectors in the Russian economy have fallen into turmoil, threatening to push the whole economy into significant slowdown and even recession. Turmoil in the stock markets are forcing the Russian authority to frequently suspend trading on the Russian Trading System, which causes certain concerns about the liquidity of the Russian stock markets.</R>
<R> Currency. Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In a surprise move in August 1998, Russia devalued the ruble, defaulted on short-term domestic bonds, and imposed a moratorium on the repayment of its international debt and the restructuring of the repayment terms. These actions have negatively affected Russian borrowers' ability to access international capital markets and have had a damaging impact on the Russian economy. In light of these and other government actions, foreign investors could face the possibility of further devaluations. In addition, there is the risk the government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls would prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital. Such risks have led to heightened scrutiny of Russian liquidity conditions, which in turn creates a heightened risk of the repatriation of ruble assets by nervous foreign investors. The current economic turmoil in Russia and the effects on the current global economic crisis on the Russian economy can cause flight from the Russian ruble into United States dollars and other currencies and can force the Russian central bank to spend reserves to maintain the value of the ruble. If the Russian central bank falters in its defense of the ruble, there could be additional pressure on Russia's banks and its currency.</R>
<R> SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA</R>
<R>Investing in Middle Eastern and African securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.</R>
<R> Political. Many Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from political instability. Despite a growing trend towards democratization, especially in Africa, significant political risks continue to affect some Middle Eastern and African countries. These risks may include substantial government control over the private sector, corrupt leaders, civil unrest, suppression of opposition parties that can lead to further dissidence and militancy, fixed elections, terrorism, coups, and war.</R>
<R> Economic. Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from economic instability. Certain Middle Eastern and African markets may face a higher concentration of market capitalization, greater illiquidity and greater price volatility than that found in more developed markets of Western Europe or the United States. The volatility may be exacerbated by this greater illiquidity. Despite a growing trend towards economic diversification, many Middle Eastern and African economies remain heavily dependent upon a limited range of commodities. These include gold, silver, copper, cocoa, diamonds, natural gas and petroleum. These economies are greatly affected by international commodity prices and are particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for oil, gas, and other commodities, causing prices of oil, gas, and other commodities to fall, some countries in the region are facing significant economic difficulties and many countries could be forced to scale down their infrastructure development and the size of their public welfare systems, which could have long-term economic, social, and political implications.</R>
<R> Currency. Certain Middle Eastern and African countries have currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar or Euro, rather than at levels determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.</R>
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities (normally, shares of the underlying Fidelity funds) are placed on behalf of each Income Replacement Fund by Strategic Advisers, either itself or through its affiliates, pursuant to authority contained in each Income Replacement Fund's management contract. An Income Replacement Fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds, but it may incur such costs if it invests directly in other types of securities. Strategic Advisers may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.
Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by the fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by the fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security.
<R>The Trustees of each fund periodically review Strategic Advisers' performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Income Replacement Funds, respectively. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.</R>
The Selection of Brokers
<R>In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of Strategic Advisers) to execute each fund's portfolio transactions, Strategic Advisers considers factors deemed relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to Strategic Advisers' overall responsibilities with respect to each Income Replacement Fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from each fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. The factors considered will influence whether it is appropriate to execute an order using ECNs, electronic channels including algorithmic trading, or by actively working an order. Other factors deemed relevant may include, but are not limited to: price; the size and type of the transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with Strategic Advisers; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable. In seeking best qualitative execution, Strategic Advisers may select a broker using a trading method for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. Strategic Advisers also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM.</R>
The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services
Brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) that execute transactions for each Income Replacement Fund may receive higher compensation from each fund than other brokers might have charged each fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.
<R> Research Products and Services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. Strategic Advisers may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these products and services supplement Strategic Advisers' own research activities in providing investment advice to the funds.</R>
Execution Services. In addition, products and services may include those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including but not limited to communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).
Mixed-Use Products and Services. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in personal meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. Strategic Advisers and its affiliates may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").
Benefit to Strategic Advisers. Strategic Advisers' expenses would likely be increased if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. Certain of the brokerage and research products and services Strategic Advisers receives from brokers are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these products or services may not have an explicit cost associated with such product or service.
Strategic Advisers' Decision-Making Process. Before causing an Income Replacement Fund to pay a particular level of compensation, Strategic Advisers will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to Strategic Advisers, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for a fund or Strategic Advisers' overall responsibilities to a fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. While Strategic Advisers may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither Strategic Advisers nor the funds incur an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these products and services assist Strategic Advisers and its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to each Income Replacement Fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.
<R> Research Contracts. Strategic Advisers has arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom Strategic Advisers effects fund trades, whereby Strategic Advisers may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, Strategic Advisers may still cause an Income Replacement Fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to Strategic Advisers, or that may be available from another broker. Strategic Advisers views hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce a fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. Strategic Advisers' determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on Strategic Advisers' part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.</R>
Affiliated Transactions
Strategic Advisers may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom it is under common control provided it determines that these affiliates' trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms.
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.
Trade Allocation
Although the Trustees and officers of each Income Replacement Fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, investment decisions for each Income Replacement Fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, or an affiliate thereof, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, including a futures contract, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by Strategic Advisers to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases adherence on these procedures could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds.
Commissions Paid
A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
<R>For the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, the portfolio turnover rates for each fund is presented in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in Strategic Advisers' investment outlook.</R>
<R> Turnover Rates |
2009 |
2008</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2016 Fund A |
54% |
56%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2018 Fund A |
51% |
46%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2020 Fund A |
60% |
21%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2022 Fund A |
22% |
32%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2024 Fund A |
64% |
41%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2026 Fund A |
26% |
21%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2028 Fund A |
53% |
33%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2030 Fund A |
53% |
12%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2032 Fund A |
82% |
23%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2034 Fund A |
46% |
12%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2036 Fund A |
39% |
44%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2038 Fund B |
41% |
13%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2040 Fund B |
50% |
4%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2042 Fund B |
37% |
8%*</R> |
<R> A Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2007.</R>
<R> B Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.</R>
<R>* Annualized</R>
<R>For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, each fund paid no brokerage commissions.</R>
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, each fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.</R>
Each class's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each class is computed by adding the class's pro rata share of the value of the applicable fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting the class's pro rata share of the applicable fund's liabilities, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class, and dividing the result by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.
The assets of each Income Replacement Fund consist primarily of shares of the underlying Fidelity funds, which are valued at their respective NAVs.
Valuation of Underlying Fidelity Funds
Growth and Growth & Income Funds. Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities for which the primary market is the United States are valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
<R>Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.</R>
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC) gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
<R>The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.</R>
<R> Taxable Bond Funds. Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.</R>
Most equity securities for which the primary market is the United States are valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. FSC gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.
Money Market Fund. Portfolio securities and other assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price the fund would receive if it sold the instrument.
Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees consider the extent to which NAV calculated by using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from the fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.
BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION
<R>Except for automatic redemptions made through the Smart Payment Program ® , a fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if Strategic Advisers determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each class's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.</R>
Each fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. A fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, a fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends. A portion of each Income Replacement Fund's income may qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders, but it is unlikely that all of the fund's income will qualify for the deduction. A portion of each Income Replacement Fund's dividends, when distributed to individual shareholders, may qualify for taxation at long-term capital gains rates (provided certain holding period requirements are met), or may be exempt from state and local taxation to the extent that they are derived from certain U.S. Government securities and meet certain requirements.
Capital Gain Distributions. Each Income Replacement Fund's long-term capital gain distributions, including amounts attributable to an underlying Fidelity fund's long-term capital gain distributions, are federally taxable to shareholders generally as capital gains.
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2016 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $11,321. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2018 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $123,548. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2020 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $3,778. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2022 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $64,025. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2024 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $9,801. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2026 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $4,903. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2028 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $7,815. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2030 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $39,903. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2032 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $9,927. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2036 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,968. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2040 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $763. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2042 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,106. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
Returns of Capital. If a fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
Tax Status of the Funds. Each Income Replacement Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each Income Replacement Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.
Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting each Income Replacement Fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether an Income Replacement Fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.
<R>The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each Income Replacement Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each Income Replacement Fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Income Replacement Fund, and review each Income Replacement Fund's performance. If the interests of an Income Replacement Fund and an underlying Fidelity fund were to diverge, a conflict of interest could arise and affect how the Trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties to the affected funds. Strategic Advisers has structured the Income Replacement Funds to avoid these potential conflicts, although there may be situations where a conflict of interest is unavoidable. In such instances, Strategic Advisers and the Trustees would take reasonable steps to minimize and, if possible, eliminate the conflict. Except for Abigail P. Johnson, James C. Curvey, and Michael E. Kenneally, each of the Trustees oversees 172 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Ms. Johnson and Mr. Kenneally oversee 171 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.</R>
<R>The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.</R>
<R> Interested Trustees *:</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Abigail P. Johnson (47)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Personal and Workplace Investing (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
<R>James C. Curvey (74)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
<R>* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with Strategic Advisers.</R>
<R> Independent Trustees :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006</R> Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
<R>Arthur E. Johnson (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
<R>Michael E. Kenneally (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2008-present) of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
<R>James H. Keyes (68)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
<R>Marie L. Knowles (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (70)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (2004-2009). |
<R> Executive Officers :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
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<R>John R. Hebble (51)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
<R>Boyce I. Greer (53)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006 </R> Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President of the Asset Allocation Division (2008-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
<R>Derek L. Young (44)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young also serves as Chief Investment Officers of the Global Asset Allocation Group (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as a portfolio manager. |
<R>Scott C. Goebel (41)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
<R>Holly C. Laurent (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
<R>Christine Reynolds (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
<R>Michael H. Whitaker (42)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel. |
<R>Jeffrey S. Christian (47)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 </R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
<R>Bryan A. Mehrmann (48)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 </R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
<R>Stephanie J. Dorsey (40)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
<R>Paul M. Murphy (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth B. Robins (39)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
<R>Gary W. Ryan (50)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
<R> Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. The committees facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to Independent Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has three standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>
<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wolfe currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held 26 meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Knowles currently serving as Chair. All committee members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least annually with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and with the funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. In furtherance of the foregoing, the committee has adopted (and may from time to time amend or supplement) and provides oversight of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and, as appropriate, legal counsel the results of audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Wolfe (Chair) and Gamper, and Ms. Knowles. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of FMR or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of FMR and its affiliates; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
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James C. Curvey |
Abigail P. Johnson</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>* As of March 31, 2009.</R>
<R>Independent Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
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Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
Arthur E. Johnson |
Michael E. Kenneally</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
none</R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
James H. Keyes |
Marie L. Knowles |
Kenneth L. Wolfe</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board for his or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, or calendar year ended December 31, 2008, as applicable.</R>
<R>Compensation Table 1</R> |
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<R>AGGREGATE
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Albert R.
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Arthur E. Johnson 2 |
Michael E.
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James H. Keyes |
Marie L. Knowles |
Kenneth L. Wolfe |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
$ 4 |
$ 4 |
$ 3 |
$ 4 |
$ 5 |
$ 5 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 2 |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 2 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
$ 1 |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 2 |
$ 3 |
$ 4 |
$ 4 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R>
TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 405,583 |
$ 402,083 |
$ 62,167 |
$ 408,083 |
$ 437,500 |
$ 442,333 |
</R> |
<R> 1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by FMR.</R>
<R> 2 For the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, Mr. Arthur E. Johnson served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective August 1, 2008, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> 3 For the period November 20, 2008 through July 14, 2009, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective July 15, 2009, Mr. Kenneally serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> A Reflects compensation received for the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 for 377 funds of 58 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC) and for the period August 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for 159 funds of 29 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Albert R. Gamper, Jr., $169,792; Arthur E. Johnson, $67,708; James H. Keyes, $169,792; Marie L. Knowles, $183,750; and Kenneth L. Wolfe, $185,417.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 1.10% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund's total outstanding shares, 1.40% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund's total outstanding shares, 2.91% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund's total outstanding shares, 10.17% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund's total outstanding shares, 22.87% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund's total outstanding shares, 1.62% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund's total outstanding shares, 24.61% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund's total outstanding shares, 9.83% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund's total outstanding shares, 8.46% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund's total outstanding shares, 15.38% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund's total outstanding shares, 14.08% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund's total outstanding shares, 31.72% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares, and 13.07% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund's total outstanding shares, respectively, was held by an FMR affiliate. FMR LLC is the ultimate parent company of these FMR affiliates. By virtue of their ownership interest in FMR LLC, as described in the "Control of Investment Adviser" section on page <Click Here>, Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson, Trustees, may be deemed to be beneficial owners of these shares. As of the above date, with the exception of Ms. Johnson's deemed ownership of each fund's shares, the Trustees and officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund's total outstanding shares.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009 , the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more (up to and including 25%) of each class's outstanding shares:</R>
<R>* The ownership information shown above is for a class of shares of the fund.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 26.88% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Stern, Lake Linden, MI; approximately 26.86% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Nicholson, Milford, MA; and approximately 31.08% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Clemens, Schertz, TX.</R>
A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other shareholders.
<R>FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Strategic Advisers. The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trust and limited liability companies, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common stock. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.</R>
At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
<R>FMR, Strategic Advisers (the Investment Advisers), FDC, and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.</R>
Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a management contract with Strategic Advisers, pursuant to which Strategic Advisers furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, Strategic Advisers acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. Strategic Advisers is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate each fund's assets among the underlying Fidelity funds in which the fund may invest. Strategic Advisers also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust or of Strategic Advisers, and all personnel of each fund or Strategic Advisers performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Management-Related Expenses. Under the terms of each Income Replacement Fund's management contract, Strategic Advisers, either itself or through an affiliate, is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of each Income Replacement Fund or each class thereof, as applicable, with certain exceptions. Specific expenses payable by Strategic Advisers include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, and each fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues. Other expenses paid by Strategic Advisers include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each Income Replacement Fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. Strategic Advisers also pays all fees associated with transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services, pricing and bookkeeping services, and the cost of administration of each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program.
Each Income Replacement Fund pays the following expenses: fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), shareholder charges (if any) associated with investing in the underlying Fidelity funds, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify the officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
Management Fees. The Income Replacement Funds do not pay a management fee to Strategic Advisers.
<R>FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of an Income Replacement Fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, shareholder charges, and extraordinary expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.</R>
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase each Income Replacement Fund's returns and repayment of the reimbursement by each fund will lower its returns.
<R>Andrew Dierdorf and Jonathan Shelon are co-managers of each Income Replacement Fund and receive compensation for their services. As of July 31, 2009, portfolio manager compensation generally consists of a fixed base salary determined periodically (typically annually), a bonus, in certain cases, participation in several types of equity-based compensation plans, and, if applicable, relocation plan benefits. A portion of each portfolio manager's compensation may be deferred based on criteria established by FMR or at the election of the portfolio manager.</R>
<R>Each portfolio manager's base salary is determined by level of responsibility and tenure at FMR or its affiliates. Each portfolio manager's bonus is based on several components. The components of each portfolio manager's bonus are based on the pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) measured against a benchmark index (which may be a customized benchmark index developed by FMR) assigned to each fund or account. The pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) is weighted according to his tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) and the average asset size of those fund(s) and account(s) over his tenure. Each component is calculated separately over the portfolio manager's tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) over a measurement period that initially is contemporaneous with his tenure, but that eventually encompasses rolling periods of up to five years for the comparison to a benchmark index. A subjective component of each portfolio manager's bonus is based on the portfolio manager's overall contribution to management of FMR. The portion of each portfolio manager's bonus that is linked to the investment performance of each Income Replacement Fund is based on the fund's pre-tax investment performance relative to the performance of the fund's customized benchmark index, on which the fund's target asset allocation is based over time. For the three-and five-year periods, the bonus takes into account a portfolio manager's performance in terms of his management of investment risk at the Income Replacement Fund level. Each portfolio manager also is compensated under equity-based compensation plans linked to increases or decreases in the net asset value of the stock of FMR LLC, FMR's parent company. FMR LLC is a diverse financial services company engaged in various activities that include fund management, brokerage, retirement, and employer administrative services. If requested to relocate their primary residence, portfolio managers also may be eligible to receive benefits, such as home sale assistance and payment of certain moving expenses, under relocation plans for most full-time employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates.</R>
<R> A portfolio manager's compensation plan may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. Although investors in the fund may invest through either tax-deferred accounts or taxable accounts, the portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax performance of the fund, rather than its after-tax performance. A portfolio manager's base pay tends to increase with additional and more complex responsibilities that include increased assets under management and a portion of the bonus relates to marketing efforts, which together indirectly link compensation to sales. When a portfolio manager takes over a fund or an account, the time period over which performance is measured may be adjusted to provide a transition period in which to assess the portfolio. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as a portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In addition, a fund's trade allocation policies and procedures may give rise to conflicts of interest if the fund's orders do not get fully executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts managed by FMR or an affiliate. A portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by a fund. Securities selected for other funds or accounts may outperform the securities selected for the fund. Portfolio managers may be permitted to invest in the funds they manage, even if a fund is closed to new investors. Trading in personal accounts, which may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, is restricted by a fund's Code of Ethics.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Dierdorf as of July 31, 2009: </R>
<R> |
Registered
|
Other Pooled
|
Other
|
<R>Number of Accounts Managed |
16 |
129 |
none</R> |
<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed (in millions) |
$ 1,968 |
$ 12,133 |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>* Includes Income Replacement 2016 ($9 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2018 ($5 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2020 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2022 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2024 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2026 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2028 ($6 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2030 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2032 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2034 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2036 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2038 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2040 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), and Income Replacement 2042 ($2 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of a fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Shelon as of July 31, 2009: </R>
<R> |
Registered
|
Other Pooled
|
Other
|
<R>Number of Accounts Managed |
70 |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed (in millions) |
$ 86,253 |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>* Includes Income Replacement 2016 ($9 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2018 ($5 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2020 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2022 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2024 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2026 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2028 ($6 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2030 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2032 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2034 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2036 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2038 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2040 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), and Income Replacement 2042 ($2 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of a fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth the dollar range of fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of July 31, 2009:</R>
<R> Fund |
Andrew Dierdorf |
Jonathan Shelon</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R> PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES</R>
<R>The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)</R>
<R>I. General Principles</R>
<R> A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.</R>
<R> B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. In the event an Investment Proxy Research employee has a personal conflict with a portfolio company or an employee or director of a portfolio company, that employee will withdraw from making any proxy voting decisions with respect to that portfolio company. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely in the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.</R>
<R> C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.</R>
<R> D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.</R>
<R> E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR's Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.</R>
<R> F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.</R>
<R> G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines, but FMR may, where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws and regulations in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.</R>
<R> H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.</R>
<R> I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.</R>
<R>II. Definitions (as used in this document)</R>
<R> A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.</R>
<R> B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.</R>
<R> C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.</R>
<R> D. Sunset provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.</R>
<R> E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.</R>
<R> F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over/target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.</R>
<R> G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000 ® stock index.</R>
<R> H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000 stock index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.</R>
<R> I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.</R>
<R>III. Directors</R>
<R> A. Incumbent Directors</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment.</R>
<R> FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:</R>
<R> 1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.</R>
<R> With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:</R>
<R> a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;</R>
<R> b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;</R>
<R> c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and</R>
<R> d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.</R>
<R> FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.</R>
<R> 2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> 3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.</R>
<R> 4. The company failed to act in the best interests of shareholders when approving executive compensation, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company used an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; and (iii) whether it has been proven that the company engaged in options backdating.</R>
<R> 5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.</R>
<R> 6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.</R>
<R> 7. The board is not comprised of a majority of independent directors.</R>
<R> B. Indemnification</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.</R>
<R> C. Independent Chairperson</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.</R>
<R> D. Majority Director Elections</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.</R>
<R>IV. Compensation</R>
<R> A. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:</R>
<R> 1. (a) The dilution effect of the shares outstanding and available for issuance pursuant to all plans, plus any new share requests is greater than 10% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 15% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 20% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the level of dilution in the plan or the amendments is acceptable.</R>
<R> 2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years.</R>
<R> 3. The plan may be materially altered without shareholder approval, including increasing the benefits accrued to participants under the plan; increasing the number of securities which may be issued under the plan; modifying the requirements for participation in the plan; or including a provision allowing the board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion, except in limited cases relating to death, disability, retirement, or change in control.</R>
<R> 4. Awards to non-employee directors are subject to management discretion.</R>
<R> 5. In the case of stock awards, the restriction period is less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards.</R>
<R> FMR will consider approving an equity award plan or an amendment to authorize additional shares under such plan if, without complying with the guidelines immediately above, the following two conditions are met:</R>
<R> 1. The shares are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors; and</R>
<R> 2. The shares are limited to 5% (Large-Capitalization Company) and 10% (Small-or Micro-Capitalization Company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.</R>
<R> B. Equity Exchanges and Repricing</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:</R>
<R> 1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;</R>
<R> 2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;</R>
<R> 3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;</R>
<R> 4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and</R>
<R> 5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.</R>
<R> C. Employee Stock Purchase Plans</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against employee stock purchase plans if the plan violates any of the criteria in section IV(A) above, except that the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value if the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.</R>
<R> D. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.</R>
<R> E. Executive Compensation</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against management proposals on stock-based compensation plans or other compensation plans if such proposals are inconsistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee has authority to engage independent compensation consultants.</R>
<R> F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.</R>
<R>V. Anti-Takeover Provisions</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:</R>
<R> A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:</R>
<R> 1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;</R>
<R> 2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;</R>
<R> 3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;</R>
<R> 4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and</R>
<R> 5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or</R>
<R> C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.</R>
<R>VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation</R>
<R> A. Increases in Common Stock</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.</R>
<R> B. New Classes of Shares</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.</R>
<R> C. Cumulative Voting Rights</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.</R>
<R> D. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.</R>
<R> E. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending that a portfolio company reincorporate in the United States and vote in favor of management proposals to reincorporate in a jurisdiction outside the United States if (i) it is lawful under United States, state and other applicable law for the company to be incorporated under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction and to conduct its business and (ii) reincorporating or maintaining a domicile in the United States would likely give rise to adverse tax or other economic consequences detrimental to the interests of the company and its shareholders. However, FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals and opposing such management proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, reincorporating in or maintaining a domicile in the relevant foreign jurisdiction gives rise to significant risks or other potential adverse consequences that appear reasonably likely to be detrimental to the interests of the company or its shareholders.</R>
<R>VII. Shares of Investment Companies</R>
<R> A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting").</R>
<R> B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds which are held exclusively by Fidelity Funds or accounts managed by an FMR or an affiliate. FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.</R>
<R>VIII. Other</R>
<R> A. Voting Process</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.</R>
<R> B. Regulated Industries</R>
<R> Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.</R>
<R>To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.</R>
Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are continuously offered. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by Strategic Advisers or FMR.
The Trustees have approved a Distribution and Service Plan on behalf of each Income Replacement Fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the Income Replacement Funds, Strategic Advisers and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
Each Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Income Replacement Fund shares and/or shareholder support services. In addition, each Plan provides that Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for shares of each Income Replacement Fund.
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit each Income Replacement Fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the Income Replacement Funds other than those made to Strategic Advisers under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives Strategic Advisers, FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.
<R>A fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for providing recordkeeping and other services to retirement plans. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.</R>
If you have purchased shares of a fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
<R>Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund over others offered by competing fund families, or retirement plan sponsors may take these payments into account when deciding whether to include a fund as a plan investment option.</R>
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FIIOC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR, which is located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Under the terms of the agreements, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each Income Replacement Fund.</R>
For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives no fees from each Income Replacement Fund; however, each underlying Fidelity fund pays its respective transfer agent (either FIIOC or an affiliate of FIIOC) fees based, in part, on the number of positions in and assets of each Income Replacement Fund invested in such underlying Fidelity fund.
FIIOC also may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.
FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Many fund shares are owned by intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since a fund often does not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping services for these accounts may be performed by third parties. FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for recordkeeping and other services.
Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan or its trustee, rather than the plan participant. In situations where FIIOC or an affiliate does not provide recordkeeping services, plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the funds, may, upon direction, be paid for providing recordkeeping services to plan participants. Payments may also be made, upon direction, for other plan expenses. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
In certain situations where FIIOC or an affiliate provides recordkeeping services to a retirement plan, payments may be made to pay for plan expenses. The amount of such payments may be based on investments in particular Fidelity funds, or may be fixed for a given period of time. Upon direction, payments may be made to plan sponsors, or at the direction of plan sponsors, third parties, for expenses incurred in connection with the plan. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). Each Income Replacement Fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for each class of each Income Replacement Fund, maintains each Income Replacement Fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program.</R>
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each Income Replacement Fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.
For administering each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.
Strategic Advisers bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its contracts with each Income Replacement Fund.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
Trust Organization. Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM , and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM are funds of Fidelity Income Fund, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated August 7, 1984. Currently, there are 19 funds offered in Fidelity Income Fund: Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds or classes.
Shareholder Liability - Massachusetts Trust. Fidelity Income Fund is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Massachusetts trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the Massachusetts trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the Massachusetts trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote. Claims asserted against one class of shares may subject holders of another class of shares to certain liabilities.
Voting Rights - Massachusetts Trust. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.
<R> Custodians. The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.</R>
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, Members of the Advisory Board, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, independent registered public accounting firm, examines financial statements for each fund and provides other audit related services.
<R>Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which a fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>
Each fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving a fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about a fund's portfolio and protecting a fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the funds' chief compliance officer periodically.
<R>Each fund will provide a full list of holdings on www.fidelity.com (i) monthly, 30 days after the month-end, and (ii) quarterly, 15 days after the quarter-end.</R>
This information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.
<R>A fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include fund shareholders or prospective fund shareholders, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.</R>
The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the investment activities of each fund to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include: a fund's trustees; a fund's manager, its sub-adviser and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics; contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; a fund's auditors; a fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to a fund or their Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; and third-parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.
Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, each fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third-parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) third parties that supply their analyses of holdings (but not the holdings themselves) to their clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants), (iii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iv) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving a fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to a fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third-parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to a fund.
<R>At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Thomson Vestek (full holdings, as of the end of the calendar quarter, 15 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end); Standard & Poor's ® Rating Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); Moody's Investors Service (full holdings monthly, (generally as of the last Friday of each month), generally the first Friday of the following month); Anacomp Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); and Fitch Inc. and certain affiliates (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter).</R>
FMR, its affiliates, or the funds will not enter into any arrangements with third-parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, FMR desired to make such an arrangement, it would seek prior Board approval and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the funds' SAI.
There can be no assurance that the funds' policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.
<R>Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design, Fidelity, Strategic Advisers, and Smart Payment Program are registered trademarks of FMR LLC.</R>
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund are service marks of FMR LLC.</R>
Geode is a registered trademark of Geode Capital Management, LLC.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM
Class A, Class T, and Class C
(classes of Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM )
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
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82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth. Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy to be administered through December 31 of a particular year, its horizon date. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date.
<R> The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program ® . The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation. A participating shareholder's monthly payment for a given month will consist of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for that month and, if such dividends are less than the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment, the proceeds from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares of the Income Replacement Fund required to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. </R>
Monthly payments are calculated based on a schedule of annual target payment rates determined by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers ® ). The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of the Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date. It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in the Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
A more detailed description of the Smart Payment Program is provided in "Account Features and Policies" below. The description includes Strategic Advisers' schedule of annual target payment rates and a series of hypothetical examples designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments for a given calendar year.
The Income Replacement Funds are not designed for the accumulation of assets prior to retirement. The Income Replacement Funds do not provide a complete solution for a shareholder's retirement income needs.
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Prospectus
Income Replacement 2016 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2018 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
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Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2020 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2022 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Prospectus
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2024 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2026 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2028 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2030 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2032 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2034 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2036 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2038 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2040 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
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Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
<R>The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in each Income Replacement Fund. The information illustrates each Income Replacement Fund's performance over the past year, as represented by the performance of Class A, and compares each class's performance to the performance of a market index over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.</R>
<R>Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for current return information.</R>
<R>The returns in the charts do not include the effect of Class A's front-end sales charge. If the effect of the sales charge were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.</R>
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.23% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-9.90% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
6.40% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.31% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-11.16% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
6.88% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
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June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
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December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.15% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
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June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-12.82% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.32 |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.40% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-13.35% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.45% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
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June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
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<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.47% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-25.61% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.43% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.10% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.56% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-26.22% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.42% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.40% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.70% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-26.95% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.47% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.83% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.78% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-27.84% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.49% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.21% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.88% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-28.63% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.50% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.69% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.98% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-29.65% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.50% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.23% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.15% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-29.96% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.55% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.50% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.25% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund - Class A </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-30.20% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.54% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.64% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.47% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
Prospectus
<R> Average Annual Returns </R>
<R>The returns in the following table include the effect of Class A's and Class T's maximum applicable front-end sales charge and Class B's and Class C's maximum applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.</R>
<R>For the periods ended
|
Past 1
|
Life of
|
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-22.71% |
-15.91% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-23.73% |
-16.97% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.64% |
-13.96% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-21.07% |
-14.63% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-19.39% |
-12.76% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-24.87% |
-17.57% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-25.89% |
-18.64% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.03% |
-15.35% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-23.27% |
-16.31% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-21.65% |
-14.49% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-26.58% |
-18.96% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-27.40% |
-19.89% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.11% |
-16.42% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-25.00% |
-17.73% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-23.43% |
-15.94% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-27.63% |
-19.78% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-28.51% |
-20.72% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.78% |
-17.11% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-26.10% |
-18.57% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-24.51% |
-16.77% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-28.57% |
-20.41% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-29.48% |
-21.39% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.41% |
-17.67% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-27.03% |
-19.18% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-25.49% |
-17.44% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-29.28% |
-21.07% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.11% |
-22.00% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.73% |
-18.12% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-27.78% |
-19.88% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-26.25% |
-18.14% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-29.88% |
-21.53% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.64% |
-22.35% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.26% |
-18.52% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-28.40% |
-20.35% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-26.89% |
-18.62% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-30.47% |
-21.99% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-31.21% |
-22.85% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.52% |
-18.85% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-29.00% |
-20.81% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-27.49% |
-19.08% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-31.15% |
-22.52% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-31.99% |
-23.45% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.93% |
-19.31% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-29.66% |
-21.33% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-28.19% |
-19.62% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-31.99% |
-23.17% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-32.59% |
-23.89% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-20.49% |
-19.75% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-30.54% |
-21.99% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-29.07% |
-20.29% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-32.73% |
-23.72% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-33.61% |
-24.65% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-21.10% |
-20.39% A </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-31.30% |
-22.56% A </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-29.84% |
-20.87% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-33.70% |
-33.70% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-34.27% |
-34.27% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-21.73% |
-21.73% B </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-32.29% |
-32.29% B </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-30.85% |
-30.85% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-33.99% |
-33.99% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-34.56% |
-34.56% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-21.90% |
-21.90% B </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-32.58% |
-32.58% B </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-31.16% |
-31.16% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-34.21% |
-34.21% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-34.78% |
-34.78% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-22.06% |
-22.06% B </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-32.81% |
-32.81% B </R> |
<R> Class C - Return Before Taxes |
-31.41% |
-31.41% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> A From August 30, 2007 . </R>
<R> B From December 31, 2007 . </R>
<R>Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of taxable investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. The index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.</R>
<R>Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500 ® ) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.</R>
The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of Class A, Class T, and Class C of an Income Replacement Fund. The acquired funds' fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during each acquired fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets of the acquired funds are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, the acquired funds' fees and expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
|
Class A |
|
Class T |
|
Class C |
Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) A |
5.75% B |
|
3.50% C |
|
None |
Maximum contingent deferred sales charge (as a % of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) D,E |
None F |
|
None G |
|
1.00% H |
Sales charge (load) on reinvested distributions |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
A The actual sales charge may be higher due to rounding.
B Lower front-end sales charges for Class A may be available with purchase of $50,000 or more.
C Lower front-end sales charges for Class T may be available with purchase of $50,000 or more.
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
D A contingent deferred sales charge may be charged when you sell your shares or if your shares are redeemed because your account falls below the account minimum for any reason, including solely due to declines in net asset value per share (each fund will waive the account minimum in the five years preceding its horizon date). A contingent deferred sales charge will not be charged when shares are automatically redeemed through the Smart Payment Program.
E The actual contingent deferred sales charge may be higher due to rounding.
F Class A purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge but may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge that declines over 2 years from 1.00% to 0%.
G Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge but may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.25% if redeemed less than one year after purchase.
H On Class C shares redeemed less than one year after purchase.
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
|
|
Class A |
|
Class T |
|
Class C |
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.54% |
|
0.54% |
|
0.54% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.79% |
|
1.04% |
|
1.54% |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.57% |
|
0.57% |
|
0.57% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.82% |
|
1.07% |
|
1.57% </R> |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.59% |
|
0.59% |
|
0.59% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.84% |
|
1.09% |
|
1.59% |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.01% |
|
0.01% |
|
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.60% |
|
0.60% |
|
0.60% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.86% |
|
1.11% |
|
1.61% </R> |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.61% |
|
0.61% |
|
0.61% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.86% |
|
1.11% |
|
1.61% |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.62% |
|
0.62% |
|
0.62% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.87% |
|
1.12% |
|
1.62% |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.63% |
|
0.63% |
|
0.63% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.88% |
|
1.13% |
|
1.63% |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expense |
0.64% |
|
0.64% |
|
0.64% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.89% |
|
1.14% |
|
1.64% </R> |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.65% |
|
0.65% |
|
0.65% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.90% |
|
1.15% |
|
1.65% </R> |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
None |
|
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
|
0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.01% |
|
0.01% |
|
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.67% |
|
0.67% |
|
0.67% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.93% |
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1.18% |
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1.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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None |
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None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
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0.50% |
|
1.00% |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.68% |
|
0.68% |
|
0.68% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.93% |
|
1.18% |
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1.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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None |
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None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
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0.50% |
|
1.00% |
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Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.69% |
|
0.69% |
|
0.69% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.94% |
|
1.19% |
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1.69% </R> |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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None |
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None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
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0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.95% |
|
1.20% |
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1.70% </R> |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
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None |
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None |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.25% |
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0.50% |
|
1.00% |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
|
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% |
|
0.70% |
|
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.95% |
|
1.20% |
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1.70% </R> |
A Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section because the total annual operating expenses shown above include acquired fund fees and expenses.
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Fund Summary - continued
Each Income Replacement Fund will not incur any sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds because for any underlying fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares. However, each Income Replacement Fund may incur short-term redemption fees, if applicable, when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds.
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the Income Replacement Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you are not participating in the Smart Payment Program.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each class's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and each class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated and if you hold your shares:
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Investment Objective
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
A fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Strategic Advisers invests each Income Replacement Fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity funds: domestic and international equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). The Income Replacement Funds differ in their asset allocations among these fund types. The asset allocation strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to achieve a level of total return consistent with a payment strategy designed to be administered through a fund's horizon date.
Strategic Advisers allocates each Income Replacement Fund's assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that begins with a relatively more aggressive asset allocation and gradually shifts to a relatively more conservative asset allocation over the fund's time horizon. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date. The longer the period remaining to a fund's horizon date, the more aggressive the fund's asset allocation.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
In selecting an appropriate Income Replacement Fund, investors who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consider, among other things, the period of time over which they seek to receive monthly payments.
<R>The following table lists the underlying Fidelity funds in which each Income Replacement Fund currently may invest and each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation to each underlying Fidelity fund as of July 31, 2009. Strategic Advisers may change these percentages over time.</R>
<R> Fund Categories |
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund </R> |
<R> EQUITY FUNDS Domestic Equity Funds |
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<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund |
5.8% |
7.0% |
7.8% |
8.4% |
8.7% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
9.9% |
10.1% |
10.4% |
10.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund |
5.7% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
8.2% |
8.6% |
8.9% |
9.1% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
10.2% |
10.3% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund |
4.3% |
5.1% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
7.1% |
7.3% |
7.5% |
7.6% |
7.7% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund |
3.6% |
4.3% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Equity-Income Fund |
3.6% |
4.4% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.3% |
6.5% |
6.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund |
3.4% |
4.1% |
4.6% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.2% |
6.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.2% |
3.4% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
4.0% |
4.0% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
4.3% </R> |
<R> International Equity Funds |
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</R> |
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<R> Fidelity International Discovery Fund |
2.8% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
5.6% |
6.5% |
7.3% |
8.1% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.6% |
11.6% |
12.7% |
13.2% |
13.3% </R> |
<R> Fund Categories |
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund </R> |
<R> FIXED-INCOME FUNDS Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Funds |
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</R> |
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<R> Fidelity Total Bond Fund |
23.8% |
21.8% |
20.3% |
19.3% |
18.3% |
17.6% |
17.1% |
16.5% |
16.2% |
15.8% |
15.5% |
15.3% |
15.2% |
15.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Government Income Fund |
7.7% |
7.1% |
6.6% |
6.3% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.5% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.9% |
4.9% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund |
8.0% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
6.5% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.6% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% </R> |
<R> High Yield Fixed-Income Funds |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
</R> |
|
<R> Fidelity Capital & Income Fund |
0.6% |
1.4% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Income Fund |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
3.0% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% </R> |
<R> Short-Term Funds |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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</R> |
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<R> Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund |
13.8% |
11.3% |
9.6% |
8.4% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.7% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio |
13.7% |
11.2% |
9.5% |
8.3% |
7.6% |
6.9% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Note: The allocation percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. </R> |
Strategic Advisers intends to manage each Income Replacement Fund according to its asset allocation strategy, and does not intend to trade actively among underlying Fidelity funds or to attempt to capture short-term market opportunities. However, Strategic Advisers may modify the asset allocation strategy for any Income Replacement Fund and modify the selection of underlying Fidelity funds for any Income Replacement Fund from time to time.
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Fund Basics - continued
<R>The following chart illustrates each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation among underlying Fidelity equity, fixed-income,
and short-term funds as of July 31, 2009. The chart also illustrates how these allocations may shift over time. The Income Replacement Funds' target asset allocations may differ from this illustration.
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Description of Underlying Fidelity Funds
For any underlying Fidelity fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares.
Although the underlying Fidelity funds are categorized generally as equity (domestic or international), fixed-income (investment-grade or high yield), and short-term funds, many of the underlying Fidelity funds may invest in a mix of securities of foreign and domestic issuers, investment-grade and high yield bonds, and other securities.
The following is a brief description of the underlying Fidelity funds. More detailed information about each underlying Fidelity fund is available in each fund's prospectus.
Domestic Equity Funds
<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) normally invests the fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity sector central funds that provide exposure to different sectors of the U.S. stock market. Sector central funds are specialized investment vehicles designed to be used by Fidelity funds.</R>
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund seeks capital appreciation. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode ® ) normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P 500. In buying and selling securities for the fund, Geode seeks to outperform the S&P 500 by, in general, quantitatively evaluating factors such as historical valuation, growth, profitability, and other factors.</R>
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of large capitalization United States companies. Geode normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P ® 100 Index.</R>
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Midcap ® Index or the Standard & Poor's ® MidCap 400 Index).</R>
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund seeks capital growth. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund seeks reasonable income. In pursuing this objective, the fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund seeks a yield for its shareholders that exceeds the yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing equity securities.
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 ® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index).</R>
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International Equity Funds
Fidelity International Discovery Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in non-U.S. securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Government Income Fund seeks a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of principal. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund seeks real return consistent with reasonable investment risk. In seeking real return, FMR expects to allocate the fund's assets among four general investment categories: inflation-protected debt securities, floating rate loans, commodity-linked notes and related investments, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate related investments.
Fidelity Total Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
High Yield Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Capital & Income Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital growth. FMR has the flexibility to invest the fund's assets in securities of any type or quality, including defaulted securities, but expects to invest the majority of the fund's assets in debt securities and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities.
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund seeks a high level of current income. The fund may also seek capital appreciation. FMR expects to invest the fund's assets primarily in debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities, allocated among four general investment categories: high yield securities, U.S. Government and investment-grade securities, emerging market securities, and foreign developed market securities.
Short-Term Funds
Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio seeks to obtain as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity within the limitations prescribed for the fund. FMR invests the fund's assets in the highest quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, and repurchase agreements.
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Principal Investment Risks
<R>Many factors affect each Income Replacement Fund's performance. Each Income Replacement Fund's share price changes daily based on the performance of the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The ability of each Income Replacement Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to its asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds and the ability of those funds to meet their investment objectives. If Strategic Advisers' asset allocation strategy does not work as intended, an Income Replacement Fund may not achieve its objective. If an Income Replacement Fund is unable to achieve its objective, the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy may not work as intended, which could mean that monthly payments would not keep pace with inflation. If you participate in the Smart Payment Program, your entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund will be gradually liquidated over time. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.</R>
There is additional risk for each Income Replacement Fund with respect to aggregation of holdings of underlying Fidelity funds, which may result in an Income Replacement Fund indirectly concentrating assets in a particular industry or group of industries, or in a single issuer. Such indirect concentration may have the effect of increasing the volatility of an Income Replacement Fund's returns. The Income Replacement Funds do not control the investments of the underlying Fidelity funds and any indirect concentration is a result of the underlying Fidelity funds pursuing their own investment objectives.
Each Income Replacement Fund is exposed to the risks associated with the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The following factors can significantly affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance:
<R> Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.</R>
Floating Rate Loan Trading. The value of the collateral securing a floating rate loan can decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. Floating rate loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of floating rate loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual floating rate loans. For example, if the credit quality of a floating rate loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that floating rate loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss.
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Fund Basics - continued
Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities , and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates. Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Commodity-linked instruments may react differently from other types of debt securities because the payment at maturity is based on the movement of all or part of the commodities index.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and securities for which an entity located in a foreign country provides credit support or a maturity-shortening structure can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development; political stability; market depth, infrastructure, and capitalization; and regulatory oversight can be less than in more developed markets. Emerging market economies can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties. All of these factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets.
Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a single industry or a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.
Companies in the financial services industries are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services industries can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry, including REITs, can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, tax and regulatory requirements, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In addition, the value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT, and REITs may not have diversified holdings. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that have expenses of their own, the fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, inflation-protected debt securities, and floating rate loans, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities) and certain types of other securities tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes.
Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short as well as long periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty. Lower-quality debt securities can be thinly traded or have restrictions on resale, making them difficult to sell at an acceptable price. The default rate for lower-quality debt securities is likely to be higher during economic recessions or periods of high interest rates.
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Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
"Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Growth" stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. As a result, "growth" stocks tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.
"Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Value" stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. However, "value" stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not ever realize their full value.
Quantitative Investing. The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security's value. In addition, factors that affect a security's value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model.
Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of relatively larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks.
Small Cap Investing. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, and financial resources.
Commodity-Linked Investing. The performance of commodity-linked notes and related investments may depend on the performance of the overall commodities markets and on other factors that affect the value of commodities, including weather, disease, political, tax, and other regulatory developments. Commodity-linked investments may be hybrid instruments that can have substantial risk of loss with respect to both principal and interest. Commodity-linked investments may be more volatile and less liquid than the underlying instruments or measures, are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, Strategic Advisers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If Strategic Advisers does so, different factors could affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated shortly after its horizon date. However, an Income Replacement Fund may be liquidated prior to its horizon date. If this happens, shareholders who are participating in the Smart Payment Program will stop receiving monthly payments and the Income Replacement Fund will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates each class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing each class's NAV.
NAV is not calculated and a fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
The assets of each Income Replacement Fund consist primarily of shares of the underlying Fidelity funds, which are valued at their respective NAVs. A money market underlying Fidelity fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Other underlying Fidelity fund assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations, official closing prices, or on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund or if the value of a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund has been materially affected by events occurring before a fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities held by an underlying Fidelity fund is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing may be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans held by an underlying fund, when available pricing information is stale or is determined for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of an underlying fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While each Income Replacement Fund and each underlying fund (other than the money market fund) has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.
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You may buy or sell Class A, Class T, and Class C shares of the funds through a retirement account or an investment professional. When you invest through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging Class A, Class T, and Class C shares of a fund and the account features and policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment in Class A, Class T, and Class C shares of a fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell Class A, Class T, or Class C shares of the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, you may invest in an Income Replacement Fund without participating in the Smart Payment Program, and there may be other payment strategies that could be used in conjunction with the funds. You should consult with your adviser if you are considering investing in the funds using a payment strategy other than the Smart Payment Program. Not all intermediaries offer the Smart Payment Program to their customers, and an investment in an Income Replacement Fund may not be appropriate for shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
Shareholders who hold an Income Replacement Fund within a retirement account and who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax advisers to discuss tax consequences that could result if they receive payments prior to age 59 1/2 or plan to use the Smart Payment Program, in whole or in part, to meet their annual minimum required distribution. In addition, use of the Smart Payment Program may be restricted in employer-sponsored plans by the terms of the governing plan documents and/or at the discretion of the plan administrator.
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<R> Internet </R> www.advisor.fidelity.com |
<R> Phone </R> To reach a Fidelity representative 1-877-208-0098 |
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Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity).
<R> Minimums </R> |
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<R>Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date. For example, accounts in Income Replacement 2042 Fund will not be subject to the minimum balance from 2038 to 2042.</R>
<R>In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.</R>
A fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to a fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in a fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of each fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, a fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of that fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
The following transactions are exempt from the funds' excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, each fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity funds' excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity funds' Treasurer.
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Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to a fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by a fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the funds' excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
Each fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the funds' excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
Each fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. Each fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the funds' policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. A fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
Each fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
As described in "Valuing Shares," each fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that each fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
The price to buy one share of Class A or Class T is the class's offering price or the class's NAV, depending on whether you pay a front-end sales charge.
<R>For Class C, the price to buy one share is the class's NAV. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge, but may be subject to a CDSC upon redemption.</R>
If you pay a front-end sales charge, your price will be Class A's or Class T's offering price. When you buy Class A or Class T shares at the offering price, Fidelity deducts the appropriate sales charge and invests the rest in Class A or Class T shares of the fund. If you qualify for a front-end sales charge waiver, your price will be Class A's or Class T's NAV.
The offering price of Class A or Class T is its NAV plus the sales charge. The offering price is calculated by dividing Class A's or Class T's NAV by the difference between one and the applicable front-end sales charge percentage and rounding to the nearest cent.
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The dollar amount of the sales charge for Class A or Class T is the difference between the offering price of the shares purchased and the NAV of those shares. Since the offering price per share is calculated to the nearest cent using standard rounding criteria, the percentage sales charge you actually pay may be higher or lower than the sales charge percentages shown in this prospectus due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
Your investment professional can help you choose the class of shares that best suits your investment needs.
Your shares will be bought at the next offering price or NAV, as applicable, calculated after your order is received in proper form.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to buy shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to buy shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to buy shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's offering price or NAV, as applicable.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you buy additional shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
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If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or Fidelity has incurred.
Shares can be bought or sold through investment professionals using an automated order placement and settlement system that guarantees payment for orders on a specified date.
Certain financial institutions that meet creditworthiness criteria established by Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than close of business on the next business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution will be liable for any losses.
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
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Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Account Features and Policies" below for information about the automatic sale of their fund shares through the Smart Payment Program.
The price to sell one share of Class A, Class T, or Class C is the class's NAV, minus any applicable CDSC.
Any applicable CDSC is calculated based on your original redemption amount.
<R>Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form, minus any applicable CDSC. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.</R>
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to sell shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated, minus any applicable CDSC, after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to sell shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to sell shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV, minus any applicable CDSC.
<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
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<R>You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.</R>
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you sell shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
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An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a Class A shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging Class A shares of a fund for the same class of shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares at NAV or for Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund.
As a Class T shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging Class T shares of a fund for the same class of shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares at NAV or for Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund. If you purchased your Class T shares through certain investment professionals that have signed an agreement with FDC, you also have the privilege of exchanging your Class T shares for shares of Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund.
As a Class C shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging Class C shares of a fund for the same class of shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares or for Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund.
<R>Through your investment professional, you may also move between certain share classes of the same fund. For more information, see the statement of additional information (SAI) or consult your investment professional.</R>
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you exchange shares of a fund, note the following:
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The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy designed to be administered through its horizon date.
The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
Smart Payment Program. The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation.
A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date.
Participation in the Smart Payment Program is optional. Shareholders may opt into or out of the program at any time. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program will not have their shares redeemed automatically as described below, but will receive monthly dividends, which will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, unless you designate another distribution option on your application. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Distribution Options" in the "Dividends and Capital Gains" section below.
The information that follows is a summary of how the Smart Payment Program works. For a complete description of the program, call your investment professional or call Fidelity at the appropriate number found in "General Information."
Fidelity Smart Payment Program
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Based on its quantitative analysis of historical market returns and certain other factors, Strategic Advisers has determined a schedule of annual target payment rates that is designed, but not guaranteed, to enable aggregate monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund to keep pace with inflation over its time horizon. Strategic Advisers has designed the Smart Payment Program to operate in conjunction with each fund's asset allocation strategy to produce a stream of payments that keeps pace with inflation over the fund's time horizon. Although the annual target payment rates are designed to enable aggregate monthly payments to keep pace with inflation over each fund's time horizon, monthly payments may be greater than or less than the rate of inflation in any given year. An Income Replacement Fund's annual target payment rate will increase as a fund approaches its horizon date. The following table sets forth Strategic Advisers' current schedule of annual target payment rates:
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35 |
4.75 |
34 |
4.81 |
33 |
4.87 |
32 |
4.94 |
31 |
5.01 |
30 |
5.09 |
29 |
5.18 |
28 |
5.27 |
27 |
5.38 |
26 |
5.50 |
25 |
5.63 |
24 |
5.77 |
23 |
5.93 |
22 |
6.10 |
21 |
6.30 |
20 |
6.51 |
19 |
6.75 |
18 |
7.01 |
17 |
7.31 |
16 |
7.65 |
15 |
8.03 |
14 |
8.47 |
13 |
8.98 |
12 |
9.58 |
11 |
10.29 |
10 |
11.15 |
9 |
12.20 |
8 |
13.52 |
7 |
15.23 |
6 |
17.53 |
5 |
20.74 |
4 |
25.59 |
3 |
33.79 |
2 |
50.35 |
1 |
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* As of January 1 of the current calendar year.
Annual target payment rates may differ from those shown above.
The following series of hypothetical examples is designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for a given calendar year. The hypothetical examples assume that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program for the entire calendar year.
First, Fidelity will determine an annual target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by multiplying the applicable annual target payment rate by the class's NAV at the end of the previous calendar year (actual numbers will vary):
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Second, Fidelity will determine a monthly target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by dividing the class's annual target payment amount by 12 (actual numbers will vary):
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Third, Fidelity will determine the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment by multiplying the number of shares of the class the shareholder owns by the class's monthly target payment amount (actual numbers will vary):
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The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Actual monthly payments may vary slightly due to rounding. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
Each month that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program, the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's declared dividends for that month will be compared to the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment for that month. This comparison determines the composition of the shareholder's monthly payment - that is, whether a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of shares, or, whether the entire monthly payment will come from dividends.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are less than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares needed to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. To the extent that shares are automatically sold over the course of a calendar year, the monthly target payment amount will be adjusted upward so that the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payments for that calendar year will remain the same. The following hypothetical example illustrates this scenario (actual numbers will vary):
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4,990 |
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$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
$ 0.2505 PER SHARE |
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$ 1,250 |
$ 1,250 |
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$ 750 |
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-$ 500 |
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$ 500 |
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$ 50 |
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It is expected that the redemption of an Income Replacement Fund's shares generally will be required to pay shareholders' monthly payments.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are equal to or greater than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then the entire monthly payment will come from dividends. Any dividends in excess of the monthly payment will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the Income Replacement Fund. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic reinvestment (purchase) of their shares for this purpose.
You should note the following regarding the automatic sale of shares through the Smart Payment Program:
Your monthly payments will be paid in cash.
An Income Replacement Fund's capital gain distributions are not counted toward the monthly payment and instead are automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund for shareholders enrolled in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in an Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
The monthly target payment amount may change slightly over the course of a calendar year (as the hypothetical example above illustrates). However, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date, when the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund.
Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments because the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments is based on both the monthly target payment amount and the number of shares held.
The following features may also be available to buy and sell shares of a fund. Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com or contact your investment professional for more information. A shareholder who elects to participate in the Smart Payment Program may not want to set up an automatic investment, withdrawal, or exchange program because such programs may interfere with the Smart Payment Program.
Electronic Funds Transfer (Fidelity Advisor Money Line ® ): electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions. Additional documentation may be required from corporations, associations, and certain fiduciaries.
You may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
<R>If your account balance falls below $1,000 for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV, minus any applicable CDSC, on the day your account is closed. Accounts not subject to account minimums will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance. Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date.</R>
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
Each Income Replacement Fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each Income Replacement Fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Each Income Replacement Fund normally pays dividends monthly and pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Account Features and Policies" above for information about how their distributions are handled through the Smart Payment Program.
The following distribution options are available only to shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program (including shareholders who suspend their participation in the Smart Payment Program for a period of time).
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The distribution options are available for each class.
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in the same class of shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of certain identically registered Fidelity funds. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in the same class of shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of certain identically registered Fidelity funds, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund, or paid in cash.
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Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current option, contact your investment professional directly or call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from each fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of each fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. A percentage of certain distributions of dividends may qualify for taxation at long-term capital gains rates (provided certain holding period requirements are met).
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option.
Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including automatic sales of shares through the Smart Payment Program and exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in a fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax adviser to discuss additional tax consequences that could result from participation in the Smart Payment Program.
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Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
Strategic Advisers is each Income Replacement Fund's investment manager. The address of Strategic Advisers and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
FMR, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers, is each underlying Fidelity fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) manager. Strategic Advisers is Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's manager.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, Strategic Advisers had approximately $145.2 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, Strategic Advisers administers the asset allocation program for each Income Replacement Fund.
Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund.
<R>As the manager for the underlying Fidelity funds (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund), FMR is responsible for choosing each fund's (except Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund's and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) investments and handling each fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) business affairs. Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's business affairs.</R>
<R>Geode, at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser for Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund (underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds). Geode chooses the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments, and places orders to buy and sell the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments.</R>
<R>As of February 27, 2009, Geode had approximately $43.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>Andrew Dierdorf is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since June 2009. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Dierdorf has worked as a portfolio manager. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2004, Mr. Dierdorf worked for CIGNA, where he held various actuarial and investment positions.</R>
Jonathan Shelon is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since each fund's inception. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Shelon was a quantitative consultant at Callan Associates, Inc.
<R>The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Messrs. Dierdorf and Shelon.</R>
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Each Income Replacement Fund does not pay a management fee to Strategic Advisers.
Strategic Advisers receives no fee for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund and pays the expenses of each Income Replacement Fund with limited exceptions.
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract for each fund is available in the funds' annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the funds' semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 31.72% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares were held by an FMR affiliate.</R>
Each fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of a fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
FDC distributes each class's shares.
Intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of class shares. This compensation may take the form of:
These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
You may pay a sales charge when you buy or sell your Class A, Class T, or Class C shares.
FDC collects the sales charge.
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As described in detail on the following pages, you may be entitled to a waiver of your sales charge, or to pay a reduced sales charge, when you buy or sell Class A, Class T, or Class C shares.
The front-end sales charge will be reduced for purchases of Class A and Class T shares according to the sales charge schedules below.
Sales Charges and Concessions - Class A
|
Sales Charge |
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|
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As a % of
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As an
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Investment
|
Up to $49,999 B |
5.75% |
6.10% |
5.00% |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
4.50% |
4.71% |
3.75% |
$100,000 to $249,999 |
3.50% |
3.63% |
2.75% |
$250,000 to $499,999 |
2.50% |
2.56% |
2.00% |
$500,000 to $999,999 |
2.00% |
2.04% |
1.75% |
$1,000,000 to $3,999,999 |
None |
None |
1.00% C |
$4,000,000 to $24,999,999 |
None |
None |
0.50% C |
$25,000,000 or more |
None |
None |
0.25% C |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
B Purchases of $5.00 or less will not pay a sales charge.
C Certain conditions may apply. See "Finder's Fees" on page <Click Here>.
Investments in Class A shares of $1 million or more may, upon redemption for any reason, including failure to maintain the account minimum, be assessed a CDSC based on the following schedule:
From Date
|
Contingent Deferred
|
Less than 1 year |
1.00% |
1 year to less than 2 years |
0.50% |
2 years or more |
0.00% |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
When exchanging Class A shares of one fund for Class A shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund, your Class A shares retain the CDSC schedule in effect when they were originally bought.
Sales Charges and Concessions - Class T
|
Sales Charge |
|
|
|
As a % of
|
As an
|
Investment
|
Up to $49,999 |
3.50% |
3.63% |
3.00% |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
3.00% |
3.09% |
2.50% |
$100,000 to $249,999 |
2.50% |
2.56% |
2.00% |
$250,000 to $499,999 |
1.50% |
1.52% |
1.25% |
$500,000 to $999,999 |
1.00% |
1.01% |
0.75% |
$1,000,000 or more |
None |
None |
0.25% B |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
B Certain conditions may apply. See "Finder's Fees" on page <Click Here>.
Investments in Class T shares of $1 million or more may, upon redemption less than one year after purchase, for any reason, including failure to maintain the account minimum, be assessed a CDSC of 0.25%. The actual CDSC you pay may be higher or lower than that calculated using this percentage due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
When exchanging Class T shares of one fund for Class T shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund, your Class T shares retain the CDSC schedule in effect when they were originally bought.
Class A or Class T shares purchased by an individual or company through the Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, or Letter of Intent program may receive a reduced front-end sales charge according to the sales charge schedules above. To qualify for a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction under one of these programs, you must notify Fidelity in advance of your purchase.
Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, and Letter of Intent Programs. The following qualify as an "individual" or "company" for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Combined Purchase and Rights of Accumulation program: an individual, spouse, and their children under age 21 purchasing for his/her or their own account; a trustee, administrator, or other fiduciary purchasing for a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account or for a single or parent-subsidiary group of "employee benefit plans" (except SEP and SARSEP plans and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans)) and 403(b) programs; and tax-exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code). The following qualify as an "individual" or "company" for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Letter of Intent program: an individual, spouse, and their children under age 21 purchasing for his/her or their own account; a trustee, administrator, or other fiduciary purchasing for a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account (except SEP and SARSEP plans and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans)); an IRA or plans covering sole-proprietors (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans); plans investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program; and tax-exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code).
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Combined Purchase. To receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction, if you are a new shareholder, you may combine your purchase of Class A or Class T shares with purchases of: (i) Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (ii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, and (iii) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. For your purchases to be aggregated for the purpose of qualifying for the Combined Purchase program, they must be made on the same day through one intermediary.
Rights of Accumulation. To receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction, if you are an existing shareholder, you may add to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares the current value of your holdings in: (i) Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (ii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, (iii) Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund acquired by exchange from any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (iv) Class O shares of Advisor Diversified Stock Fund and Advisor Capital Development Fund, and (v) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. The current value of your holdings is determined at the NAV at the close of business on the day prior to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares. The current value of your holdings will be added to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares for the purpose of qualifying for the Rights of Accumulation program. For your purchases and holdings to be aggregated for the purpose of qualifying for the Rights of Accumulation program, they must have been made through one intermediary.
Letter of Intent. You may receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction on your purchases of Class A and Class T shares made during a 13-month period by signing a Letter of Intent (Letter). You must file your Letter with Fidelity within 90 days of the start of your purchases toward completing your Letter. Each Class A or Class T purchase you make toward completing your Letter will be entitled to the reduced front-end sales charge applicable to the total investment indicated in the Letter. Purchases of the following may be aggregated for the purpose of completing your Letter: (i) Class A and Class T shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares (except those acquired by exchange from Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund that had been previously exchanged from a Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares), (ii) Class B and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (iii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, and (iv) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. Reinvested income and capital gain distributions will not be considered purchases for the purpose of completing your Letter. For your purchases to be aggregated for the purpose of completing your Letter, they must be made through one intermediary. Your initial purchase toward completing your Letter must be at least 5% of the total investment specified in your Letter. Fidelity will register Class A or Class T shares equal to 5% of the total investment specified in your Letter in your name and will hold those shares in escrow. You will earn income, dividends and capital gain distributions on escrowed Class A and Class T shares. The escrow will be released when you complete your Letter. You are not obligated to complete your Letter. If you do not complete your Letter, you must pay the increased front-end sales charges due. If you do not pay the increased front-end sales charges within 20 days after the date your Letter expires, Fidelity will redeem sufficient escrowed Class A or Class T shares to pay any applicable front-end sales charges. If you purchase more than the amount specified in your Letter and qualify for additional Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reductions, the front-end sales charge will be adjusted to reflect your total purchase at the end of 13 months and the surplus amount will be applied to your purchase of additional Class A or Class T shares at the then-current offering price applicable to the total investment.
Detailed information about these programs also is available on www.advisor.fidelity.com. In order to obtain the benefit of a front-end sales charge reduction for which you may be eligible, you may need to inform your investment professional of other accounts you, your spouse, or your children maintain with your investment professional or other investment professionals from the same intermediary.
Class C shares may, upon redemption less than one year after purchase, for any reason, including failure to maintain the account minimum, be assessed a CDSC of 1.00%. The actual CDSC you pay may be higher or lower than that calculated using this percentage due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
Except as provided below, investment professionals will receive as compensation from FDC, at the time of the sale, a concession equal to 1.00% of your purchase of Class C shares. For purchases of Class C shares made for an intermediary-sponsored managed account program, employee benefit plan, 403(b) program or plan covering a sole-proprietor (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plan) or through reinvested dividends or capital gain distributions, investment professionals do not receive a concession at the time of sale.
Class A, Class T, and Class C shares automatically redeemed through the Smart Payment Program will not be subject to a CDSC.
The CDSC for Class A, Class T, and Class C shares will be calculated based on the lesser of the cost of each class's shares, as applicable, at the initial date of purchase or the value of those shares, as applicable, at redemption, not including any reinvested dividends or capital gains. Class A, Class T, and Class C shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions will not be subject to a CDSC. In determining the applicability and rate of any CDSC at redemption, shares representing reinvested dividends and capital gains will be redeemed first, followed by those shares that have been held for the longest period of time.
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<R>A front-end sales charge will not apply to the following Class A or Class T shares:</R>
<R> 1. Purchased for an employee benefit plan other than a plan investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program. For this purpose, employee benefit plans generally include 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) governmental plans, but do not include: IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, or SARSEP plans; or health savings accounts;</R>
<R> 2. Purchased for an insurance company separate account;</R>
<R> 3. Purchased for managed account programs that charge an asset-based fee by a broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution or bank trust department;</R>
<R> 4. Purchased with the proceeds of a redemption of Fidelity or Fidelity Advisor fund shares held in (i) an insurance company separate account, or (ii) an employee benefit plan (as described in waiver number 1 above, including the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program), the proceeds of which must be reinvested directly into Fidelity Advisor fund shares;</R>
<R> 5. Purchased with any proceeds of a distribution from a Fidelity recordkept employee benefit plan (as described in waiver number 1 above, including the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program) that is rolled directly into a Fidelity Advisor IRA;</R>
<R> 6. Purchased for any state, county, or city, or any governmental instrumentality, department, authority or agency;</R>
<R> 7. Purchased by a current or former Trustee or officer of a Fidelity fund or a current or retired officer, director or regular employee of FMR LLC or FIL Limited or their direct or indirect subsidiaries (a Fidelity Trustee or employee), the spouse of a Fidelity Trustee or employee, a Fidelity Trustee or employee acting as custodian for a minor child, or a person acting as trustee of a trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a Fidelity Trustee or employee;</R>
<R> 8. Purchased by a charitable organization (as defined for purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) investing $100,000 or more, or, a charitable remainder trust or life income pool established for the benefit of a charitable organization;</R>
<R> 9. Purchased by the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund; </R>
<R> 10. Purchased by a bank trust officer, registered representative, or other employee (or a member of one of their immediate families) of intermediaries having agreements with FDC. A member of the immediate family of a bank trust officer, a registered representative, or other employee of intermediaries having agreements with FDC, is a spouse of one of those individuals, an account for which one of those individuals is acting as custodian for a minor child, and a trust account that is registered for the sole benefit of a minor child of one of those individuals;</R>
<R> 11. Purchased with distributions of income, principal, and capital gains from Fidelity Defined Trusts;</R>
<R> 12. Purchased to repay a loan against Class A, Class T, or Class B shares held in the investor's Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program; or</R>
<R> 13. Purchased for health savings account programs by a broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution, or bank trust department.</R>
Pursuant to Rule 22d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), FDC exercises its right to waive Class A's and Class T's front-end sales charge on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions or in connection with a fund's merger with or acquisition of any investment company or trust. FDC also exercises its right to waive Class A's front-end sales charge on purchases of $5.00 or less.
The CDSC may be waived on the redemption of shares (applies to Class A, Class T and Class C, unless otherwise noted):
1. Through the Smart Payment Program;
2. For disability or death;
3. From employer-sponsored retirement plans (except SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, and SARSEPs) starting the year in which age 70 1/2 is attained;
4. For minimum required distributions from Traditional IRAs, Rollover IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, and SARSEPs (excludes Roth accounts) starting the year in which age 70 1/2 is attained;
5. Through the Fidelity Advisor Systematic Withdrawal Program, if the amount does not exceed 12% of the account balance in a rolling 12-month period;
6. (Applicable to Class A and Class T only) Held by insurance company separate accounts;
7. (Applicable to Class A and Class T only) From an employee benefit plan (except SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees) or 403(b) programs (except Fidelity Advisor 403(b) programs for which Fidelity or an affiliate serves as custodian);
8. (Applicable to Class A and Class T only) Purchased by the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund;
9. (Applicable to Class A and Class T only) On which a finder's fee was eligible to be paid to an investment professional at the time of purchase, but was not paid because payment was declined (to determine your eligibility for this CDSC waiver, please ask your investment professional if he or she received a finder's fee at the time of purchase);
10. (Applicable to Class C only) On which investment professionals did not receive a concession at the time of purchase.
To qualify for a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction or waiver, you must notify Fidelity in advance of your purchase.
You may be required to notify Fidelity in advance of your redemption to qualify for a Class A, Class T, or Class C CDSC waiver.
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Information on sales charge reductions and waivers is available free of charge on www.advisor.fidelity.com.
Finder's Fees. Finder's fees may be paid to investment professionals who sell Class A and Class T shares in purchase amounts of $1 million or more. For Class A share purchases, investment professionals may be compensated at the time of purchase with a finder's fee at the rate of 1.00% of the purchase amount for purchases of $1 million up to $4 million, 0.50% of the purchase amount for purchases of $4 million up to $25 million, and 0.25% of the purchase amount for purchases of $25 million or more. For Class T purchases, investment professionals may be compensated at the time of purchase with a finder's fee at the rate of 0.25% of the purchase amount.
Investment professionals may be eligible for a finder's fee on the following purchases of Class A and Class T shares made through broker-dealers and banks: a trade that brings the value of the accumulated account(s) of an investor, including a 403(b) program or an employee benefit plan (except a SEP or SARSEP plan or a plan covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly a Keogh/H.R. 10 plan)), over $1 million; a trade for an investor with an accumulated account value of $1 million or more; and an incremental trade toward an investor's $1 million Letter. Accumulated account value for purposes of finder's fees eligibility is determined the same as it is for Rights of Accumulation. Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund are not counted for this purpose unless acquired by exchange from any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares. For information, see "Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, and Letter of Intent Programs" above.
Finder's fees are not paid in connection with purchases of Class A or Class T shares by insurance company separate accounts or the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, or purchases of Class A or Class T shares made with the proceeds from the redemption of shares of any Fidelity fund or any retirement plan recordkept at Fidelity.
Investment professionals should contact Fidelity in advance to determine if they qualify to receive a finder's fee. Finder's fees will be paid in connection with shares recordkept in a Fidelity Advisor 401(k) Retirement Plan only at the time of the initial conversion of assets. Investment professionals should contact Fidelity for more information.
Reinstatement Privilege. If you have sold all or part of your Class A, Class T, or Class C shares of a fund, you may reinvest an amount equal to all or a portion of the redemption proceeds in the same class of the fund or another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, at the NAV next determined after receipt in proper form of your investment order, provided that such reinvestment is made within 90 days of redemption. Under these circumstances, the dollar amount of the CDSC you paid, if any, on shares will be reimbursed to you by reinvesting that amount in Class A, Class T, or Class C shares, as applicable. You must reinstate your Class A, Class T, or Class C shares into an account with the same registration. This privilege may be exercised only once by a shareholder with respect to a fund and certain restrictions may apply. For purposes of the CDSC schedule, the holding period will continue as if the Class A, Class T, or Class C shares had not been redeemed.
To qualify for the reinstatement privilege, you must notify Fidelity in writing in advance of your reinvestment.
Class A of each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, Class A of each fund is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee as compensation for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class A shares. Class A of each fund may pay this 12b-1 (distribution) fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of its average net assets, or such lesser amount as the Trustees may determine from time to time. Currently, the Trustees have not approved such payments. The Trustees may approve 12b-1 (distribution) fee payments at an annual rate of up to 0.50% of Class A's average net assets when the Trustees believe that it is in the best interests of Class A shareholders to do so.
In addition, pursuant to each Class A plan, Class A of each fund pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class A's average net assets throughout the month for providing shareholder support services.
Except as provided below, during the first year of investment and thereafter, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services. For purchases of Class A shares on which a finder's fee was paid to intermediaries, after the first year of investment, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of the 12b-1 (service) fee paid by such shares to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
Class T of each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, Class T of each fund is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee as compensation for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class T shares. Class T of each fund may pay this 12b-1 (distribution) fee at an annual rate of 0.50% of its average net assets, or such lesser amount as the Trustees may determine from time to time. Class T of each fund currently pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average net assets throughout the month. Class T's 12b-1 (distribution) fee rate for each fund may be increased only when the Trustees believe that it is in the best interests of Class T shareholders to do so.
FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (distribution) fee to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class T shares.
In addition, pursuant to each Class T plan, Class T of each fund pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class T's average net assets throughout the month for providing shareholder support services.
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FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
Class C of each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, Class C of each fund is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee as compensation for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class C shares. Class C of each fund currently pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee at an annual rate of 0.75% of its average net assets throughout the month.
In addition, pursuant to each Class C plan, Class C of each fund pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class C's average net assets throughout the month for providing shareholder support services.
Normally, after the first year of investment, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of the 12b-1 (distribution) fees to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class C shares and may reallow up to the full amount of the 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
For purchases of Class C shares made for an intermediary-sponsored managed account program, employee benefit plan, 403(b) program or plan covering a sole-proprietor (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plan) or through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions, during the first year of investment and thereafter, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (distribution) fee paid by such shares to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class C shares and may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (service) fee paid by such shares to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
Any fees paid out of each class's assets on an ongoing basis pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
In addition, each Class A, Class T, and Class C plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may make payments from its past profits or other resources to FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of the applicable class's shares and/or shareholder support services, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments for Class A, Class T, and Class C. Please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
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The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the financial history of each fund's shares for the period of the fund's operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a fund. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares of a fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.76 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.118 |
1.233 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(3.686 ) |
(2.204 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.568 ) |
(.971 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.132) |
(1.129) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.440 ) |
(.140 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.572 ) |
(1.269 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 43.62 |
$ 47.76 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(5.07)% |
(2.02)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.72% |
2.76% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 2,599 |
$ 2,214 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
54% |
56% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.75 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.025 |
1.128 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(3.690 ) |
(2.219 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.665 ) |
(1.091 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.025) |
(1.019) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.440 ) |
(.140 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.465 ) |
(1.159 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 43.62 |
$ 47.75 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(5.30)% |
(2.26)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.47% |
2.51% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 499 |
$ 673 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
54% |
56% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.73 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.822 |
.904 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(3.689 ) |
(2.227 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.867 ) |
(1.323 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.813) |
(.807) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.440 ) |
(.140 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.253 ) |
(.947 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 43.61 |
$ 47.73 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(5.76)% |
(2.71)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.97% |
2.01% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 1,171 |
$ 1,595 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
54% |
56% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.46 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.092 |
1.163 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.138 ) |
(2.454 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.046 ) |
(1.291 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.124) |
(1.119) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.130 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.604 ) |
(1.249 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.81 |
$ 47.46 </R> |
<R> Total Return B,C,D |
(6.06)% |
(2.68)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F,H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.69% |
2.60% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 833 |
$ 1,107 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
51% |
46% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.46 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.989 |
1.075 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.128 ) |
(2.483 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.139 ) |
(1.408 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.011) |
(1.002) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.130 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.491 ) |
(1.132 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.83 |
$ 47.46 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(6.28)% |
(2.91)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.44% |
2.35% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 91 |
$ 154 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
51% |
46% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.41 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.786 |
.836 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.122 ) |
(2.476 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.336 ) |
(1.640 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.794) |
(.820) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.130 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.274 ) |
(.950 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.80 |
$ 47.41 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(6.75)% |
(3.36)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.94% |
1.85% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 131 |
$ 365 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
51% |
46% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.11 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.027 |
1.085 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.465 ) |
(2.692 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.438 ) |
(1.607 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.032) |
(1.113) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.360 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.392 ) |
(1.283 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.28 |
$ 47.11 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(7.00)% |
(3.33)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.60% |
2.42% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 502 |
$ 503 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
60% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.10 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.926 |
.985 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.460 ) |
(2.707 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.534 ) |
(1.722 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.926) |
(1.008) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.360 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.286 ) |
(1.178 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.28 |
$ 47.10 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(7.23)% |
(3.56)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.35% |
2.17% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 171 |
$ 187 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
60% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.08 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.736 |
.755 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.471 ) |
(2.699 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.735 ) |
(1.944 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.725) |
(.806) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.360 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.085 ) |
(.976 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.26 |
$ 47.08 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(7.70)% |
(3.99)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.85% |
1.67% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 221 |
$ 275 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
60% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.05 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.035 |
1.087 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.739 ) |
(2.853 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.704 ) |
(1.766 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.056) |
(1.014) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.420 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.476 ) |
(1.184 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.87 |
$ 47.05 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(7.53)% |
(3.64)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.62% |
2.41% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 122 |
$ 289 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
22% |
32% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.04 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.933 |
.982 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.736 ) |
(2.862 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.803 ) |
(1.880 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.957) |
(.910) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.420 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.377 ) |
(1.080 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.86 |
$ 47.04 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(7.77)% |
(3.87)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.37% |
2.16% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 112 |
$ 187 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
22% |
32% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.04 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.737 |
.760 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.745 ) |
(2.860 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.008 ) |
(2.100 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.752) |
(.690) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.420 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.172 ) |
(.860 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.86 |
$ 47.04 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.25)% |
(4.29)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.87% |
1.66% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 69 |
$ 120 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
22% |
32% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.97 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.014 |
1.063 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.004 ) |
(2.884 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.990 ) |
(1.821 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.020) |
(1.039) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.500 ) |
(1.209 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.48 |
$ 46.97 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.10)% |
(3.77)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.62% |
2.35% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 287 |
$ 286 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
64% |
41% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.97 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.919 |
.966 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.010 ) |
(2.903 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.091 ) |
(1.937 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.919) |
(.923) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.399 ) |
(1.093 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.48 |
$ 46.97 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.34)% |
(3.99)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.37% |
2.11% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 69 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
64% |
41% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.93 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.726 |
.728 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.005 ) |
(2.903 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.279 ) |
(2.175 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.721) |
(.725) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.201 ) |
(.895 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.45 |
$ 46.93 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.80)% |
(4.45)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.87% |
1.61% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 147 |
$ 233 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
64% |
41% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.76 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.042 |
1.076 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.184 ) |
(3.105 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.142 ) |
(2.029 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.028) |
(1.031) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.620 ) |
(.180 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.648 ) |
(1.211 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.97 |
$ 46.76 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.56)% |
(4.19)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.70% |
2.36% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 69 |
$ 131 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
26% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.76 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.944 |
.966 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.184 ) |
(3.110 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.240 ) |
(2.144 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.930) |
(.916) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.620 ) |
(.180 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.550 ) |
(1.096 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.97 |
$ 46.76 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.79)% |
(4.41)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.45% |
2.11% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 55 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
26% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.72 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.757 |
.723 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) F |
(5.183 ) |
(3.090 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.426 ) |
(2.367 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.724) |
(.733) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.620 ) |
(.180 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.344 ) |
(.913 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.95 |
$ 46.72 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.25)% |
(4.85)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.95% |
1.61% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 183 |
$ 485 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
26% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.81 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
1.000 |
.966 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.341 ) |
(3.085 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.341 ) |
(2.119 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.979) |
(.911) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.330 ) |
(.160 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.309 ) |
(1.071 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.16 |
$ 46.81 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(8.93)% |
(4.36)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.60% |
2.16% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 278 |
$ 371 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
33% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.80 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.905 |
.847 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.340 ) |
(3.079 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.435 ) |
(2.232 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.875) |
(.808) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.330 ) |
(.160 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.205 ) |
(.968 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.16 |
$ 46.80 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.15)% |
(4.57)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.35% |
1.91% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 311 |
$ 606 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
33% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.79 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.711 |
.639 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.333 ) |
(3.104 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.622 ) |
(2.465 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.678) |
(.585) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.330 ) |
(.160 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.008 ) |
(.745 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.16 |
$ 46.79 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.60)% |
(5.02)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.84% |
1.41% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 86 |
$ 150 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
33% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.61 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.978 |
1.034 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.404 ) |
(3.239 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.426 ) |
(2.205 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.004) |
(.995) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.490 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.494 ) |
(1.185 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.69 |
$ 46.61 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.22)% |
(4.55)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.57% |
2.26% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 55 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.61 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.881 |
.920 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.402 ) |
(3.234 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.521 ) |
(2.314 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.909) |
(.886) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.490 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.399 ) |
(1.076 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.69 |
$ 46.61 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.45)% |
(4.76)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.32% |
2.01% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 71 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.58 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.693 |
.682 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.400 ) |
(3.227 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.707 ) |
(2.545 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.713) |
(.685) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.490 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.203 ) |
(.875 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.67 |
$ 46.58 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.91)% |
(5.21)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.82% |
1.51% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 178 |
$ 297 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.52 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.930 |
1.019 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.570 ) |
(3.322 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.640 ) |
(2.303 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.960) |
(.987) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.710 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.670 ) |
(1.177 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.21 |
$ 46.52 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.66)% |
(4.75)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.43% |
2.27% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 183 |
$ 402 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
82% |
23% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.52 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.821 |
.918 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.548 ) |
(3.339 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.727 ) |
(2.421 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.863) |
(.869) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.710 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.573 ) |
(1.059 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.22 |
$ 46.52 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(9.88)% |
(4.98)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.18% |
2.02% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 54 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
82% |
23% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.51 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.624 |
.690 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.532 ) |
(3.342 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.908 ) |
(2.652 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.662) |
(.648) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.710 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.372 ) |
(.838 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.23 |
$ 46.51 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.32)% |
(5.42)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.68% |
1.52% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 46 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
82% |
23% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.923 |
.994 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.753 ) |
(3.438 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.830 ) |
(2.444 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.890) |
(.956) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.390 ) |
(.200 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.280 ) |
(1.156 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.29 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.20)% |
(5.04)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.26% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.46% |
2.19% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 63 |
$ 138 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
46% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.828 |
.875 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.757 ) |
(3.431 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.929 ) |
(2.556 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.791) |
(.844) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.390 ) |
(.200 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.181 ) |
(1.044 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.29 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.44)% |
(5.25)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.51% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.21% |
1.94% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 54 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
46% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.39 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.631 |
.658 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.740 ) |
(3.448 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.109 ) |
(2.790 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.591) |
(.620) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.390 ) |
(.200 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.981 ) |
(.820 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.30 |
$ 46.39 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.88)% |
(5.70)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.01% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.71% |
1.44% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 41 |
$ 94 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
46% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.937 |
.951 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.127 ) |
(3.464 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.190 ) |
(2.513 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.940) |
(.897) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.570 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.510 ) |
(1.087 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 39.70 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.72)% |
(5.17)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.52% |
2.08% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 54 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
39% |
44% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.39 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.844 |
.823 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.122 ) |
(3.449 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.278 ) |
(2.626 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.852) |
(.794) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.570 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.422 ) |
(.984 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 39.69 |
$ 46.39 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(10.93)% |
(5.39)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.28% |
1.83% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 265 |
$ 384 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
39% |
44% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.39 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.655 |
.609 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.114 ) |
(3.465 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.459 ) |
(2.856 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.651) |
(.564) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.570 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.221 ) |
(.754 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 39.71 |
$ 46.39 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.38)% |
(5.82)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.77% |
1.33% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 116 |
$ 94 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
39% |
44% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.26 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.856 |
.442 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.093 ) |
(4.811 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.237 ) |
(4.369 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.873) |
(.371) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.073 ) |
(.371 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.95 |
$ 45.26 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.24)% |
(8.76)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.44% |
1.59% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 115 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
41% |
13% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.26 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.791 |
.373 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.111 ) |
(4.809 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.320 ) |
(4.436 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.780) |
(.304) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.980 ) |
(.304 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.96 |
$ 45.26 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.45)% |
(8.89)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.20% |
1.34% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
41% |
13% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.24 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.611 |
.233 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.107 ) |
(4.812 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.496 ) |
(4.579 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.594) |
(.181) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.794 ) |
(.181 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.95 |
$ 45.24 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.89)% |
(9.17)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.70% |
.84% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
41% |
13% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.23 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.933 |
.442 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.238 ) |
(4.814 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.305 ) |
(4.372 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.885) |
(.398) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.210 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.095 ) |
(.398 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.23 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.41)% |
(8.77)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.60% |
1.60% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
50% |
4% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.23 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.836 |
.371 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.227 ) |
(4.809 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.391 ) |
(4.438 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.789) |
(.332) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.210 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.999 ) |
(.332 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.84 |
$ 45.23 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.62)% |
(8.90)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.35% |
1.35% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 102 |
$ 132 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
50% |
4% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.22 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.664 |
.234 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.229 ) |
(4.816 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.565 ) |
(4.582 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.605) |
(.198) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.210 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.815 ) |
(.198 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.84 |
$ 45.22 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(12.06)% |
(9.18)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.85% |
.84% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
50% |
4% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.20 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.819 |
.425 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.123 ) |
(4.836 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.304 ) |
(4.411 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.866) |
(.389) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.066 ) |
(.389 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.20 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.40)% |
(8.85)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
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<R> Expenses before reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.25% |
.25% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.32% |
1.57% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
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<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 88 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
37% |
8% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.19 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.739 |
.365 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.128 ) |
(4.852 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.389 ) |
(4.487 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.771) |
(.323) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.971 ) |
(.323 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.19 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(11.62)% |
(9.00)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
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</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% |
.50% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.07% |
1.32% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
37% |
8% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 G </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.19 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) E |
.560 |
.226 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.123 ) |
(4.846 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.563 ) |
(4.620 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.587) |
(.190) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.787 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.84 |
$ 45.19 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C, D |
(12.05)% |
(9.25)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets F, H |
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</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
1.00% |
1.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
1.57% |
.82% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 56 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
37% |
8% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. </R>
<R> E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> F Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> G For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. For individual investors opening an account: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license. For investors other than individuals: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity. |
You can obtain additional information about the funds. A description of each fund's policies and procedures for disclosing its holdings is available in the funds' SAI and on Fidelity's web sites. The SAI also includes more detailed information about each fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual reports also include additional information. Each fund's annual report includes a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus, SAI, or annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room. Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-04085 |
FDC is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by visiting www.sipc.org or calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.
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The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
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Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM )
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM
Institutional Class
(a class of Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM )
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
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82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth. Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy to be administered through December 31 of a particular year, its horizon date. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date.
<R> The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program ® . The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation. A participating shareholder's monthly payment for a given month will consist of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for that month and, if such dividends are less than the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment, the proceeds from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares of the Income Replacement Fund required to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. </R>
Monthly payments are calculated based on a schedule of annual target payment rates determined by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers ® ). The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of the Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date. It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in the Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
A more detailed description of the Smart Payment Program is provided in "Account Features and Policies" below. The description includes Strategic Advisers' schedule of annual target payment rates and a series of hypothetical examples designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments for a given calendar year.
The Income Replacement Funds are not designed for the accumulation of assets prior to retirement. The Income Replacement Funds do not provide a complete solution for a shareholder's retirement income needs.
Prospectus
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Prospectus
Income Replacement 2016 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2018 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2020 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2022 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2024 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2026 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2028 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2030 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2032 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2034 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2036 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Prospectus
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2038 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2040 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
Investment Objective
Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
The fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>
</R>
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
<R>The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in each Income Replacement Fund. The information illustrates each Income Replacement Fund's performance over the past year, as represented by the performance of Institutional Class, and compares each class's performance to the performance of a market index over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.</R>
<R>Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for current return information.</R>
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
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June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-9.84% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
6.54% |
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<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.23% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-11.12% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.03% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.28% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-12.11% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.28% |
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<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.31% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-12.77% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.46% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
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Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.32% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-13.28% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.61% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-13.72% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.61% |
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<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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-25.43% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.06% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.72% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
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|
-26.04% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.36% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.34% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.81% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
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|
|
-26.76% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.39% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-14.77% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
7.91% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
-27.66% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.40% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.17% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.03% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
|
|
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|
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|
|
-28.44% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.44% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-15.63% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.09% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
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|
-29.48% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.46% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.18% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.28% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
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|
-29.79% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.46% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.46% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.41% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Year |
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2008</R> |
<R> |
|
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|
-30.02% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the period shown in the chart: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
-0.48% |
June 30, 2008 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-16.58% |
December 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
8.61% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> Average Annual Returns </R>
<R>After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.</R>
<R>For the periods ended
|
Past 1
|
Life of
|
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class- Return Before Taxes |
-17.78% |
-11.89% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-18.94% |
-13.07% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-11.42% |
-10.63% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-20.10% |
-13.64% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-21.25% |
-14.83% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-12.92% |
-12.10% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-21.90% |
-15.09% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-22.83% |
-16.14% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.05% |
-13.22% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-23.02% |
-15.94% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-24.02% |
-17.00% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-14.77% |
-13.94% A </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
5.24% |
6.65% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-24.04% |
-16.61% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-25.07% |
-17.71% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-15.45% |
-14.53% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-24.78% |
-17.30% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-25.73% |
-18.34% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-15.78% |
-15.00% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-25.43% |
-17.79% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-26.29% |
-18.72% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.35% |
-15.42% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-26.04% |
-18.26% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-26.90% |
-19.23% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-16.61% |
-15.77% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-26.76% |
-18.80% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-27.72% |
-19.84% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.04% |
-16.24% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-27.66% |
-19.50% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-28.36% |
-20.32% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-17.65% |
-16.71% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-28.44% |
-20.07% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-29.44% |
-21.12% A </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.29% |
-17.39% A </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-28.42% A </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-29.48% |
-29.48% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.15% |
-30.15% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-18.97% |
-18.97% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-29.79% |
-29.79% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.46% |
-30.46% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.15% |
-19.15% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
|
</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-30.02% |
-30.02% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-30.69% |
-30.69% B </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-19.32% |
-19.32% B </R> |
<R> S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
-37.00% |
-37.00% B </R> |
<R> A From August 30, 2007 . </R>
<R> B From December 31, 2007 . </R>
<R>Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of taxable investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. The index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.</R>
<R>Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500 ® ) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.</R>
<R>The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of Institutional Class of an Income Replacement Fund. The acquired funds' fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during each acquired fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets of the acquired funds are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, the acquired funds' fees and expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.</R>
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
|
Institutional
|
Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions |
None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None |
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
|
|
Institutional
|
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.54% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.54% |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.57% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.57% </R> |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.59% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.59% |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.60% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.61% </R> |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.61% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.61% |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.62% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.62% |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
|
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.63% |
|
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.63% |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.64% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.64% </R> |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.65% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.65% </R> |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.01% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.67% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.68% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.68% </R> |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.69% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.69% </R> |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.70% </R> |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
Management fee |
None |
|
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
|
Other expenses |
0.00% |
<R> |
Acquired fund fees and expenses |
0.70% </R> |
<R> |
Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.70% </R> |
A Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section because the total annual operating expenses shown above include acquired fund fees and expenses.
Each Income Replacement Fund will not incur any sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds because for any underlying fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares. However, each Income Replacement Fund may incur short-term redemption fees, if applicable, when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds.
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the Income Replacement Funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you are not participating in the Smart Payment Program.
Let's say, hypothetically, that Institutional Class's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and Institutional Class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
<R> |
|
Institutional
|
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
1 year |
$ 55 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 173 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 302 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 677 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
1 year |
$ 58 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 183 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 318 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 714 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
1 year |
$ 60 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 189 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 329 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 738 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
1 year |
$ 62 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 195 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 340 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 762 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
1 year |
$ 62 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 195 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 340 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 762 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
1 year |
$ 63 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 199 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 346 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 774 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
1 year |
$ 64 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 202 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 351 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 786 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
1 year |
$ 65 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 205 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 357 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 798 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
1 year |
$ 66 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 208 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 362 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 810 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
1 year |
$ 69 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 218 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 379 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 847 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
1 year |
$ 69 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 218 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 379 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 847 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
1 year |
$ 70 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 221 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 384 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 859 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
1 year |
$ 72 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 224 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 390 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 871 </R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
1 year |
$ 72 </R> |
<R> |
3 years |
$ 224 </R> |
<R> |
5 years |
$ 390 </R> |
<R> |
10 years |
$ 871 </R> |
Prospectus
Investment Objective
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
A fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy.
Principal Investment Strategies
Strategic Advisers invests each Income Replacement Fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity funds: domestic and international equity funds, investment-grade and high yield fixed-income funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). The Income Replacement Funds differ in their asset allocations among these fund types. The asset allocation strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to achieve a level of total return consistent with a payment strategy designed to be administered through a fund's horizon date.
Strategic Advisers allocates each Income Replacement Fund's assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that begins with a relatively more aggressive asset allocation and gradually shifts to a relatively more conservative asset allocation over the fund's time horizon. Each Income Replacement Fund's name refers to the year of its horizon date. The longer the period remaining to a fund's horizon date, the more aggressive the fund's asset allocation.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated (that is, will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders) shortly after its horizon date.
In selecting an appropriate Income Replacement Fund, investors who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consider, among other things, the period of time over which they seek to receive monthly payments.
<R>The following table lists the underlying Fidelity funds in which each Income Replacement Fund currently may invest and each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation to each underlying Fidelity fund as of July 31, 2009. Strategic Advisers may change these percentages over time.</R>
<R> Fund Categories |
Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
Income Replacement 2042 Fund </R> |
<R> EQUITY FUNDS Domestic Equity Funds |
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<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund |
5.8% |
7.0% |
7.8% |
8.4% |
8.7% |
9.0% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
9.9% |
10.1% |
10.4% |
10.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund |
5.7% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
8.2% |
8.6% |
8.9% |
9.1% |
9.2% |
9.4% |
9.5% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
10.2% |
10.3% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund |
4.3% |
5.1% |
5.8% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.8% |
6.9% |
7.0% |
7.1% |
7.3% |
7.5% |
7.6% |
7.7% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund |
3.6% |
4.3% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.5% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Equity-Income Fund |
3.6% |
4.4% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.4% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
6.3% |
6.5% |
6.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund |
3.4% |
4.1% |
4.6% |
4.9% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
5.5% |
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
6.2% |
6.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.2% |
3.4% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
3.8% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
4.0% |
4.0% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
4.3% </R> |
<R> International Equity Funds |
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<R> Fidelity International Discovery Fund |
2.8% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
5.6% |
6.5% |
7.3% |
8.1% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.6% |
11.6% |
12.7% |
13.2% |
13.3% </R> |
<R> FIXED-INCOME FUNDS
Investment-Grade
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<R> Fidelity Total Bond Fund |
23.8% |
21.8% |
20.3% |
19.3% |
18.3% |
17.6% |
17.1% |
16.5% |
16.2% |
15.8% |
15.5% |
15.3% |
15.2% |
15.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Government Income Fund |
7.7% |
7.1% |
6.6% |
6.3% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.5% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.9% |
4.9% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund |
8.0% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
6.5% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
5.6% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.2% |
5.1% |
5.1% |
5.1% </R> |
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High Yield
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<R> Fidelity Capital & Income Fund |
0.6% |
1.4% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.9% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.6% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Strategic Income Fund |
0.5% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
3.0% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.4% </R> |
<R> Short-Term Funds |
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<R> Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund |
13.8% |
11.3% |
9.6% |
8.4% |
7.7% |
7.0% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.7% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio |
13.7% |
11.2% |
9.5% |
8.3% |
7.6% |
6.9% |
6.4% |
5.9% |
5.2% |
4.6% |
3.6% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
1.2% </R> |
<R> Note: The allocation percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. </R> |
Strategic Advisers intends to manage each Income Replacement Fund according to its asset allocation strategy, and does not intend to trade actively among underlying Fidelity funds or to attempt to capture short-term market opportunities. However, Strategic Advisers may modify the asset allocation strategy for any Income Replacement Fund and modify the selection of underlying Fidelity funds for any Income Replacement Fund from time to time.
Prospectus
<R>The following chart illustrates each Income Replacement Fund's approximate asset allocation among underlying Fidelity equity, fixed-income,
and short-term funds as of July 31, 2009. The chart also illustrates how these allocations may shift over time. The Income Replacement Funds' target asset allocations may differ from this illustration.
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Description of Underlying Fidelity Funds
For any underlying Fidelity fund that offers only Advisor classes of shares, each Income Replacement Fund will purchase Institutional Class shares.
Although the underlying Fidelity funds are categorized generally as equity (domestic or international), fixed-income (investment-grade or high yield), and short-term funds, many of the underlying Fidelity funds may invest in a mix of securities of foreign and domestic issuers, investment-grade and high yield bonds, and other securities.
The following is a brief description of the underlying Fidelity funds. More detailed information about each underlying Fidelity fund is available in each fund's prospectus.
Domestic Equity Funds
<R> Fidelity ® Series Broad Market Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) normally invests the fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity sector central funds that provide exposure to different sectors of the U.S. stock market. Sector central funds are specialized investment vehicles designed to be used by Fidelity funds.</R>
<R> Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund seeks capital appreciation. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode ® ) normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P 500. In buying and selling securities for the fund, Geode seeks to outperform the S&P 500 by, in general, quantitatively evaluating factors such as historical valuation, growth, profitability, and other factors.</R>
<R> Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of large capitalization United States companies. Geode normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in common stocks included in the S&P ® 100 Index.</R>
<R> Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Midcap ® Index or the Standard & Poor's ® MidCap 400 Index).</R>
Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund seeks capital growth. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund seeks reasonable income. In pursuing this objective, the fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund seeks a yield for its shareholders that exceeds the yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing equity securities.
<R> Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund seeks capital appreciation. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 ® Index or the S&P SmallCap 600 Index).</R>
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Fund Basics - continued
International Equity Funds
Fidelity International Discovery Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in non-U.S. securities. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.
Investment-Grade Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Government Income Fund seeks a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of principal. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund seeks real return consistent with reasonable investment risk. In seeking real return, FMR expects to allocate the fund's assets among four general investment categories: inflation-protected debt securities, floating rate loans, commodity-linked notes and related investments, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate related investments.
Fidelity Total Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
High Yield Fixed-Income Funds
Fidelity Capital & Income Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital growth. FMR has the flexibility to invest the fund's assets in securities of any type or quality, including defaulted securities, but expects to invest the majority of the fund's assets in debt securities and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities.
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund seeks a high level of current income. The fund may also seek capital appreciation. FMR expects to invest the fund's assets primarily in debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities, allocated among four general investment categories: high yield securities, U.S. Government and investment-grade securities, emerging market securities, and foreign developed market securities.
Short-Term Funds
Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio seeks to obtain as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of principal and liquidity within the limitations prescribed for the fund. FMR invests the fund's assets in the highest quality U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, and repurchase agreements.
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Principal Investment Risks
<R>Many factors affect each Income Replacement Fund's performance. Each Income Replacement Fund's share price changes daily based on the performance of the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The ability of each Income Replacement Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to its asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds and the ability of those funds to meet their investment objectives. If Strategic Advisers' asset allocation strategy does not work as intended, an Income Replacement Fund may not achieve its objective. If an Income Replacement Fund is unable to achieve its objective, the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy may not work as intended, which could mean that monthly payments would not keep pace with inflation. If you participate in the Smart Payment Program, your entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund will be gradually liquidated over time. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.</R>
There is additional risk for each Income Replacement Fund with respect to aggregation of holdings of underlying Fidelity funds, which may result in an Income Replacement Fund indirectly concentrating assets in a particular industry or group of industries, or in a single issuer. Such indirect concentration may have the effect of increasing the volatility of an Income Replacement Fund's returns. The Income Replacement Funds do not control the investments of the underlying Fidelity funds and any indirect concentration is a result of the underlying Fidelity funds pursuing their own investment objectives.
Each Income Replacement Fund is exposed to the risks associated with the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The following factors can significantly affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance:
<R> Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.</R>
Floating Rate Loan Trading. The value of the collateral securing a floating rate loan can decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. Floating rate loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of floating rate loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual floating rate loans. For example, if the credit quality of a floating rate loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that floating rate loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a floating rate loan can be more difficult, and buying and selling a floating rate loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a floating rate loan can result in a loss.
Prospectus
Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities, and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates. Inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities and tend to react to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-protected debt security can fall when real interest rates rise, and can rise when real interest rates fall. Interest payments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable and will vary as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation. Commodity-linked instruments may react differently from other types of debt securities because the payment at maturity is based on the movement of all or part of the commodities index.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and securities for which an entity located in a foreign country provides credit support or a maturity-shortening structure can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development; political stability; market depth, infrastructure, and capitalization; and regulatory oversight can be less than in more developed markets. Emerging market economies can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties. All of these factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets.
Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a single industry or a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.
Companies in the financial services industries are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services industries can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry, including REITs, can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, tax and regulatory requirements, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. In addition, the value of a REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT, and REITs may not have diversified holdings. Because REITs are pooled investment vehicles that have expenses of their own, the fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of those expenses.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, inflation-protected debt securities, and floating rate loans, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value. Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities) and certain types of other securities tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes.
Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short as well as long periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty. Lower-quality debt securities can be thinly traded or have restrictions on resale, making them difficult to sell at an acceptable price. The default rate for lower-quality debt securities is likely to be higher during economic recessions or periods of high interest rates.
Prospectus
Fund Basics - continued
Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
"Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Growth" stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. As a result, "growth" stocks tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.
"Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Value" stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. However, "value" stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not ever realize their full value.
Quantitative Investing. The value of securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis. The factors used in quantitative analysis and the weight placed on those factors may not be predictive of a security's value. In addition, factors that affect a security's value can change over time and these changes may not be reflected in the quantitative model.
Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of relatively larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks.
Small Cap Investing. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, and financial resources.
Commodity-Linked Investing. The performance of commodity-linked notes and related investments may depend on the performance of the overall commodities markets and on other factors that affect the value of commodities, including weather, disease, political, tax, and other regulatory developments. Commodity-linked investments may be hybrid instruments that can have substantial risk of loss with respect to both principal and interest. Commodity-linked investments may be more volatile and less liquid than the underlying instruments or measures, are subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, Strategic Advisers may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If Strategic Advisers does so, different factors could affect an Income Replacement Fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
It is expected that each Income Replacement Fund will be liquidated shortly after its horizon date. However, an Income Replacement Fund may be liquidated prior to its horizon date. If this happens, shareholders who are participating in the Smart Payment Program will stop receiving monthly payments and the Income Replacement Fund will distribute its remaining assets to shareholders.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
Each of Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Income Replacement 2042 Fund seeks total return through a combination of current income and capital growth.
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Institutional Class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing Institutional Class's NAV.
NAV is not calculated and a fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
The assets of each Income Replacement Fund consist primarily of shares of the underlying Fidelity funds, which are valued at their respective NAVs. A money market underlying Fidelity fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Other underlying Fidelity fund assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations, official closing prices, or on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund or if the value of a security held by an underlying Fidelity fund has been materially affected by events occurring before a fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities held by an underlying Fidelity fund is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing may be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans held by an underlying fund, when available pricing information is stale or is determined for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of an underlying fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While each Income Replacement Fund and each underlying fund (other than the money market fund) has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.
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You may buy or sell Institutional Class shares of the funds through a retirement account or an investment professional. When you invest through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging Institutional Class shares of a fund and the account features and policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment in Institutional Class shares of a fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell Institutional Class shares of the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support the Smart Payment Program's payment strategy. However, you may invest in an Income Replacement Fund without participating in the Smart Payment Program, and there may be other payment strategies that could be used in conjunction with the funds. You should consult with your adviser if you are considering investing in the funds using a payment strategy other than the Smart Payment Program. Not all intermediaries offer the Smart Payment Program to their customers, and an investment in an Income Replacement Fund may not be appropriate for shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
Shareholders who hold an Income Replacement Fund within a retirement account and who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax advisers to discuss tax consequences that could result if they receive payments prior to age 59 1/2 or plan to use the Smart Payment Program, in whole or in part, to meet their annual minimum required distribution. In addition, use of the Smart Payment Program may be restricted in employer-sponsored plans by the terms of the governing plan documents and/or at the discretion of the plan administrator.
<R> Buying and Selling Information </R> |
<R> Internet </R> www.advisor.fidelity.com |
<R> Phone </R> To reach a Fidelity representative 1-877-208-0098 |
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Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity).
<R> Minimums </R> |
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<R> To Open an Account |
$25,000 </R> |
<R> Minimum Balance |
$1,000 </R> |
<R>Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date. For example, accounts in Income Replacement 2042 Fund will not be subject to the minimum balance from 2038 to 2042.</R>
<R>In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.</R>
A fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to a fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in a fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of each fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, a fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of that fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
The following transactions are exempt from the funds' excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, each fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity funds' excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity funds' Treasurer.
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Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to a fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by a fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the funds' excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
Each fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the funds' excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
Each fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. Each fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the funds' policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. A fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
Each fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
As described in "Valuing Shares," each fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that each fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
Institutional Class shares are offered to:
1. Employee benefit plans investing through an intermediary. For this purpose, employee benefit plans generally include profit sharing, 401(k), and 403(b) plans, but do not include: IRAs; SIMPLE, SEP, or SARSEP plans; plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans); health savings accounts; or plans investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program;
2. Insurance company separate accounts;
3. Broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution and bank trust department managed account programs that charge an asset-based fee;
4. Current or former Trustees or officers of a Fidelity fund or current or retired officers, directors, or regular employees of FMR LLC or FIL Limited or their direct or indirect subsidiaries (Fidelity Trustee or employee), spouses of Fidelity Trustees or employees, Fidelity Trustees or employees acting as a custodian for a minor child, or persons acting as trustee of a trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a Fidelity Trustee or employee;
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5. Qualified tuition programs for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager, or mutual funds managed by Fidelity or other parties;
6. Non-U.S. public and private retirement programs and non-U.S. insurance companies, if approved by Fidelity; and
7. Broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution, and bank trust department health savings account programs.
The price to buy one share of Institutional Class is the class's NAV. Institutional Class shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to buy shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to buy shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to buy shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you buy additional shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
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<R>If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>
Institutional Class shares can be bought or sold through investment professionals using an automated order placement and settlement system that guarantees payment for orders on a specified date.
Certain financial institutions that meet creditworthiness criteria established by Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than close of business on the next business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution will be liable for any losses.
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
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Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Account Features and Policies" below for information about the automatic sale of their fund shares through the Smart Payment Program.
The price to sell one share of Institutional Class is the class's NAV.
<R>Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.</R>
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to sell shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.
Provided a fund receives an order to sell shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to sell shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.
<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
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<R>You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.</R>
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you sell shares of a fund, note the following:
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
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An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As an Institutional Class shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging your Institutional Class shares for Institutional Class shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares or for shares of Fidelity funds.
<R>Through your investment professional, you may also move between certain share classes of the same fund. For more information, see the statement of additional information (SAI) or consult your investment professional.</R>
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
If you elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program and you exchange shares of a fund, note the following:
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The Income Replacement Funds are designed for investors who seek to convert accumulated assets into regular payments over a defined period of time.
Each Income Replacement Fund's investment objective is intended to support a payment strategy designed to be administered through its horizon date.
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The payment strategy for each Income Replacement Fund is designed to be implemented through a shareholder's voluntary participation in the Smart Payment Program. However, shareholders may invest in an Income Replacement Fund and not participate in the Smart Payment Program.
Smart Payment Program. The Smart Payment Program is an optional account feature designed to enable shareholders to receive monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund that have the potential to keep pace with inflation.
A shareholder's participation in the Smart Payment Program will result in the gradual liquidation of the shareholder's entire investment in an Income Replacement Fund by its horizon date.
Participation in the Smart Payment Program is optional. Shareholders may opt into or out of the program at any time. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program will not have their shares redeemed automatically as described below, but will receive monthly dividends, which will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, unless you designate another distribution option on your application. Shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Distribution Options" in the "Dividends and Capital Gains" section below.
The information that follows is a summary of how the Smart Payment Program works. For a complete description of the program, call your investment professional or call Fidelity at the appropriate number found in "General Information."
Fidelity Smart Payment Program
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Based on its quantitative analysis of historical market returns and certain other factors, Strategic Advisers has determined a schedule of annual target payment rates that is designed, but not guaranteed, to enable aggregate monthly payments from an Income Replacement Fund to keep pace with inflation over its time horizon. Strategic Advisers has designed the Smart Payment Program to operate in conjunction with each fund's asset allocation strategy to produce a stream of payments that keeps pace with inflation over the fund's time horizon. Although the annual target payment rates are designed to enable aggregate monthly payments to keep pace with inflation over each fund's time horizon, monthly payments may be greater than or less than the rate of inflation in any given year. An Income Replacement Fund's annual target payment rate will increase as a fund approaches its horizon date. The following table sets forth Strategic Advisers' current schedule of annual target payment rates:
Years to Horizon Date * |
Annual Target Payment Rate (%) |
35 |
4.75 |
34 |
4.81 |
33 |
4.87 |
32 |
4.94 |
31 |
5.01 |
30 |
5.09 |
29 |
5.18 |
28 |
5.27 |
27 |
5.38 |
26 |
5.50 |
25 |
5.63 |
24 |
5.77 |
23 |
5.93 |
22 |
6.10 |
21 |
6.30 |
20 |
6.51 |
19 |
6.75 |
18 |
7.01 |
17 |
7.31 |
16 |
7.65 |
15 |
8.03 |
14 |
8.47 |
13 |
8.98 |
12 |
9.58 |
11 |
10.29 |
10 |
11.15 |
9 |
12.20 |
8 |
13.52 |
7 |
15.23 |
6 |
17.53 |
5 |
20.74 |
4 |
25.59 |
3 |
33.79 |
2 |
50.35 |
1 |
100.00 |
* As of January 1 of the current calendar year.
Annual target payment rates may differ from those shown above.
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The following series of hypothetical examples is designed to illustrate how Fidelity will calculate the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for a given calendar year. The hypothetical examples assume that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program for the entire calendar year.
First, Fidelity will determine an annual target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by multiplying the applicable annual target payment rate by the class's NAV at the end of the previous calendar year (actual numbers will vary):
ANNUAL TARGET
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CLASS'S ANNUAL
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6% |
x |
$ 50 PER SHARE |
= |
$ 3 PER SHARE |
Second, Fidelity will determine a monthly target payment amount for each class of an Income Replacement Fund by dividing the class's annual target payment amount by 12 (actual numbers will vary):
CLASS'S ANNUAL
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CLASS'S MONTHLY
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$ 3 PER SHARE |
÷ |
12 |
= |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
Third, Fidelity will determine the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment by multiplying the number of shares of the class the shareholder owns by the class's monthly target payment amount (actual numbers will vary):
NUMBER OF
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MONTHLY
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5,000 |
x |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
= |
$ 1,250 |
The dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except that in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund. Actual monthly payments may vary slightly due to rounding. Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments.
Each month that a shareholder participates in the Smart Payment Program, the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's declared dividends for that month will be compared to the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payment for that month. This comparison determines the composition of the shareholder's monthly payment - that is, whether a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of shares, or, whether the entire monthly payment will come from dividends.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are less than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then a portion of the monthly payment will come from the automatic sale of the appropriate number of shares needed to pay the monthly payment. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic sale of their shares for this purpose. To the extent that shares are automatically sold over the course of a calendar year, the monthly target payment amount will be adjusted upward so that the dollar amount of the shareholder's monthly payments for that calendar year will remain the same. The following hypothetical example illustrates this scenario (actual numbers will vary):
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MONTH 1 |
MONTH 2 |
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NUMBER OF CLASS SHARES HELD |
5,000 |
4,990 |
x |
CLASS'S MONTHLY TARGET PAYMENT AMOUNT |
$ 0.25 PER SHARE |
$ 0.2505 PER SHARE |
= |
MONTHLY PAYMENT |
$ 1,250 |
$ 1,250 |
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AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS |
$ 750 |
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DIFFERENCE |
-$ 500 |
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PROCEEDS FROM AUTOMATIC SALE OF CLASS SHARES |
$ 500 |
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÷ |
CLASS'S NAV |
$ 50 |
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= |
NUMBER OF CLASS SHARES AUTOMATICALLY SOLD |
10 |
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It is expected that the redemption of an Income Replacement Fund's shares generally will be required to pay shareholders' monthly payments.
If the amount of an Income Replacement Fund's dividends for a given month are equal to or greater than the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payment for that month, then the entire monthly payment will come from dividends. Any dividends in excess of the monthly payment will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the Income Replacement Fund. Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program authorize the automatic reinvestment (purchase) of their shares for this purpose.
You should note the following regarding the automatic sale of shares through the Smart Payment Program:
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Your monthly payments will be paid in cash.
An Income Replacement Fund's capital gain distributions are not counted toward the monthly payment and instead are automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund for shareholders enrolled in the Smart Payment Program.
The dollar amount of the monthly payments that a shareholder receives through investment in an Income Replacement Fund and participation in the Smart Payment Program will depend on, among other factors, the annual target payment rate and the investment performance of and amount invested in an Income Replacement Fund. Therefore, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments through the Smart Payment Program generally will fluctuate from one year to the next.
The monthly target payment amount may change slightly over the course of a calendar year (as the hypothetical example above illustrates). However, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments will remain the same each month of a given calendar year, except in the year of an Income Replacement Fund's horizon date, when the final monthly payment may vary in connection with the liquidation of the fund.
Buying additional shares of an Income Replacement Fund or selling shares outside of the Smart Payment Program generally will increase or decrease, respectively, the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments because the dollar amount of a shareholder's monthly payments is based on both the monthly target payment amount and the number of shares held.
The following features may also be available to buy or sell shares of a fund. Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com or contact your investment professional for more information. A shareholder who elects to participate in the Smart Payment Program may not want to set up an automatic investment, withdrawal, or exchange program because such programs may interfere with the Smart Payment Program.
<R> Electronic Funds Transfer (Fidelity Advisor Money Line ® ): electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House </R>
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Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions. Additional documentation may be required from corporations, associations, and certain fiduciaries.
You may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
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<R>If your account balance falls below $1,000 for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV on the day your account is closed. Accounts not subject to account minimums will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance. Each fund will waive the minimum balance in the five years preceding each Income Replacement Fund's horizon date.</R>
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
Each Income Replacement Fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each Income Replacement Fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Each Income Replacement Fund normally pays dividends monthly and pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should refer to "Account Features and Policies" above for information about how their distributions are handled through the Smart Payment Program.
Distribution Options.
The following distribution options are available only to shareholders who do not participate in the Smart Payment Program (including shareholders who suspend their participation in the Smart Payment Program for a period of time).
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The distribution options are available for Institutional Class.
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in Institutional Class shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of identically registered Fidelity funds. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in Institutional Class shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of identically registered Fidelity funds, automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current option, contact your investment professional directly or call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from each fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of each fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. A percentage of certain distributions of dividends may qualify for taxation at long-term capital gains rates (provided certain holding period requirements are met).
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option.
Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including automatic sales of shares through the Smart Payment Program and exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in a fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
Shareholders who elect to participate in the Smart Payment Program should consult their tax adviser to discuss additional tax consequences that could result from participation in the Smart Payment Program.
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Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
Strategic Advisers is each Income Replacement Fund's investment manager. The address of Strategic Advisers and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
FMR, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers, is each underlying Fidelity fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) manager. Strategic Advisers is Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's manager.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, Strategic Advisers had approximately $145.2 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, Strategic Advisers administers the asset allocation program for each Income Replacement Fund.
Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund.
<R>As the manager for the underlying Fidelity funds (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund), FMR is responsible for choosing each fund's (except Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund's and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) investments and handling each fund's (except Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's) business affairs. Strategic Advisers is responsible for handling Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund's business affairs.</R>
<R>Geode, at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser for Fidelity Series 100 Index Fund and Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund (underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds). Geode chooses the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments, and places orders to buy and sell the underlying Fidelity Stock Index Funds' investments.</R>
<R>As of February 27, 2009, Geode had approximately $43.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>Andrew Dierdorf is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since June 2009. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Dierdorf has worked as a portfolio manager. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2004, Mr. Dierdorf worked for CIGNA, where he held various actuarial and investment positions.</R>
Jonathan Shelon is co-manager of each Income Replacement Fund, which he has managed since each fund's inception. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2001, Mr. Shelon was a quantitative consultant at Callan Associates, Inc.
<R>The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Messrs. Dierdorf and Shelon.</R>
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Each Income Replacement Fund does not pay a management fee to Strategic Advisers.
Strategic Advisers receives no fee for handling the business affairs for each Income Replacement Fund and pays the expenses of each Income Replacement Fund with limited exceptions.
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract for each fund is available in the funds' annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the funds' semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 31.72% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares were held by an FMR affiliate.</R>
Each fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of a fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
FDC distributes Institutional Class's shares.
Intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of class shares. This compensation may take the form of payments for additional distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services, and payments for educational seminars and training, including seminars sponsored by FMR or an affiliate, or by an intermediary. These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
<R>Please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from Strategic Advisers or FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.</R>
<R>Institutional Class of each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Institutional Class shares and/or shareholder support services. Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, service-providers, and administrators, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments for Institutional Class.</R>
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If payments made by Strategic Advisers or FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of Institutional Class's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
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The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the financial history of each fund's shares for the period of the fund's operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a fund. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares of a fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.77 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.235 |
1.370 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(3.686 ) |
(2.231 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.451 ) |
(.861 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.239) |
(1.229) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.440 ) |
(.140 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.679 ) |
(1.369 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 43.64 |
$ 47.77 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(4.80)% |
(1.81)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.97% |
3.00% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 109 |
$ 184 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
54% |
56% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.47 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.175 |
1.295 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.121 ) |
(2.474 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(2.946 ) |
(1.179 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.224) |
(1.221) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.130 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.704 ) |
(1.351 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.82 |
$ 47.47 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(5.83)% |
(2.46)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.94% |
2.85% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 326 |
$ 214 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
51% |
46% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.12 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.138 |
1.215 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.477 ) |
(2.702 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.339 ) |
(1.487 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.131) |
(1.223) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.360 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.491 ) |
(1.393 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 42.29 |
$ 47.12 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(6.76)% |
(3.10)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.85% |
2.67% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 95 |
$ 163 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
60% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 47.06 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.131 |
1.208 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(4.749 ) |
(2.854 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.618 ) |
(1.646 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.162) |
(1.124) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.420 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.582 ) |
(1.294 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.86 |
$ 47.06 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(7.33)% |
(3.41)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.87% |
2.66% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 166 |
$ 277 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
22% |
32% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.98 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.119 |
1.194 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.022 ) |
(2.896 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(3.903 ) |
(1.702 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.117) |
(1.148) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.480 ) |
(.170 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.597 ) |
(1.318 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.48 |
$ 46.98 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(7.89)% |
(3.53)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.87% |
2.60% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 97 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
64% |
41% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.77 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.136 |
1.196 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.188 ) |
(3.107 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.052 ) |
(1.911 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.128) |
(1.139) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.620 ) |
(.180 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.748 ) |
(1.319 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.97 |
$ 46.77 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(8.34)% |
(3.96)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.95% |
2.61% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 56 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
26% |
21% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.82 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.097 |
1.101 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.340 ) |
(3.106 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.243 ) |
(2.005 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.077) |
(1.015) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.330 ) |
(.160 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.407 ) |
(1.175 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 41.17 |
$ 46.82 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(8.69)% |
(4.14)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.85% |
2.40% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 56 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
33% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.61 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.074 |
1.149 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.402 ) |
(3.241 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.328 ) |
(2.092 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.102) |
(1.108) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.490 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.592 ) |
(1.298 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.69 |
$ 46.61 </R> |
<R> Total Return B,C |
(8.99)% |
(4.33)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E,G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.82% |
2.51% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 55 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
53% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.53 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.009 |
1.147 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.552 ) |
(3.335 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.543 ) |
(2.188 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.057) |
(1.092) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.710 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.767 ) |
(1.282 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.22 |
$ 46.53 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(9.43)% |
(4.53)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.68% |
2.52% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 55 |
$ 96 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
82% |
23% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.41 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.002 |
1.114 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(5.753 ) |
(3.439 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(4.751 ) |
(2.325 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.989) |
(1.065) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.390 ) |
(.200 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.379 ) |
(1.265 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 40.28 |
$ 46.41 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(10.00)% |
(4.81)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.01% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.71% |
2.44% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 108 |
$ 95 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
46% |
12% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 46.40 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.031 |
1.064 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.123 ) |
(3.466 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.092 ) |
(2.402 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(1.038) |
(1.008) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.570 ) |
(.190 ) </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.608 ) |
(1.198 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 39.70 |
$ 46.40 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(10.48)% |
(4.96)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.78% |
2.33% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 67 |
$ 119 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
39% |
44% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period August 30, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.26 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
.974 |
.511 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.111 ) |
(4.814 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.137 ) |
(4.303 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.963) |
(.437) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.163 ) |
(.437 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.96 |
$ 45.26 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.00)% |
(8.63)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.69% |
1.84% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 58 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
41% |
13% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.23 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
1.022 |
.512 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.238 ) |
(4.818 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.216 ) |
(4.306 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.974) |
(.464) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.210 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.184 ) |
(.464 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.23 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.19)% |
(8.64)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.85% |
1.85% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
50% |
4% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 F </R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 45.20 |
$ 50.00 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) D |
.918 |
.504 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(6.132 ) |
(4.848 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(5.214 ) |
(4.344 ) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.956) |
(.456) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
(.200 ) |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(1.156 ) |
(.456 ) </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 38.83 |
$ 45.20 </R> |
<R> Total Return B, C |
(11.18)% |
(8.72)% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Expenses net of reductions |
.00% |
.00% A </R> |
<R> Net investment income (loss) |
2.57% |
1.82% A </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 57 |
$ 91 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
37% |
8% A </R> |
<R> A Annualized </R>
<R> B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Amounts do not include the activity of the underlying funds. </R>
<R> F For the period December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2008. </R>
<R> G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. </R>
Prospectus
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<R>1.848182.103 ARWI-pro-0909</R>
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund
SM
Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund
SM
, and Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund
SM
Class A, Class T, Class C, and Institutional Class
Classes of
Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund
SM
, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund
SM
Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund
SM
, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund
SM
Funds of Fidelity Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
<R>This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual reports are supplied with this SAI.</R>
<R>To obtain a free additional copy of a prospectus or SAI, dated October 9, 2009, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com.</R>
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Special Considerations Regarding Canada |
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Special Considerations Regarding Europe |
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Special Considerations Regarding Japan |
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Special Considerations Regarding Asia Pacific Region (ex Japan) |
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Special Considerations Regarding Latin America |
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Special Considerations Regarding Emerging Markets |
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Special Considerations Regarding Russia |
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<R>Special Considerations Regarding the Middle East and Africa |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Adviser |
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Management Contracts |
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Proxy Voting Guidelines |
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Distribution Services |
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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements |
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Description of the Trust |
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Financial Statements |
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Fund Holdings Information |
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Appendix |
<R>ARW/ARWI-ptb-0909
1.848189.103</R>
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of an Income Replacement Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Income Replacement Fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the Income Replacement Fund's investment policies and limitations.
An Income Replacement Fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
The following are each fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.
Diversification
For each fund:
The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
Senior Securities
For each fund:
The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Borrowing
For each fund:
The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.
Underwriting
For each fund:
The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
Concentration
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry (provided that investments in other investment companies shall not be considered an investment in any particular industry for purposes of this investment limitation).
Real Estate
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).
Commodities
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
Loans
For each fund:
The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Short Sales
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
Margin Purchases
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
Borrowing
For each fund:
The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).
Illiquid Securities
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
For purposes of each fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Loans
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)
In addition to each fund's fundamental and non-fundamental limitations discussed above:
For a fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see the section entitled "Futures, Options, and Swaps" on page <Click Here>.
Notwithstanding the foregoing investment limitations, the underlying Fidelity funds in which the Income Replacement Funds may invest have adopted certain investment limitations that may be more or less restrictive than those listed above, thereby permitting an Income Replacement Fund to engage indirectly in investment strategies that are prohibited under the investment limitations listed above. The investment limitations of each underlying Fidelity fund are set forth in its SAI.
In accordance with each Income Replacement Fund's investment program as set forth in the prospectus, an Income Replacement Fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in any one underlying Fidelity fund. While each Income Replacement Fund does not intend to concentrate its investments in a particular industry, an Income Replacement Fund may indirectly concentrate in a particular industry or group of industries through its investments in one or more underlying Fidelity funds. Each of the underlying Fidelity funds (other than Fidelity ® Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio) will not concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in any one industry. As described in the prospectus, Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry.
Investment Practices of the Income Replacement Funds
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an Income Replacement Fund may invest, strategies Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers ® ) may employ in pursuit of an Income Replacement Fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. Strategic Advisers may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help an Income Replacement Fund achieve its goal.
Borrowing. Each Income Replacement Fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, some are based on indices of securities prices, such as the Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500 ® ), and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid market is available.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>The above limitations on the Income Replacement Funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>The above limitations on the Income Replacement Funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Swap Agreements. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR, on behalf of Strategic Advisers, determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's ® Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR.
Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The Income Replacement Funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR on behalf of Strategic Advisers.
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The Income Replacement Funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR on behalf of Strategic Advisers. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS LLC). FBS LLC is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by Strategic Advisers to be in good standing and when, in Strategic Advisers' judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. For purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations, Strategic Advisers may rely on FMR's or its affiliates' evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.
Temporary Defensive Policies. Each Income Replacement Fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio for temporary, defensive purposes.
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Investment Practices of the Underlying Fidelity Funds
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an underlying Fidelity fund may invest, strategies FMR or Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode ® ), as applicable, may employ in pursuit of an underlying Fidelity fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR or Geode, as applicable, may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help an underlying Fidelity fund achieve its goal.
Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the SEC, the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
Borrowing. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Common Stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
Convertible Securities are bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a fund is called for redemption or conversion, the fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.
Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at prices above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.
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<R> Countries and Markets Not Considered to Be Emerging. For purposes of Strategic Income and Total Bond, as of December 31, 2008 and August 31, 2009, respectively, the following countries and markets are not considered to be emerging: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.</R>
Country or Geographic Region. FMR considers a number of factors to determine whether an investment is tied economically to a particular country or region including: whether the investment is issued or guaranteed by a particular government or any of its agencies, political subdivisions, or instrumentalities; whether the investment has its primary trading market in a particular country or region; whether the issuer is organized under the laws of, derives at least 50% of its revenues from, or has at least 50% of its assets in a particular country or region; whether the investment is included in an index representative of a particular country or region; and whether the investment is exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of a particular country or region.
Debt Securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay interest but are sold at a deep discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, and mortgage and other asset-backed securities.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Domestic and Foreign Investments (money market fund only) include U.S. dollar-denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks and their branches located outside of the United States, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks. Domestic and foreign investments may also include U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. or foreign issuers, including U.S. and foreign corporations or other business organizations, foreign governments, foreign government agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions, including savings and loan institutions, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, and real estate investment trusts, as well as banks.
The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may not be obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, and may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by governmental regulation. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on these obligations may also be affected by governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally referred to as sovereign risk) or by war or civil conflict. In addition, settlement of trades may occur outside of the United States and evidence of ownership of portfolio securities may be held outside of the United States. Accordingly, a fund may be subject to the risks associated with the settlement of trades and the holding of such property overseas. Various provisions of federal law governing the establishment and operation of U.S. branches do not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks.
Obligations of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation, as well as by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office.
Obligations of foreign issuers involve certain additional risks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding taxes, seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment. Additionally, there may be less public information available about foreign entities. Foreign issuers may be subject to less governmental regulation and supervision than U.S. issuers. Foreign issuers also generally are not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers.
<R> Exchange Traded Funds are shares of other investment companies which are traded on an exchange, but whose underlying assets are stocks selected to track a particular index. Therefore, an exchange traded fund (ETF) can track the performance of an index in much the same way as a traditional indexed mutual fund. However, unlike many traditional investment companies, which are only bought and sold at closing net asset values, ETFs are tradable in the secondary market on an intra-day basis. Shares of an ETF are only redeemable in large blocks (typically, 50,000 shares) called "creation units" by persons other than a fund, and are redeemed principally in-kind at each day's next calculated NAV.</R>
<R>ETFs, like other investment companies, typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by a fund. A fund's purchase of ETFs results in the layering of expenses, such that the fund would indirectly bear a proportionate share of any ETF's operating expenses. Further, while traditional investment companies are continuously offered at NAV, ETFs are traded in the secondary market ( e.g., on a stock exchange) at prices above or below the value of their underlying portfolios.</R>
<R>Some of the risks of investing in an ETF are similar to those of investing in an indexed mutual fund, including tracking error risk (the risk of errors in matching the ETF's underlying assets to the index); and the risk that because an ETF is not actively managed, it cannot sell poorly performing stocks as long as they are represented in the index. Other ETF risks include the risk that ETFs may trade in the secondary market at a discount from their NAV and the risk that the ETFs may not be liquid.</R>
Exposure to Foreign Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that FMR or Geode will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.
It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for foreign securities will be on an exchange or in OTC markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign subcustodian. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.
Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. Adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated. Regulatory enforcement may be influenced by economic or political concerns, and investors may have difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries.
Some foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to such transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions.
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.
Floating Rate Loans and Other Debt Securities. Floating rate loans consist generally of obligations of companies or other entities (collectively, "borrowers") incurred for the purpose of reorganizing the assets and liabilities of a borrower (recapitalization); acquiring another company (acquisition); taking over control of a company (leveraged buyout); temporary financing (bridge loan); or refinancings, internal growth, or other general business purposes. Floating rate loans are often obligations of borrowers who are highly leveraged.
Floating rate loans may be structured to include both term loans, which are generally fully funded at the time of the making of the loan, and revolving credit facilities, which would require additional investments upon the borrower's demand. A revolving credit facility may require a purchaser to increase its investment in a floating rate loan at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.
Floating rate loans may be acquired by direct investment as a lender, as a participation interest (which represents a fractional interest in a floating rate loan) issued by a lender or other financial institution, or as an assignment of the portion of a floating rate loan previously attributable to a different lender.
A floating rate loan offered as part of the original lending syndicate typically is purchased at par value. As part of the original lending syndicate, a purchaser generally earns a yield equal to the stated interest rate. In addition, members of the original syndicate typically are paid a commitment fee. In secondary market trading, floating rate loans may be purchased or sold above, at, or below par, which can result in a yield that is below, equal to, or above the stated interest rate, respectively. At certain times when reduced opportunities exist for investing in new syndicated floating rate loans, floating rate loans may be available only through the secondary market. There can be no assurance that an adequate supply of floating rate loans will be available for purchase.
Historically, floating rate loans have not been registered with the SEC or any state securities commission or listed on any securities exchange. As a result, the amount of public information available about a specific floating rate loan historically has been less extensive than if the floating rate loan were registered or exchange-traded.
Purchasers of floating rate loans and other forms of debt securities depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the security may be adversely affected. Floating rate loans and other debt securities that are fully secured provide more protections than unsecured securities in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Some floating rate loans and other debt securities are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization. In connection with the restructuring of a floating rate loan or other debt security outside of bankruptcy court in a negotiated work-out or in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, equity securities or junior debt securities may be received in exchange for all or a portion of an interest in the security.
From time to time FMR and its affiliates may borrow money from various banks in connection with their business activities. These banks also may sell floating rate loans to a Fidelity fund or acquire floating rate loans from a Fidelity fund, or may be intermediate participants with respect to floating rate loans owned by a Fidelity fund. These banks also may act as agents for floating rate loans that a Fidelity fund owns.
The following paragraphs pertain to floating rate loans: Agents, Participation Interests, Collateral, Floating Interest Rates, Maturity, Floating Rate Loan Trading, Supply of Floating Rate Loans, Restrictive Covenants, Fees, and Other Types of Floating Rate Debt Securities.
Agents. Floating rate loans typically are originated, negotiated, and structured by a bank, insurance company, finance company, or other financial institution (the "agent") for a lending syndicate of financial institutions. The borrower and the lender or lending syndicate enter into a loan agreement. In addition, an institution (typically, but not always, the agent) holds any collateral on behalf of the lenders.
In a typical floating rate loan, the agent administers the terms of the loan agreement and is responsible for the collection of principal and interest and fee payments from the borrower and the apportionment of these payments to all lenders that are parties to the loan agreement. Purchasers will rely on the agent to use appropriate creditor remedies against the borrower. Typically, under loan agreements, the agent is given broad discretion in monitoring the borrower's performance and is obligated to use the same care it would use in the management of its own property. Upon an event of default, the agent typically will enforce the loan agreement after instruction from the lenders. The borrower compensates the agent for these services. This compensation may include special fees paid on structuring and funding the floating rate loan and other fees paid on a continuing basis. The typical practice of an agent or a lender in relying exclusively or primarily on reports from the borrower may involve a risk of fraud by the borrower.
If an agent becomes insolvent, or has a receiver, conservator, or similar official appointed for it by the appropriate bank or other regulatory authority, or becomes a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding, the agent's appointment may be terminated, and a successor agent would be appointed. If an appropriate regulator or court determines that assets held by the agent for the benefit of the purchasers of floating rate loans are subject to the claims of the agent's general or secured creditors, the purchasers might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a floating rate loan or suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. Furthermore, in the event of the borrower's bankruptcy or insolvency, the borrower's obligation to repay a floating rate loan may be subject to certain defenses that the borrower can assert as a result of improper conduct by the agent.
Participation Interests. Purchasers of participation interests do not have any direct contractual relationship with the borrower. Purchasers rely on the lender who sold the participation interest not only for the enforcement of the purchaser's rights against the borrower but also for the receipt and processing of payments due under the floating rate loan.
Purchasers of participation interests may be subject to delays, expenses, and risks that are greater than those that would be involved if the purchaser could enforce its rights directly against the borrower. In addition, under the terms of a participation interest, the purchaser may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediate participant (rather than of the borrower), so that the purchaser also may be subject to the risk that the intermediate participant could become insolvent. The agreement between the purchaser and lender who sold the participation interest may also limit the rights of the purchaser to vote on changes that may be made to the loan agreement, such as waiving a breach of a covenant.
Each fund limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry (see each fund's investment limitations). For purposes of these limitations, a fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of participation interests where a bank or other lending institution serves as intermediate participant between a fund and the borrower, if the participation interest does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating an intermediate participant as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single intermediate participant, or a group of intermediate participants engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.
Collateral. Most floating rate loans are secured by specific collateral of the borrower and are senior to most other securities of the borrower. The collateral typically has a market value, at the time the floating rate loan is made, that equals or exceeds the principal amount of the floating rate loan. The value of the collateral may decline, be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. As a result, a floating rate loan may not be fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value.
Floating rate loan collateral may consist of various types of assets or interests. Collateral may include working capital assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory; tangible or intangible assets; or assets or other types of guarantees of affiliates of the borrower. Inventory is the goods a company has in stock, including finished goods, goods in the process of being manufactured, and the supplies used in the process of manufacturing. Accounts receivable are the monies due to a company for merchandise or securities that it has sold, or for the services it has provided. Tangible fixed assets include real property, buildings, and equipment. Intangible assets include trademarks, copyrights and patent rights, and securities of subsidiaries or affiliates.
Generally, floating rate loans are secured unless (i) the purchaser's security interest in the collateral is invalidated for any reason by a court, or (ii) the collateral is fully released with the consent of the agent bank and lenders or under the terms of a loan agreement as the creditworthiness of the borrower improves. Collateral impairment is the risk that the value of the collateral for a floating rate loan will be insufficient in the event that a borrower defaults. Although the terms of a floating rate loan generally require that the collateral at issuance have a value at least equal to 100% of the amount of such floating rate loan, the value of the collateral may decline subsequent to the purchase of a floating rate loan. In most loan agreements there is no formal requirement to pledge additional collateral. There is no guarantee that the sale of collateral would allow a borrower to meet its obligations should the borrower be unable to repay principal or pay interest or that the collateral could be sold quickly or easily.
In addition, most borrowers pay their debts from the cash flow they generate. If the borrower's cash flow is insufficient to pay its debts as they come due, the borrower may seek to restructure its debts rather than sell collateral. Borrowers may try to restructure their debts by filing for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws or negotiating a work-out. If a borrower becomes involved in bankruptcy proceedings, access to the collateral may be limited by bankruptcy and other laws. In the event that a court decides that access to the collateral is limited or void, it is unlikely that purchasers could recover the full amount of the principal and interest due.
There may be temporary periods when the principal asset held by a borrower is the stock of a related company, which may not legally be pledged to secure a floating rate loan. On occasions when such stock cannot be pledged, the floating rate loan will be temporarily unsecured until the stock can be pledged or is exchanged for, or replaced by, other assets.
Some floating rate loans are unsecured. If the borrower defaults on an unsecured floating rate loan, there is no specific collateral on which the purchaser can foreclose.
Floating Interest Rates. The rate of interest payable on floating rate loans is the sum of a base lending rate plus a specified spread. Base lending rates are generally the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), the Certificate of Deposit ("CD") Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Prime Rate of a designated U.S. bank, the Federal Funds Rate, or another base lending rate used by commercial lenders. A borrower usually has the right to select the base lending rate and to change the base lending rate at specified intervals. The applicable spread may be fixed at time of issuance or may adjust upward or downward to reflect changes in credit quality of the borrower.
The interest rate on LIBOR-based and CD Rate-based floating rate loans is reset periodically at intervals ranging from 30 to 180 days, while the interest rate on Prime Rate- or Federal Funds Rate-based floating rate loans floats daily as those rates change. Investment in floating rate loans with longer interest rate reset periods can increase fluctuations in the floating rate loans' values when interest rates change.
The yield on a floating rate loan will primarily depend on the terms of the underlying floating rate loan and the base lending rate chosen by the borrower. The relationship between LIBOR, the CD Rate, the Prime Rate, and the Federal Funds Rate will vary as market conditions change.
Maturity. Floating rate loans typically will have a stated term of five to nine years. However, because floating rate loans are frequently prepaid, their average maturity is expected to be two to three years. The degree to which borrowers prepay floating rate loans, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, may be affected by general business conditions, the borrower's financial condition, and competitive conditions among lenders. Prepayments cannot be predicted with accuracy. Prepayments of principal to the purchaser of a floating rate loan may result in the principal's being reinvested in floating rate loans with lower yields.
Floating Rate Loan Trading. Floating rate loans are generally subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans are not currently listed on any securities exchange or automatic quotation system. As a result, no active market may exist for some floating rate loans, and to the extent a secondary market exists for other floating rate loans, such market may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods.
Supply of Floating Rate Loans. The supply of floating rate loans may be limited from time to time due to a lack of sellers in the market for existing floating rate loans or the number of new floating rate loans currently being issued. As a result, the floating rate loans available for purchase may be lower quality or higher priced.
Restrictive Covenants. A borrower must comply with various restrictive covenants contained in the loan agreement. In addition to requiring the scheduled payment of interest and principal, these covenants may include restrictions on dividend payments and other distributions to stockholders, provisions requiring the borrower to maintain specific financial ratios, and limits on total debt. The loan agreement may also contain a covenant requiring the borrower to prepay the floating rate loan with any free cash flow. A breach of a covenant that is not waived by the agent (or by the lenders directly) is normally an event of default, which provides the agent or the lenders the right to call the outstanding floating rate loan.
Fees. Purchasers of floating rate loans may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, commissions, and prepayment penalty fees. When a purchaser buys a floating rate loan, it may receive a facility fee; and when it sells a floating rate loan, it may pay a facility fee. A purchaser may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan or a prepayment penalty fee on the prepayment of a floating rate loan. A purchaser may also receive other fees, including covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.
Other Types of Floating Rate Debt Securities. Floating rate debt securities include other forms of indebtedness of borrowers such as notes and bonds, securities with fixed rate interest payments in conjunction with a right to receive floating rate interest payments, and shares of other investment companies. These instruments are generally subject to the same risks as floating rate loans but are often more widely issued and traded.
Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund (other than a money market fund) may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.
The following discussion summarizes the principal currency management strategies involving forward contracts that could be used by a fund. A fund may also use swap agreements, indexed securities, and options and futures contracts relating to foreign currencies for the same purposes.
A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect a fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the date a security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used by a fund in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected by FMR or Geode.
A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in foreign currency. For example, if a fund owned securities denominated in pounds sterling, it could enter into a forward contract to sell pounds sterling in return for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the pound's value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge," would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. A fund could also hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the pound sterling. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated.
A fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another. This may include shifting exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that is purchased, much as if a fund had sold a security denominated in one currency and purchased an equivalent security denominated in another. A fund may cross-hedge its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of the major currencies in its benchmark index and/or to cover an underweight country or region exposure in its portfolio. Cross-hedges protect against losses resulting from a decline in the hedged currency, but will cause a fund to assume the risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's or Geode's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as FMR or Geode anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when FMR or Geode had hedged a fund by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If FMR or Geode hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if FMR or Geode increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. There is no assurance that FMR's or Geode's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.
Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.
Foreign Repurchase Agreements. Foreign repurchase agreements involve an agreement to purchase a foreign security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Unlike typical U.S. repurchase agreements, foreign repurchase agreements may not be fully collateralized at all times. The value of a security purchased by a fund may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to repurchase the security. In the event of default by the counterparty, the fund may suffer a loss if the value of the security purchased is less than the agreed-upon repurchase price, or if the fund is unable to successfully assert a claim to the collateral under foreign laws. As a result, foreign repurchase agreements may involve higher credit risks than repurchase agreements in U.S. markets, as well as risks associated with currency fluctuations. In addition, as with other emerging market investments, repurchase agreements with counterparties located in emerging markets or relating to emerging markets may involve issuers or counterparties with lower credit ratings than typical U.S. repurchase agreements.
Funds' Rights as Investors. The funds do not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however, may exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors, shareholders of a company, and holders of other securities of the company when FMR or Geode determines that such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. FMR or Geode will monitor such activities with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The funds' proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, or commodities or commodities indices, some are based on indices of securities prices, such as the S&P 500, and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out before then if a liquid market is available.
Futures may be based on foreign indexes such as the Compagnie des Agents de Change 40 Index (CAC 40) in France, the Deutscher Aktienindex (DAX 30) in Germany, the Financial Times Stock Exchange Eurotop 100 Index (FTSE Eurotop 100) in Europe, the IBEX 35 Index (IBEX 35) in Spain, the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100) in the United Kingdom, the Australian Stock Exchange All Ordinaries Index (ASX All Ordinaries) in Australia, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, and the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225), the Nikkei Stock Index 300 (Nikkei 300), and the Tokyo Stock Exchange Stock Price Index (TOPIX) in Japan.
Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as an FCM, when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's NAV. The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
Although futures exchanges generally operate similarly in the United States and abroad, foreign futures exchanges may follow trading, settlement, and margin procedures that are different from those for U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts traded outside the United States may involve greater risk of loss than U.S.-traded contracts, including potentially greater risk of losses due to insolvency of a futures broker, exchange member, or other party that may owe initial or variation margin to a fund. Because initial and variation margin payments may be measured in foreign currency, a futures contract traded outside the United States may also involve the risk of foreign currency fluctuation.
<R>Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>Capital & Income will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
Government Income limits its futures investments to futures contracts relating to U.S. Government securities.
Geode intends to follow certain limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.
The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
<R>Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>Capital & Income will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company also may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures and forward contracts. See "Distributions and Taxes."</R>
<R>Government Income limits its options investments to options contracts relating to U.S. Government securities.</R>
<R>Geode intends to follow certain limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R>The above limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps discussed elsewhere herein this SAI may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.</R>
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
<R> Swap Agreements (except Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index). Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.</R>
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for the total return of a security or index), asset swaps (where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap) and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which the fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. The fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the CEA and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
<R> Swap Agreements: (Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index only). Under a typical equity swap agreement, a counterparty such as a bank or broker-dealer agrees to pay the fund a return equal to the dividend payments and increase in value, if any, of an index or group of stocks, or of a stock, and the fund agrees in return to pay a fixed or floating rate of interest, plus any declines in value of the index. Swap agreements can also have features providing for maximum or minimum exposure to a designated index. In order to hedge its exposure effectively, the funds would generally have to own other assets returning approximately the same amount as the interest rate payable by the fund under the swap agreement.</R>
Swap agreements allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset, or basket of assets. The most significant factor in the performance of swap agreements is the change in value of the specific index, security or currency, or other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund and impairing the fund's correlation with its applicable index. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another more creditworthy party.
<R>Geode also intends to follow certain other limitations on Series 100 Index's and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index's futures and option activities. Each fund will not purchase any option if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in option premiums. Under normal conditions, each fund will not enter into any futures contract, option, or swap agreement if, as a result, the sum of (i) the current value of assets hedged in the case of strategies involving the sale of securities, and (ii) the current value of the indices or other instruments underlying the fund's other futures, options, or swaps positions, would exceed 35% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to, or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.</R>
<R> Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of each fund's (except Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return) investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees and FMR, Geode manages Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return to comply with certain restrictions on illiquid investments and, through reports from FMR and/or Geode, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees and Strategic Advisers, Geode manages Large Cap Core Enhanced Index to comply with certain restrictions on illiquid investments and, through reports from Strategic Advisers and/or Geode, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).</R>
Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indices, commodities indices, currencies, precious metals or other commodities, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
<R>Indexed securities include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of the Russell 1000 ® Growth Index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the S&P 500, the Russell Midcap ® Index, the Russell 2000 ® Index, the MSCI ® EAFE ® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East), or comparable stock indices. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the indexes as accurately as direct investments in the indexes.</R>
Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.
Inflation-protected securities, for example, can be indexed to a measure of inflation, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Commodity-indexed securities, for example, can be indexed to a commodities index such as the Dow Jones A&G Commodity Index.
Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Currency-indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument, or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase, resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign currencies relative to each other.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security, currency, commodity, or other instrument or measure to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments or measures. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, the U.S. Treasury, and certain other U.S. Government agencies. In calculating a fund's dividends, index-based adjustments may be considered income.
<R> In addition, for Series 100 Index, indexed securities include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of the Standard & Poor's 100 SM Index (S&P 100 ® ) or comparable stock indices. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the S&P 100 as accurately as direct investments in the S&P 100.</R>
<R> Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates (which includes Strategic Advisers). A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.</R>
<R> Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR or Geode.</R>
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to lenders or lending syndicates (loans and loan participations), to suppliers of goods or services (trade claims or other receivables), or to other parties. Direct debt instruments involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to the purchaser in the event of fraud or misrepresentation, or there may be a requirement that a fund supply additional cash to a borrower on demand.
Purchasers of loans and other forms of direct indebtedness depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the instrument may be adversely affected. Loans that are fully secured provide more protections than an unsecured loan in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral could be liquidated. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Direct indebtedness of developing countries also involves a risk that the governmental entities responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay interest and repay principal when due.
Investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, the purchaser could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a purchaser could be held liable as a co-lender. Direct debt instruments may also involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other intermediary.
A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, the purchaser has direct recourse against the borrower, the purchaser may have to rely on the agent to apply appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. If assets held by the agent for the benefit of a purchaser were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent's general creditors, the purchaser might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on the loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal or interest.
Direct indebtedness may include letters of credit, revolving credit facilities, or other standby financing commitments that obligate purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a purchaser to increase its investment in a borrower at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.
Each fund limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry (see each fund's investment limitations). For purposes of these limitations, a fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of loan participations where a bank or other lending institution serves as financial intermediary between a fund and the borrower, if the participation does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating a financial intermediary as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single financial intermediary, or a group of intermediaries engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.
Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.
Because the risk of default is higher for lower-quality debt securities, FMR's research and credit analysis are an especially important part of managing securities of this type. FMR will attempt to identify those issuers of high-yielding securities whose financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is expected to improve in the future. FMR's analysis focuses on relative values based on such factors as interest or dividend coverage, asset coverage, earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial strength of the issuer.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the fund.
Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.
To earn additional income for a fund, FMR may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased turnover of the fund's portfolio which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.
Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.
Preferred Securities represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred securities and common stock.
Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.
Real Estate Investment Trusts. Equity real estate investment trusts own real estate properties, while mortgage real estate investment trusts make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment. Both types of trusts are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
<R> Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR or, for Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return, by Geode or, under certain circumstances, for Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return, by FMR or an FMR affiliate, for Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, by Strategic Advisers or a Strategic Advisers affiliate.</R>
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
<R> Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR or, for Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return, by Geode or, under certain circumstances, for Series 100 Index and Strategic Real Return by FMR or an FMR affiliate, or, for Large Cap Core Enhanced Index by Strategic Advisers or a Strategic Advisers affiliate. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.</R>
<R> Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including FBS LLC. FBS LLC is a member of the NYSE and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC. Series 100 Index, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, and Strategic Real Return will not lend securities to Geode or its affiliates.</R>
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR and/or Strategic Advisers or an affiliate to be in good standing and when, in FMR's and/or Strategic Advisers' or an affiliates' judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.
The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.
<R>Series 100 Index and Large Cap Core Enhanced Index may invest in investment companies that seek to track the performance of indexes other than the indexes that the funds seek to track.</R>
Short Sales "Against the Box" are short sales of securities that a fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If a fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding.
Short sales against the box could be used to protect the NAV of a money market fund in anticipation of increased interest rates, without sacrificing the current yield of the securities sold short. A money market fund will incur transaction costs in connection with opening and closing short sales against the box. A fund (other than a money market fund) will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.
Short Sales. Stocks underlying a fund's convertible security holdings can be sold short. For example, if FMR anticipates a decline in the price of the stock underlying a convertible security held by a fund, it may sell the stock short. If the stock price subsequently declines, the proceeds of the short sale could be expected to offset all or a portion of the effect of the stock's decline on the value of the convertible security. Each fund currently intends to hedge no more than 15% of its total assets with short sales on equity securities underlying its convertible security holdings under normal circumstances.
A fund will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold them aside while the short sale is outstanding. A fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales.
<R> Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. For purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations, FMR and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.</R>
Sovereign Debt Obligations are issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies, including debt of Latin American nations or other developing countries. Sovereign debt may be in the form of conventional securities or other types of debt instruments such as loans or loan participations. Sovereign debt of developing countries may involve a high degree of risk, and may be in default or present the risk of default. Governmental entities responsible for repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and pay interest when due, and may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payments. In addition, prospects for repayment of principal and payment of interest may depend on political as well as economic factors. Although some sovereign debt, such as Brady Bonds, is collateralized by U.S. Government securities, repayment of principal and payment of interest is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.
Because the SEC does not consider privately stripped government securities to be U.S. Government securities for purposes of Rule 2a-7, a fund must evaluate them as it would non-government securities pursuant to regulatory guidelines applicable to money market funds.
Structured Notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. A structured note may be positively, negatively or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured note may be a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s). Structured or indexed securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.
<R> Temporary Defensive Policies. Each of Advisor Mid Cap II, Disciplined Equity, Equity-Income, International Discovery, Large Cap Core Enhanced Index, Series 100 Index, Series Broad Market Opportunities, and Series Small Cap Opportunities reserves the right to invest without limitation in preferred stocks and investment-grade debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Each of Government Income, Short-Term Bond, Strategic Real Return, and Total Bond reserve the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade money market or short-term debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Each of Capital & Income and Strategic Income reserves the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade securities for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
<R>Fidelity Institutional Money Market: Money Market Portfolio reserves the right to hold a substantial amount of uninvested cash for temporary, defensive purposes.</R>
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.
Warrants. Warrants are instruments which entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss.
Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.
When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.
Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
The following pages contain detailed information about special considerations of underlying international Fidelity funds, in which certain Income Replacement Funds may invest.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING CANADA
Political. Canada's parliamentary system of government is, in general, stable. One of the provinces, Quebec, which has a predominantly French-speaking population, does have a "separatist" opposition party whose objective is to achieve sovereignty and increased self-governing legal and financial powers. To date, referendums on Quebec sovereignty have been defeated, but the issue remains unresolved. In case a referendum about the independence of Quebec were successful, then the Canadian federal government may be obliged to negotiate with Quebec.
Economic. Canada is a major producer of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural products, and energy related products like oil, gas, and hydroelectricity. Accordingly, changes in the supply and demand of base commodity resources and industrial and precious metals and materials, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect on Canadian market performance.
The United States is Canada's largest trading partner and developments in economic policy and U.S. market conditions do have a significant impact on the Canadian economy. The expanding economic and financial integration of the United States, Canada, and Mexico through the NAFTA Agreement may make the Canadian economy and securities market more sensitive to North American trade patterns. Growth in developing nations overseas, particularly China, may change the composition of Canada's trade and foreign investment composition in the near future.
<R>Economic growth has recently slowed down in certain sectors of the Canadian economy. As the current global economic crisis significantly affects the United States economy and weakens global demand for commodities, the Canadian economy is likely to also suffer.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING EUROPE
The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of most Western European countries and a growing number of Eastern European countries, each known as a member state. One of the key activities of the EU is the establishment and administration of a common single market, consisting of, among other things, a single currency and a common trade policy. In order to pursue this goal, member states established, among other things, the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) which sets out different stages and commitments that member states need to follow to achieve greater economic policy coordination and monetary cooperation, including the adoption of a single currency, the euro. Many member states have adopted, and other member states are generally expected to eventually adopt, the euro as their single currency. When a member state adopts the euro as its currency, the member state no longer controls its own monetary policies. Instead, the authority to direct monetary policy is exercised by the European Central Bank. However, certain countries do not qualify for the euro and thus risk being left behind.
While economic and monetary convergence in the EU may offer new opportunities for those investing in the region, investors should be aware that the success of the EU is not wholly assured. European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the EMU imposes on its members or requires candidates for EMU membership to comply with. Europe must grapple with a number of challenges, any one of which could threaten the survival of this monumental undertaking. The countries adopting the euro must adjust to a unified monetary system, the absence of exchange rate flexibility, and the loss of economic sovereignty. Europe's economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures differ widely. Unemployment in some European countries has historically been higher than in the United States and could pose political risk. One or more member states might exit the EU, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. Major issues currently facing the EU cover its membership, structure, procedures and policies; they include the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the EU's enlargement to the south and east, and resolving the EU's problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to continue to unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for similarities in the movements of European markets and reduce the benefit of diversification within the region.
<R> Political. The EU has been extending its influence to the east. It has accepted several Eastern European countries as new members, and has plans to accept several more in the medium-term. It is hoped that membership for these states will help cement economic and political stability. For these countries, membership serves as a strong political impetus to employ tight fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, new member states which were former Soviet satellites remain burdened to various extents by the inherited inefficiencies of centrally planned economies similar to what existed under the old Soviet Union. Further expansion of the EU has long-term economic benefits, but certain European countries are not viewed as currently suitable for membership, especially the troubled economies of countries further east. Also, as the EU continues to enlarge, the candidate countries' accessions may grow more controversial. Some member states may repudiate certain candidate countries joining the EU upon concerns about the possible economic, immigration, and cultural implications that may result from such enlargement. The current and future status of the EU therefore continues to be the subject of political controversy, with widely differing views both within and between member states. For example, a large segment of the population in the United Kingdom may be indifferent or opposed to the EU, while other countries are generally more in favor of European integration. Also, Russia may be opposed to the expansion of the EU to members of the former Soviet block and may, at times, take actions which negatively impact EU economic activity.</R>
It is possible that the gap between rich and poor within the EU's member countries, and particularly among new members that have not met the requirements for joining the EMU may increase, and that realigning traditional alliances could alter trading relationships and potentially provoke divisive socioeconomic splits.
In the transition to the single economic system, significant political decisions will be made which may affect the market regulation, subsidization, and privatization across all industries, from agricultural products to telecommunications.
<R> Economic. The EU economy is expected to potentially benefit from long-term growth as more countries join the EU - especially considering that the new member states are usually poorer than the EU average and could experience faster GDP growth, which could help achieve the dynamic of the united Europe.</R>
As economic conditions across member states may vary widely, there is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. According to the Maastricht treaty, member countries must maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficit in order to qualify for participation in the euro. These requirements severely limit EMU member countries' ability to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.
<R>The current global economic crisis has brought several small economies in Europe to the brink of bankruptcy and many other economies into recession. The crisis and its impact on European economies may not have fully unfolded. New members of the EU, which are generally less economically stable, may be more impacted by the current global economic crisis than other members. In response to the crisis, many countries in Europe have temporarily increased regulation of financial markets and instituted various measures to increase liquidity. Greater regulation is expected in the near future, although the exact nature and effect of this regulation is unknown.</R>
<R> Currency. Investing in euro-denominated securities entails risk of being exposed to a currency that may not fully reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the disparate European economies. Many European countries rely heavily upon export-dependent businesses and any strength in the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar can have either a positive or a negative effect upon corporate profits and the performance of EU investments. Recently, the euro was still near historic highs.</R>
<R> Nordic Countries. Faced with stronger global competition, the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden - have had to scale down their historically generous welfare programs, resulting in drops in domestic demand and increased unemployment. Major industries in the region, such as forestry, agriculture, and oil, are heavily resource-dependent and face pressure as a result of high labor costs. Pension reform, union regulation, and further cuts in liberal social programs will likely need to be addressed as the Nordic countries face increased international competition. As the current global economic crisis intensifies, it is likely that the Nordic countries' economies also will be severely impacted in the near term.</R>
Eastern Europe. Investing in the securities of Eastern European issuers is highly speculative and involves risks not usually associated with investing in the more developed markets of Western Europe. Political and economic reforms are too recent to establish a definite trend away from centrally planned economies and state-owned industries.
<R>Many Eastern European countries continue to move towards market economies at different paces with appropriately different characteristics. Most Eastern European markets suffer from thin trading activity, dubious investor protections, and often a dearth of reliable corporate information. Information and transaction costs, differential taxes, and sometimes political or transfer risk give a comparative advantage to the domestic investor rather than the foreign investor. In addition, these markets are particularly sensitive to social, political, economic, and currency events in Russia and may suffer heavy losses as a result of their trading and investment links to the Russian economy and currency. Russia also may attempt to assert its influence in the region through economic or even military measures, as it did with Georgia in the summer of 2008. Eastern European economies may also be particularly susceptible to the international credit market due to their reliance on bank related inflows of capital. As the current global economic crisis restricts international credit supplies, several Eastern European economies are facing significant credit and economic crises.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING JAPAN
Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, emphasis on education, and a comparatively small defense allocation have helped Japan advance with extraordinary speed to become one of the largest economic powers along with the United States and the EU. Despite its impressive history, investors face special risks when investing in Japan.
<R> Economic. For three decades from the 1960s through the 1980s, Japan's overall real economic growth had been spectacular. However, growth slowed markedly in the 1990s and Japan's economy fell into a long recession. After a few years of mild recovery in the mid-2000s, the Japanese economy appears to be falling into another recession as the current global economic crisis spreads. The contraction of Japan's major export markets and the rapid appreciation in the value of the yen have negatively impacted Japan's exports. This economic recession is likely compounded by Japan's massive government debt, the aging and shrinking of the population, an unstable financial sector, low domestic consumption, and certain corporate structural weaknesses, which remain some of the major long-term problems of the Japanese economy.</R>
<R>Overseas trade is important to Japan's economy and Japan's economic growth is significantly driven by its exports. Japan has few natural resources and must export to pay for its imports of these basic requirements. Meanwhile, Japan's aging and shrinking population increases the cost of the country's pension and public welfare system and lowers domestic demand, making Japan more dependent on exports to sustain its economy. Domestic or foreign trade sanctions or other protectionist measures could adversely impact Japan's economy. Japan has experienced earthquakes and tidal waves of varying degrees of severity, and the risks of such phenomena and the resulting damage continue to exist.</R>
<R>A pressing need to sustain Japan's economic recovery and improve its economic growth is the task of overhauling the nation's financial institutions. Banks, in particular, may have to reform themselves to become more competitive. Successful financial sector reform would contribute to Japan's economic recovery at home and would benefit other economies in Asia. Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the banking system exists. Currently, Japanese banks, while possibly less affected by the current global economic crisis than their Western peers, are facing new difficulties as Japan's economy struggles and corporate bankruptcies increase.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING ASIA PACIFIC REGION (EX JAPAN)
<R>Many countries in the region have historically faced political uncertainty, corruption, military intervention, and social unrest. Examples include military threats on the Korean peninsula and along the Taiwan strait, the ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence found in Indonesia, and the nuclear arms threats between India and Pakistan. To the extent that such events continue in the future, they can be expected to have a negative effect on economic and securities market conditions in the region.</R>
Economic. The economies of many countries in the region are heavily dependent on international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and the economic conditions of their trading partners, principally, the U.S., Japan, China, and the European Union.
<R>The current global economic crisis has spread to the region, significantly lowering its exports and foreign investments in the region, which are driving forces of its economic growth. Current economic conditions are also significantly affecting consumer confidence and local stock markets. The governments of many countries in the region have taken steps to fight against the impacts of the global slowdown, but the effects of such efforts are not yet known.</R>
<R> The Republic of Korea (South Korea). Investors should be aware that investing in South Korea involves risks not typically associated with investing in the U.S. securities markets. Although relations between North Korea and South Korea had begun to improve in the past few years, recent developments are troubling. As a result, these relations still remain tense and the possibility of military action between the two countries still exists. Corporate and financial sector restructuring initiated by the Korean government, in conjunction with the IMF, after the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis can be expected to continue but its full impact cannot be predicted yet. The Korean economy's reliance on international trade and other Asian economies makes it highly sensitive to fluctuations in international commodity prices, currency exchange rates and government regulation, and vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis intensifies, the Korean economy could be severely impacted once the effects of the crisis fully unfold. Investing in South Korea also involves the possibility of the imposition of exchange controls, which may include restrictions on the repatriation of fund investments or on the conversion of local currency into foreign currencies.</R>
China Region. As with all transition economies, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. Hong Kong is closely tied to China, economically and through China's 1997 acquisition of the country as a Special Autonomous Region (SAR). Hong Kong's success depends, in large part, on its ability to retain the legal, financial, and monetary systems that allow economic freedom and market expansion. Although many Taiwanese companies heavily invest in China, a state of hostility continues to exist between China and Taiwan, which Beijing has long deemed a part of China and has made a nationalist cause of recovering it. Taiwan's political stability and ability to sustain its economic growth could be significantly affected by its political and economic relationship with China.
<R>The current global economic crisis has caused a marked slowdown in economic growth in the region, leading the local governments, especially the Chinese government, to take unprecedented steps to shore up economic growth and prevent widespread unemployment. The results of these measures are unpredictable, and the full effects of the crisis in the region are as yet unknown.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING LATIN AMERICA
<R>As an emerging market, Latin America historically suffered from social, political, and economic instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. However, in some Latin American countries, a move to sustainable democracy and a more mature and accountable political environment is under way. Domestic economies have been deregulated, privatization of state-owned companies is almost completed and foreign trade restrictions have been relaxed. Nonetheless, to the extent that events such as those listed above continue in the future, they could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. In addition, recent favorable economic performance in much of the region has led to a concern regarding government overspending in certain Latin American countries. Investors in the region continue to face a number of potential risks. Certain Latin American countries depend heavily on exports to the United States. Accordingly, these countries may be sensitive to fluctuations in U.S. demand and changes in U.S. market conditions. The economic growth of most Latin American countries is highly dependent on commodity exports and the economies of certain Latin American countries, particularly Mexico and Venezuela, are highly dependent on oil exports. As a result, these economies are particularly susceptible to fluctuations in the price of oil and other commodities. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for oil and other commodities, Latin American countries are facing significant economic difficulties that could lead certain countries into recession. In addition, prolonged economic difficulties may have negative effects on the transition to a more stable democracy in some Latin American countries.</R>
<R>A number of Latin American countries are among the largest debtors of developing countries and have a long history of foreign debt and default. The majority of the region's economies have become highly dependent upon foreign credit and loans from external sources to fuel their state-sponsored economic plans. Historically, government profligacy and ill-conceived plans for modernization have exhausted these resources with little benefit accruing to the economy. Most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. In addition, interest on the debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Accordingly, these governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect local markets. Because of their dependence on foreign credit and loans, a number of Latin American economies may face significant economic difficulties and some economies could fall into recession as the current global economic crisis tightens international credit supplies.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING EMERGING MARKETS
<R>Investing in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low or non-existent trading volumes; (iii) foreign exchanges and broker-dealers may be subject to less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities; (iv) local governments may decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors and/or local governments may decide to suspend or limit an issuer's ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) local governments may limit or entirely restrict repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends; (vi) capital gains may be subject to local taxation, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments may attempt to make dividend or interest payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) investors may experience difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges may favor the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments may only be permitted to be paid in the local currency; (x) limited public information regarding the issuer may result in greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities, and (xi) lax financial reporting on a regular basis, substandard disclosure, and differences in accounting standards may make it difficult to ascertain the financial health of an issuer. In addition, unlike developed countries, many emerging countries' economic growth highly depends on exports and inflows of external capital, making them more vulnerable to the downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for their exports and tightens international credit supplies, many emerging countries are facing significant economic difficulties and some countries are falling into recession.</R>
Many emerging market countries suffer from uncertainty and corruption in their legal frameworks. Legislation may be difficult to interpret and laws may be too new to provide any precedential value. Laws regarding foreign investment and private property may be weak or non-existent. Sudden changes in governments may result in policies which are less favorable to investors such as policies designed to expropriate or nationalize "sovereign" assets. Certain emerging market countries in the past have expropriated large amounts of private property, in many cases with little or no compensation, and there can be no assurance that such expropriation will not occur in the future.
Many emerging market countries in which a fund invests lack the social, political, and economic stability characteristic of the United States. Political instability among emerging market countries can be common and may be caused by an uneven distribution of wealth, social unrest, labor strikes, civil wars, and religious oppression. Economic instability in emerging market countries may take the form of: (i) high interest rates; (ii) high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation; (iii) high levels of unemployment or underemployment; (iv) changes in government economic and tax policies, including confiscatory taxation; and (v) imposition of trade barriers.
Currencies of emerging market countries are subject to significantly greater risks than currencies of developed countries. Some emerging market currencies may not be internationally traded or may be subject to strict controls by local governments, resulting in undervalued or overvalued currencies. Some emerging market countries have experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. Governments have responded by restricting currency conversions. Future restrictive exchange controls could prevent or restrict a company's ability to make dividend or interest payments in the original currency of the obligation (usually U.S. dollars). In addition, even though the currencies of some emerging market countries may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial to their actual market values.
In the past, governments of many emerging market countries have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance large public spending programs which cause huge budget deficits. Often, interest payments have become too overwhelming for these governments to meet, representing a large percentage of total GDP. These foreign obligations have become the subject of political debate and served as fuel for political parties of the opposition, which pressure the governments not to make payments to foreign creditors, but instead to use these funds for social programs. Either due to an inability to pay or submission to political pressure, the governments have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations, have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments, or have defaulted. These events have adversely affected the values of securities issued by the governments and corporations domiciled in these emerging market countries and have negatively affected not only their cost of borrowing, but their ability to borrow in the future as well.
<R>In addition to their over-reliance on international capital markets, many emerging economies are also highly dependent on international trade and exports, including exports of oil and other commodities. As a result, these economies are particularly vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. As the current global economic crisis tightens international credit supplies and weakens global demand for their exports, these economies are now facing significant difficulties and some economies are falling into recession.</R>
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING RUSSIA
Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.
Political. Over the past century, Russia has experienced political and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which tens of millions of its citizens were collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's government has been faced with the daunting task of stabilizing its domestic economy, while transforming it into a modern and efficient structure able to compete in international markets and respond to the needs of its citizens. However, to date, many of the country's economic reform initiatives have floundered as the proceeds of IMF and other economic assistance have been squandered or stolen. In this environment, there is always the risk that the nation's government will abandon the current program of economic and political reform and replace it with radically different political and economic policies that would be detrimental to the interests of foreign and private investors.
<R>In the last few years, as significant income from oil and commodity exports has boosted Russia's economy, Russia's government has begun to make bolder steps to re-assert its regional geopolitical influence (including military steps). Such steps may increase tensions between Russia and its neighbors and Western countries and may negatively affect economic growth.</R>
Economic. Many of Russia's businesses have failed to mobilize the available factors of production because the country's privatization program virtually ensured the predominance of the old management teams that are largely non-market-oriented in their management approach. Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection for the rights of investors all pose a significant risk, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive, and/or exorbitant taxation, or, in the alternative, the risk that a reformed tax system may result in the inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws.
Compared to most national stock markets, the Russian securities market suffers from a variety of problems not encountered in more developed markets. There is little long-term historical data on the Russian securities market because it is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, there is little solid corporate information available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value or prospects of an investment in Russian companies.
Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market as well as the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to significant risks. Ownership of shares (except where shares are held through depositories that meet the requirements of the 1940 Act) is defined according to entries in the company's share register and normally evidenced by extracts from the register or by formal share certificates. However, there is no central registration system for shareholders and these services are carried out by the companies themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. These registrars are not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor are they licensed with any governmental entity and it is possible for a fund to lose its registration through fraud, negligence, or even mere oversight. While a fund will endeavor to ensure that its interest continues to be appropriately recorded either itself or through a custodian or other agent inspecting the share register and by obtaining extracts of share registers through regular confirmations, these extracts have no legal enforceability and it is possible that subsequent illegal amendment or other fraudulent act may deprive a fund of its ownership rights or improperly dilute its interests. In addition, while applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for a fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Furthermore, significant delays or problems may occur in registering the transfer of securities, which could cause a fund to incur losses due to a counterparty's failure to pay for securities the fund has delivered or the fund's inability to complete its contractual obligations because of theft or other reasons.
<R>The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the current global economic crisis causes the commodity prices, especially the price of oil, to tumble, many sectors in the Russian economy have fallen into turmoil, threatening to push the whole economy into significant slowdown and even recession. Turmoil in the stock markets are forcing the Russian authority to frequently suspend trading on the Russian Trading System, which causes certain concerns about the liquidity of the Russian stock markets.</R>
<R> Currency. Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In a surprise move in August 1998, Russia devalued the ruble, defaulted on short-term domestic bonds, and imposed a moratorium on the repayment of its international debt and the restructuring of the repayment terms. These actions have negatively affected Russian borrowers' ability to access international capital markets and have had a damaging impact on the Russian economy. In light of these and other government actions, foreign investors could face the possibility of further devaluations. In addition, there is the risk the government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls would prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital. Such risks have led to heightened scrutiny of Russian liquidity conditions, which in turn creates a heightened risk of the repatriation of ruble assets by nervous foreign investors. The current economic turmoil in Russia and the effects on the current global economic crisis on the Russian economy can cause flight from the Russian ruble into United States dollars and other currencies and can force the Russian central bank to spend reserves to maintain the value of the ruble. If the Russian central bank falters in its defense of the ruble, there could be additional pressure on Russia's banks and its currency.</R>
<R> SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA</R>
<R>Investing in Middle Eastern and African securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.</R>
<R> Political. Many Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from political instability. Despite a growing trend towards democratization, especially in Africa, significant political risks continue to affect some Middle Eastern and African countries. These risks may include substantial government control over the private sector, corrupt leaders, civil unrest, suppression of opposition parties that can lead to further dissidence and militancy, fixed elections, terrorism, coups, and war.</R>
<R> Economic. Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from economic instability. Certain Middle Eastern and African markets may face a higher concentration of market capitalization, greater illiquidity and greater price volatility than that found in more developed markets of Western Europe or the United States. The volatility may be exacerbated by this greater illiquidity. Despite a growing trend towards economic diversification, many Middle Eastern and African economies remain heavily dependent upon a limited range of commodities. These include gold, silver, copper, cocoa, diamonds, natural gas and petroleum. These economies are greatly affected by international commodity prices and are particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the current global economic crisis weakens the global demand for oil, gas, and other commodities, causing prices of oil, gas, and other commodities to fall, some countries in the region are facing significant economic difficulties and many countries could be forced to scale down their infrastructure development and the size of their public welfare systems, which could have long-term economic, social, and political implications.</R>
<R> Currency. Certain Middle Eastern and African countries have currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar or Euro, rather than at levels determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.</R>
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities (normally, shares of the underlying Fidelity funds) are placed on behalf of each Income Replacement Fund by Strategic Advisers, either itself or through its affiliates, pursuant to authority contained in each Income Replacement Fund's management contract. An Income Replacement Fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds, but it may incur such costs if it invests directly in other types of securities. Strategic Advisers may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.
Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by the fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by the fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security.
<R>The Trustees of each fund periodically review Strategic Advisers' performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the Income Replacement Funds, respectively. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.</R>
The Selection of Brokers
<R>In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of Strategic Advisers) to execute each fund's portfolio transactions, Strategic Advisers considers factors deemed relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to Strategic Advisers' overall responsibilities with respect to each Income Replacement Fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from each fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. The factors considered will influence whether it is appropriate to execute an order using ECNs, electronic channels including algorithmic trading, or by actively working an order. Other factors deemed relevant may include, but are not limited to: price; the size and type of the transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with Strategic Advisers; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable. In seeking best qualitative execution, Strategic Advisers may select a broker using a trading method for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. Strategic Advisers also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM.</R>
The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services
Brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) that execute transactions for each Income Replacement Fund may receive higher compensation from each fund than other brokers might have charged each fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.
<R> Research Products and Services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. Strategic Advisers may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these products and services supplement Strategic Advisers' own research activities in providing investment advice to the funds.</R>
Execution Services. In addition, products and services may include those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including but not limited to communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).
Mixed-Use Products and Services. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in personal meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. Strategic Advisers and its affiliates may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").
Benefit to Strategic Advisers. Strategic Advisers' expenses would likely be increased if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. Certain of the brokerage and research products and services Strategic Advisers receives from brokers are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these products or services may not have an explicit cost associated with such product or service.
Strategic Advisers' Decision-Making Process. Before causing an Income Replacement Fund to pay a particular level of compensation, Strategic Advisers will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to Strategic Advisers, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for a fund or Strategic Advisers' overall responsibilities to a fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. While Strategic Advisers may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither Strategic Advisers nor the funds incur an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these products and services assist Strategic Advisers and its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to each Income Replacement Fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.
<R> Research Contracts. Strategic Advisers has arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom Strategic Advisers effects fund trades, whereby Strategic Advisers may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, Strategic Advisers may still cause an Income Replacement Fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to Strategic Advisers, or that may be available from another broker. Strategic Advisers views hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce a fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. Strategic Advisers' determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on Strategic Advisers' part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.</R>
Affiliated Transactions
Strategic Advisers may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom it is under common control provided it determines that these affiliates' trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms.
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.
Trade Allocation
Although the Trustees and officers of each Income Replacement Fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, investment decisions for each Income Replacement Fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, or an affiliate thereof, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, including a futures contract, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by Strategic Advisers to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases adherence on these procedures could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds.
Commissions Paid
A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
<R>For the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, the portfolio turnover rates for each fund is presented in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in Strategic Advisers' investment outlook.</R>
<R> Turnover Rates |
2009 |
2008</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2016 Fund A |
54% |
56%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2018 Fund A |
51% |
46%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2020 Fund A |
60% |
21%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2022 Fund A |
22% |
32%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2024 Fund A |
64% |
41%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2026 Fund A |
26% |
21%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2028 Fund A |
53% |
33%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2030 Fund A |
53% |
12%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2032 Fund A |
82% |
23%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2034 Fund A |
46% |
12%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2036 Fund A |
39% |
44%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2038 Fund B |
41% |
13%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2040 Fund B |
50% |
4%*</R> |
<R>Income Replacement 2042 Fund B |
37% |
8%*</R> |
<R> A Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2007.</R>
<R> B Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.</R>
<R>* Annualized</R>
<R>For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, each fund paid no brokerage commissions.</R>
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, each fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.</R>
Each class's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each class is computed by adding the class's pro rata share of the value of the applicable fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting the class's pro rata share of the applicable fund's liabilities, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class, and dividing the result by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.
The assets of each Income Replacement Fund consist primarily of shares of the underlying Fidelity funds, which are valued at their respective NAVs.
Valuation of Underlying Fidelity Funds
Growth and Growth & Income Funds. Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities for which the primary market is the United States are valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
<R>Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.</R>
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC) gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
<R>The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.</R>
<R> Taxable Bond Funds. Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the funds may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.</R>
Most equity securities for which the primary market is the United States are valued at the official closing price, last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the United States are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market in which they are traded. If the last sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or closing bid price normally is used.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. FSC gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by a fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.
Money Market Fund. Portfolio securities and other assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price the fund would receive if it sold the instrument.
Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees consider the extent to which NAV calculated by using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from the fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.
BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION
<R>Except for automatic redemptions made through the Smart Payment Program ® , a fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if Strategic Advisers determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each class's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.</R>
Each fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. A fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, a fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.
<R>In addition to the exchange privileges listed in each fund's prospectus, each fund offers the privilege of moving between certain share classes of the same fund, as detailed below. Such transactions are subject to minimum investment limitations and other eligibility requirements of the applicable class of shares of a fund, and may be subject to applicable sales loads. An exchange between share classes of the same fund generally is a non-taxable event.</R>
<R> Class A: Shares of Class A may be exchanged for Institutional Class shares of the same fund.</R>
<R> Class T: Shares of Class T may be exchanged for Class A (on a load-waived basis) or Institutional Class shares of the same fund.</R>
<R> Class C: Shares of Class C may be exchanged for Class A, Class T, or Institutional Class shares of the same fund.</R>
<R> Institutional Class: Shares of Institutional Class may be exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund if you are no longer eligible for Institutional Class.</R>
<R>Each fund may terminate or modify its exchange privileges in the future.</R>
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends. A portion of each Income Replacement Fund's income may qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders, but it is unlikely that all of the fund's income will qualify for the deduction. A portion of each Income Replacement Fund's dividends, when distributed to individual shareholders, may qualify for taxation at long-term capital gains rates (provided certain holding period requirements are met), or may be exempt from state and local taxation to the extent that they are derived from certain U.S. Government securities and meet certain requirements.
Capital Gain Distributions. Each Income Replacement Fund's long-term capital gain distributions, including amounts attributable to an underlying Fidelity fund's long-term capital gain distributions, are federally taxable to shareholders generally as capital gains.
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2016 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $11,321. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2018 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $123,548. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2020 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $3,778. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2022 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $64,025. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2024 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $9,801. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2026 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $4,903. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2028 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $7,815. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2030 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $39,903. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2032 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $9,927. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2036 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $19,968. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2040 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $763. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, Income Replacement 2042 Fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,106. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on July 31, 2017, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
Returns of Capital. If a fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
Tax Status of the Funds. Each Income Replacement Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each Income Replacement Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.
Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting each Income Replacement Fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether an Income Replacement Fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.
<R>The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each Income Replacement Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each Income Replacement Fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each Income Replacement Fund, and review each Income Replacement Fund's performance. If the interests of an Income Replacement Fund and an underlying Fidelity fund were to diverge, a conflict of interest could arise and affect how the Trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties to the affected funds. Strategic Advisers has structured the Income Replacement Funds to avoid these potential conflicts, although there may be situations where a conflict of interest is unavoidable. In such instances, Strategic Advisers and the Trustees would take reasonable steps to minimize and, if possible, eliminate the conflict. Except for Abigail P. Johnson, James C. Curvey, and Michael E. Kenneally, each of the Trustees oversees 172 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Ms. Johnson and Mr. Kenneally oversee 171 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 392 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.</R>
<R>The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.</R>
<R> Interested Trustees *:</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Abigail P. Johnson (47)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Personal and Workplace Investing (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
<R>James C. Curvey (74)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
<R>* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with Strategic Advisers.</R>
<R> Independent Trustees :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006</R> Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
<R>Arthur E. Johnson (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
<R>Michael E. Kenneally (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2008-present) of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
<R>James H. Keyes (68)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
<R>Marie L. Knowles (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (70)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (2004-2009). |
<R> Executive Officers :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>John R. Hebble (51)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
<R>Boyce I. Greer (53)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006 </R> Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President of the Asset Allocation Division (2008-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
<R>Derek L. Young (44)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young also serves as Chief Investment Officers of the Global Asset Allocation Group (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as a portfolio manager. |
<R>Scott C. Goebel (41)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
<R>Holly C. Laurent (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
<R>Christine Reynolds (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
<R>Michael H. Whitaker (42)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel. |
<R>Jeffrey S. Christian (47)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 </R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
<R>Bryan A. Mehrmann (48)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 </R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
<R>Stephanie J. Dorsey (40)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 </R> Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
<R>Paul M. Murphy (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth B. Robins (39)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
<R>Gary W. Ryan (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 </R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
<R> Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. The committees facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to Independent Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has three standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>
<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wolfe currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held 26 meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Knowles currently serving as Chair. All committee members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least annually with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and with the funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. In furtherance of the foregoing, the committee has adopted (and may from time to time amend or supplement) and provides oversight of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and, as appropriate, legal counsel the results of audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Wolfe (Chair) and Gamper, and Ms. Knowles. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of FMR or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of FMR and its affiliates; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
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James C. Curvey |
Abigail P. Johnson</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none*</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>* As of March 31, 2009.</R>
<R>Independent Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
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Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
Arthur E. Johnson |
Michael E. Kenneally</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none |
--</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
none</R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
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James H. Keyes |
Marie L. Knowles |
Kenneth L. Wolfe</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board for his or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, or calendar year ended December 31, 2008, as applicable.</R>
<R>Compensation Table 1</R> |
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<R>AGGREGATE
|
Albert R.
|
Arthur E.
|
Michael E.
|
James H.
|
Marie L.
|
Kenneth L.
|
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
$ 4 |
$ 4 |
$ 3 |
$ 4 |
$ 5 |
$ 5 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 2 |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 2 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
$ 1 |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
$ 2 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
$ 3 |
$ 3 |
$ 2 |
$ 3 |
$ 4 |
$ 4 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R> Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
$ 1 |
</R> |
<R>
TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 405,583 |
$ 402,083 |
$ 62,167 |
$ 408,083 |
$ 437,500 |
$ 442,333 |
</R> |
<R> 1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by FMR.</R>
<R> 2 For the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, Mr. Arthur E. Johnson served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective August 1, 2008, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> 3 For the period November 20, 2008 through July 14, 2009, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective July 15, 2009, Mr. Kenneally serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> A Reflects compensation received for the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 for 377 funds of 58 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC) and for the period August 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for 159 funds of 29 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Albert R. Gamper, Jr., $169,792; Arthur E. Johnson, $67,708; James H. Keyes, $169,792; Marie L. Knowles, $183,750; and Kenneth L. Wolfe, $185,417.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 1.10% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund's total outstanding shares, 1.40% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund's total outstanding shares, 2.91% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund's total outstanding shares, 10.17% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund's total outstanding shares, 22.87% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund's total outstanding shares, 1.62% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund's total outstanding shares, 24.61% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund's total outstanding shares, 9.83% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund's total outstanding shares, 8.46% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund's total outstanding shares, 15.38% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund's total outstanding shares, 14.08% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund's total outstanding shares, 31.72% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares, and 13.07% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund's total outstanding shares, respectively, was held by an FMR affiliate. FMR LLC is the ultimate parent company of these FMR affiliates. By virtue of their ownership interest in FMR LLC, as described in the "Control of Investment Adviser" section on page <Click Here>, Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson, Trustees, may be deemed to be beneficial owners of these shares. As of the above date, with the exception of Ms. Johnson's deemed ownership of each fund's shares, the Trustees and officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund's total outstanding shares.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009 , the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more (up to and including 25%) of each class's outstanding shares:</R>
<R>* The ownership information shown above is for a class of shares of the fund.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, approximately 26.88% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Stern, Lake Linden, MI; approximately 26.86% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Nicholson, Milford, MA; and approximately 31.08% of Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund's total outstanding shares was held by Clemens, Schertz, TX.</R>
A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other shareholders.
<R>FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Strategic Advisers. The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trust and limited liability companies, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common stock. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.</R>
At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
<R>FMR, Strategic Advisers (the Investment Advisers), FDC, and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.</R>
Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a management contract with Strategic Advisers, pursuant to which Strategic Advisers furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, Strategic Advisers acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. Strategic Advisers is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate each fund's assets among the underlying Fidelity funds in which the fund may invest. Strategic Advisers also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust or of Strategic Advisers, and all personnel of each fund or Strategic Advisers performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Management-Related Expenses. Under the terms of each Income Replacement Fund's management contract, Strategic Advisers, either itself or through an affiliate, is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of each Income Replacement Fund or each class thereof, as applicable, with certain exceptions. Specific expenses payable by Strategic Advisers include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, and each fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues. Other expenses paid by Strategic Advisers include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each Income Replacement Fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. Strategic Advisers also pays all fees associated with transfer agent, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services, pricing and bookkeeping services, and the cost of administration of each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program.
Each Income Replacement Fund pays the following expenses: fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), shareholder charges (if any) associated with investing in the underlying Fidelity funds, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify the officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
Management Fees. The Income Replacement Funds do not pay a management fee to Strategic Advisers.
<R>FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of an Income Replacement Fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, shareholder charges, and extraordinary expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.</R>
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a class's returns and repayment of the reimbursement by a class will lower its returns.
<R>Andrew Dierdorf and Jonathan Shelon are co-managers of each Income Replacement Fund and receive compensation for their services. As of July 31, 2009, portfolio manager compensation generally consists of a fixed base salary determined periodically (typically annually), a bonus, in certain cases, participation in several types of equity-based compensation plans, and, if applicable, relocation plan benefits. A portion of each portfolio manager's compensation may be deferred based on criteria established by FMR or at the election of the portfolio manager.</R>
<R>Each portfolio manager's base salary is determined by level of responsibility and tenure at FMR or its affiliates. Each portfolio manager's bonus is based on several components. The components of each portfolio manager's bonus are based on the pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) measured against a benchmark index (which may be a customized benchmark index developed by FMR) assigned to each fund or account. The pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) is weighted according to his tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) and the average asset size of those fund(s) and account(s) over his tenure. Each component is calculated separately over the portfolio manager's tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) over a measurement period that initially is contemporaneous with his tenure, but that eventually encompasses rolling periods of up to five years for the comparison to a benchmark index. A subjective component of each portfolio manager's bonus is based on the portfolio manager's overall contribution to management of FMR. The portion of each portfolio manager's bonus that is linked to the investment performance of each Income Replacement Fund is based on the fund's pre-tax investment performance relative to the performance of the fund's customized benchmark index, on which the fund's target asset allocation is based over time. For the three- and five-year periods, the bonus takes into account a portfolio manager's performance in terms of his management of investment risk at the Income Replacement Fund level. Each portfolio manager also is compensated under equity-based compensation plans linked to increases or decreases in the net asset value of the stock of FMR LLC, FMR's parent company. FMR LLC is a diverse financial services company engaged in various activities that include fund management, brokerage, retirement, and employer administrative services. If requested to relocate their primary residence, portfolio managers also may be eligible to receive benefits, such as home sale assistance and payment of certain moving expenses, under relocation plans for most full-time employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates.</R>
<R> A portfolio manager's compensation plan may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. Although investors in the fund may invest through either tax-deferred accounts or taxable accounts, the portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax performance of the fund, rather than its after-tax performance. A portfolio manager's base pay tends to increase with additional and more complex responsibilities that include increased assets under management and a portion of the bonus relates to marketing efforts, which together indirectly link compensation to sales. When a portfolio manager takes over a fund or an account, the time period over which performance is measured may be adjusted to provide a transition period in which to assess the portfolio. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as a portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In addition, a fund's trade allocation policies and procedures may give rise to conflicts of interest if the fund's orders do not get fully executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts managed by FMR or an affiliate. A portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by a fund. Securities selected for other funds or accounts may outperform the securities selected for the fund. Portfolio managers may be permitted to invest in the funds they manage, even if a fund is closed to new investors. Trading in personal accounts, which may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, is restricted by a fund's Code of Ethics.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Dierdorf as of July 31, 2009:</R>
<R> |
Registered
|
Other Pooled
|
Other
|
<R>Number of Accounts Managed |
16 |
129 |
none</R> |
<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed (in millions) |
$ 1,968 |
$ 12,133 |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>* Includes Income Replacement 2016 ($9 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2018 ($5 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2020 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2022 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2024 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2026 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2028 ($6 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2030 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2032 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2034 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2036 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2038 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2040 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), and Income Replacement 2042 ($2 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of a fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Shelon as of July 31, 2009: </R>
<R> |
Registered
|
Other Pooled
|
Other
|
<R>Number of Accounts Managed |
70 |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed (in millions) |
$ 86,253 |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>* Includes Income Replacement 2016 ($9 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2018 ($5 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2020 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2022 ($3 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2024 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2026 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2028 ($6 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2030 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2032 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2034 ($2 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2036 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2038 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), Income Replacement 2040 ($1 (in millions) assets managed), and Income Replacement 2042 ($2 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of a fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth the dollar range of fund shares beneficially owned by each portfolio manager as of July 31, 2009:</R>
<R> Fund |
Andrew Dierdorf |
Jonathan Shelon</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
none |
none</R> |
<R> PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES</R>
<R>The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)</R>
<R>I. General Principles</R>
<R> A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.</R>
<R> B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. In the event an Investment Proxy Research employee has a personal conflict with a portfolio company or an employee or director of a portfolio company, that employee will withdraw from making any proxy voting decisions with respect to that portfolio company. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely in the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.</R>
<R> C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.</R>
<R> D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.</R>
<R> E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR's Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.</R>
<R> F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.</R>
<R> G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines, but FMR may, where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws and regulations in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.</R>
<R> H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.</R>
<R> I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.</R>
<R>II. Definitions (as used in this document)</R>
<R> A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.</R>
<R> B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.</R>
<R> C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.</R>
<R> D. Sunset provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.</R>
<R> E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.</R>
<R> F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over/target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.</R>
<R> G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000 ® stock index.</R>
<R> H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000 stock index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.</R>
<R> I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.</R>
<R>III. Directors</R>
<R> A. Incumbent Directors</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment.</R>
<R> FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:</R>
<R> 1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.</R>
<R> With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:</R>
<R> a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;</R>
<R> b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;</R>
<R> c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and</R>
<R> d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.</R>
<R> FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.</R>
<R> 2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> 3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.</R>
<R> 4. The company failed to act in the best interests of shareholders when approving executive compensation, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company used an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; and (iii) whether it has been proven that the company engaged in options backdating.</R>
<R> 5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.</R>
<R> 6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.</R>
<R> 7. The board is not comprised of a majority of independent directors.</R>
<R> B. Indemnification</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.</R>
<R> C. Independent Chairperson</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.</R>
<R> D. Majority Director Elections</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.</R>
<R>IV. Compensation</R>
<R> A. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:</R>
<R> 1. (a) The dilution effect of the shares outstanding and available for issuance pursuant to all plans, plus any new share requests is greater than 10% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 15% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 20% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the level of dilution in the plan or the amendments is acceptable.</R>
<R> 2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years.</R>
<R> 3. The plan may be materially altered without shareholder approval, including increasing the benefits accrued to participants under the plan; increasing the number of securities which may be issued under the plan; modifying the requirements for participation in the plan; or including a provision allowing the board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion, except in limited cases relating to death, disability, retirement, or change in control.</R>
<R> 4. Awards to non-employee directors are subject to management discretion.</R>
<R> 5. In the case of stock awards, the restriction period is less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards.</R>
<R> FMR will consider approving an equity award plan or an amendment to authorize additional shares under such plan if, without complying with the guidelines immediately above, the following two conditions are met:</R>
<R> 1. The shares are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors; and</R>
<R> 2. The shares are limited to 5% (Large-Capitalization Company) and 10% (Small-or Micro-Capitalization Company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.</R>
<R> B. Equity Exchanges and Repricing</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:</R>
<R> 1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;</R>
<R> 2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;</R>
<R> 3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;</R>
<R> 4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and</R>
<R> 5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.</R>
<R> C. Employee Stock Purchase Plans</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against employee stock purchase plans if the plan violates any of the criteria in section IV(A) above, except that the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value if the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.</R>
<R> D. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.</R>
<R> E. Executive Compensation</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against management proposals on stock-based compensation plans or other compensation plans if such proposals are inconsistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee has authority to engage independent compensation consultants.</R>
<R> F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.</R>
<R>V. Anti-Takeover Provisions</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:</R>
<R> A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:</R>
<R> 1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;</R>
<R> 2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;</R>
<R> 3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;</R>
<R> 4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and</R>
<R> 5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or</R>
<R> C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.</R>
<R>VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation</R>
<R> A. Increases in Common Stock</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.</R>
<R> B. New Classes of Shares</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.</R>
<R> C. Cumulative Voting Rights</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.</R>
<R> D. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.</R>
<R> E. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending that a portfolio company reincorporate in the United States and vote in favor of management proposals to reincorporate in a jurisdiction outside the United States if (i) it is lawful under United States, state and other applicable law for the company to be incorporated under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction and to conduct its business and (ii) reincorporating or maintaining a domicile in the United States would likely give rise to adverse tax or other economic consequences detrimental to the interests of the company and its shareholders. However, FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals and opposing such management proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, reincorporating in or maintaining a domicile in the relevant foreign jurisdiction gives rise to significant risks or other potential adverse consequences that appear reasonably likely to be detrimental to the interests of the company or its shareholders.</R>
<R>VII. Shares of Investment Companies</R>
<R> A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting").</R>
<R> B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds which are held exclusively by Fidelity Funds or accounts managed by an FMR or an affiliate. FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.</R>
<R>VIII. Other</R>
<R> A. Voting Process</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.</R>
<R> B. Regulated Industries</R>
<R> Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.</R>
<R>To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.</R>
Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are continuously offered. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by Strategic Advisers or FMR.
<R>Sales charge revenues collected and retained by FDC for the past two fiscal years are shown in the following table.</R>
<R> |
|
Sales Charge Revenue |
CDSC Revenue</R> |
||
<R> Fund |
Fiscal Year
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 25,126 |
$ 9,268 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 23,057 |
$ 17,045 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 222 |
$ 222 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 6,015 |
$ 1,570 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 1,632 |
$ 1,632</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 757 |
$ 757</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 5,051 |
$ 1,078 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 26,709 |
$ 7,145 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 1,368 |
$ 305 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 429 |
$ 429</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 11 |
$ 11</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 1,951 |
$ 1,224 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 5,559 |
$ 2,668 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 618 |
$ 618 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 237 |
$ 237 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 423 |
$ 423</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 4,846 |
$ 1,600 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 89 |
$ 18 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 1,448 |
$ 235 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 3,508 |
$ 1,681 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 3,982 |
$ 1,638 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 188 |
$ 188 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 98 |
$ 98</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 1,109 |
$ 162 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 1,519 |
$ 1,519 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 4,715 |
$ 788 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 5,642 |
$ 1,114 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 453 |
$ 453 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 306 |
$ 306</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund - Class A* |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund - Class T* |
2009 |
$ 154 |
$ 23 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 2,653 |
$ 533 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund - Class C* |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund - Class A** |
2009 |
$ 3,343 |
$ 549 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund - Class T** |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund - Class C** |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund - Class A** |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund - Class T** |
2009 |
$ 1,856 |
$ 310 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 1,573 |
$ 223 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund - Class C** |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund - Class A** |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund - Class T** |
2009 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
-- |
--</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund - Class C** |
2009 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
-- |
-- |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
* Fund commenced operations on August 30, 2007.
** Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.
The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of Class A, Class T, Class C, and Institutional Class of each Income Replacement Fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow Class A, Class T, Class C,and Institutional Class, Strategic Advisers, and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute direct or indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
The Rule 12b-1 Plan adopted for Class A, Class T, and Class C of each Income Replacement Fund is described in the prospectus for that class.
CLASS A DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
<R>The table below shows the distribution and service fees paid for Class A shares of each fund for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> Fund |
Distribution
Fees
|
Distribution
Fees Paid by
|
Distribution
Fees
|
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
Paid by
|
Service Fees
|
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 5,875 |
$ 5,870 |
$ 5</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 2,277 |
$ 2,201 |
$ 76</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 1,191 |
$ 1,102 |
$ 89</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 479 |
$ 354 |
$ 125</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 808 |
$ 715 |
$ 93</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 227 |
$ 64 |
$ 163</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 695 |
$ 588 |
$ 107</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 171 |
$ 0 |
$ 171</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 596 |
$ 483 |
$ 113</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 236 |
$ 80 |
$ 156</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 288 |
$ 137 |
$ 151</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 210 |
$ 49 |
$ 161</R> |
* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.
CLASS T DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
<R>The table below shows the distribution and service fees paid for Class T shares of each fund for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> Fund |
Distribution
|
Distribution
Fees Paid by
|
Distribution
|
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
|
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
$ 1,324 |
$ 1,234 |
$ 90 |
$ 1,324 |
$ 1,234 |
$ 90</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
$ 287 |
$ 121 |
$ 166 |
$ 287 |
$ 121 |
$ 166</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
$ 451 |
$ 315 |
$ 136 |
$ 451 |
$ 315 |
$ 136</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
$ 346 |
$ 199 |
$ 147 |
$ 346 |
$ 199 |
$ 147</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
$ 193 |
$ 0 |
$ 193 |
$ 193 |
$ 0 |
$ 193</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
$ 172 |
$ 0 |
$ 172 |
$ 172 |
$ 0 |
$ 172</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
$ 1,109 |
$ 1,026 |
$ 83 |
$ 1,109 |
$ 1,026 |
$ 83</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
$ 224 |
$ 62 |
$ 162 |
$ 224 |
$ 62 |
$ 162</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
$ 168 |
$ 0 |
$ 168 |
$ 168 |
$ 0 |
$ 168</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167 |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
$ 694 |
$ 598 |
$ 96 |
$ 694 |
$ 598 |
$ 96</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167 |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
$ 303 |
$ 149 |
$ 154 |
$ 303 |
$ 149 |
$ 154</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167 |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.
CLASS C DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES
<R>The table below shows the distribution and service fees paid for Class C shares of each fund for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> Fund |
Distribution
|
Distribution
|
Distribution
|
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
|
Service Fees
|
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund |
$ 9,048 |
$ 3,542 |
$ 5,506 |
$ 3,017 |
$ 1,182 |
$ 1,835</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund |
$ 1,928 |
$ 355 |
$ 1,573 |
$ 643 |
$ 118 |
$ 525</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund |
$ 2,054 |
$ 766 |
$ 1,288 |
$ 685 |
$ 255 |
$ 430</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund |
$ 649 |
$ 19 |
$ 630 |
$ 216 |
$ 6 |
$ 210</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund |
$ 1,353 |
$ 152 |
$ 1,201 |
$ 450 |
$ 51 |
$ 399</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund |
$ 2,187 |
$ 866 |
$ 1,321 |
$ 729 |
$ 289 |
$ 440</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund |
$ 804 |
$ 186 |
$ 618 |
$ 269 |
$ 62 |
$ 207</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund |
$ 1,557 |
$ 651 |
$ 906 |
$ 518 |
$ 216 |
$ 302</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund |
$ 590 |
$ 1 |
$ 589 |
$ 196 |
$ 0 |
$ 196</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund |
$ 633 |
$ 0 |
$ 633 |
$ 211 |
$ 0 |
$ 211</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund |
$ 605 |
$ 1 |
$ 604 |
$ 201 |
$ 0 |
$ 201</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund |
$ 500 |
$ 0 |
$ 500 |
$ 167 |
$ 0 |
$ 167</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund |
$ 500 |
$ 0 |
$ 500 |
$ 166 |
$ 0 |
$ 166</R> |
<R>Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund |
$ 500 |
$ 0 |
$ 500 |
$ 166 |
$ 0 |
$ 166</R> |
* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.
Each Institutional Class Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Institutional Class shares and/or shareholder support services. In addition, each Institutional Class Plan provides that Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Institutional Class shares of each Income Replacement Fund.
Each Class A, Class T, and Class C Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Class A, Class T, and Class C shares and/or shareholder support services, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with Strategic Advisers, FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Class A, Class T, and Class C shares of each Income Replacement Fund.
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the applicable class of each Income Replacement Fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Institutional Class Plan does not authorize payments by Institutional Class of each Income Replacement Fund other than those made to Strategic Advisers under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives Strategic Advisers, FMR, and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of class shares, additional sales of class shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.
Each Class A, Class T, and Class C Plan does not provide for specific payments by the applicable class of any of the expenses of FDC, or obligate FDC, Strategic Advisers, or FMR to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or incur any specific level of expense in connection with distribution activities.
In addition to the distribution and/or service fees paid by FDC to intermediaries, including affiliates of FDC, shown in the tables above, FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service the Advisor funds and the Advisor classes of shares. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. Such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the funds on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. The total amount paid to all intermediaries in the aggregate currently will not exceed 0.05% of the total assets of the Advisor funds and the Advisor classes of shares on an annual basis. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives such as sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, payments or reimbursements for travel and related expenses associated with due diligence trips that an intermediary may undertake in order to explore possible business relationships with affiliates of FDC, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to over a hundred intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and certain of the payments described above may be significant to an intermediary. As permitted by SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.
A fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for performing recordkeeping and other services. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.
If you have purchased shares of a fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
<R>Each class of each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FIIOC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR, which is located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Under the terms of the agreements, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each class of each Income Replacement Fund.</R>
For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives no fees from each Income Replacement Fund; however, each underlying Fidelity fund pays its respective transfer agent (either FIIOC or an affiliate of FIIOC) fees based, in part, on the number of positions in and assets of each Income Replacement Fund invested in such underlying Fidelity fund.
FIIOC also may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.
In addition, FIIOC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified tuition program (QTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate, according to the percentage of the QTP's assets that is invested in a fund.
FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Many fund shares are owned by intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since a fund often does not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping and/or administrative services for these accounts may be performed by intermediaries.
FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for recordkeeping services.
Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan or its trustee, rather than the plan participant. In situations where FIIOC or an affiliate does not provide recordkeeping services, plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the funds, may, upon direction, be paid for providing recordkeeping services to plan participants. Payments may also be made, upon direction, for other plan expenses. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
FIIOC or an affiliate may make networking payments out of its own resources to intermediaries who perform transactions for the funds through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). NSCC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, provides centralized clearance, settlement, and information services for mutual funds and other financial services companies.
<R>Each Income Replacement Fund has entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). Each Income Replacement Fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for each class of each Income Replacement Fund, maintains each Income Replacement Fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program.</R>
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each Income Replacement Fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.
For administering each Income Replacement Fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.
Strategic Advisers bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its contracts with each Income Replacement Fund.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
Trust Organization. Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM , and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM are funds of Fidelity Income Fund, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated August 7, 1984. Currently, there are 19 funds offered in Fidelity Income Fund: Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds or classes.
Shareholder Liability - Massachusetts Trust. Fidelity Income Fund is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Massachusetts trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the Massachusetts trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the Massachusetts trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote. Claims asserted against one class of shares may subject holders of another class of shares to certain liabilities.
Voting Rights - Massachusetts Trust. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.
<R> Custodians. The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.</R>
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, Members of the Advisory Board, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, independent registered public accounting firm, examines financial statements for each fund and provides other audit related services.
<R>Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which a fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>
Each fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving a fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about a fund's portfolio and protecting a fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the funds' chief compliance officer periodically.
<R>Each fund will provide a full list of holdings on www.advisor.fidelity.com (i) monthly, 30 days after the month-end, and (ii) quarterly, 15 days after the quarter-end.</R>
This information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.
<R>A fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include fund shareholders or prospective fund shareholders, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.</R>
The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the investment activities of each fund to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include: a fund's trustees; a fund's manager, its sub-adviser and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics; contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; a fund's auditors; a fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to a fund or their Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; and third-parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.
Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, each fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third-parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) third parties that supply their analyses of holdings (but not the holdings themselves) to their clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants), (iii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iv) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving a fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to a fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third-parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to a fund.
<R>At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Thomson Vestek (full holdings, as of the end of the calendar quarter, 15 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end); Standard & Poor's ® Rating Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); Moody's Investors Service (full holdings monthly, (generally as of the last Friday of each month), generally the first Friday of the following month); Anacomp Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); and Fitch Inc. and certain affiliates (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter).</R>
FMR, its affiliates, or the funds will not enter into any arrangements with third-parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, FMR desired to make such an arrangement, it would seek prior Board approval and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the funds' SAI.
There can be no assurance that the funds' policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.
<R>Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design, Fidelity, Strategic Advisers, and Smart Payment Program are registered trademarks of FMR LLC.</R>
<R>Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund are service marks of FMR LLC.</R>
Geode is a registered trademark of Geode Capital Management, LLC.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity
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Ultra-Short Bond
Fund
(fund number 812, trading symbol FUSFX)
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
Fund Summary |
Investment Summary |
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Fee Table |
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Fund Basics |
Investment Details |
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Valuing Shares |
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Shareholder Information |
Buying and Selling Shares |
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Exchanging Shares |
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Features and Policies |
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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions |
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Fund Services |
Fund Management |
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Fund Distribution |
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Appendix |
Financial Highlights |
Prospectus
The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio. Only one class of shares of the fund is offered through this prospectus. In this prospectus, the term "shares" (as it relates to the fund) means the one class of shares of the fund offered through this prospectus.
Investment Objective
Ultra-Short Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
Principal Investment Risks
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a market index and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.
<R>Visit www.fidelity.com for updated return information.</R>
<R> Ultra-Short Bond A </R> |
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008</R> |
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1.87% |
1.32% |
2.96% |
4.90% |
-5.09% |
-7.83% </R> |
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<R> During the periods shown in the chart for Ultra-Short Bond: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
1.42% |
September 30, 2006 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-6.94% |
March 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
0.33% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
<R> A The returns shown above are for a class of shares of the fund. </R>
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
Prospectus
<R>For the periods ended
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<R> Ultra-Short Bond A |
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<R> Return Before Taxes |
-7.83% |
-0.87% |
-0.25% </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-8.43% |
-2.01% |
-1.28% </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-5.08% |
-1.34% |
-0.76% </R> |
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Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index
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4.08% |
3.75% |
3.25% </R> |
<R>
Lipper
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Ultra-Short Obligation Funds Average
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-5.98% |
0.86% |
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<R> A The returns shown above are for a class of shares of the fund. </R>
<R> B From August 29, 2002 . </R>
<R>Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index is a principal-weighted index of swaps with 6-month maturities.</R>
The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives.
<R>The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of the fund. The following fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during the fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, total annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.</R>
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions |
None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None |
Redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days (as a % of amount redeemed) A |
0.25% |
A A redemption fee may be charged when you sell your shares or if your shares are redeemed because your fund balance falls below the balance minimum for any reason, including solely due to declines in net asset value per share.
Prospectus
Fund Summary - continued
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
<R> Management fee |
0.32% </R> |
<R> Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None </R> |
<R> Other expenses |
0.13% </R> |
<R> Total annual class operating expenses |
0.45% </R> |
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
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Ultra-Short Bond A </R> |
<R> 1 year |
$ 46 </R> |
<R> 3 years |
$ 144 </R> |
<R> 5 years |
$ 252 </R> |
<R> 10 years |
$ 567 </R> |
<R> A The expenses shown above are for a class of shares of the fund. </R>
Prospectus
Investment Objective
Ultra-Short Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
FMR normally invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market and investment-grade debt securities, including shares of a short-term bond fund managed by an affiliate of FMR, and repurchase agreements.
<R>FMR uses the Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. FMR manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.</R>
FMR considers other factors when selecting the fund's investments, including the credit quality of the issuer, security-specific features, current valuation relative to alternatives in the market, short-term trading opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and potential future valuation. In managing the fund's exposure to various risks, including interest rate risk, FMR considers, among other things, the market's overall risk characteristics, the market's current pricing of those risks, information on the fund's competitive universe and internal views of potential future market conditions.
<R>In addition, the fund normally maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of two years or less. As of July 31, 2009, the fund's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 1.0 years and the index's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 0.5 years. In determining a security's maturity for purposes of calculating the fund's average maturity, an estimate of the average time for its principal to be paid may be used. This can be substantially shorter than its stated maturity.</R>
FMR allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for example, corporate, asset-backed, or government securities) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity.
FMR will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.
FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.
FMR may engage in transactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives, regardless of whether the fund may own the asset, instrument or components of the index underlying the derivative, and forward-settling securities. FMR may invest a significant portion of the fund's assets in these types of investments.
<R>To earn additional income for the fund, FMR may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases transaction costs and may increase taxable gains.</R>
Prospectus
FMR uses central funds to help invest the fund's assets. Central funds are specialized investment vehicles managed by FMR affiliates that are designed to be used by Fidelity funds. Fidelity uses them to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buying bonds directly the fund might invest in a central fund that buys bonds. Fidelity does not charge any additional management fees for central funds. Central funds offer exposure to some or all of the following types of investment-grade and lower-quality debt securities: corporate bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and BB-rated securities. Central funds may also focus on other types of securities.
If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.
Description of Principal Security Types
Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, and other securities that FMR believes have debt-like characteristics, including hybrids and synthetic securities.
Money market securities are high-quality, short-term securities that pay a fixed, variable, or floating interest rate. Money market securities include bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, notes, commercial paper, and U.S. Government securities.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back at an agreed-upon price.
Derivatives are investments whose values are tied to an underlying asset, instrument, or index. Derivatives include futures, options, and swaps, such as interest rate swaps (exchanging a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (exchanging a floating rate for the total return of a security or index) and credit default swaps (buying or selling credit default protection).
Forward-settling securities involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities when issued, or at a predetermined price or yield. Payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period.
Central funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Prospectus
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Principal Investment Risks
<R>Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's yield and share price change daily based on changes in interest rates and market conditions and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types and maturities of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.</R>
The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:
Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities, and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments more volatile than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Financial Services Exposure. Financial services companies are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
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Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value.
Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
Ultra-Short Bond Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:
Ultra-Short Bond Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
The fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates the fund's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV. Fidelity calculates net asset value separately for each class of shares of the fund.
NAV is not calculated and the fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
<R>The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service or market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing will be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans when available pricing information is determined to be stale or for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. To the extent the fund invests in other open-end funds, the fund will calculate its NAV using the NAV of the underlying funds in which it invests as described in the underlying funds' prospectuses. The fund may invest in other Fidelity funds that use the same fair value pricing policies as the fund or in Fidelity money market funds. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of a fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While the fund has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.</R>
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Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of America's leading brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Fidelity is also a leader in providing tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own or through their employer.
You may buy or sell shares of a fund through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. If you buy or sell shares of a fund (other than by exchange) through a Fidelity brokerage account, your transactions generally involve your Fidelity brokerage core (a settlement vehicle included as part of your Fidelity brokerage account).
If you do not currently have a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account and would like to invest in a fund, you may need to complete an application. For more information about a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account, please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com, call 1-800-FIDELITY, or visit a Fidelity Investor Center (call 1-800-544-9797 for the center nearest you).
You may also buy or sell shares of the fund through a retirement account (such as an IRA or an account funded through salary deductions) or an investment professional. Retirement specialists are available at 1-800-544-4774 to answer your questions about Fidelity retirement products. If you buy or sell shares of a fund through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging shares of the fund and the account features, policies, and fees may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Fees in addition to those discussed in this prospectus may also apply. For example, you may be charged a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of the fund through a non-Fidelity broker or other investment professional.
Buying and Selling Information |
Internet www.fidelity.com |
Phone Fidelity Automated Service Telephone (FAST ® ) 1-800-544-5555 To reach a Fidelity representative 1-800-544-6666 |
Additional purchases:
Redemptions:
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TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
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You should include the following information with any order to buy, sell, or exchange shares:
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Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type of service available may be restricted based on criteria established by Fidelity.
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$2,500 </R> |
<R>For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts, and Non-Fidelity Prototype Retirement accounts |
$500</R> |
<R>Through regular investment plans in Fidelity Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and Rollover IRAs A |
$200</R> |
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$2,000 </R> |
<R>For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts, and Non-Fidelity Prototype Retirement accounts |
$500</R> |
<R> A Requires monthly purchases of $200 until fund balance is $2,500 worth of shares. </R>
<R>There is no minimum balance or initial purchase minimum for investments through Portfolio Advisory Services, a mutual fund or a qualified tuition program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager, certain Fidelity retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or fund positions opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement accounts, or a Fidelity systematic withdrawal service. In addition, the fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.</R>
The fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to the fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in the fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of the fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, the fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of the fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
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The following transactions are exempt from the fund's excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, the fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity fund's excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity fund's Treasurer.
Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to the fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by the fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the fund's excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
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If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
The fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the fund's excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
The fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. The fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the fund's policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. The fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
The fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
In addition to these policies, the fund imposes a short-term redemption fee on redemptions from the fund, which is discussed in "Selling Shares." As described in "Valuing Shares," the fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that the fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
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The price to buy one share of the fund is its NAV. The fund's shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your investment is received in proper form.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
<R>If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees the fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>
Certain financial institutions that have entered into sales agreements with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than the time when fund shares are priced on the following business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution could be held liable for resulting fees or losses.
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
The price to sell one share of the fund is the fund's NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable.
If you sell your shares after holding them less than 60 days, a 0.25% short-term redemption fee may be deducted from the redemption amount. For this purpose, shares held longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held shortest as being redeemed last. The fees are paid to the fund, not Fidelity, and are designed to help offset the brokerage commissions, market impact, and other costs associated with short-term shareholder trading.
The short-term redemption fee does not apply to: (i) redemptions of shares acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions; (ii) rollovers, transfers, and changes of account registration within the fund, or transfers between classes of a multiple class fund (if applicable) as long as the money never leaves the fund; and (iii) redemptions in kind.
The fund also permits waivers of the short-term redemption fee for the following transactions:
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The application of short-term redemption fees and waivers may vary among intermediaries and certain intermediaries may not apply the waivers listed above. If you purchase or sell fund shares through an intermediary, you should contact your intermediary for more information on whether the short-term redemption fee will be applied to redemptions of your shares.
The fund reserves the right to modify or eliminate the short-term redemption fee or waivers at any time. Investment advisers or their affiliates may pay short-term redemption fees on behalf of investors in managed accounts. Unitized group accounts consisting of qualified plan assets may be treated as a single account for redemption fee purposes.
Fidelity seeks to identify intermediaries that hold fund shares in omnibus accounts and will refuse their purchase orders if they do not agree to track and remit short-term redemption fees based on the transactions of underlying investors. There are no assurances that Fidelity will successfully identify all intermediaries or that the intermediaries will properly assess short-term redemption fees.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. If you hold your shares in a Fidelity mutual fund account and submit your request to Fidelity by mail, Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
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You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker (including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
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However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
The fund may terminate or modify the exchange privilege in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The following features may be available to buy and sell shares of the fund or to move money to and from your account, depending on whether you are investing through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. Please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.
Electronic Funds Transfer: electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
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Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system
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Automatic Transactions: periodic (automatic) transactions
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed to households, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of the fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, contact Fidelity in writing at P.O. Box 770001, Cincinnati, Ohio 45277-0002.
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available at Fidelity's web site. To participate in Fidelity's electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's web site for more information.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.
<R>You may also be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.</R>
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<R>Fidelity may deduct a small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 from a fund balance with a value of less than $2,000 in shares. It is expected that fund balances will be valued after November 1 but prior to December 31 of each calendar year. Fund positions opened after September 30 will not be subject to the fee for that calendar year. The fee, which is payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions. This fee will not be deducted from fund positions opened after January 1 of that calendar year if those positions use regular investment plans.</R>
<R>If your fund balance falls below $2,000 worth of shares ($500 for fund balances in Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts, and Non-Fidelity Prototype Retirement accounts), for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV, and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may sell all of your shares and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, on the day Fidelity closes your fund position. Certain fund positions are not subject to these balance requirements and will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.</R>
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
The fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
The fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly. The fund normally pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
The fund only processes purchase and redemption requests on days it's open for business.
Shares generally begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day of purchase.
Shares generally earn dividends until, but not including, the next business day following the day of redemption.
Exchange requests will be processed only when both funds are open for business.
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The following distribution options are available for shares of the fund:
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
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2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, or paid in cash.
If the distribution option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current distribution option, visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
If your dividend check(s) remains uncashed for more than six months, your check(s) may be invested in additional shares of the fund at the next NAV calculated on the day of the investment.
As with any investment, your investment in the fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of the fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of the fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. Because the fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals.
If a fund's distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized in any year, all or a portion of those distributions may be treated as a return of capital to shareholders for tax purposes. A return of capital generally will not be taxable to you but will reduce the cost basis of your shares and result in a higher reported capital gain or a lower reported capital loss when you sell your shares.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
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Any taxable distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest distributions automatically in shares of another Fidelity fund, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in the fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
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The fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, FMR has overall responsibility for directing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.
<R>Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for the fund.</R>
<R>FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of December 31, 2008, FIMM had approximately $589.5 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), an affiliate of FMR, was organized in 1986. FRAC serves as a sub-adviser for the fund and may provide investment research and advice for the fund.
Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:
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<R>Robert Galusza is manager of Ultra-Short Bond Fund, which he has managed since July 2007. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1987, Mr. Galusza has worked as a research analyst and a portfolio manager.</R>
The statement of additional information (SAI) provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Mr. Galusza.
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.
<R>For July 2009, the group fee rate was 0.12%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.20%.</R>
<R>The total management fee for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, was 0.32% of the fund's average net assets.</R>
<R>FMR pays FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan for providing sub-advisory services. FMR and its affiliates pay FRAC for providing sub-advisory services. FIMM pays FIIA for providing sub-advisory services, and FIIA in turn pays FIIA(U.K.)L.</R>
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract and sub-advisory agreements for the fund is available in the fund's annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the fund's semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
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FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.
FDC distributes the fund's shares.
Intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for providing recordkeeping and administrative services, as well as other retirement plan expenses, and compensation for services intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund. These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
The fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) with respect to its shares that recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund and/or shareholder support services. FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, service-providers, and administrators, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of the fund has authorized such payments for shares of the fund.
If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under the Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of a class's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
From time to time, FDC may offer special promotional programs to investors who purchase shares of Fidelity funds. For example, FDC may offer merchandise, discounts, vouchers, or similar items to investors who purchase shares of certain Fidelity funds during certain periods. To determine if you qualify for any such programs, contact Fidelity or visit our web site at www.fidelity.com.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
Prospectus
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial history of the fund's shares for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of the fund. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares of the fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in the fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005</R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.81 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 |
$ 10.05 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income C |
.111 |
.404 |
.516 |
.427 |
.241 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(.169 ) |
(1.603 ) |
(.210 ) |
(.011 ) |
(.026 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(.058 ) |
(1.199 ) |
.306 |
.416 |
.215 </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.088) |
(.310) |
(.516) |
(.426) |
(.232) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.003) </R> |
<R> Return of capital |
(.004 ) |
(.042 ) |
- |
- |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.092 ) |
(.352 ) |
(.516 ) |
(.426 ) |
(.235 ) </R> |
<R> Redemption fees added to paid in capital C |
- E |
.001 |
- E |
- E |
- E </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 8.11 |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.81 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 </R> |
<R> Total Return A, B |
(.70)% |
(12.42)% |
3.09% |
4.23% |
2.16% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets D |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.45% |
.45% |
.45% |
.45% |
.58% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.45% |
.45% |
.45% |
.45% |
.53% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.44% |
.45% |
.45% |
.45% |
.53% </R> |
<R> Net investment income |
1.36% |
4.47% |
5.17% |
4.26% |
2.41% </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 217,282 |
$ 315,401 |
$ 974,602 |
$ 850,329 |
$ 906,644 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
92% |
11% |
29% |
39% |
33% </R> |
<R> A Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or 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 expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class. </R>
<R> E Amount represents less than $.001 per share. </R>
Prospectus
Notes
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. For individual investors opening an account: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license. For investors other than individuals: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity. |
You can obtain additional information about the fund. A description of the fund's policies and procedures for disclosing its holdings is available in its SAI and on Fidelity's web sites. The SAI also includes more detailed information about the fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). The fund's annual and semi-annual reports also include additional information. The fund's annual report includes a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about the fund, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus, SAI, or annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the fund's annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room. Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-04085 |
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The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
<R>1.773437.108 ULB-pro-0909</R>
Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund
A Fund of Fidelity Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of the fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual report is supplied with this SAI.
<R>To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus or SAI, dated October 9, 2009, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.</R>
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Advisers |
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Management Contract |
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Proxy Voting Guidelines |
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Distribution Services |
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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements |
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Description of the Trust |
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Financial Statements |
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Fund Holdings Information |
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Appendix |
<R>ULB-ptb-0909
1.773438.108</R>
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of the fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.
The fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.
Diversification
The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
Senior Securities
The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Borrowing
The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.
Underwriting
The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
Concentration
The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry, except that the fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) deems the financial services industry to include the group of industries within the financial services sector.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to any investment in Fidelity ® Money Market Central Fund and/or any non-money market central fund, FMR looks through to the holdings of the central fund.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, FMR may analyze the characteristics of a particular issuer and security and assign an industry or sector classification consistent with those characteristics in the event that the third party classification provider used by FMR does not assign a classification.
Real Estate
The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).
Commodities
The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
Loans
The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Short Sales
The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts, options, and swaps are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
Margin Purchases
The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
Borrowing
The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).
Illiquid Securities
The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
For purposes of the fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Loans
The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)
In addition to the fund's fundamental and non-fundamental limitations discussed above:
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which the fund may invest, strategies FMR may employ in pursuit of the fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the fund achieve its goal.
Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
Borrowing. The fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If the fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If the fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Exposure to Foreign Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that FMR will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets, which may have relatively unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that trade a small number of securities.
Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as FMR anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when FMR had hedged a fund by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If FMR hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if FMR increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. There is no assurance that FMR's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.
Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.
Fund's Rights as an Investor. The fund does not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however, may exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors, shareholders of a company, and holders of other securities of the company when FMR determines that such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. FMR will monitor such activities with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The fund's proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, some are based on indices of securities prices, and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. The fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.
Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Swap Agreements. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for the total return of a security or index), asset swaps (where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap) and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which the fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. The fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indices, currencies, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security, currency, or other instrument to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government agencies.
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's ® Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR.
Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the fund.
Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.
<R>To earn additional income for a fund, FMR may use a trading strategy (commonly known as "mortgage dollar rolls" or "reverse mortgage dollar rolls") that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but will invest the proceeds of the sale in other securities that are permissible investments for the fund. During the period between the purchase and subsequent sale in a reverse mortgage dollar roll transaction, the fund is entitled to interest and principal payments on the securities purchased. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund's right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.</R>
Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.
Preferred Securities represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred securities and common stock.
Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.
Real Estate Investment Trusts. Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The fund will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR.
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The fund will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS LLC). FBS LLC is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR to be in good standing and when, in FMR's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.
The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.
<R> Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.</R>
Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.
Structured Notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. A structured note may be positively, negatively or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured note may be a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s). Structured or indexed securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.
Temporary Defensive Policies. The fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade money market or short-term debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the fund when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the fund. The fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.
When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.
Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of the fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the management contract. FMR may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion. If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see the section entitled "Management Contract"), that sub-adviser is authorized to provide the services described in the sub-advisory agreement, and in accordance with the policies described in this section.
Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by the fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by the fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security.
The Trustees of the fund periodically review FMR's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the fund. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
The Selection of Brokers
<R>In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR) to execute the fund's portfolio transactions, FMR considers factors deemed relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to FMR's overall responsibilities with respect to the fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from the fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. The factors considered will influence whether it is appropriate to execute an order using ECNs, electronic channels including algorithmic trading, or by actively working an order. Other factors deemed relevant may include, but are not limited to: price; the size and type of the transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with FMR; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable. In seeking best qualitative execution, FMR may select a broker using a trading method for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. FMR also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM.</R>
The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services
Brokers (who are not affiliates of FMR) that execute transactions for the fund may receive higher compensation from the fund than other brokers might have charged the fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to FMR or its affiliates.
<R> Research Products and Services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. FMR may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these products and services supplement FMR's own research activities in providing investment advice to the fund.</R>
Execution Services. In addition, products and services may include those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including but not limited to communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).
Mixed-Use Products and Services. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in personal meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. FMR and its affiliates may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in FMR's or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, FMR or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").
Benefit to FMR. FMR's expenses would likely be increased if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. Certain of the brokerage and research products and services FMR receives from brokers are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these products or services may not have an explicit cost associated with such product or service.
FMR's Decision-Making Process. Before causing the fund to pay a particular level of compensation, FMR will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to FMR, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for the fund or FMR's overall responsibilities to the fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. While FMR may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither FMR nor the fund incurs an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these products and services assist FMR and its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to the fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by FMR or its affiliates.
<R> Research Contracts. FMR has arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom FMR effects fund trades, whereby FMR may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, FMR may still cause the fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to FMR, or that may be available from another broker. FMR views hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce the fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. FMR's determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on FMR's part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.</R>
Commission Recapture
<R>FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers (who are not affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under which the broker, using a predetermined methodology, rebates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund to offset that fund's expenses, which may be paid to FMR or its affiliates. Not all brokers with whom the fund trades have agreed to participate in brokerage commission recapture.</R>
Affiliated Transactions
FMR may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom it is under common control provided FMR determines that these affiliates' trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms.
The Trustees of the fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the fund could purchase in the underwritings.
Trade Allocation
Although the Trustees and officers of the fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates, investment decisions for the fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by FMR or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, including a futures contract, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by FMR to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases adherence to these procedures could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security as far as the fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the fund to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the fund.
Commissions Paid
A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
<R>For the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, the fund's portfolio turnover rates were 92% and 11%, respectively. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in FMR's investment outlook as well as changes in mortgage dollar roll transaction volume.</R>
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the fund held securities issued by one or more of its regular brokers or dealers or a parent company of its regular brokers or dealers. The following table shows the aggregate value of the securities of the regular broker or dealer or parent company held by the fund as of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> Fund |
Regular Broker or Dealer |
Aggregate Value of
|
<R>Ultra-Short Bond |
Citigroup, Inc. |
$ 1,163,145</R> |
<R> |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
$ 3,503,136</R> |
<R>The following table shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by the fund, comprising commissions paid on securities and/or futures transactions, as applicable, for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. The total amount of brokerage commissions paid is stated as a dollar amount and a percentage of the fund's average net assets.</R>
<R>Fiscal Year
|
|
Dollar
|
Percentage of
Average
|
<R>2009 |
|
$ 289 |
0%</R> |
<R>2008 |
|
$ 2,200 |
0%</R> |
<R>2007 |
|
$ 1,476 |
0%</R> |
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.</R>
<R>The class's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of the class is computed by adding the class's pro rata share of the value of the fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting the class's pro rata share of the fund's liabilities, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class, and dividing the result by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.</R>
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values determined by such securities' most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the fund may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC) gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by the fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.
BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION
The fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing the class's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.
The fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. The fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, the fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends. Because the fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders or the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals. Short-term capital gains are taxable at ordinary income tax rates. A portion of the fund's dividends may be exempt from state and local taxation to the extent that they are derived from certain U.S. Government securities and meet certain requirements.
Capital Gain Distributions. The fund's long-term capital gain distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as capital gains.
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $112,019,924. This loss carryforward, of which $1,917,431, $518,690, $12,186,304, and $97,397,499 will expire on July 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
Returns of Capital. If the fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
Foreign Tax Credit or Deduction. Foreign governments may withhold taxes on dividends and interest earned by the fund with respect to foreign securities. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities. Because the fund does not currently anticipate that securities of foreign issuers will constitute more than 50% of its total assets at the end of its fiscal year, shareholders should not expect to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction on their federal income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes withheld.
Tax Status of the Fund. The fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, the fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.
Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting the fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of the fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.
<R>The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Abigail P. Johnson, James C. Curvey, and Michael E. Kenneally, each of the Trustees oversees 172 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Ms. Johnson, Mr. Curvey, and Mr. Kenneally oversee 171, 392, and 171 funds, respectively, advised by FMR or an affiliate.</R>
<R>The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.</R>
<R> Interested Trustees *:</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>Abigail P. Johnson (47)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Personal and Workplace Investing (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
<R>James C. Curvey (74)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
<R>* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.</R>
<R> Independent Trustees :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006</R> Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
<R>Arthur E. Johnson (62)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
<R>Michael E. Kenneally (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2008-present) of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
<R>James H. Keyes (68)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
<R>Marie L. Knowles (62)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R> Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (70)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (2004-2009). |
<R> Executive Officers :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>John R. Hebble (51)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
<R>Boyce I. Greer (53)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President of the Asset Allocation Division (2008-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
<R>Christopher P. Sullivan (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds. Mr. Sullivan also serves as President of Fidelity's Bond Group (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as Managing Director, Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2001-2009). |
<R>Scott C. Goebel (41)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
<R>Holly C. Laurent (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
<R>Christine Reynolds (50)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
<R>Michael H. Whitaker (42)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel. |
<R>Jeffrey S. Christian (47)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
<R>Bryan A. Mehrmann (48)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
<R>Stephanie J. Dorsey (40)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
<R>Paul M. Murphy (62)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth B. Robins (39)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
<R>Gary W. Ryan (50)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
<R> Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. The committees facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to Independent Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has three standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>
<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wolfe currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held 26 meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Knowles currently serving as Chair. All committee members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least annually with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and with the funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. In furtherance of the foregoing, the committee has adopted (and may from time to time amend or supplement) and provides oversight of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and, as appropriate, legal counsel the results of audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Wolfe (Chair) and Gamper, and Ms. Knowles. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of FMR or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of FMR and its affiliates; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in the fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
James C. Curvey |
Abigail P. Johnson </R> |
<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
none |
none* </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000* </R> |
<R>* As of March 31, 2009.</R>
<R>Independent Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
Arthur E. Johnson |
Michael E. Kenneally </R> |
<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
none |
none |
none </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
none </R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
James H. Keyes |
Marie L. Knowles |
Kenneth L. Wolfe </R> |
<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
none |
none |
none </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 </R> |
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, or calendar year ended December 31, 2008, as applicable.</R>
<R>Compensation Table 1 </R> |
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<R>AGGREGATE
|
Albert R.
|
Arthur E.
|
Michael E.
|
James H.
|
Marie L.
|
Kenneth L.
|
</R> |
<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
$ 141 |
$ 138 |
$ 98 |
$ 140 |
$ 151 |
$ 170 |
</R> |
<R>
TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 405,583 |
$ 402,083 |
$ 62,167 |
$ 408,083 |
$ 437,500 |
$ 442,333 |
</R> |
<R> 1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by FMR.</R>
<R> 2 For the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, Mr. Arthur E. Johnson served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective August 1, 2008, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> 3 For the period November 20, 2008 through July 14, 2009, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective July 15, 2009, Mr. Kenneally serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees. </R>
<R> A Reflects compensation received for the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 for 377 funds of 58 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC) and for the period August 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for 159 funds of 29 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Albert R. Gamper, Jr., $169,792; Arthur E. Johnson, $67,708; James H. Keyes, $169,792; Marie L. Knowles, $183,750; and Kenneth L. Wolfe, $185,417.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the Trustees and officers of the fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of the fund's total outstanding shares.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more of Class A's, Class T's, and Institutional Class's outstanding shares:</R>
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
<R>FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (FMR Japan), and Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC). The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trust and limited liability companies, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common shares. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting securities of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.</R>
At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
<R>FIL Limited, a Bermuda company formed in 1968, is the ultimate parent company of FIL Investment Advisors (FIIA) and FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd. (FIIA(U.K.)L). Edward C. Johnson 3d, Abigail P. Johnson, other Johnson family members, and various trusts for the benefit of the Johnson family own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting common stock of FIL Limited. At present, the primary business activities of FIL Limited and its subsidiaries are the provision of investment advisory services to non-U.S. investment companies and private accounts investing in securities throughout the world.</R>
<R>FMR, FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR H.K., FMR Japan, FRAC, FIIA, FIIA(U.K.)L (the Investment Advisers), FDC, and the fund have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that set forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the fund, establish procedures for personal investing, and restrict certain transactions. Employees subject to the codes of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the fund.</R>
The fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with the fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, has overall responsibility for directing the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. FMR also provides the fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of the fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of the fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining the fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with the fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining the fund's records and the registration of the fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for the fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Management-Related Expenses. In addition to the management fee payable to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer agent and pricing and bookkeeping agent, and the costs associated with securities lending, the fund or each class thereof, as applicable, pays all of its expenses that are not assumed (pursuant to the Fundwide Operations and Expense Agreement (Fundwide Agreement) or otherwise) by those parties. The fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and Independent Trustees. The fund's management contract further provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of the fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. Other expenses paid by the fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. The fund is also liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation. Pursuant to the Fundwide Agreement, FMR agrees to provide or arrange for certain services and to pay the ordinary administrative and operating expenses incurred by the fund that are not otherwise provided for under the management contract, including the fees and expenses of the fund's custodian, auditor, and pricing and bookkeeping agent, but excluding the management fee, shareholder servicing agent fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, securities lending costs, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, and Rule 12b-1 fees, if any, in exchange for a fee equal to the difference, if any, between the management fee rate and 0.35%. The Fundwide Agreement effectively limits fund-level expenses to 0.35%.
Management Fee. For the services of FMR under the management contract, the fund pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts.
GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE |
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES |
||||
Average Group
|
Annualized
|
Group Net
|
Effective Annual Fee
|
||
0 |
- |
$3 billion |
.3700% |
$ 1 billion |
.3700% |
3 |
- |
6 |
.3400 |
50 |
.2188 |
6 |
- |
9 |
.3100 |
100 |
.1869 |
9 |
- |
12 |
.2800 |
150 |
.1736 |
12 |
- |
15 |
.2500 |
200 |
.1652 |
15 |
- |
18 |
.2200 |
250 |
.1587 |
18 |
- |
21 |
.2000 |
300 |
.1536 |
21 |
- |
24 |
.1900 |
350 |
.1494 |
24 |
- |
30 |
.1800 |
400 |
.1459 |
30 |
- |
36 |
.1750 |
450 |
.1427 |
36 |
- |
42 |
.1700 |
500 |
.1399 |
42 |
- |
48 |
.1650 |
550 |
.1372 |
48 |
- |
66 |
.1600 |
600 |
.1349 |
66 |
- |
84 |
.1550 |
650 |
.1328 |
84 |
- |
120 |
.1500 |
700 |
.1309 |
120 |
- |
156 |
.1450 |
750 |
.1291 |
156 |
- |
192 |
.1400 |
800 |
.1275 |
192 |
- |
228 |
.1350 |
850 |
.1260 |
228 |
- |
264 |
.1300 |
900 |
.1246 |
264 |
- |
300 |
.1275 |
950 |
.1233 |
300 |
- |
336 |
.1250 |
1,000 |
.1220 |
336 |
- |
372 |
.1225 |
1,050 |
.1209 |
372 |
- |
408 |
.1200 |
1,100 |
.1197 |
408 |
- |
444 |
.1175 |
1,150 |
.1187 |
444 |
- |
480 |
.1150 |
1,200 |
.1177 |
480 |
- |
516 |
.1125 |
1,250 |
.1167 |
516 |
- |
587 |
.1100 |
1,300 |
.1158 |
587 |
- |
646 |
.1080 |
1,350 |
.1149 |
646 |
- |
711 |
.1060 |
1,400 |
.1141 |
711 |
- |
782 |
.1040 |
1,450 |
.1132 |
782 |
- |
860 |
.1020 |
1,500 |
.1125 |
860 |
- |
946 |
.1000 |
1,550 |
.1117 |
946 |
- |
1,041 |
.0980 |
1,600 |
.1110 |
1,041 |
- |
1,145 |
.0960 |
1,650 |
.1103 |
1,145 |
- |
1,260 |
.0940 |
1,700 |
.1096 |
1,260 |
- |
1,386 |
.0920 |
1,750 |
.1089 |
1,386 |
- |
1,525 |
.0900 |
1,800 |
.1083 |
1,525 |
- |
1,677 |
.0880 |
1,850 |
.1077 |
1,677 |
- |
1,845 |
.0860 |
1,900 |
.1070 |
Over |
|
1,845 |
.0840 |
1,950 |
.1065 |
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
.1059 |
<R>The group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee rate at $1,182 billion of group net assets - the approximate level for July 2009 - was 0.1180%, which is the weighted average of the respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $1,182 billion.</R>
<R>The fund's individual fund fee rate is 0.20%. Based on the average group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for July 2009, the fund's annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:</R>
<R> Fund |
Group Fee Rate |
|
Individual Fund Fee Rate |
|
Management Fee Rate </R> |
<R>Ultra-Short Bond |
0.1180% |
+ |
0.2000% |
= |
0.3180%</R> |
One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to the fund's average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the fee for that month.
<R>For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, the fund paid FMR management fees of $836,598, $1,676,755, and $3,177,740 respectively.</R>
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of a class's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase the class's returns and yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by the class will lower its returns and yield.
Sub-Adviser - FIMM. On behalf of the fund, FMR has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for the fund. Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, FMR, and not the fund, pays FIMM's fees.
Sub-Advisers - FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L. On behalf of the fund, FIMM has entered into a master international fixed-income research agreement with FIIA. On behalf of the fund, FIIA, in turn, has entered into a fixed-income sub-research agreement with FIIA(U.K.)L. Pursuant to the fixed-income research agreements, FIMM may receive investment advice and research services concerning issuers and countries outside the United States. In particular, FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L will make minimal credit risk and comparable quality determinations for foreign issuers that issue U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Under the terms of the master international fixed-income research agreement, FIMM, and not the fund, pays FIIA. Under the terms of the fixed-income sub-research agreement, FIIA, and not the fund, pays FIIA(U.K.)L.
Sub-Adviser - FRAC. On behalf of the fund, FMR, FIMM, and FRAC have entered into a research agreement. Pursuant to the research agreement, FRAC provides investment advice and research services on domestic issuers. Under the terms of the research agreement, FMR and FIMM, and not the fund, agree, in the aggregate, to pay FRAC.
<R> Sub-Advisers - FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. On behalf of the fund, FMR has entered into sub-advisory agreements with FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements, FMR may receive from the sub-advisers investment research and advice on issuers outside the United States (non-discretionary services) and FMR may grant the sub-advisers investment management authority and the authority to buy and sell securities if FMR believes it would be beneficial to the fund (discretionary services). FMR, and not the fund, pays the sub-advisers.</R>
<R>Robert Galusza is the portfolio manager of Ultra-Short Bond and receives compensation for his services. As of July 31, 2009 portfolio manager compensation generally consists of a fixed base salary determined periodically (typically annually), a bonus, in certain cases, participation in several types of equity-based compensation plans, and, if applicable, relocation plan benefits. A portion of the portfolio manager's compensation may be deferred based on criteria established by FMR or at the election of the portfolio manager. </R>
<R>The portfolio manager's base salary is determined by level of responsibility and tenure at FMR or its affiliates. The portfolio manager's bonus is based on the pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) measured against a benchmark index assigned to each fund or account. The pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) is weighted according to his tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) and the average asset size of those fund(s) and account(s) over his tenure. Each component is calculated separately over the portfolio manager's tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) over a measurement period that initially is contemporaneous with his tenure, but that eventually encompasses rolling periods of up to three years for the comparison to a benchmark index. A smaller, subjective component of the portfolio manager's bonus is based on the portfolio manager's overall contribution to management of FMR. The portion of the portfolio manager's bonus that is linked to the investment performance of Ultra-Short Bond is based on the pre-tax investment performance of Ultra-Short Bond measured against the Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index. The portfolio manager also is compensated under equity-based compensation plans linked to increases or decreases in the net asset value of the stock of FMR LLC, FMR's parent company. FMR LLC is a diverse financial services company engaged in various activities that include fund management, brokerage, retirement and employer administrative services. If requested to relocate their primary residence, portfolio managers also may be eligible to receive benefits, such as home sale assistance and payment of certain moving expenses, under relocation plans for most full-time employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates.</R>
<R>The portfolio manager's compensation plan may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. Although investors in the fund may invest through either tax-deferred accounts or taxable accounts, the portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax performance of the fund, rather than its after-tax performance. The portfolio manager's base pay tends to increase with additional and more complex responsibilities that include increased assets under management and a portion of the bonus relates to marketing efforts, which together indirectly link compensation to sales. When a portfolio manager takes over a fund or an account, the time period over which performance is measured may be adjusted to provide a transition period in which to assess the portfolio. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as the portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In addition, a fund's trade allocation policies and procedures may give rise to conflicts of interest if the fund's orders do not get fully executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts managed by FMR or an affiliate. The portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by a fund. Securities selected for other funds or accounts may outperform the securities selected for the fund. Portfolio managers may be permitted to invest in the funds they manage, even if a fund is closed to new investors. Trading in personal accounts, which may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, is restricted by a fund's Code of Ethics.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Galusza as of July 31, 2009:</R>
<R>* Includes Ultra-Short Bond ($229 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of the fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the dollar range of shares of Ultra-Short Bond beneficially owned by Mr. Galusza was $10,001-$50,000.</R>
The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)
I. General Principles
<R> A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.</R>
<R> B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. In the event an Investment Proxy Research employee has a personal conflict with a portfolio company or an employee or director of a portfolio company, that employee will withdraw from making any proxy voting decisions with respect to that portfolio company. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely in the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.</R>
<R> C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.</R>
<R> D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.</R>
<R> E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR's Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.</R>
<R> F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.</R>
<R> G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines, but FMR may, where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws and regulations in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.</R>
<R> H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.</R>
<R> I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.</R>
<R>II. Definitions (as used in this document)</R>
<R> A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.</R>
<R> B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.</R>
<R> C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.</R>
<R> D. Sunset provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.</R>
<R> E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.</R>
<R> F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over/target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.</R>
<R> G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000 ® stock index.</R>
<R> H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000 stock index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.</R>
<R> I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.</R>
<R>III. Directors</R>
<R> A. Incumbent Directors</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment.</R>
<R> FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:</R>
<R> 1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.</R>
<R> With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:</R>
<R> a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;</R>
<R> b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;</R>
<R> c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and</R>
<R> d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.</R>
<R> FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.</R>
<R> 2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> 3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.</R>
<R> 4. The company failed to act in the best interests of shareholders when approving executive compensation, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company used an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; and (iii) whether it has been proven that the company engaged in options backdating.</R>
<R> 5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.</R>
<R> 6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.</R>
<R> 7. The board is not comprised of a majority of independent directors.</R>
<R> B. Indemnification</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.</R>
<R> C. Independent Chairperson</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.</R>
<R> D. Majority Director Elections</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.</R>
<R>IV. Compensation</R>
<R> A. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:</R>
<R> 1. (a) The dilution effect of the shares outstanding and available for issuance pursuant to all plans, plus any new share requests is greater than 10% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 15% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 20% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the level of dilution in the plan or the amendments is acceptable.</R>
<R> 2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years.</R>
<R> 3. The plan may be materially altered without shareholder approval, including increasing the benefits accrued to participants under the plan; increasing the number of securities which may be issued under the plan; modifying the requirements for participation in the plan; or including a provision allowing the board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion, except in limited cases relating to death, disability, retirement, or change in control.</R>
<R> 4. Awards to non-employee directors are subject to management discretion.</R>
<R> 5. In the case of stock awards, the restriction period is less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards.</R>
<R> FMR will consider approving an equity award plan or an amendment to authorize additional shares under such plan if, without complying with the guidelines immediately above, the following two conditions are met:</R>
<R> 1. The shares are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors; and</R>
<R> 2. The shares are limited to 5% (Large-Capitalization Company) and 10% (Small- or Micro-Capitalization Company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.</R>
<R> B. Equity Exchanges and Repricing</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:</R>
<R> 1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;</R>
<R> 2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;</R>
<R> 3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;</R>
<R> 4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and</R>
<R> 5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.</R>
<R> C. Employee Stock Purchase Plans</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against employee stock purchase plans if the plan violates any of the criteria in section IV(A) above, except that the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value if the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.</R>
<R> D. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.</R>
<R> E. Executive Compensation</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against management proposals on stock-based compensation plans or other compensation plans if such proposals are inconsistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee has authority to engage independent compensation consultants.</R>
<R> F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.</R>
<R>V. Anti-Takeover Provisions</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:</R>
<R> A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:</R>
<R> 1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;</R>
<R> 2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;</R>
<R> 3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;</R>
<R> 4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and</R>
<R> 5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or</R>
<R> C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.</R>
<R>VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation</R>
<R> A. Increases in Common Stock</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.</R>
<R> B. New Classes of Shares</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.</R>
<R> C. Cumulative Voting Rights</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.</R>
<R> D. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.</R>
<R> E. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending that a portfolio company reincorporate in the United States and vote in favor of management proposals to reincorporate in a jurisdiction outside the United States if (i) it is lawful under United States, state and other applicable law for the company to be incorporated under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction and to conduct its business and (ii) reincorporating or maintaining a domicile in the United States would likely give rise to adverse tax or other economic consequences detrimental to the interests of the company and its shareholders. However, FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals and opposing such management proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, reincorporating in or maintaining a domicile in the relevant foreign jurisdiction gives rise to significant risks or other potential adverse consequences that appear reasonably likely to be detrimental to the interests of the company or its shareholders.</R>
<R>VII. Shares of Investment Companies</R>
<R> A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting").</R>
<R> B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds which are held exclusively by Fidelity Funds or accounts managed by an FMR or an affiliate. FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.</R>
<R>VIII. Other</R>
<R> A. Voting Process</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.</R>
<R> B. Regulated Industries</R>
<R> Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.</R>
<R>To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.</R>
For purposes of the following "Distribution Services" discussion, the term "shares" (as it relates to the fund) means the one class of shares of the fund offered through the prospectus to which this SAI relates.
The fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreement calls for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the fund, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
The Trustees have approved a Distribution and Service Plan with respect to shares of the fund (the Plan) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plan, as approved by the Trustees, allows shares of the fund and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect payment by the fund of distribution expenses.
<R>Under the Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. The Plan specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue, as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund and/or shareholder support services. In addition, the Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for shares of the fund.</R>
Prior to approving the Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the fund or class, as applicable, and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that the Plan does not authorize payments by shares of the fund other than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that the Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of shares of the fund, additional sales of shares of the fund or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plan by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.
FDC or an affiliate may compensate, or upon direction make payments for certain retirement plan expenses to, intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (including affiliates of FDC). A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. Such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, and other factors. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives such as sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, payments or reimbursements for travel and related expenses associated with due diligence trips that an intermediary may undertake in order to explore possible business relationships with affiliates of FDC, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals. Certain of the payments described above may be significant to an intermediary. As permitted by SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.
The fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for providing recordkeeping and administrative services to plan participants or for providing other services to retirement plans. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.
FDC or an affiliate may also make payments to banks, broker-dealers and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with FDC) for distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services. If you have purchased shares of the fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund over others offered by competing fund families, or retirement plan sponsors may take these payments into account when deciding whether to include a fund as a plan investment option.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
For purposes of the following "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" discussion, the term "shares" (as it relates to the fund) means the one class of shares of the fund offered through the prospectus to which this SAI relates.
<R>The fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FIIOC, an affiliate of FMR, which is located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Under the terms of the agreement, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency services for shares of the fund.</R>
For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives an asset-based fee, calculated and paid monthly on the basis of average daily net assets of shares of the fund, with respect to each position in the fund.
FIIOC also may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.
In addition, FIIOC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified tuition program (QTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and in certain funds of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the percentage of the QTP's, or a fund of funds' assets that is invested in the fund.
FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Many fund shares are owned by intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since a fund often does not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping services for these accounts may be performed by third parties. FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for recordkeeping and other services.
Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan or its trustee, rather than the plan participant. In situations where FIIOC or an affiliate does not provide recordkeeping services, plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the fund, may, upon direction, be paid for providing recordkeeping services to plan participants. Payments may also be made, upon direction, for other plan expenses. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
In certain situations where FIIOC or an affiliate provides recordkeeping services to a retirement plan, payments may be made to pay for plan expenses. The amount of such payments may be based on investments in particular Fidelity funds, or may be fixed for a given period of time. Upon direction, payments may be made to plan sponsors, or at the direction of plan sponsors, third parties, for expenses incurred in connection with the plan. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
The fund has entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). The fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for shares of the fund, maintains the fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers the fund's securities lending program.
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on the fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.
The annual rates for pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund are 0.0415% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0301% of average net assets between $500 million and $3.5 billion, 0.0041% of average net assets between $3.5 billion and $25 billion, and 0.0019% of average net assets in excess of $25 billion.
<R>For administering the fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.</R>
<R>FMR bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its Fundwide Agreement with the fund.</R>
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
Trust Organization. Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is a fund of Fidelity Income Fund, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated August 7, 1984. Currently, there are 19 funds offered in the trust: Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM , Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund . The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the fund.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds or classes.
Shareholder Liability. The trust is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote. Claims asserted against one class of shares may subject holders of another class of shares to certain liabilities.
Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.
<R> Custodians. Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of the fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. The Bank of New York Mellon and JPMorgan Chase Bank, each headquartered in New York, also may serve as special purpose custodians of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.</R>
<R>FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.</R>
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts, independent registered public accounting firm, examines financial statements for the fund and provides other audit, tax, and related services.
<R>The fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which the fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>
The fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving the fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about the fund's portfolio and protecting the fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the fund's chief compliance officer periodically.
The fund will provide a full list of holdings monthly on www.fidelity.com 30 days after the month-end (excluding high income security holdings, which generally will be presented collectively monthly and included in a list of full holdings 60 days after its fiscal quarter-end).
This information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.
<R>The fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include fund shareholders or prospective fund shareholders, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.</R>
The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the investment activities of the fund to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include: the fund's trustees; the fund's manager, its sub-advisers and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics; contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; the fund's auditors; the fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to the fund or its Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; and third-parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.
Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, the fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third-parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) third parties that supply their analyses of holdings (but not the holdings themselves) to their clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants), (iii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iv) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving the fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to the fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third-parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to the fund.
<R>At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Thomson Vestek (full holdings, as of the end of the calendar quarter, 15 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end); Standard & Poor's ® Rating Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); Moody's Investors Service (full holdings monthly, (generally as of the last Friday of each month), generally the first Friday of the following month); Anacomp Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); and Fitch Inc. and certain affiliates (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter).</R>
FMR, its affiliates, or the fund will not enter into any arrangements with third-parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, FMR desired to make such an arrangement, it would seek prior Board approval and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the fund's SAI.
There can be no assurance that the fund's policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.
<R>Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR LLC.</R>
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The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity Advisor
Ultra-Short Bond
Fund
Class A
(Fund 1346)
Class T
(Fund 1347)
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
Class A and Class T are classes of Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
Fund Summary |
Investment Summary |
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Fund Basics |
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Valuing Shares |
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Shareholder Information |
Buying and Selling Shares |
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Exchanging Shares |
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Fund Services |
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Financial Highlights |
Prospectus
Investment Objective
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
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Fund Summary - continued
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the fund). The information illustrates the changes in the fund's performance from year to year, as represented by the performance of Class A, and compares each class's performance to the performance of a market index and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.
<R>Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.</R>
The returns in the chart do not include the effect of Class A's front-end sales charge. If the effect of the sales charge were reflected, returns would be lower than those shown.
<R> Ultra-Short Bond - Class A </R> |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008</R> |
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2.75% |
4.73% |
-5.38% |
-8.17% </R> |
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<R> During the periods shown in the chart for Class A of Ultra-Short Bond: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
1.35% |
September 30, 2006 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-7.00% |
March 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
0.22% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
The returns in the following table include the effect of Class A's and Class T's maximum applicable front-end sales charge. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. After-tax returns for Class A are shown in the table below and after-tax returns for other classes will vary. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
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<R>For the periods ended
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Past 1
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<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
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<R> Class A - Return Before Taxes |
-9.55% |
-1.61% </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-10.07% |
-2.74% </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
-6.20% |
-1.96% </R> |
<R> Class T - Return Before Taxes |
-9.45% |
-1.59% </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
4.08% |
4.05% </R> |
<R>
Lipper
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Ultra-Short Obligation Funds Average
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-5.98% |
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<R> A From June 16, 2004 . </R>
<R>Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index is a principal-weighted index of swaps with 6-month maturities.</R>
The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives.
<R>The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell Class A and Class T shares of the fund. The following fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during the fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, total annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.</R>
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
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Maximum sales charge (load) on purchases (as a % of offering price) A |
1.50% B |
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1.50% C |
Sales charge (load) on reinvested distributions |
None |
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None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None E |
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None F |
Redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days (as a % of amount redeemed) D |
0.25% |
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0.25% |
A The actual sales charge may be higher due to rounding.
B Lower front-end sales charges for Class A may be available with purchase of $500,000 or more.
C Lower front-end sales charges for Class T may be available with purchase of $500,000 or more.
D A redemption fee may be charged when you sell your shares or if your shares are redeemed because your account falls below the account minimum for any reason, including solely due to declines in net asset value per share.
E Class A purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge but may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge that declines over 2 years from 0.75% to 0%.
F Class T purchases of $1 million or more will not be subject to a front-end sales charge but may be subject, upon redemption, to a contingent deferred sales charge of 0.25% if redeemed less than one year after purchase.
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Fund Summary - continued
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
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Class T</R> |
<R> Management fee |
0.32% |
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0.32% </R> |
<R> Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
0.15% |
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0.15% </R> |
<R> Other expenses |
0.21% |
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0.22% </R> |
<R> Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.68% |
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0.69% </R> |
A FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Class A and Class T of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses ( excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any ) , as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed the following rates:
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0.70% |
6/16/04 |
0.70% |
6/16/04 |
These arrangements may be discontinued by FMR at any time.
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each class's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and each class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
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Class A |
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Class T</R> |
<R> 1 year |
$ 218 |
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$ 219 </R> |
<R> 3 years |
$ 364 |
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$ 367 </R> |
<R> 5 years |
$ 523 |
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$ 528 </R> |
<R> 10 years |
$ 984 |
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$ 996 </R> |
Prospectus
Investment Objective
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
FMR normally invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market and investment-grade debt securities, including shares of a short-term bond fund managed by an affiliate of FMR, and repurchase agreements.
<R>FMR uses the Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. FMR manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.</R>
FMR considers other factors when selecting the fund's investments, including the credit quality of the issuer, security-specific features, current valuation relative to alternatives in the market, short-term trading opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and potential future valuation. In managing the fund's exposure to various risks, including interest rate risk, FMR considers, among other things, the market's overall risk characteristics, the market's current pricing of those risks, information on the fund's competitive universe and internal views of potential future market conditions.
<R>In addition, the fund normally maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of two years or less. As of July 31, 2009, the fund's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 1.0 years and the index's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 0.5 years. In determining a security's maturity for purposes of calculating the fund's average maturity, an estimate of the average time for its principal to be paid may be used. This can be substantially shorter than its stated maturity.</R>
FMR allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for example, corporate, asset-backed, or government securities) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity.
FMR will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.
FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.
FMR may engage in transactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives, regardless of whether the fund may own the asset, instrument or components of the index underlying the derivative, and forward-settling securities. FMR may invest a significant portion of the fund's assets in these types of investments.
<R>To earn additional income for the fund, FMR may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases transaction costs and may increase taxable gains.</R>
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FMR uses central funds to help invest the fund's assets. Central funds are specialized investment vehicles managed by FMR affiliates that are designed to be used by Fidelity funds. Fidelity uses them to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buying bonds directly the fund might invest in a central fund that buys bonds. Fidelity does not charge any additional management fees for central funds. Central funds offer exposure to some or all of the following types of investment-grade and lower-quality debt securities: corporate bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and BB-rated securities. Central funds may also focus on other types of securities.
If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.
Description of Principal Security Types
Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, and other securities that FMR believes have debt-like characteristics, including hybrids and synthetic securities.
Money market securities are high-quality, short-term securities that pay a fixed, variable, or floating interest rate. Money market securities include bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, notes, commercial paper, and U.S. Government securities.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back at an agreed-upon price.
Derivatives are investments whose values are tied to an underlying asset, instrument, or index. Derivatives include futures, options, and swaps, such as interest rate swaps (exchanging a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (exchanging a floating rate for the total return of a security or index) and credit default swaps (buying or selling credit default protection).
Forward-settling securities involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities when issued, or at a predetermined price or yield. Payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period.
Central funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Prospectus
Fund Basics - continued
Principal Investment Risks
Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's yield and share price change daily based on changes in interest rates and market conditions and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types and maturities of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:
Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities, and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments more volatile than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Financial Services Exposure. Financial services companies are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
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Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value.
Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates each class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing each class's NAV.
NAV is not calculated and the fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Fund Basics - continued
To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
<R>The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service or market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing will be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans when available pricing information is determined to be stale or for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. To the extent the fund invests in other open-end funds, the fund will calculate its NAV using the NAV of the underlying funds in which it invests as described in the underlying funds' prospectuses. The fund may invest in other Fidelity funds that use the same fair value pricing policies as the fund or in Fidelity money market funds. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of a fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While the fund has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.</R>
Prospectus
You may buy or sell Class A and Class T shares of the fund through a retirement account or an investment professional. When you invest through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging Class A and Class T shares of the fund and the account features and policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment in Class A and Class T shares of the fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell Class A and Class T shares of the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
Buying and Selling Information |
Internet www.advisor.fidelity.com |
Phone To reach a Fidelity representative 1-877-208-0098 |
Fidelity Investments
Overnight Express:
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You should include the following information with any order to buy, sell, or exchange shares:
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Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity).
<R> Minimums </R> |
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<R> To Open an Account |
$2,500 </R> |
<R>For certain Fidelity Advisor retirement accounts A |
$500</R> |
<R>Through regular investment plans B |
$100</R> |
<R> Minimum Balance |
$1,000 </R> |
<R>For certain Fidelity Advisor retirement accounts A |
None</R> |
<R> A Fidelity Advisor Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA, and Keogh accounts. </R>
<R> B An account may be opened with a minimum of $100, provided that a regular investment plan is established at the time the account is opened. </R>
<R>There is no minimum account balance or initial purchase minimum for (i) certain Fidelity retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or accounts opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement accounts, or a Fidelity systematic withdrawal service, or (ii) certain mutual fund wrap program accounts. An eligible wrap program must offer asset allocation services, charge an asset-based fee to its participants for asset allocation and/or other advisory services, and meet trading and other operational requirements under an appropriate agreement with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC). In addition, the fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.</R>
Purchase and account minimums are waived for purchases of Class T shares with distributions from a Fidelity Defined Trust account.
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The fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to the fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in the fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of the fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, the fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of the fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
The following transactions are exempt from the fund's excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, the fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity fund's excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity fund's Treasurer.
Prospectus
Shareholder Information - continued
Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to the fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by the fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the fund's excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
The fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the fund's excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
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The fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. The fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the fund's policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. The fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
The fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
In addition to these policies, the fund imposes a short-term redemption fee on redemptions from the fund, which is discussed in "Selling Shares." As described in "Valuing Shares," the fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that the fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
The price to buy one share of Class A or Class T is the class's offering price or the class's NAV, depending on whether you pay a front-end sales charge.
If you pay a front-end sales charge, your price will be Class A's or Class T's offering price. When you buy Class A or Class T shares at the offering price, Fidelity deducts the appropriate sales charge and invests the rest in Class A or Class T shares of the fund. If you qualify for a front-end sales charge waiver, your price will be Class A's or Class T's NAV.
The offering price of Class A or Class T is its NAV plus the sales charge. The offering price is calculated by dividing Class A's or Class T's NAV by the difference between one and the applicable front-end sales charge percentage and rounding to the nearest cent.
The dollar amount of the sales charge for Class A or Class T is the difference between the offering price of the shares purchased and the NAV of those shares. Since the offering price per share is calculated to the nearest cent using standard rounding criteria, the percentage sales charge you actually pay may be higher or lower than the sales charge percentages shown in this prospectus due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
Your investment professional can help you choose the class of shares that best suits your investment needs.
Your shares will be bought at the next offering price or NAV, as applicable, calculated after your order is received in proper form.
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It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to buy shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next offering price or NAV, as applicable, calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
<R>If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees the fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>
Shares can be bought or sold through investment professionals using an automated order placement and settlement system that guarantees payment for orders on a specified date.
Certain financial institutions that meet creditworthiness criteria established by FDC may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than close of business on the next business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution will be liable for any losses.
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
The price to sell one share of each class is the class's NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, and any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CSDC).
If you sell your shares after holding them less than 60 days, a 0.25% short-term redemption fee may be deducted from the redemption amount. For this purpose, shares held longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held shortest as being redeemed last. The fees are paid to the fund, not Fidelity, and are designed to help offset the brokerage commissions, market impact, and other costs associated with short-term shareholder trading.
The short-term redemption fee does not apply to: (i) redemptions of shares acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions; (ii) rollovers, transfers, and changes of account registration within the fund, or transfers between classes of a multiple class fund (if applicable) as long as the money never leaves the fund; and (iii) redemptions in kind.
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The fund also permits waivers of the short-term redemption fee for the following transactions:
The application of short-term redemption fees and waivers may vary among intermediaries and certain intermediaries may not apply the waivers listed above. If you purchase or sell fund shares through an intermediary, you should contact your intermediary for more information on whether the short-term redemption fee will be applied to redemptions of your shares.
The fund reserves the right to modify or eliminate the short-term redemption fee or waivers at any time. Investment advisers or their affiliates may pay short-term redemption fees on behalf of investors in managed accounts. Unitized group accounts consisting of qualified plan assets may be treated as a single account for redemption fee purposes.
Fidelity seeks to identify intermediaries that hold fund shares in omnibus accounts and will refuse their purchase orders if they do not agree to track and remit short-term redemption fees based on the transactions of underlying investors. There are no assurances that Fidelity will successfully identify all intermediaries or that the intermediaries will properly assess short-term redemption fees.
Any applicable CDSC is calculated based on your original redemption amount (before deducting any applicable redemption fee).
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, and any applicable CDSC. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to sell shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, and any applicable CDSC, after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
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<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
<R>You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.</R>
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a Class A shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging Class A shares of the fund for the same class of shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares at NAV or for Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund.
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As a Class T shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging Class T shares of the fund for the same class of shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares at NAV or for Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund. If you purchased your Class T shares through certain investment professionals that have signed an agreement with FDC, you also have the privilege of exchanging your Class T shares for shares of Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund.
<R>Through your investment professional, you may also move between certain share classes of the same fund. For more information, see the statement of additional information (SAI) or consult your investment professional.</R>
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
The fund may terminate or modify the exchange privilege in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The following features may be available to buy and sell shares of a fund. Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com or contact your investment professional for more information.
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Electronic Funds Transfer (Fidelity Advisor Money Line ® ): electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of the fund. Call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions. Additional documentation may be required from corporations, associations, and certain fiduciaries.
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You may also be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
<R>If your account balance falls below $1,000 for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV, and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, and any applicable CDSC, on the day your account is closed. Accounts not subject to account minimums will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.</R>
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
The fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
The fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly. The fund normally pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
The fund only processes purchase and redemption requests on days it's open for business.
When you buy shares, your method of payment will determine when dividends begin to accrue. For example, shares purchased through an investment professional using the National Securities Clearing Corporation generally begin to earn dividends on the day the fund receives payment for those shares. Shares purchased through an investment professional by any other method generally begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day the fund receives payment. If you purchase your shares directly from the fund by check or wire, those shares generally begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day you placed your purchase order.
Shares sold through an investment professional using the National Securities Clearing Corporation generally earn dividends until, but not including, the day redemption proceeds are processed. Shares sold through an investment professional by any other method generally earn dividends until, but not including, the first business day following the day redemption proceeds are processed. Shares sold other than through an investment professional generally earn dividends until, but not including, the first business day following the day of redemption.
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Exchange requests will be processed only when both funds are open for business.
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The following distribution options are available for each class:
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in the same class of shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of certain identically registered Fidelity funds. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in the same class of shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of certain identically registered Fidelity funds, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current option, contact your investment professional directly or call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
As with any investment, your investment in the fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of the fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of the fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. Because the fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals.
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If a fund's distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized in any year, all or a portion of those distributions may be treated as a return of capital to shareholders for tax purposes. A return of capital generally will not be taxable to you but will reduce the cost basis of your shares and result in a higher reported capital gain or a lower reported capital loss when you sell your shares.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest distributions automatically in the same class of shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of certain Fidelity funds, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in the fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
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The fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, FMR has overall responsibility for directing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.
<R>Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for the fund.</R>
<R>FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of December 31, 2008, FIMM had approximately $589.5 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), an affiliate of FMR, was organized in 1986. FRAC serves as a sub-adviser for the fund and may provide investment research and advice for the fund.
<R>Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:</R>
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<R>Robert Galusza is manager of the fund, which he has managed since July 2007. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1987, Mr. Galusza has worked as a research analyst and a portfolio manager.</R>
<R>The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Mr. Galusza.</R>
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.
<R>For July 2009, the group fee rate was 0.12%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.20%.</R>
<R>The total management fee for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, was 0.32% of the fund's average net assets.</R>
<R>FMR pays FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan for providing sub-advisory services. FMR and its affiliates pay FRAC for providing sub-advisory services. FIMM pays FIIA for providing sub-advisory services, and FIIA in turn pays FIIA(U.K.)L.</R>
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract and sub-advisory agreements for the fund is available in the fund's annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the fund's semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.
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The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
FDC distributes each class's shares.
Intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of class shares. This compensation may take the form of:
These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
You may pay a sales charge when you buy or sell your Class A and Class T shares.
FDC collects the sales charge.
As described in detail on the following pages, you may be entitled to a waiver of your sales charge, or to pay a reduced sales charge, when you buy or sell Class A and Class T shares.
The front-end sales charge will be reduced for purchases of Class A and Class T shares according to the sales charge schedules below.
Sales Charges and Concessions - Class A
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Up to $499,999 B |
1.50% |
1.52% |
1.25% |
$500,000 to $999,999 |
1.00% |
1.01% |
0.75% |
$1,000,000 to $3,999,999 |
None |
None |
0.75% C |
$4,000,000 to $24,999,999 |
None |
None |
0.50% C |
$25,000,000 or more |
None |
None |
0.25% C |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
B Purchases of $5.00 or less will not pay a sales charge.
C Certain conditions may apply. See "Finder's Fees" on page <Click Here>.
Investments in Class A shares of $1 million or more may, upon redemption for any reason, including failure to maintain the account minimum, be assessed a CDSC based on the following schedule:
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From Date
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Contingent Deferred
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Less than 1 year |
0.75% |
1 year to less than 2 years |
0.50% |
2 years or more |
0.00% |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
When exchanging Class A shares of one fund for Class A shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund, your Class A shares retain the CDSC schedule in effect when they were originally bought.
Sales Charges and Concessions - Class T
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As a % of
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Investment
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Up to $499,999 |
1.50% |
1.52% |
1.25% |
$500,000 to $999,999 |
1.00% |
1.01% |
0.75% |
$1,000,000 or more |
None |
None |
0.25% B |
A The actual sales charge you pay may be higher or lower than those calculated using these percentages due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
B Certain conditions may apply. See "Finder's Fees" on page <Click Here>.
Investments in Class T shares of $1 million or more may, upon redemption less than one year after purchase, for any reason, including failure to maintain the account minimum, be assessed a CDSC of 0.25%. The actual CDSC you pay may be higher or lower than that calculated using this percentage due to rounding. The impact of rounding may vary with the amount of your investment and the size of the class's NAV.
When exchanging Class T shares of one fund for Class T shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund, your Class T shares retain the CDSC schedule in effect when they were originally bought.
Class A or Class T shares purchased by an individual or company through the Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, or Letter of Intent program may receive a reduced front-end sales charge according to the sales charge schedules above. To qualify for a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction under one of these programs, you must notify Fidelity in advance of your purchase.
Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, and Letter of Intent Programs. The following qualify as an "individual" or "company" for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Combined Purchase and Rights of Accumulation program: an individual, spouse, and their children under age 21 purchasing for his/her or their own account; a trustee, administrator, or other fiduciary purchasing for a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account or for a single or parent-subsidiary group of "employee benefit plans" (except SEP and SARSEP plans and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans)) and 403(b) programs; and tax-exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code). The following qualify as an "individual" or "company" for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Letter of Intent program: an individual, spouse, and their children under age 21 purchasing for his/her or their own account; a trustee, administrator, or other fiduciary purchasing for a single trust estate or a single fiduciary account (except SEP and SARSEP plans and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans)); an IRA or plans covering sole-proprietors (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans); plans investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program; and tax-exempt organizations (as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code).
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Combined Purchase. To receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction, if you are a new shareholder, you may combine your purchase of Class A or Class T shares with purchases of: (i) Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (ii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, and (iii) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. For your purchases to be aggregated for the purpose of qualifying for the Combined Purchase program, they must be made on the same day through one intermediary.
Rights of Accumulation. To receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction, if you are an existing shareholder, you may add to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares the current value of your holdings in: (i) Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (ii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, (iii) Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund acquired by exchange from any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (iv) Class O shares of Advisor Diversified Stock Fund and Advisor Capital Development Fund, and (v) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. The current value of your holdings is determined at the NAV at the close of business on the day prior to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares. The current value of your holdings will be added to your purchase of Class A or Class T shares for the purpose of qualifying for the Rights of Accumulation program. For your purchases and holdings to be aggregated for the purpose of qualifying for the Rights of Accumulation program, they must have been made through one intermediary.
Letter of Intent. You may receive a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction on your purchases of Class A and Class T shares made during a 13-month period by signing a Letter of Intent (Letter). You must file your Letter with Fidelity within 90 days of the start of your purchases toward completing your Letter. Each Class A or Class T purchase you make toward completing your Letter will be entitled to the reduced front-end sales charge applicable to the total investment indicated in the Letter. Purchases of the following may be aggregated for the purpose of completing your Letter: (i) Class A and Class T shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares (except those acquired by exchange from Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund that had been previously exchanged from a Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares), (ii) Class B and Class C shares of any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, (iii) Advisor B Class shares and Advisor C Class shares of Treasury Fund, and (iv) Class A Units (New and Old), Class B Units (New and Old), Class C Units, Class D Units, and Class P Units of the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. Reinvested income and capital gain distributions will not be considered purchases for the purpose of completing your Letter. For your purchases to be aggregated for the purpose of completing your Letter, they must be made through one intermediary. Your initial purchase toward completing your Letter must be at least 5% of the total investment specified in your Letter. Fidelity will register Class A or Class T shares equal to 5% of the total investment specified in your Letter in your name and will hold those shares in escrow. You will earn income, dividends and capital gain distributions on escrowed Class A and Class T shares. The escrow will be released when you complete your Letter. You are not obligated to complete your Letter. If you do not complete your Letter, you must pay the increased front-end sales charges due. If you do not pay the increased front-end sales charges within 20 days after the date your Letter expires, Fidelity will redeem sufficient escrowed Class A or Class T shares to pay any applicable front-end sales charges. If you purchase more than the amount specified in your Letter and qualify for additional Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reductions, the front-end sales charge will be adjusted to reflect your total purchase at the end of 13 months and the surplus amount will be applied to your purchase of additional Class A or Class T shares at the then-current offering price applicable to the total investment.
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Detailed information about these programs also is available on www.advisor.fidelity.com. In order to obtain the benefit of a front-end sales charge reduction for which you may be eligible, you may need to inform your investment professional of other accounts you, your spouse, or your children maintain with your investment professional or other investment professionals from the same intermediary.
The CDSC for Class A and Class T shares will be calculated based on the lesser of the cost of each class's shares, as applicable, at the initial date of purchase or the value of those shares, as applicable, at redemption, not including any reinvested dividends or capital gains. Class A and Class T shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions will not be subject to a CDSC. In determining the applicability and rate of any CDSC at redemption, shares representing reinvested dividends and capital gains will be redeemed first, followed by those shares that have been held for the longest period of time.
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<R>A front-end sales charge will not apply to the following Class A or Class T shares:</R>
<R> 1. Purchased for an employee benefit plan other than a plan investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program. For this purpose, employee benefit plans generally include 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) governmental plans, but do not include: IRAs, SIMPLE, SEP, or SARSEP plans; or health savings accounts;</R>
<R> 2. Purchased for an insurance company separate account;</R>
<R> 3. Purchased for managed account programs that charge an asset-based fee by a broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution or bank trust department;</R>
<R> 4. Purchased with the proceeds of a redemption of Fidelity or Fidelity Advisor fund shares held in (i) an insurance company separate account, or (ii) an employee benefit plan (as described in waiver number 1 above, including the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program), the proceeds of which must be reinvested directly into Fidelity Advisor fund shares;</R>
<R> 5. Purchased with any proceeds of a distribution from a Fidelity recordkept employee benefit plan (as described in waiver number 1 above, including the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program) that is rolled directly into a Fidelity Advisor IRA;</R>
6. Purchased for any state, county, or city, or any governmental instrumentality, department, authority or agency;
7. Purchased by a current or former Trustee or officer of a Fidelity fund or a current or retired officer, director or regular employee of FMR LLC or FIL Limited or their direct or indirect subsidiaries (a Fidelity Trustee or employee), the spouse of a Fidelity Trustee or employee, a Fidelity Trustee or employee acting as custodian for a minor child, or a person acting as trustee of a trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a Fidelity Trustee or employee;
<R> 8. Purchased by a charitable organization (as defined for purposes of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code) investing $100,000 or more, or, a charitable remainder trust or life income pool established for the benefit of a charitable organization;</R>
<R> 9. Purchased by the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund; </R>
<R> 10. Purchased by a bank trust officer, registered representative, or other employee (or a member of one of their immediate families) of intermediaries having agreements with FDC. A member of the immediate family of a bank trust officer, a registered representative, or other employee of intermediaries having agreements with FDC, is a spouse of one of those individuals, an account for which one of those individuals is acting as custodian for a minor child, and a trust account that is registered for the sole benefit of a minor child of one of those individuals;</R>
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<R> 11. Purchased with distributions of income, principal, and capital gains from Fidelity Defined Trusts;</R>
<R> 12. Purchased to repay a loan against Class A, Class T, or Class B shares held in the investor's Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program; or</R>
<R> 13. Purchased for health savings account programs by a broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution, or bank trust department.</R>
Pursuant to Rule 22d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), FDC exercises its right to waive each class's front-end sales charge on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions or in connection with a fund's merger with or acquisition of any investment company or trust. FDC also exercises its right to waive Class A's front-end sales charge on purchases of $5.00 or less.
<R>The CDSC may be waived on the redemption of shares (applies to Class A and Class T, unless otherwise noted):</R>
1. For disability or death;
2. From employer-sponsored retirement plans (except SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, and SARSEPs) starting the year in which age 70 1/2 is attained;
3. For minimum required distributions from Traditional IRAs, Rollover IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, and SARSEPs (excludes Roth accounts) starting the year in which age 70 1/2 is attained;
4. Through the Fidelity Advisor Systematic Withdrawal Program, if the amount does not exceed 12% of the account balance in a rolling 12-month period;
5. Held by insurance company separate accounts;
6. From an employee benefit plan (except SIMPLE IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, and plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees) or 403(b) programs (except Fidelity Advisor 403(b) programs for which Fidelity or an affiliate serves as custodian);
7. Purchased by the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund;
8. On which a finder's fee was eligible to be paid to an investment professional at the time of purchase, but was not paid because payment was declined (to determine your eligibility for this CDSC waiver, please ask your investment professional if he or she received a finder's fee at the time of purchase);
To qualify for a Class A or Class T front-end sales charge reduction or waiver, you must notify Fidelity in advance of your purchase.
You may be required to notify Fidelity in advance of your redemption to qualify for a Class A or Class T CDSC waiver.
Information on sales charge reductions and waivers is available free of charge on www.advisor.fidelity.com.
Finder's Fees. Finder's fees may be paid to investment professionals who sell Class A and Class T shares in purchase amounts of $1 million or more. For Class A share purchases, investment professionals may be compensated at the time of purchase with a finder's fee at the rate of 0.75% of the purchase amount for purchases of $1 million up to $4 million, 0.50% of the purchase amount for purchases of $4 million up to $25 million, and 0.25% of the purchase amount for purchases of $25 million or more. For Class T purchases, investment professionals may be compensated at the time of purchase with a finder's fee at the rate of 0.25% of the purchase amount.
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Investment professionals may be eligible for a finder's fee on the following purchases of Class A and Class T shares made through broker-dealers and banks: a trade that brings the value of the accumulated account(s) of an investor, including a 403(b) program or an employee benefit plan (except a SEP or SARSEP plan or a plan covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly a Keogh/H.R. 10 plan)), over $1 million; a trade for an investor with an accumulated account value of $1 million or more; and an incremental trade toward an investor's $1 million Letter. Accumulated account value for purposes of finder's fees eligibility is determined the same as it is for Rights of Accumulation. Daily Money Class shares of Treasury Fund, Prime Fund, or Tax-Exempt Fund are not counted for this purpose unless acquired by exchange from any Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares. For information, see "Combined Purchase, Rights of Accumulation, and Letter of Intent Programs" above.
Finder's fees are not paid in connection with purchases of Class A or Class T shares by insurance company separate accounts or the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, or purchases of Class A or Class T shares made with the proceeds from the redemption of shares of any Fidelity fund or any retirement plan recordkept at Fidelity.
Investment professionals should contact Fidelity in advance to determine if they qualify to receive a finder's fee. Finder's fees will be paid in connection with shares recordkept in a Fidelity Advisor 401(k) Retirement Plan only at the time of the initial conversion of assets. Investment professionals should contact Fidelity for more information.
Reinstatement Privilege. If you have sold all or part of your Class A or Class T shares of the fund, you may reinvest an amount equal to all or a portion of the redemption proceeds in the same class of the fund or another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares, at the NAV next determined after receipt in proper form of your investment order, provided that such reinvestment is made within 90 days of redemption. Under these circumstances, the dollar amount of the CDSC you paid, if any, on shares will be reimbursed to you by reinvesting that amount in Class A or Class T shares, as applicable. You must reinstate your Class A or Class T shares into an account with the same registration. This privilege may be exercised only once by a shareholder with respect to the fund and certain restrictions may apply. For purposes of the CDSC schedule, the holding period will continue as if the Class A or Class T shares had not been redeemed.
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To qualify for the reinstatement privilege, you must notify Fidelity in writing in advance of your reinvestment.
Class A has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, Class A is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (distribution) fee as compensation for providing services intended to result in the sale of Class A shares. Class A may pay this 12b-1 (distribution) fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of its average net assets, or such lesser amount as the Trustees may determine from time to time. Currently, the Trustees have not approved such payments. The Trustees may approve 12b-1 (distribution) fee payments at an annual rate of up to 0.15% of Class A's average net assets when the Trustees believe that it is in the best interests of Class A shareholders to do so.
In addition, pursuant to the Class A plan, Class A is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee as compensation for providing shareholder support services. Class A may pay this 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average net assets, or such lesser amount as the Trustees may determine from time to time. Class A currently pays FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of its average net assets throughout the month. Class A's 12b-1 (service) fee rate may be increased only when the Trustees believe it is in the best interests of Class A shareholders to do so.
Except as provided below, during the first year of investment and thereafter, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services. For purchases of Class A shares on which a finder's fee was paid to intermediaries, after the first year of investment, FDC may reallow up to the full amount of the 12b-1 (service) fee paid by such shares to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
Class T has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the plan, Class T is authorized to pay FDC a monthly 12b-1 (service) fee as compensation for providing shareholder support services. Class T currently pays this monthly 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of its average net assets throughout the month.
FDC may reallow up to the full amount of this 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing shareholder support services.
Any fees paid out of each class's assets on an ongoing basis pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
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In addition to the above payments, each plan specifically recognizes that FMR may make payments from its management fee revenue, past profits, or other resources to FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of the applicable class's shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR, directly or through FDC or one or more affiliates, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of the fund has authorized such payments for Class A and Class T. Please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
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<R>The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each class's financial history for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single class share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the class (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in the fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.</R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005</R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.82 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 |
$ 10.05 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income D |
.091 |
.384 |
.493 |
.400 |
.223 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(.167 ) |
(1.612 ) |
(.198 ) |
(.009 ) |
(.026 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(.076 ) |
(1.228 ) |
.295 |
.391 |
.197 </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.071) |
(.294) |
(.495) |
(.401) |
(.214) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.003) </R> |
<R> Return of capital |
(.003 ) |
(.039 ) |
- |
- |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.074 ) |
(.333 ) |
(.495 ) |
(.401 ) |
(.217 ) </R> |
<R> Redemption fees added to paid in capital D |
- F |
.001 |
- F |
- F |
- F </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 8.11 |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.82 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 </R> |
<R> Total Return A, B, C |
(.92)% |
(12.71)% |
2.97% |
3.97% |
1.98% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.68% |
.67% |
.66% |
.70% |
.78% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.68% |
.67% |
.66% |
.70% |
.70% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.67% |
.66% |
.66% |
.70% |
.70% </R> |
<R> Net investment income |
1.13% |
4.26% |
4.96% |
4.00% |
2.23% </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
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|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 8,033 |
$ 6,268 |
$ 13,735 |
$ 4,553 |
$ 2,557 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
92% |
11% |
29% |
39% |
33% </R> |
<R> A Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> C Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or 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 expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class. </R>
<R> F Amount represents less than $.001 per share. </R>
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Appendix - continued
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005</R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.82 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 |
$ 10.05 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income D |
.090 |
.377 |
.491 |
.404 |
.222 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(.168 ) |
(1.607 ) |
(.199 ) |
(.011 ) |
(.025 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(.078 ) |
(1.230 ) |
.292 |
.393 |
.197 </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.069) |
(.292) |
(.492) |
(.403) |
(.214) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.003) </R> |
<R> Return of capital |
(.003 ) |
(.039 ) |
- |
- |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.072 ) |
(.331 ) |
(.492 ) |
(.403 ) |
(.217 ) </R> |
<R> Redemption fees added to paid in capital D |
- F |
.001 |
- F |
- F |
- F </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 8.11 |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.82 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 </R> |
<R> Total Return A, B, C |
(.94)% |
(12.72)% |
2.95% |
4.00% |
1.98% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets E |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.69% |
.69% |
.69% |
.68% |
.77% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.69% |
.69% |
.69% |
.68% |
.70% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.69% |
.69% |
.69% |
.68% |
.70% </R> |
<R> Net investment income |
1.11% |
4.23% |
4.93% |
4.03% |
2.23% </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 3,114 |
$ 2,910 |
$ 4,818 |
$ 4,624 |
$ 4,044 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
92% |
11% |
29% |
39% |
33% </R> |
<R> A Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> C Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. </R>
<R> D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or 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 expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class. </R>
<R> F Amount represents less than $.001 per share. </R>
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Notes
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. For individual investors opening an account: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license. For investors other than individuals: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity. |
You can obtain additional information about the fund. A description of the fund's policies and procedures for disclosing its holdings is available in its SAI and on Fidelity's web sites. The SAI also includes more detailed information about the fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). The fund's annual and semi-annual reports also include additional information. The fund's annual report includes a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.
For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about the fund, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus, SAI, or annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.
The SAI, the fund's annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room. Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-04085 |
FDC is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by visiting www.sipc.org or calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.
Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design, Fidelity Advisor Money Line, and Directed Dividends are registered trademarks of FMR LLC.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
<R>1.798520.107 AUSB-pro-0909</R>
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity Advisor
Ultra-Short Bond
Fund
Institutional Class
(Fund 1348)
Prospectus
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
Institutional Class is a class of Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
Fund Summary |
Investment Summary |
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Performance |
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Fee Table |
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Fund Basics |
Investment Details |
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Valuing Shares |
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Shareholder Information |
Buying and Selling Shares |
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Exchanging Shares |
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Account Features and Policies |
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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions |
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Tax Consequences |
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Fund Services |
Fund Management |
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Fund Distribution |
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Appendix |
Financial Highlights |
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Investment Objective
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
Principal Investment Risks
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
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Fund Summary - continued
The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the fund). The information illustrates the changes in the fund's performance from year to year, as represented by the performance of Institutional Class, and compares Institutional Class's performance to the performance of a market index and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time. Returns (before and after taxes) are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.
<R>Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com for updated return information.</R>
<R> Ultra-Short Bond - Institutional Class </R> |
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<R>Calendar Years |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008</R> |
<R> |
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2.92% |
4.86% |
-5.12% |
-7.91% </R> |
<R>
</R>
<R> During the periods shown in the chart for Institutional Class of Ultra-Short Bond: |
Returns |
Quarter ended </R> |
<R> Highest Quarter Return |
1.41% |
September 30, 2006 </R> |
<R> Lowest Quarter Return |
-6.95% |
March 31, 2008 </R> |
<R> Year-to-Date Return |
0.15% |
June 30, 2009 </R> |
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement.
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<R>For the periods ended
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Past 1
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Life of
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<R> Ultra-Short Bond |
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</R> |
<R> Institutional Class - Return Before Taxes |
-7.91% |
-1.08% </R> |
<R> Return After Taxes on Distributions |
-8.48% |
-2.27% </R> |
<R>
Return After Taxes on Distributions and
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-5.13% |
-1.55% </R> |
<R> Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) |
4.08% |
4.05% </R> |
<R>
Lipper
SM
Ultra-Short Obligation Funds Average
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-5.98% |
-- </R> |
A From June 16, 2004.
<R>Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index is a principal-weighted index of swaps with 6-month maturities.</R>
The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives.
<R>The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, or sell Institutional Class shares of the fund. The following fees and expenses are based on the average net assets during the fund's most recent fiscal year. To the extent that current net assets are less or greater than the average during the most recent fiscal year, total annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year may be higher or lower than the information presented.</R>
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)
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Institutional
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Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions |
None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None |
Redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days (as a % of amount redeemed) A |
0.25% |
A A redemption fee may be charged when you sell your shares or if your shares are redeemed because your account falls below the account minimum for any reason, including solely due to declines in net asset value per share.
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Fund Summary - continued
Annual operating expenses (paid from class assets)
<R> |
Institutional
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<R> Management fee |
0.32% </R> |
<R> Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None </R> |
<R> Other expenses |
0.26% </R> |
<R> Total annual class operating expenses A |
0.58% </R> |
A Effective June 16, 2004, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Institutional Class of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any), as a percentage of its average net assets, exceed 0.55%. This arrangement may be discontinued by FMR at any time.
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that Institutional Class's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and Institutional Class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
<R> |
Institutional Class</R> |
<R> 1 year |
$ 59 </R> |
<R> 3 years |
$ 186 </R> |
<R> 5 years |
$ 324 </R> |
<R> 10 years |
$ 726 </R> |
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Investment Objective
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
FMR normally invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market and investment-grade debt securities, including shares of a short-term bond fund managed by an affiliate of FMR, and repurchase agreements.
<R>FMR uses the Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. FMR manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.</R>
FMR considers other factors when selecting the fund's investments, including the credit quality of the issuer, security-specific features, current valuation relative to alternatives in the market, short-term trading opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and potential future valuation. In managing the fund's exposure to various risks, including interest rate risk, FMR considers, among other things, the market's overall risk characteristics, the market's current pricing of those risks, information on the fund's competitive universe and internal views of potential future market conditions.
<R>In addition, the fund normally maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of two years or less. As of July 31, 2009, the fund's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 1.0 years and the index's dollar-weighted average maturity was approximately 0.5 years. In determining a security's maturity for purposes of calculating the fund's average maturity, an estimate of the average time for its principal to be paid may be used. This can be substantially shorter than its stated maturity.</R>
FMR allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for example, corporate, asset-backed, or government securities) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity.
FMR will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.
FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.
FMR may engage in transactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives, regardless of whether the fund may own the asset, instrument or components of the index underlying the derivative, and forward-settling securities. FMR may invest a significant portion of the fund's assets in these types of investments.
<R>To earn additional income for the fund, FMR may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases transaction costs and may increase taxable gains.</R>
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FMR uses central funds to help invest the fund's assets. Central funds are specialized investment vehicles managed by FMR affiliates that are designed to be used by Fidelity funds. Fidelity uses them to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buying bonds directly the fund might invest in a central fund that buys bonds. Fidelity does not charge any additional management fees for central funds. Central funds offer exposure to some or all of the following types of investment-grade and lower-quality debt securities: corporate bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and BB-rated securities. Central funds may also focus on other types of securities.
If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.
Description of Principal Security Types
Debt securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay current interest but are sold at a discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, and other securities that FMR believes have debt-like characteristics, including hybrids and synthetic securities.
Money market securities are high-quality, short-term securities that pay a fixed, variable, or floating interest rate. Money market securities include bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, notes, commercial paper, and U.S. Government securities.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back at an agreed-upon price.
Derivatives are investments whose values are tied to an underlying asset, instrument, or index. Derivatives include futures, options, and swaps, such as interest rate swaps (exchanging a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (exchanging a floating rate for the total return of a security or index) and credit default swaps (buying or selling credit default protection).
Forward-settling securities involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities when issued, or at a predetermined price or yield. Payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period.
Central funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
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Principal Investment Risks
Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's yield and share price change daily based on changes in interest rates and market conditions and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types and maturities of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. When you sell your shares they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them, which means that you could lose money.
The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:
Interest Rate Changes. Debt and money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt or money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities, mortgage securities, and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. In other words, the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates.
Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations, and entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments more volatile than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.
Financial Services Exposure. Financial services companies are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.
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Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value.
Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated.
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.
The policy discussed below is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
The fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.
The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Institutional Class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing Institutional Class's NAV.
NAV is not calculated and the fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
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<R>The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service or market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations or information furnished by a pricing service is not readily available or does not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring before the fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies. For example, arbitrage opportunities may exist when trading in a portfolio security or securities is halted and does not resume before the fund calculates its NAV. These arbitrage opportunities may enable short-term traders to dilute the NAV of long-term investors. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio security values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Fair value pricing will be used for high yield debt and floating rate loans when available pricing information is determined to be stale or for other reasons not to accurately reflect fair value. To the extent the fund invests in other open-end funds, the fund will calculate its NAV using the NAV of the underlying funds in which it invests as described in the underlying funds' prospectuses. The fund may invest in other Fidelity funds that use the same fair value pricing policies as the fund or in Fidelity money market funds. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value. Fair valuation of a fund's portfolio securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the fund's NAV by short-term traders. While the fund has policies regarding excessive trading, these too may not be effective to prevent short-term NAV arbitrage trading, particularly in regard to omnibus accounts.</R>
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You may buy or sell Institutional Class shares of the fund through a retirement account or an investment professional. When you invest through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging Institutional Class shares of the fund and the account features and policies may differ. Additional fees may also apply to your investment in Institutional Class shares of the fund, including a transaction fee if you buy or sell Institutional Class shares of the fund through a broker or other investment professional.
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Internet www.advisor.fidelity.com |
Phone To reach a Fidelity representative 1-877-208-0098 |
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You should include the following information with any order to buy, sell, or exchange shares:
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Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity).
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<R>For certain Fidelity Advisor retirement accounts A |
$500</R> |
<R>Through regular investment plans B |
$100</R> |
<R> Minimum Balance |
$1,000 </R> |
<R>For certain Fidelity Advisor retirement accounts A |
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<R> A Fidelity Advisor Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA, and Keogh accounts. </R>
<R> B An account may be opened with a minimum of $100, provided that a regular investment plan is established at the time the account is opened. </R>
<R>There is no minimum account balance or initial purchase minimum for (i) investments through Portfolio Advisory Services, (ii) certain Fidelity retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or accounts opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement accounts, or a Fidelity systematic withdrawal service, (iii) investments through a mutual fund or a qualified tuition program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager, or (iv) certain mutual fund wrap program accounts. An eligible wrap program must offer asset allocation services, charge an asset-based fee to its participants for asset allocation and/or other advisory services, and meet trading and other operational requirements under an appropriate agreement with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC). In addition, the fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.</R>
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The fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase or exchange, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.
Excessive trading of fund shares can harm shareholders in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term shareholders by increasing costs to the fund (such as brokerage commissions), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.
The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Excessive trading activity in the fund is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a shareholder's account and each class of a multiple class fund is treated separately. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a shareholder sells fund shares (including exchanges) within 30 days of the purchase date.
Shareholders with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases or exchange purchases of the fund for 85 days. Shareholders with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked for at least 85 days from additional purchases or exchange purchases across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block will initiate another multi-fund block. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent blocks on purchase or exchange purchase transactions in any account under the shareholder's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, the fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases or exchanges that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of the fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests.
The following transactions are exempt from the fund's excessive trading policy described above: (i) transactions of $1,000 or less, (ii) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (iii) mandatory retirement distributions, and (iv) transactions initiated by a plan sponsor or sponsors of certain employee benefit plans or other related accounts. In addition, the fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions initiated by the trustee or adviser to a donor-advised charitable gift fund, qualified fund of fund(s), or other strategy funds. A qualified fund of fund(s) is a mutual fund, qualified tuition program, or other strategy fund consisting of qualified plan assets that either applies the Fidelity fund's excessive trading policies to shareholders at the fund of fund(s) level, or demonstrates that the fund of fund(s) has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that are reasonably likely to be effective as determined by the Fidelity fund's Treasurer.
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Omnibus accounts, in which shares are held in the name of an intermediary on behalf of multiple investors, are a common form of holding shares among retirement plans and financial intermediaries such as brokers, advisers, and third-party administrators. Individual trades in omnibus accounts are often not disclosed to the fund, making it difficult to determine whether a particular shareholder is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in omnibus accounts is likely to go undetected by the fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.
Under policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, intermediaries will be permitted to apply the fund's excessive trading policy (described above), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by FMR. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the intermediary to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on intermediaries increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other intermediaries, the fund will generally monitor trading activity at the omnibus account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades, focusing on transactions in excess of $250,000. The fund may request transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any intermediary at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to such transactions exceeding $5,000. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an intermediary or by some or all of any intermediary's clients. FMR will apply these policies through a phased implementation. There is no assurance that FMR will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in omnibus accounts effectively.
If you purchase or sell fund shares through a financial intermediary, you may wish to contact the intermediary to determine the policies applicable to your account.
For employer-sponsored retirement plans, only participant directed exchanges count toward the roundtrip limits. Employer-sponsored retirement plan participants whose activity triggers a purchase or exchange block will be permitted one trade every calendar quarter. In the event of a block, employer and participant contributions and loan repayments by the participant may still be invested in the fund.
The fund will monitor aggregate trading activity of adviser transactions to attempt to identify excessive trading in qualified wrap programs, as defined below. Excessive trading by an adviser will lead to fund blocks and the wrap program will lose its qualified status. Adviser transactions will not be matched with client-directed transactions unless the wrap program ceases to be a qualified wrap program (but all client-directed transactions will be subject to the fund's excessive trading policy). A qualified wrap program is: (i) a program whose adviser certifies that it has investment discretion over $100 million or more in client assets invested in mutual funds at the time of the certification, (ii) a program in which the adviser directs transactions in the accounts participating in the program in concert with changes in a model portfolio, and (iii) managed by an adviser who agrees to give FMR sufficient information to permit FMR to identify the individual accounts in the wrap program.
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The fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or exchanges or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive or disruptive trading than those stated in this prospectus. The fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the fund's policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. The fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.
The fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.
In addition to these policies, the fund imposes a short-term redemption fee on redemptions from the fund, which is discussed in "Selling Shares." As described in "Valuing Shares," the fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that the fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.
Institutional Class shares are offered to:
1. Employee benefit plans investing through an intermediary. For this purpose, employee benefit plans generally include profit sharing, 401(k), and 403(b) plans, but do not include: IRAs; SIMPLE, SEP, or SARSEP plans; plans covering self-employed individuals and their employees (formerly Keogh/H.R. 10 plans); health savings accounts; or plans investing through the Fidelity Advisor 403(b) program;
2. Insurance company separate accounts;
3. Broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution and bank trust department managed account programs that charge an asset-based fee;
4. Current or former Trustees or officers of a Fidelity fund or current or retired officers, directors, or regular employees of FMR LLC or FIL Limited or their direct or indirect subsidiaries (Fidelity Trustee or employee), spouses of Fidelity Trustees or employees, Fidelity Trustees or employees acting as a custodian for a minor child, or persons acting as trustee of a trust for the sole benefit of the minor child of a Fidelity Trustee or employee;
5. Qualified tuition programs for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager, or mutual funds managed by Fidelity or other parties;
6. Non-U.S. public and private retirement programs and non-U.S. insurance companies, if approved by Fidelity; and
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7. Broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, insurance company, trust institution, and bank trust department health savings account programs.
The price to buy one share of Institutional Class is the class's NAV. Institutional Class shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to buy shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
<R>If your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees the fund or Fidelity has incurred.</R>
Institutional Class shares can be bought or sold through investment professionals using an automated order placement and settlement system that guarantees payment for orders on a specified date.
<R>Certain financial institutions that meet creditworthiness criteria established by FDC may enter confirmed purchase orders on behalf of customers by phone, with payment to follow no later than close of business on the next business day. If payment is not received by that time, the order will be canceled and the financial institution will be liable for any losses.</R>
Under applicable anti-money laundering regulations and other federal regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.
The price to sell one share of Institutional Class is the class's NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable.
If you sell your shares after holding them less than 60 days, a 0.25% short-term redemption fee may be deducted from the redemption amount. For this purpose, shares held longest will be treated as being redeemed first and shares held shortest as being redeemed last. The fees are paid to the fund, not Fidelity, and are designed to help offset the brokerage commissions, market impact, and other costs associated with short-term shareholder trading.
The short-term redemption fee does not apply to: (i) redemptions of shares acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions; (ii) rollovers, transfers, and changes of account registration within the fund, or transfers between classes of a multiple class fund (if applicable) as long as the money never leaves the fund; and (iii) redemptions in kind.
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The fund also permits waivers of the short-term redemption fee for the following transactions:
The application of short-term redemption fees and waivers may vary among intermediaries and certain intermediaries may not apply the waivers listed above. If you purchase or sell fund shares through an intermediary, you should contact your intermediary for more information on whether the short-term redemption fee will be applied to redemptions of your shares.
The fund reserves the right to modify or eliminate the short-term redemption fee or waivers at any time. Investment advisers or their affiliates may pay short-term redemption fees on behalf of investors in managed accounts. Unitized group accounts consisting of qualified plan assets may be treated as a single account for redemption fee purposes.
Fidelity seeks to identify intermediaries that hold fund shares in omnibus accounts and will refuse their purchase orders if they do not agree to track and remit short-term redemption fees based on the transactions of underlying investors. There are no assurances that Fidelity will successfully identify all intermediaries or that the intermediaries will properly assess short-term redemption fees.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.
It is the responsibility of your investment professional to transmit your order to sell shares to Fidelity before the close of business on the day you place your order.
The fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, after the order is received by the authorized intermediary. Orders by funds of funds for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager will be treated as received by the fund at the same time that the corresponding orders are received in proper form by the funds of funds.
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<R>A signature guarantee is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Fidelity may require that your request be made in writing and include a signature guarantee in certain circumstances, such as:</R>
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker-dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As an Institutional Class shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging your Institutional Class shares for Institutional Class shares of other Fidelity funds that offer Advisor classes of shares or for shares of Fidelity funds.
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<R>Through your investment professional, you may also move between certain share classes of the same fund. For more information, see the statement of additional information (SAI) or consult your investment professional.</R>
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
The fund may terminate or modify the exchange privilege in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions and minimums, and may impose redemption fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The following features may be available to buy and sell shares of a fund. Visit www.advisor.fidelity.com or contact your investment professional for more information.
Electronic Funds Transfer (Fidelity Advisor Money Line ® ): electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
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Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed, even if more than one person in a household holds shares of the fund. Call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss, cost, expense, or other liability resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements upon receipt and notify Fidelity immediately of any discrepancies in your account activity. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions. Additional documentation may be required from corporations, associations, and certain fiduciaries.
You may also be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.
<R>If your account balance falls below $1,000 for any reason, including solely due to declines in NAV, and you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may close your account and send the proceeds to you after providing you with at least 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum. Your shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the short-term redemption fee, if applicable, on the day your account is closed. Accounts not subject to account minimums will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.</R>
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Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
The fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
The fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly. The fund normally pays capital gain distributions in September and December.
The fund only processes purchase and redemption requests on days it's open for business.
When you buy shares, your method of payment will determine when dividends begin to accrue. For example, shares purchased through an investment professional using the National Securities Clearing Corporation generally begin to earn dividends on the day the fund receives payment for those shares. Shares purchased through an investment professional by any other method generally begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day the fund receives payment. If you purchase your shares directly from the fund by check or wire, those shares generally begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day you placed your purchase order.
Shares sold through an investment professional using the National Securities Clearing Corporation generally earn dividends until, but not including, the day redemption proceeds are processed. Shares sold through an investment professional by any other method generally earn dividends until, but not including, the first business day following the day redemption proceeds are processed. Shares sold other than through an investment professional generally earn dividends until, but not including, the first business day following the day of redemption.
Exchange requests will be processed only when both funds are open for business.
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The following distribution options are available for Institutional Class:
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Income-Earned Option. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund. Your dividends will be paid in cash.
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3. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions will be paid in cash.
4. Directed Dividends ® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in Institutional Class shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of identically registered Fidelity funds. Your capital gain distributions will be automatically invested in Institutional Class shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of identically registered Fidelity funds, automatically reinvested in additional Institutional Class shares of the fund, or paid in cash.
Not all distribution options are available for every account. If the option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current option, contact your investment professional directly or call Fidelity.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
As with any investment, your investment in the fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Taxes on distributions. Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of the fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of the fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to you generally as capital gains. Because the fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals.
If a fund's distributions exceed its income and capital gains realized in any year, all or a portion of those distributions may be treated as a return of capital to shareholders for tax purposes. A return of capital generally will not be taxable to you but will reduce the cost basis of your shares and result in a higher reported capital gain or a lower reported capital loss when you sell your shares.
If you buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and then receiving a portion of the price back in the form of a taxable distribution.
Any taxable distributions you receive from the fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest distributions automatically in Institutional Class shares of another Fidelity fund that offers Advisor classes of shares or shares of Fidelity funds, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
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Taxes on transactions. Your redemptions, including exchanges, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes. A capital gain or loss on your investment in the fund generally is the difference between the cost of your shares and the price you receive when you sell them.
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The fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
<R>As of December 31, 2008, FMR had approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
As the manager, FMR has overall responsibility for directing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for the fund.
<R>FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of December 31, 2008, FIMM had approximately $589.5 billion in discretionary assets under management.</R>
<R>Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), an affiliate of FMR, was organized in 1986. FRAC serves as a sub-adviser for the fund and may provide investment research and advice for the fund.</R>
Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:
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<R>Robert Galusza is manager of the fund, which he has managed since July 2007. He also manages other Fidelity funds. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1987, Mr. Galusza has worked as a research analyst and a portfolio manager.</R>
<R>The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by Mr. Galusza.</R>
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.
<R>For July 2009, the group fee rate was 0.12%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.20%.</R>
<R>The total management fee for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, was 0.32% of the fund's average net assets.</R>
<R>FMR pays FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan for providing sub-advisory services. FMR and its affiliates pay FRAC for providing sub-advisory services. FIMM pays FIIA for providing sub-advisory services, and FIIA in turn pays FIIA(U.K.)L.</R>
<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract and sub-advisory agreements for the fund is available in the fund's annual report for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2009 and will be available in the fund's semi-annual report for the fiscal period ended January 31, 2010.</R>
Prospectus
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.
The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
FDC distributes Institutional Class's shares.
Intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of Institutional Class shares. This compensation may take the form of payments for additional distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services and payments for educational seminars and training, including seminars sponsored by FMR or an affiliate, or by an intermediary. These payments are described in more detail on the following pages and in the SAI.
Please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
Institutional Class has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Institutional Class shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of the fund has authorized such payments for Institutional Class.
If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under the Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of Institutional Class's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related SAI, in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
Prospectus
<R>The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand Institutional Class's financial history for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single class share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the class (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the fund's financial highlights and financial statements, is included in the fund's annual report. A free copy of the annual report is available upon request.</R>
<R>Years ended July 31, |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005</R> |
<R> Selected Per-Share Data |
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</R> |
<R> Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.81 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 |
$ 10.05 </R> |
<R> Income from Investment Operations |
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|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net investment income C |
.102 |
.416 |
.510 |
.420 |
.240 </R> |
<R> Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(.168 ) |
(1.619 ) |
(.206 ) |
(.008 ) |
(.026 ) </R> |
<R> Total from investment operations |
(.066 ) |
(1.203 ) |
.304 |
.412 |
.214 </R> |
<R> Distributions from net investment income |
(.081) |
(.306) |
(.514) |
(.422) |
(.231) </R> |
<R> Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.003) </R> |
<R> Return of capital |
(.003 ) |
(.042 ) |
- |
- |
- </R> |
<R> Total distributions |
(.084 ) |
(.348 ) |
(.514 ) |
(.422 ) |
(.234 ) </R> |
<R> Redemption fees added to paid in capital C |
- E |
.001 |
- E |
- E |
- E </R> |
<R> Net asset value, end of period |
$ 8.11 |
$ 8.26 |
$ 9.81 |
$ 10.02 |
$ 10.03 </R> |
<R> Total Return A, B |
(.80)% |
(12.46)% |
3.06% |
4.19% |
2.15% </R> |
<R> Ratios to Average Net Assets D |
|
|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Expenses before reductions |
.58% |
.48% |
.48% |
.49% |
.58% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.55% |
.48% |
.48% |
.49% |
.55% </R> |
<R> Expenses net of all reductions |
.54% |
.48% |
.48% |
.49% |
.55% </R> |
<R> Net investment income |
1.26% |
4.44% |
5.14% |
4.22% |
2.38% </R> |
<R> Supplemental Data |
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|
|
|
</R> |
<R> Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 623 |
$ 594 |
$ 8,312 |
$ 1,987 |
$ 509 </R> |
<R> Portfolio turnover rate |
92% |
11% |
29% |
39% |
33% </R> |
<R> A Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. </R>
<R> B Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. </R>
<R> C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. </R>
<R> D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or 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 expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class. </R>
<R> E Amount represents less than $.001 per share. </R>
Prospectus
Notes
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. For individual investors opening an account: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license. For investors other than individuals: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity. |
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<R>1.798521.107 AUSBI-pro-0909</R>
Fidelity Advisor Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Class A, Class T, and Institutional Class
Classes of Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund
A Fund of Fidelity Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<R> October 9, 2009 </R>
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of the fund's annual reports are incorporated herein. The annual reports are supplied with this SAI.
<R>To obtain a free additional copy of a prospectus or SAI, dated October 9, 2009, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com.</R>
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Advisers |
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Management Contract |
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Proxy Voting Guidelines |
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Distribution Services |
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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements |
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Description of the Trust |
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Financial Statements |
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Fund Holdings Information |
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Appendix |
<R>AUSB/AUSBI-ptb-0909
1.798522.107</R>
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
<R>The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of Fidelity ® Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the fund)'s assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.</R>
The fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.
Diversification
The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
Senior Securities
The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Borrowing
The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.
Underwriting
The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.
Concentration
The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry, except that the fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) deems the financial services industry to include the group of industries within the financial services sector.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to any investment in Fidelity Money Market Central Fund and/or any non-money market central fund, FMR looks through to the holdings of the central fund.
For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, FMR may analyze the characteristics of a particular issuer and security and assign an industry or sector classification consistent with those characteristics in the event that the third party classification provider used by FMR does not assign a classification.
Real Estate
The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).
Commodities
The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).
Loans
The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Short Sales
The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts, options, and swaps are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
Margin Purchases
The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
Borrowing
The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).
Illiquid Securities
The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
For purposes of the fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Loans
The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)
In addition to the fund's fundamental and non-fundamental limitations discussed above:
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which the fund may invest, strategies FMR may employ in pursuit of the fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the fund achieve its goal.
Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
Borrowing. The fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements. If the fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If the fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash or can invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of money market or short-term bond funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.
Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. FMR uses central funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees to Fidelity. The investment results of the portions of the fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.
Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of the fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.
For example, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. Also, the maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.
<R> Duration of a bond is a measure of the approximate sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. Duration is expressed in years. Except for zero coupon bonds, duration is generally shorter than maturity because much of a bond's return consists of interest paid prior to the maturity date. Bonds with longer durations usually have more interest rate sensitivity and price volatility than bonds with shorter durations. Typically, if a bond had a duration of 5 years and interest rates rose 1%, the market value of the bond would decline 5%.</R>
Exposure to Foreign Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.
Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that FMR will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.
The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets, which may have relatively unstable governments, economies based on only a few industries, and securities markets that trade a small number of securities.
Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.
Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on FMR's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as FMR anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when FMR had hedged a fund by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, a fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If FMR hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, a fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if FMR increases a fund's exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, a fund will realize a loss. A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. There is no assurance that FMR's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.
Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.
The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indices, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.
Fund's Rights as an Investor. The fund does not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund, however, may exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to management, the Board of Directors, shareholders of a company, and holders of other securities of the company when FMR determines that such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. FMR will monitor such activities with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The fund's proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.
Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist.
Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds or notes, some are based on indices of securities prices, and some are based on Eurodollars. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. The fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.
Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates.
The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.
The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities prices, and futures contracts. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.
The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if security prices fall substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).
The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if security prices do not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.
The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.
If security prices rise, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If security prices remain the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If security prices fall, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.
Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer mitigates the effects of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.
There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.
Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of over-the-counter (OTC) options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.
Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.
A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps. Options on interest rate swaps are known as swaptions. An option on a swap gives a party the right to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing swap contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium.
Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.
Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.
Swap Agreements. Swaps are individually negotiated and structured to include exposure to a variety of different types of investments or market factors. Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Swap agreements can vary in term like other fixed-income investments. Most swap agreements are traded over-the-counter. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.
Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), total return swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for the total return of a security or index), asset swaps (where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap) and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and yield.
In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.
Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by the fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If the fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which the fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection.
If the creditworthiness of the fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, the fund will only enter into swap agreements with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that the fund will be able to do so, the fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. The fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.
Swap agreements generally are entered into by "eligible participants" and in compliance with certain other criteria necessary to render them excluded from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and, therefore not subject to regulation as futures or commodity option transactions under the CEA.
Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, various factors may be considered, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indices, currencies, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose value at maturity or coupon rate is determined by reference to a specific instrument or statistic.
Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.
The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the security, currency, or other instrument to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government agencies.
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the cost of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's ® Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by FMR.
Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.
The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.
A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.
Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the fund.
Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.
<R>To earn additional income for a fund, FMR may use a trading strategy (commonly known as "mortgage dollar rolls" or "reverse mortgage dollar rolls") that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, the fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but will invest the proceeds of the sale in other securities that are permissible investments for the fund. During the period between the purchase and subsequent sale in a reverse mortgage dollar roll transaction, the fund is entitled to interest and principal payments on the securities purchased. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the fund's right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.</R>
Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.
Preferred Securities represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred securities and common stock.
Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.
Real Estate Investment Trusts. Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.
Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The fund will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR.
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The fund will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
Securities Lending. A fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS LLC). FBS LLC is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and an indirect subsidiary of FMR LLC.
Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, a fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. Loans will be made only to parties deemed by FMR to be in good standing and when, in FMR's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.
Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.
Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.
The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies is limited by federal securities laws.
<R> Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.</R>
Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.
Structured Notes are derivative debt securities, the interest rate or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. A structured note may be positively, negatively or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured note may be a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s). Structured or indexed securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities.
Temporary Defensive Policies. The fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in investment-grade money market or short-term debt instruments for temporary, defensive purposes.
Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a fund pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds will pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.
The bank accounts are registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the fund when opening, closing and conducting business in the bank accounts. The transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the accounts in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank accounts overnight. Any risks associated with these accounts are investment risks of the fund. The fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.
When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.
Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of the fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the management contract. FMR may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion. If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see the section entitled "Management Contract"), that sub-adviser is authorized to provide the services described in the sub-advisory agreement, and in accordance with the policies described in this section.
Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.
Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by the fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by the fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security.
The Trustees of the fund periodically review FMR's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the fund. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
The Selection of Brokers
<R>In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR) to execute the fund's portfolio transactions, FMR considers factors deemed relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to FMR's overall responsibilities with respect to the fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from the fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. The factors considered will influence whether it is appropriate to execute an order using ECNs, electronic channels including algorithmic trading, or by actively working an order. Other factors deemed relevant may include, but are not limited to: price; the size and type of the transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with FMR; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable. In seeking best qualitative execution, FMR may select a broker using a trading method for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. FMR also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM.</R>
The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services
Brokers (who are not affiliates of FMR) that execute transactions for the fund may receive higher compensation from the fund than other brokers might have charged the fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to FMR or its affiliates.
<R> Research Products and Services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. FMR may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these products and services supplement FMR's own research activities in providing investment advice to the fund.</R>
Execution Services. In addition, products and services may include those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including but not limited to communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).
Mixed-Use Products and Services. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in personal meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. FMR and its affiliates may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in FMR's or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, FMR or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").
Benefit to FMR. FMR's expenses would likely be increased if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts, or if it paid for these products or services itself. Certain of the brokerage and research products and services FMR receives from brokers are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these products or services may not have an explicit cost associated with such product or service.
FMR's Decision-Making Process. Before causing the fund to pay a particular level of compensation, FMR will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to FMR, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for the fund or FMR's overall responsibilities to the fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. While FMR may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither FMR nor the fund incurs an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these products and services assist FMR and its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to the fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by FMR or its affiliates.
<R> Research Contracts. FMR has arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom FMR effects fund trades, whereby FMR may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, FMR may still cause the fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to FMR, or that may be available from another broker. FMR views hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce the fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. FMR's determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on FMR's part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.</R>
<R> Commission Recapture </R>
<R>FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers (who are not affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under which the broker, using a predetermined methodology, rebates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund to offset that fund's expenses, which may be paid to FMR or its affiliates. Not all brokers with whom the fund trades have agreed to participate in brokerage commission recapture.</R>
Affiliated Transactions
FMR may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom it is under common control provided FMR determines that these affiliates' trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms.
The Trustees of the fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the fund could purchase in the underwritings.
Trade Allocation
Although the Trustees and officers of the fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates, investment decisions for the fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by FMR or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, including a futures contract, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by FMR to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases adherence to these procedures could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security as far as the fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the fund to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the fund.
Commissions Paid
A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.
<R>For the fiscal periods ended July 31, 2009 and 2008, the fund's portfolio turnover rates were 92% and 11%, respectively. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in FMR's investment outlook as well as changes in mortgage dollar roll transaction volume. </R>
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the fund held securities issued by one or more of its regular brokers or dealers or a parent company of its regular brokers or dealers. The following table shows the aggregate value of the securities of the regular broker or dealer or parent company held by the fund as of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> Fund |
Regular Broker or Dealer |
Aggregate Value of
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<R>Ultra-Short Bond |
Citigroup, Inc. |
$ 1,163,145</R> |
<R> |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
$ 3,503,136</R> |
<R>The following table shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by the fund, comprising commissions paid on securities and/or futures transactions, as applicable, for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. The total amount of brokerage commissions paid is stated as a dollar amount and a percentage of the fund's average net assets.</R>
<R>Fiscal Year
|
|
Dollar
|
Percentage of
|
<R>2009 |
|
$ 289 |
0%</R> |
<R>2008 |
|
$ 2,200 |
0%</R> |
<R>2007 |
|
$ 1,476 |
0%</R> |
<R>During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.</R>
Each class's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each class is computed by adding the class's pro rata share of the value of the fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting the class's pro rata share of the fund's liabilities, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class, and dividing the result by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.
Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values determined by such securities' most recent bid prices (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available, and the fund may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service.
Futures contracts and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available. Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
Independent brokers or quotation services provide prices of foreign securities in their local currency. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC) gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currencies into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of NAV. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security is traded, then that security will be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees.
Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by the fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method would more accurately reflect the fair value of such securities. For example, securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market value may be valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. In making a good faith determination of the value of a security, the committee may review price movements in futures contracts and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading.
BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION
The fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each class's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.
The fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. The fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, the fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.
<R>In addition to the exchange privileges listed in the fund's prospectus, the fund offers the privilege of moving between certain share classes of the same fund, as detailed below. Such transactions are subject to minimum investment limitations and other eligibility requirements of the applicable class of shares of a fund, and may be subject to applicable sales loads. An exchange between share classes of the same fund generally is a non-taxable event.</R>
<R> Class A : Shares of Class A may be exchanged for Institutional Class shares of the same fund.</R>
<R> Class T : Shares of Class T may be exchanged for Class A (on a load-waived basis) or Institutional Class shares of the same fund.</R>
<R> Institutional Class : Shares of Institutional Class may be exchanged for Class A shares of the same fund if you are no longer eligible for Institutional Class.</R>
<R>The fund may terminate or modify its exchange privileges in the future.</R>
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends. Because the fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders or the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals. Short-term capital gains are taxable at ordinary income tax rates. A portion of the fund's dividends may be exempt from state and local taxation to the extent that they are derived from certain U.S. Government securities and meet certain requirements.
Capital Gain Distributions. The fund's long-term capital gain distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as capital gains.
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the fund had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $112,019,924. This loss carryforward, of which $1,917,431, $518,690, $12,186,304, and $97,397,499 will expire on July 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.</R>
Returns of Capital. If the fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in the fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
Foreign Tax Credit or Deduction. Foreign governments may withhold taxes on dividends and interest earned by the fund with respect to foreign securities. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities. Because the fund does not currently anticipate that securities of foreign issuers will constitute more than 50% of its total assets at the end of its fiscal year, shareholders should not expect to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction on their federal income tax returns with respect to foreign taxes withheld.
Tax Status of the Fund. The fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, the fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.
Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting the fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of the fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.
<R> TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS </R>
<R>The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Abigail P. Johnson, James C. Curvey, and Michael E. Kenneally, each of the Trustees oversees 172 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Ms. Johnson, Mr. Curvey, and Mr. Kenneally oversee 171, 392, and 171 funds, respectively, advised by FMR or an affiliate.</R>
<R>The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.</R>
<R> Interested Trustees *:</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>Abigail P. Johnson (47)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Personal and Workplace Investing (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is a Director of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related. |
<R>James C. Curvey (74)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
<R>* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.</R>
<R> Independent Trustees :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (67)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006</R> Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President. Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007). |
<R>Arthur E. Johnson (62)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present) and AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company). Previously, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009), and on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson and Ms. Abigail P. Johnson are not related. |
<R>Michael E. Kenneally (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee (2009-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2008-present) of other Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of The Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. Mutual Fund, 2004-2008) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991. |
<R>James H. Keyes (68)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008). |
<R>Marie L. Knowles (62)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R> Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (70)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation, and as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (2004-2009). |
<R> Executive Officers :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R> Name, Age; Principal Occupation </R> |
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<R>John R. Hebble (51)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. |
<R>Boyce I. Greer (53)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 or 2006</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income Funds (2006) and Asset Allocation Funds (2005). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Greer is President of the Asset Allocation Division (2008-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present), President and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present), and an Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005). |
<R>Christopher P. Sullivan (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds. Mr. Sullivan also serves as President of Fidelity's Bond Group (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Sullivan served as Managing Director, Co-Head of U.S. Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2001-2009). |
<R>Scott C. Goebel (41)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
<R>Holly C. Laurent (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
<R>Christine Reynolds (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). |
<R>Michael H. Whitaker (42)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel. |
<R>Jeffrey S. Christian (47)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Christian also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Christian served as Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2004-2009) and as Vice President of Business Analysis (2003-2004). |
<R>Bryan A. Mehrmann (48)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
<R>Stephanie J. Dorsey (40)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008</R> Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank. |
<R>Paul M. Murphy (62)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
<R>Kenneth B. Robins (39)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2009</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
<R>Gary W. Ryan (50)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R> Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
<R> Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. The committees facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to Independent Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has three standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>
<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wolfe currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held 26 meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Ms. Knowles currently serving as Chair. All committee members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least annually with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and with the funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. In furtherance of the foregoing, the committee has adopted (and may from time to time amend or supplement) and provides oversight of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and, as appropriate, legal counsel the results of audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Wolfe (Chair) and Gamper, and Ms. Knowles. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of FMR or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of FMR and its affiliates; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in the fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
James C. Curvey |
Abigail P. Johnson </R> |
<R> The fund |
none |
none* </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000* </R> |
<R>* As of March 31, 2009.</R>
<R>Independent Trustees</R> |
|||
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. |
Arthur E. Johnson |
Michael E. Kenneally </R> |
<R> The fund |
none |
none |
none </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
none </R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
James H. Keyes |
Marie L. Knowles |
Kenneth L. Wolfe </R> |
<R> The fund |
none |
none |
none </R> |
<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 </R> |
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, or calendar year ended December 31, 2008, as applicable.</R>
<R>Compensation Table 1 </R> |
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<R>AGGREGATE
|
Albert R.
|
Arthur E.
|
Michael E.
|
James H.
|
Marie L.
|
Kenneth L.
|
</R> |
<R> The fund |
$ 141 |
$ 138 |
$ 98 |
$ 140 |
$ 151 |
$ 170 |
</R> |
<R>
TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 405,583 |
$ 402,083 |
$ 62,167 |
$ 408,083 |
$ 437,500 |
$ 442,333 |
</R> |
<R> 1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by FMR.</R>
<R> 2 For the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008, Mr. Arthur E. Johnson served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective August 1, 2008, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.</R>
<R> 3 For the period November 20, 2008 through July 14, 2009, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective July 15, 2009, Mr. Kenneally serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees. </R>
<R> A Reflects compensation received for the period January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 for 377 funds of 58 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC and Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC) and for the period August 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 for 159 funds of 29 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2008, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Albert R. Gamper, Jr., $169,792; Arthur E. Johnson, $67,708; James H. Keyes, $169,792; Marie L. Knowles, $183,750; and Kenneth L. Wolfe, $185,417.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the Trustees and officers of the fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of the fund's total outstanding shares.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more of Class A's, Class T's, and Institutional Class's outstanding shares:</R>
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
<R>FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (FMR Japan), and Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC). The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d and Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trust and limited liability companies, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common shares. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting securities of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.</R>
At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
<R>FIL Limited, a Bermuda company formed in 1968, is the ultimate parent company of FIL Investment Advisors (FIIA) and FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd. (FIIA(U.K.)L). Edward C. Johnson 3d, Abigail P. Johnson, other Johnson family members, and various trusts for the benefit of the Johnson family own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting common stock of FIL Limited. At present, the primary business activities of FIL Limited and its subsidiaries are the provision of investment advisory services to non-U.S. investment companies and private accounts investing in securities throughout the world.</R>
<R>FMR, FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR H.K., FMR Japan, FRAC, FIIA, FIIA(U.K.)L (the Investment Advisers), FDC, and the fund have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that set forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the fund, establish procedures for personal investing, and restrict certain transactions. Employees subject to the codes of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the fund.</R>
The fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with the fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, has overall responsibility for directing the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. FMR also provides the fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of the fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of the fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining the fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with the fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining the fund's records and the registration of the fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for the fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Management-Related Expenses. In addition to the management fee payable to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer agent and pricing and bookkeeping agent, and the costs associated with securities lending, the fund or each class thereof, as applicable, pays all of its expenses that are not assumed (pursuant to the Fundwide Operations and Expense Agreement (Fundwide Agreement) or otherwise) by those parties. The fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and Independent Trustees. The fund's management contract further provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of the fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. Other expenses paid by the fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. The fund is also liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation. Pursuant to the Fundwide Agreement, FMR agrees to provide or arrange for certain services and to pay the ordinary administrative and operating expenses incurred by the fund that are not otherwise provided for under the management contract, including the fees and expenses of the fund's custodian, auditor, and pricing and bookkeeping agent, but excluding the management fee, shareholder servicing agent fee, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, securities lending costs, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, and Rule 12b-1 fees, if any, in exchange for a fee equal to the difference, if any, between the management fee rate and 0.35%. The Fundwide Agreement effectively limits fund-level expenses to 0.35%.
Management Fee. For the services of FMR under the management contract, the fund pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two components: a group fee rate and an individual fund fee rate.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts.
GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE |
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES |
||||
Average Group
|
Annualized
|
Group Net
|
Effective Annual Fee
|
||
0 |
- |
$3 billion |
.3700% |
$ 1 billion |
.3700% |
3 |
- |
6 |
.3400 |
50 |
.2188 |
6 |
- |
9 |
.3100 |
100 |
.1869 |
9 |
- |
12 |
.2800 |
150 |
.1736 |
12 |
- |
15 |
.2500 |
200 |
.1652 |
15 |
- |
18 |
.2200 |
250 |
.1587 |
18 |
- |
21 |
.2000 |
300 |
.1536 |
21 |
- |
24 |
.1900 |
350 |
.1494 |
24 |
- |
30 |
.1800 |
400 |
.1459 |
30 |
- |
36 |
.1750 |
450 |
.1427 |
36 |
- |
42 |
.1700 |
500 |
.1399 |
42 |
- |
48 |
.1650 |
550 |
.1372 |
48 |
- |
66 |
.1600 |
600 |
.1349 |
66 |
- |
84 |
.1550 |
650 |
.1328 |
84 |
- |
120 |
.1500 |
700 |
.1309 |
120 |
- |
156 |
.1450 |
750 |
.1291 |
156 |
- |
192 |
.1400 |
800 |
.1275 |
192 |
- |
228 |
.1350 |
850 |
.1260 |
228 |
- |
264 |
.1300 |
900 |
.1246 |
264 |
- |
300 |
.1275 |
950 |
.1233 |
300 |
- |
336 |
.1250 |
1,000 |
.1220 |
336 |
- |
372 |
.1225 |
1,050 |
.1209 |
372 |
- |
408 |
.1200 |
1,100 |
.1197 |
408 |
- |
444 |
.1175 |
1,150 |
.1187 |
444 |
- |
480 |
.1150 |
1,200 |
.1177 |
480 |
- |
516 |
.1125 |
1,250 |
.1167 |
516 |
- |
587 |
.1100 |
1,300 |
.1158 |
587 |
- |
646 |
.1080 |
1,350 |
.1149 |
646 |
- |
711 |
.1060 |
1,400 |
.1141 |
711 |
- |
782 |
.1040 |
1,450 |
.1132 |
782 |
- |
860 |
.1020 |
1,500 |
.1125 |
860 |
- |
946 |
.1000 |
1,550 |
.1117 |
946 |
- |
1,041 |
.0980 |
1,600 |
.1110 |
1,041 |
- |
1,145 |
.0960 |
1,650 |
.1103 |
1,145 |
- |
1,260 |
.0940 |
1,700 |
.1096 |
1,260 |
- |
1,386 |
.0920 |
1,750 |
.1089 |
1,386 |
- |
1,525 |
.0900 |
1,800 |
.1083 |
1,525 |
- |
1,677 |
.0880 |
1,850 |
.1077 |
1,677 |
- |
1,845 |
.0860 |
1,900 |
.1070 |
Over |
|
1,845 |
.0840 |
1,950 |
.1065 |
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
.1059 |
<R>The group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee rate at $1,182 billion of group net assets - the approximate level for July 2009 - was 0.1180%, which is the weighted average of the respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to $1,182 billion.</R>
The fund's individual fund fee rate is 0.20%. Based on the average group net assets of the funds advised by FMR for July 2009, the fund's annual management fee rate would be calculated as follows:
<R> Group Fee Rate |
|
Individual Fund Fee Rate |
|
Management Fee Rate </R> |
<R>0.1180% |
+ |
0.2000% |
= |
0.3180%</R> |
One-twelfth of the management fee rate is applied to the fund's average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the fee for that month.
<R>For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, the fund paid FMR management fees of $836,598, $1,676,755, and $3,177,740, respectively.</R>
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of a class's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), which is subject to revision or discontinuance. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a class's returns and yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by a class will lower its returns and yield.
Sub-Adviser - FIMM. On behalf of the fund, FMR has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has day-to-day responsibility for choosing investments for the fund. Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, FMR, and not the fund, pays FIMM's fees.
Sub-Advisers - FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L. On behalf of the fund, FIMM has entered into a master international fixed-income research agreement with FIIA. On behalf of the fund, FIIA, in turn, has entered into a fixed-income sub-research agreement with FIIA(U.K.)L. Pursuant to the fixed-income research agreements, FIMM may receive investment advice and research services concerning issuers and countries outside the United States. In particular, FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L will make minimal credit risk and comparable quality determinations for foreign issuers that issue U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Under the terms of the master international fixed-income research agreement, FIMM, and not the fund, pays FIIA. Under the terms of the fixed-income sub-research agreement, FIIA, and not the fund, pays FIIA(U.K.)L.
Sub-Adviser - FRAC. On behalf of the fund, FMR, FIMM, and FRAC have entered into a research agreement. Pursuant to the research agreement, FRAC provides investment advice and research services on domestic issuers. Under the terms of the research agreement, FMR and FIMM, and not the fund, agree, in the aggregate, to pay FRAC.
<R> Sub-Advisers - FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. On behalf of the fund, FMR has entered into sub-advisory agreements with FMR U.K., FMR H.K., and FMR Japan. Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements, FMR may receive from the sub-advisers investment research and advice on issuers outside the United States (non-discretionary services) and FMR may grant the sub-advisers investment management authority and the authority to buy and sell securities if FMR believes it would be beneficial to the fund (discretionary services). FMR, and not the fund, pays the sub-advisers.</R>
<R>Robert Galusza is the portfolio manager of the fund and receives compensation for his services. As of July 31, 2009 portfolio manager compensation generally consists of a fixed base salary determined periodically (typically annually), a bonus, in certain cases, participation in several types of equity-based compensation plans, and, if applicable, relocation plan benefits. A portion of the portfolio manager's compensation may be deferred based on criteria established by FMR or at the election of the portfolio manager. </R>
<R>The portfolio manager's base salary is determined by level of responsibility and tenure at FMR or its affiliates. The portfolio manager's bonus is based on the pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) measured against a benchmark index assigned to each fund or account. The pre-tax investment performance of the portfolio manager's fund(s) and account(s) is weighted according to his tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) and the average asset size of those fund(s) and account(s) over his tenure. Each component is calculated separately over the portfolio manager's tenure on those fund(s) and account(s) over a measurement period that initially is contemporaneous with his tenure, but that eventually encompasses rolling periods of up to three years for the comparison to a benchmark index. A smaller, subjective component of the portfolio manager's bonus is based on the portfolio manager's overall contribution to management of FMR. The portion of the portfolio manager's bonus that is linked to the investment performance of the fund is based on the pre-tax investment performance of the fund measured against the Barclays Capital 6 Month Swap Index. The portfolio manager also is compensated under equity-based compensation plans linked to increases or decreases in the net asset value of the stock of FMR LLC, FMR's parent company. FMR LLC is a diverse financial services company engaged in various activities that include fund management, brokerage, retirement and employer administrative services. If requested to relocate their primary residence, portfolio managers also may be eligible to receive benefits, such as home sale assistance and payment of certain moving expenses, under relocation plans for most full-time employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates.</R>
<R>The portfolio manager's compensation plan may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. Although investors in the fund may invest through either tax-deferred accounts or taxable accounts, the portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax performance of the fund, rather than its after-tax performance. The portfolio manager's base pay tends to increase with additional and more complex responsibilities that include increased assets under management and a portion of the bonus relates to marketing efforts, which together indirectly link compensation to sales. When a portfolio manager takes over a fund or an account, the time period over which performance is measured may be adjusted to provide a transition period in which to assess the portfolio. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees as the portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In addition, a fund's trade allocation policies and procedures may give rise to conflicts of interest if the fund's orders do not get fully executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts managed by FMR or an affiliate. The portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by a fund. Securities selected for other funds or accounts may outperform the securities selected for the fund. Portfolio managers may be permitted to invest in the funds they manage, even if a fund is closed to new investors. Trading in personal accounts, which may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, is restricted by a fund's Code of Ethics.</R>
<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Galusza as of July 31, 2009:</R>
<R>* Includes the fund ($229 (in millions) assets managed). The amount of assets managed of the fund reflects trades and other assets as of the close of the business day prior to the fund's fiscal year-end.</R>
<R>As of July 31, 2009, the dollar range of shares of the fund beneficially owned by Mr. Galusza was $10,001-$50,000.</R>
<R> PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES </R>
<R>The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)</R>
<R>I. General Principles</R>
<R> A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.</R>
<R> B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. In the event an Investment Proxy Research employee has a personal conflict with a portfolio company or an employee or director of a portfolio company, that employee will withdraw from making any proxy voting decisions with respect to that portfolio company. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely in the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.</R>
<R> C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.</R>
<R> D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.</R>
<R> E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR's Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.</R>
<R> F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.</R>
<R> G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines, but FMR may, where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws and regulations in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.</R>
<R> H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.</R>
<R> I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.</R>
<R>II. Definitions (as used in this document)</R>
<R> A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.</R>
<R> B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.</R>
<R> C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.</R>
<R> D. Sunset provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.</R>
<R> E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.</R>
<R> F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over/target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.</R>
<R> G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000 ® stock index.</R>
<R> H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000 stock index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.</R>
<R> I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.</R>
<R>III. Directors</R>
<R> A. Incumbent Directors</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment.</R>
<R> FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:</R>
<R> 1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.</R>
<R> With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:</R>
<R> a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;</R>
<R> b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;</R>
<R> c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and</R>
<R> d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.</R>
<R> FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.</R>
<R> 2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> 3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.</R>
<R> 4. The company failed to act in the best interests of shareholders when approving executive compensation, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company used an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; and (iii) whether it has been proven that the company engaged in options backdating.</R>
<R> 5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.</R>
<R> 6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.</R>
<R> 7. The board is not comprised of a majority of independent directors.</R>
<R> B. Indemnification</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.</R>
<R> C. Independent Chairperson</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.</R>
<R> D. Majority Director Elections</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.</R>
<R>IV. Compensation</R>
<R> A. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:</R>
<R> 1. (a) The dilution effect of the shares outstanding and available for issuance pursuant to all plans, plus any new share requests is greater than 10% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 15% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 20% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the level of dilution in the plan or the amendments is acceptable.</R>
<R> 2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years.</R>
<R> 3. The plan may be materially altered without shareholder approval, including increasing the benefits accrued to participants under the plan; increasing the number of securities which may be issued under the plan; modifying the requirements for participation in the plan; or including a provision allowing the board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion, except in limited cases relating to death, disability, retirement, or change in control.</R>
<R> 4. Awards to non-employee directors are subject to management discretion.</R>
<R> 5. In the case of stock awards, the restriction period is less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards.</R>
<R> FMR will consider approving an equity award plan or an amendment to authorize additional shares under such plan if, without complying with the guidelines immediately above, the following two conditions are met:</R>
<R> 1. The shares are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors; and</R>
<R> 2. The shares are limited to 5% (Large-Capitalization Company) and 10% (Small- or Micro-Capitalization Company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.</R>
<R> B. Equity Exchanges and Repricing</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:</R>
<R> 1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;</R>
<R> 2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;</R>
<R> 3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;</R>
<R> 4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and</R>
<R> 5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.</R>
<R> C. Employee Stock Purchase Plans</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against employee stock purchase plans if the plan violates any of the criteria in section IV(A) above, except that the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value if the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.</R>
<R> D. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.</R>
<R> E. Executive Compensation</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against management proposals on stock-based compensation plans or other compensation plans if such proposals are inconsistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee has authority to engage independent compensation consultants.</R>
<R> F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.</R>
<R>V. Anti-Takeover Provisions</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:</R>
<R> A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:</R>
<R> 1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;</R>
<R> 2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;</R>
<R> 3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;</R>
<R> 4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and</R>
<R> 5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.</R>
<R> B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or</R>
<R> C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.</R>
<R>VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation</R>
<R> A. Increases in Common Stock</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.</R>
<R> B. New Classes of Shares</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.</R>
<R> C. Cumulative Voting Rights</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.</R>
<R> D. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.</R>
<R> E. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending that a portfolio company reincorporate in the United States and vote in favor of management proposals to reincorporate in a jurisdiction outside the United States if (i) it is lawful under United States, state and other applicable law for the company to be incorporated under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction and to conduct its business and (ii) reincorporating or maintaining a domicile in the United States would likely give rise to adverse tax or other economic consequences detrimental to the interests of the company and its shareholders. However, FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals and opposing such management proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, reincorporating in or maintaining a domicile in the relevant foreign jurisdiction gives rise to significant risks or other potential adverse consequences that appear reasonably likely to be detrimental to the interests of the company or its shareholders.</R>
<R>VII. Shares of Investment Companies</R>
<R> A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting").</R>
<R> B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds which are held exclusively by Fidelity Funds or accounts managed by an FMR or an affiliate. FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.</R>
<R>VIII. Other</R>
<R> A. Voting Process</R>
<R> FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.</R>
<R> B. Regulated Industries</R>
<R> Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.</R>
<R>To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.</R>
The fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreement calls for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the fund, which are continuously offered. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
Sales charge revenues collected and retained by FDC for the past three fiscal years are shown in the following table.
<R> |
|
Sales Charge Revenue |
Deferred Sales Charge Revenue </R> |
||
<R> |
Fiscal Year
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
<R>Class A |
July 31, 2009 |
$ 3,502 |
$ 1,289 |
$ 11 |
$ 11</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 5,918 |
$ 2,706 |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2007 |
$ 4,894 |
$ 2,203 |
$ 7,517 |
$ 7,517</R> |
<R>Class T |
July 31, 2009 |
$ 1,344 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 0</R> |
<R> |
2008 |
$ 3,754 |
$ 2,707 |
$ 2 |
$ 2</R> |
<R> |
2007 |
$ 6,865 |
$ 1,410 |
$ 3 |
$ 3</R> |
The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of Class A, Class T, and Institutional Class of the fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow Class A, Class T, and Institutional Class and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute direct or indirect payment by the fund of distribution expenses.
The Rule 12b-1 Plan adopted for Class A and Class T of the fund is described in the prospectus for that class.
<R>The table below shows the distribution and service fees paid for Class A and Class T of the fund for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.</R>
<R> |
Distribution
|
Distribution
|
Distribution
|
Service
|
Service Fees
|
Service
|
<R>Class A |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 12,172 |
$ 11,999 |
$ 173</R> |
<R>Class T |
-- |
-- |
-- |
$ 5,021 |
$ 4,999 |
$ 22</R> |
* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.
Under the Institutional Class Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. The Institutional Class Plan specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue, as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Institutional Class shares and/or shareholder support services. In addition, the Institutional Class Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Institutional Class shares.
Under the Class A and Class T Plans, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by each Plan. The Class A and Class T Plans specifically recognize that FMR may use its management fee revenue, as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Class A and Class T shares and/or shareholder support services, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries, including banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers (who may be affiliated with FMR or FDC), that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Class A and Class T shares.
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the applicable class of the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that the Institutional Class Plan does not authorize payments by Institutional Class of the fund other than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of class shares, additional sales of class shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.
The Class A and Class T Plans do not provide for specific payments by Class A and Class T of any of the expenses of FDC, or obligate FDC or FMR to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or incur any specific level of expense in connection with distribution activities.
In addition to the distribution and/or service fees paid by FDC to intermediaries, including affiliates of FDC, shown in the table above, FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service the Advisor funds and the Advisor classes of shares. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. Such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the fund on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. The total amount paid to all intermediaries in the aggregate currently will not exceed 0.05% of the total assets of the Advisor funds and the Advisor classes of shares on an annual basis. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives such as sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, payments or reimbursements for travel and related expenses associated with due diligence trips that an intermediary may undertake in order to explore possible business relationships with affiliates of FDC, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to over a hundred intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and certain of the payments described above may be significant to an intermediary. As permitted by SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.
The fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for performing recordkeeping and other services. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.
If you have purchased shares of the fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.
Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
<R>The fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with FIIOC, an affiliate of FMR, which is located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Under the terms of the agreement, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency services for each class of the fund.</R>
For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives a position fee and an asset-based fee with respect to each position in the fund. For retail accounts, these fees are based on fund type. For certain institutional accounts, these fees are based on size of position and fund type. For institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on account type and fund type. The position fee is billed monthly on a pro rata basis at one-twelfth of the applicable annual rate as of the end of each calendar month. The asset-based fee is calculated and paid monthly on the basis of each class's average daily net assets. The position fees are subject to increase based on postage rate changes.
FIIOC also may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.
In addition, FIIOC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualified tuition program (QTP), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate, and in each Advisor Freedom Fund, a fund of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the percentage of the QTP's or Advisor Freedom Fund's assets that is invested in the fund.
FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Many fund shares are owned by intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since a fund often does not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping and/or administrative services for these accounts may be performed by intermediaries.
FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for recordkeeping services.
Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan or its trustee, rather than the plan participant. In situations where FIIOC or an affiliate does not provide recordkeeping services, plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the fund, may, upon direction, be paid for providing recordkeeping services to plan participants. Payments may also be made, upon direction, for other plan expenses. FIIOC may also pay an affiliate for providing services that otherwise would have been performed by FIIOC.
FIIOC or an affiliate may make networking payments out of its own resources to intermediaries who perform transactions for the fund through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). NSCC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, provides centralized clearance, settlement, and information services for mutual funds and other financial services companies.
The fund has entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). The fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for each class of the fund, maintains the fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers the fund's securities lending program.
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on the fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.
The annual rates for pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund are 0.0415% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0301% of average net assets between $500 million and $3.5 billion, 0.0041% of average net assets between $3.5 billion and $25 billion, and 0.0019% of average net assets in excess of $25 billion.
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For administering the fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.
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<R>FMR bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its Fundwide Agreement with the fund.</R>
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST
<R> Trust Organization. Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is a fund of Fidelity Income Fund, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated August 7, 1984. Currently, there are 19 funds offered in the trust: Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund SM , Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund SM , Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund . The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the fund.</R>
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds or classes.
Shareholder Liability. The trust is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.
The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.
The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote. Claims asserted against one class of shares may subject holders of another class of shares to certain liabilities.
Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.
The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.
<R> Custodians. Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of the fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. The Bank of New York Mellon and JPMorgan Chase Bank, each headquartered in New York, also may serve as special purpose custodians of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.</R>
<R>FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.</R>
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts, independent registered public accounting firm, examines financial statements for the fund and provides other audit, tax, and related services.
<R>The fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which the fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>
The fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving the fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about the fund's portfolio and protecting the fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the fund's chief compliance officer periodically.
The fund will provide a full list of holdings monthly on www.advisor.fidelity.com 30 days after the month-end (excluding high income security holdings, which generally will be presented collectively monthly and included in a list of full holdings 60 days after its fiscal quarter-end).
This information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.
<R>The fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include fund shareholders or prospective fund shareholders, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.</R>
The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the investment activities of the fund to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include: the fund's trustees; the fund's manager, its sub-advisers and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics; contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; the fund's auditors; the fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to the fund or its Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; and third-parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.
Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, the fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third-parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) third parties that supply their analyses of holdings (but not the holdings themselves) to their clients (including sponsors of retirement plans or their consultants), (iii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iv) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving the fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to the fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third-parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to the fund.
At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Thomson Vestek (full holdings, as of the end of the calendar quarter, 15 calendar days after the calendar quarter-end); Standard & Poor's ® Rating Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); Moody's Investors Service (full holdings monthly, (generally as of the last Friday of each month), generally the first Friday of the following month); Anacomp Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); and Fitch Inc. and certain affiliates (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter).
FMR, its affiliates, or the fund will not enter into any arrangements with third-parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, FMR desired to make such an arrangement, it would seek prior Board approval and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the fund's SAI.
There can be no assurance that the fund's policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.
Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR LLC.
<R>Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, are service marks of FMR LLC.</R>
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Fidelity Income Fund
Post-Effective Amendment No. 79
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) (1) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated April 18, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 53.
(2) Certificate of Amendment of the Declaration of Trust, dated April 14, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(3) Amendment to the Declaration of Trust, dated July 15, 2009, is filed herein as Exhibit (a)(3).
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated June 17, 2004, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 63.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 70.
(2) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Government Income Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 70.
(3) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 70.
(4) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Total Bond Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 70.
(5) Management Contract, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 70.
(6) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(7) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(8) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(9) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(10) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(11) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(12) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(13) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(14) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(15) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(16) Management Contract, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(17) Management Contract, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(18) Management Contract, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(19) Management Contract, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund and Strategic Advisers, Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(20) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.
(21) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective No. 49.
(22) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 1, 1999, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.
(23) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 19, 2002, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(24) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated July 18, 2002, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(25) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 19, 2002, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(26) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 19, 2002, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(27) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(28) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 19, 2002, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.) on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(29) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.) on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(30) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 19, 2002, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity Investments Japan Limited on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 58.
(31) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity Investments Japan Limited on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(32) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 9, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 75.
(33) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 9, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(37) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 126.
(34) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 29, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan), Inc., on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 75.
(35) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 29, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan), Inc., on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(41) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 126.
(36) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, and Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(37) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(45) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 126.
(38) Amended and Restated Master International Fixed-Income Research Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors), on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(40) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 113.
(39) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009, to the Amended and Restated Master International Fixed-Income Research Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors), on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (d)(39).
(40) Amended and Restated Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.), on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(42) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 113.
(41) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009 to the Amended and Restated Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investments Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.), on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (d)(41).
(42) General Research Services Agreement and Schedule B, each dated January 20, 2006, among Fidelity Management & Research Company, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc., and Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund of is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(38) of Variable Insurance Products Fund's (File No. 002-75010) Post-Effective Amendment No. 62.
(43) Schedule A, dated July 16, 2009, to the General Research Services Agreement, dated January 20, 2006, among Fidelity Management & Research Company, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc., and Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(75) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 126.
(e) (1) Amended and Restated General Distribution Agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(2) Amended and Restated General Distribution Agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Fidelity Government Income Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(3) Amended and Restated General Distribution Agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(4) Amended and Restated General Distribution Agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Fidelity Total Bond Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(5) Amended and Restated General Distribution Agreement, dated May 1, 2006, between Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(6) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(7) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(8) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(9) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(10) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(11) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(12) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(13) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(14) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(15) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(16) General Distribution Agreement, dated July 19, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(17) General Distribution Agreement, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(18) General Distribution Agreement, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(19) General Distribution Agreement, dated November 15, 2007, between Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(20) Form of Selling Dealer Agreement (most recently revised April 2006) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.
(21) Form of Bank Agency Agreement (most recently revised April 2006) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.
(22) Form of Selling Dealer Agreement for Bank-Related Transactions (most recently revised in April 2006) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.
(f) The Fee Deferral Plan for Independent Trustees and Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 15, 1995 and amended through August 1, 2008 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (f) of Fidelity Hastings Street Trust's (File No. 811-00215) Post-Effective Amendment No. 121.
(g) (1) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York (currently known as The Bank of New York Mellon) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, and Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Fidelity Advisor Series IV's (File No. 002-83672) Post-Effective Amendment No. 88.
(2) Appendix A, dated October 2, 2008, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York (currently known as The Bank of New York Mellon) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, and Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 116.
(3) Appendix B, dated April 9, 2009, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund, Fidelity Government Income Fund, and Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 78.
(4) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(5) of Fidelity Securities Fund's (File No. 002-93601) Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(5) Appendix A, dated May 5, 2009, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(5) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 78.
(6) Appendix B, dated April 15, 2009, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Total Bond Fund and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(6) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 78.
(7) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between Mellon Bank, N.A. (currently known as The Bank of New York Mellon) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No. 002-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.
(8) Appendix A, dated May 5, 2009 to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as Mellon Bank, N.A.) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Concord Street Trust's (File No. 033-15983) Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(9) Appendix B, dated April 9, 2009 to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as Mellon Bank, N.A.) and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 78.
(10) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The Bank of New York, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(d) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(11) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(e) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(12) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(f) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(13) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between Chemical Bank and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(g) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(14) Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated May 11, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(h) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(15) First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of the Registrant, dated July 14, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(i) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (currently known as Fidelity Colchester Street Trust) (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(16) Schedule A-1, Part I and Part IV, dated December 2008, to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreements, Schedule 1s to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreements, Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement, and First Amendment to the Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement, between the respective parties and the Registrant, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(10) of Fidelity Trend Fund's (File No. 002-15063) Post-Effective Amendment No. 122.
(h) 45 Basis Point Expense Contract, dated October 30, 2006, between Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Government Income Fund and FMR is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 68.
(i) Legal Opinion of Dechert LLP, dated October 5, 2009, for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (i).
(j) (1) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated October 5, 2009, is filed herein as Exhibit (j)(1).
(2) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated October 5, 2009, is filed herein as Exhibit (j)(2).
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(1) of Post-Effective No. 49.
(2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.
(3) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.
(4) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(5) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Class F is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 78.
(6) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57.
(7) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(8) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(9) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class B is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(10) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(11) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Total Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Total Bond Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(12) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Ultra-Short Bond Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(13) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Ultra-Short Bond Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(14) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund: Fidelity Advisor Ultra-Short Bond Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 60.
(15) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund: Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66.
(16) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund: Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66.
(17) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund: Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Class B is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66.
(18) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund: Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66.
(19) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Government Income Fund: Fidelity Advisor Government Income Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 66.
(20) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(21) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(22) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(23) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2016 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(24) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(25) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(26) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(27) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(28) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2018 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(29) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(30) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(31) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(32) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(33) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2020 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(34) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(35) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(36) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(37) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(38) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2022 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(39) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(40) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(41) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(40) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(42) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(43) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2024 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(44) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(43) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(45) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(44) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(46) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(47) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(48) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2026 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(49) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(48) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(50) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(49) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(51) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(50) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(52) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(51) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(53) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2028 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(52) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(54) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(53) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(55) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(54) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(56) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(55) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(57) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(58) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2030 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(59) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(58) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(60) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(61) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(60) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(62) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(61) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(63) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2032 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(64) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(63) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(65) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(66) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(67) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(66) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(68) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2034 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(67) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(69) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(68) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(70) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(69) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(71) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(70) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(72) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(71) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(73) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2036 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(72) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 69.
(74) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(73) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(75) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(74) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(76) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(75) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(77) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(76) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(78) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2038 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(77) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(79) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(78) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(80) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(79) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(81) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(80) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(82) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(81) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(83) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2040 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(82) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(84) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(83) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(85) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund Class A is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(84) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(86) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund Class T is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(85) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(87) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund Class C is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(86) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(88) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund: Fidelity Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund Institutional Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(87) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(89) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(88) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 73.
(n) (1) Multiple Class of Shares Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 for Fidelity Funds with Retail, Retirement and/or Advisor Classes, dated March 18, 2009, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (n)(1) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 123.
(2) Schedule 1, dated July 16, 2009, to the Multiple Class of Shares Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 for Fidelity Funds with Retail, Retirement and/or Advisor Classes, dated March 18, 2009, on behalf of Fidelity Income Fund on behalf of Fidelity Government Income Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (n)(2) of Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust's (File No. 033-43529) Post-Effective Amendment No. 48.
(p) (1) Code of Ethics, dated February 2009, adopted by each fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Investment Trust's (File No. 002-90649) Post-Effective Amendment No. 112.
(2) Code of Ethics, dated February 2009, adopted by FIL Limited, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, FIL Investment Advisors, and FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd. pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Fidelity Investment Trust's (File No. 002-90649) Post-Effective Amendment No. 112.
Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust
The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the result of an official position with the respective trusts.
Item 25. Indemnification
Article XI, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust sets forth the reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement, no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a determination, as specified in the Declaration of Trust, that the officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However, the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. ("FIIOC") is appointed transfer agent, the Registrant agrees to indemnify and hold FIIOC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting from:
(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other than the Registrant, including by a shareholder, which names FIIOC and/or the Registrant as a party and is not based on and does not result from FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties, and arises out of or in connection with FIIOC's performance under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent contributed to by FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties) which results from the negligence of the Registrant, or from FIIOC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person duly authorized by the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC's acting in reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FIIOC to have been given by counsel for the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC's acting in reliance upon any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper person.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers
(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)
FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Trustee of funds advised by FMR. Previously served as President of FMR LLC (2007). |
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Peter S. Lynch |
Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and member of the Advisory Board of funds advised by FMR (2003). |
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Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (FMR Japan), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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James C. Curvey |
Director of FMR and FMRC (2007); Director and Vice Chairman of FMR LLC (2006); Trustee of funds advised by FMR. |
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Scott C. Goebel |
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC (2008); Assistant Secretary of FIMM, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., and FRAC (2008); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.) (2008). |
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Boyce I. Greer |
Executive Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2005); President and Director of FIMM and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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John J. Remondi |
Director of FMR and FMRC (2007); Director (2006) and Executive Vice President (2008) of FMR LLC; Previously served as Chief Financial Officer (2007) and Chief Administrative Officer (2009) of FMR LLC. |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, FMR LLC (2003) and FMR Japan (2008); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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JS Wynant |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC and FIMM (2008); Director and Treasurer of FMR U.K. and FMR Japan (2008); Treasurer of FMR H.K. (2008). Previously served as Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2008). |
(2) FMR CO., INC. (FMRC)
FMRC provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Trustee of funds advised by FMR. Previously served as President of FMR LLC (2007). |
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Peter S. Lynch |
Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and member of the Advisory Board of funds advised by FMR (2003). |
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Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and FDC (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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James C. Curvey |
Director of FMR and FMRC (2007); Director and Vice Chairman of FMR LLC (2006); Trustee of funds advised by FMR. |
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Scott C. Goebel |
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC (2008); Assistant Secretary of FIMM, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., and FRAC (2008); Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K. (2008). |
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Boyce I. Greer |
Executive Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2005); President and Director of FIMM and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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John J. Remondi |
Director of FMR and FMRC (2007); Director (2006) and Executive Vice President (2008) of FMR LLC; Previously served as Chief Financial Officer (2007) and Chief Administrative Officer (2009) of FMR LLC. |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC and FMR LLC (2003); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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JS Wynant |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC and FIMM (2008); Director and Treasurer of FMR U.K. and FMR Japan (2008); Treasurer of FMR H.K. (2008). Previously served as Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2008). |
(3) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED (FMR H.K.)
FMR H.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
(4) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) INC. (FMR JAPAN)
FMR Japan provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
(5) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. (FMR U.K.)
FMR U.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Eric Wetlaufer |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR Japan (2008) and FMR U.K. (2007); President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board (2008) and Director (2007) of FMR H.K.; President and Director of FRAC (2006). |
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Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and FDC (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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Lawrence J. Brindisi |
Director, Executive Director and Executive Vice President of FMR U.K. (2007). |
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Robert P. Brown |
Director and Managing Director of Research of FMR U.K. (2008). |
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Scott C. Goebel |
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC (2008); Assistant Secretary of FIMM, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., and FRAC (2008); Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K. (2008). |
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David Hamlin |
Managing Director of Research of FMR U.K. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Charles S. Morrison |
Executive Vice President (2009) and Director (2008) of FMR U.K.; Previously served as Managing Director of Research of FMR U.K. (2008). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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Matthew C. Torrey |
Director and Managing Director of Research of FMR Japan (2008) and FMR U.K. (2007); Managing Director of Research of FMR H.K. (2008). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, FMR LLC (2003) and FMR Japan (2008); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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JS Wynant |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC and FIMM (2008); Director and Treasurer of FMR U.K. and FMR Japan (2008); Treasurer of FMR H.K. (2008). Previously served as Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2008). |
(6) FIDELITY RESEARCH & ANALYSIS COMPANY (FRAC)
FRAC provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Management Trust Company, FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Trustee of funds advised by FMR. Previously served as President of FMR LLC (2007). |
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Eric Wetlaufer |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR Japan (2008) and FMR U.K. (2007); President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board (2008) and Director (2007) of FMR H.K.; President and Director of FRAC (2006). |
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Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and FDC (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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Scott C. Goebel |
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC (2008); Assistant Secretary of FIMM, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., and FRAC (2008); Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, FMR LLC (2003) and FMR Japan (2008); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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JS Wynant |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC and FIMM (2008); Director and Treasurer of FMR U.K. and FMR Japan (2008); Treasurer of FMR H.K. (2008). Previously served as Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2008). |
(7) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Trustee of funds advised by FMR. Previously served as President of FMR LLC (2007). |
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Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and FDC (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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Scott C. Goebel |
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC (2008); Assistant Secretary of FIMM, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., and FRAC (2008); Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K. (2008). |
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Boyce I. Greer |
Executive Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2005); President and Director of FIMM and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, FMR LLC (2003) and FMR Japan (2008); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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JS Wynant |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC and FIMM (2008); Director and Treasurer of FMR U.K. and FMR Japan (2008); Treasurer of FMR H.K. (2008). Previously served as Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2008). |
(8) FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (FIIA)
The directors and officers of FIIA have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
(9) FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LTD. (FIIA(U.K.)L)
The directors and officers of FIIA(U.K.)L have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
(10) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED (FIJ)
The directors and officers of FIJ have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Thomas Balk |
Representative Executive Officer and Director of FIJ (2006). |
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John Ford |
Director and Executive Officer of FIJ (2006). |
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Ben Giffard |
Director of FIJ (2008) |
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Tetsuya Koizumi |
Executive Officer of FIJ (2008). |
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Jonathan O'Brien |
Director of FIJ (2006). |
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Timothy Orchard |
Executive Officer of FIJ (2009). |
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Hideki Sato |
Executive Officer of FIJ (2008). |
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Masaya Shikama |
Executive Officer of FIJ (2008). |
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Ann Stock |
Director of FIJ (2008). |
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Mamiko Wakabayashi |
Executive Officer of FIJ (2007). |
(11) STRATEGIC ADVISERS, INC.
Strategic Advisers, Inc. serves as investment adviser to Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund and provides investment supervisory services to individuals, banks, thrifts, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business organizations, and provides a variety of publications on investment and personal finance. The directors and officers of Strategic Advisers have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Mary Brady |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, and FDC (2008); Secretary of FMR LLC (2009), FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008), and FMR LLC (2009). |
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Wilfred Chilangwa |
Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). Previously served as Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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James Cracraft |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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William Ebsworth |
Director and Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Howard Galligan |
Director and Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Boyce I. Greer |
Executive Vice President of FMR and FMRC (2005); President and Director of FIMM and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Joseph A. Hanlon |
Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR H.K., FMR Japan, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Patricia Hurley |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Scott B. Kuldell |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Robert B. MacDonald |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008); Previously served as Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Jeffrey Mitchell |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Charles L. Nickerson |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Gregory Pappas |
Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Kenneth A. Rathgeber |
Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005), FMR H.K. (2008) and FMR Japan (2008). |
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Jeffrey P. Resnik |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009). |
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Roger T. Servison |
Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Alan Scheuer |
Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2006); Chief Financial Officer (2007), and Executive Vice President (2007) of FMR LLC. Previously served as Treasurer of FMR LLC (2009). |
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Robert Slotpole |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Peter D. Stahl |
Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers Inc., and FDC (2008). |
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Michele A. Stecyk |
Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Geoff Stein |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2006). |
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Robert Vick |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008). |
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Erica Von Ahnen |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2006). |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, FMR LLC (2003) and FMR Japan (2008); Vice President, Taxation, of FMR LLC. |
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Jonathan F. Weed |
Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2006). |
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Principal business addresses of the investment adviser, sub-advisers and affiliates.
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.)
Floor 19, 41 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) (FMR Japan)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FIL Investment Advisors (FIIA)
Pembroke Hall
42 Crow Lane
Pembroke, Bermuda HM 19
FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd. (FIIA(U.K.)L)
25 Cannon Street
London, England EC4M5TA
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ)
Shiroyama Trust Tower
4-3-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 105-6019
Strategic Advisers, Inc.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR LLC
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the funds' respective custodians, The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, NY, and Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, NY. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets for which JPMorgan Chase Bank is not primary custodian in connection with repurchase agreement transactions. The Bank of New York Mellon, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets of Fidelity Total Bond Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 9th day of October 2009.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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October 9, 2009 |
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October 9, 2009 |
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October 9, 2009 |
Abigail P. Johnson |
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October 9, 2009 |
James C. Curvey |
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October 9, 2009 |
Albert R. Gamper |
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October 9, 2009 |
Arthur E. Johnson |
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/s/Michael E. Kenneally |
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Trustee |
October 9, 2009 |
Michael E. Kenneally |
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October 9, 2009 |
James H. Keyes |
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October 9, 2009 |
Marie L. Knowles |
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* By:
/s/Joseph R. Fleming
Joseph R. Fleming,
pursuant to a power of attorney dated February 1, 2009
and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors or Trustees, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Boylston Street Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust II Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Colchester Street Trust Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Fidelity Garrison Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II Fidelity Newbury Street Trust Fidelity New York Municipal Trust Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II Fidelity Oxford Street Trust Fidelity Phillips Street Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individuals serve as Directors or Trustees (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney we have given to sign and otherwise act in our names and behalf in matters involving any investment company
for which FMR or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and hereby constitute and appoint Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert
W. Helm and Anthony H. Zacharski each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full
power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form
N-1A, Form N-8A, Form N-14, or any successors thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements or any successors thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after February 1, 2009.
WITNESS our hands on this first day of February 2009.
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/s/James H. Keyes |
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Albert R. Gamper |
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/s/Arthur E. Johnson |
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/s/Kenneth L. Wolfe |
Arthur E. Johnson |
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/s/Michael E. Kenneally |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Secretary of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Boylston Street Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust II Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Colchester Street Trust Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Concord Street Trust Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Fidelity Garrison Street Trust Fidelity Hanover Street Trust |
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Hereford Street Trust Fidelity Income Fund Fidelity Investment Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II Fidelity Newbury Street Trust Fidelity New York Municipal Trust Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II Fidelity Oxford Street Trust Fidelity Phillips Street Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund Fidelity Select Portfolios Fidelity Summer Street Trust Fidelity Trend Fund Fidelity Union Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II Variable Insurance Products Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II Variable Insurance Products Fund III Variable Insurance Products Fund IV Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
in addition to any other investment companies for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby severally constitute and appoint Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert W. Helm and Anthony H. Zacharski, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and all representations with respect to the consistency of foreign language translation prospectuses with the original prospectuses filed in connection with the Post-Effective Amendments for the Funds as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after May 31, 2008.
WITNESS my hand on this thirty-first day of May 2008.
/s/Scott C. Goebel
Scott C. Goebel
Exhibit (a)(3)
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM GALVIN
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
STATE HOUSE - BOSTON, MA
AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
We, John R. Hebble, President, and Scott C. Goebel, Secretary,
of
FIDELITY INCOME FUND
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
hereby certify that, in accordance with ARTICLE XII, SECTION 7 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Fidelity Income Fund (dated April 18, 2001), the following Amendment to said Declaration of Trust was duly adopted by a majority shareholder vote at a meeting duly called and held on July 15, 2009, such Amendment being effective as of that date:
VOTED: That the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated April 18, 2001, be and hereby is, amended as follows:
1. That Article VIII, Section 3 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust shall be, and it hereby is, amended to read as follows:
QUORUM AND REQUIRED VOTE
Section 3. Except when a higher quorum is required by any provision of this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws, one-third of Shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at a Shareholders' meeting, except that where any provision of law or of this Declaration of Trust permits or requires that holders of any Series or Class shall vote as a Series or Class then one-third of the aggregate number of Shares of that Series or Class entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that Series or Class. Any lesser number shall be sufficient for adjournments. Any adjourned session or sessions may be held, within a reasonable time after the date set for the original meeting, without the necessity of further notice. Except when a larger vote is required by applicable law or by any provision of this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws, if any, a majority of the Shares voted in person or by proxy shall decide any questions and a plurality shall elect a Trustee, provided that where any provision of law or of this Declaration of Trust permits or requires that the holders of any Series or Class shall vote as a Series or Class, then a majority of the Shares of that Series or Class voted on the matter shall decide that matter insofar as that Series or Class is concerned. Shareholders may act by unanimous written consent. Actions taken by a Series or Class may be consented to unanimously in writing by Shareholders of that Series or Class.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, we have hereunto signed our names this 15th day of July, 2009.
/s/ John R. Hebble |
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/s/ Scott C. Goebel |
John R. Hebble |
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Scott C. Goebel |
President |
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Secretary |
Exhibit (d)(39)
Schedule A
Trusts and Portfolios Covered by the Amended and Restated Master International
Fixed-Income Research Agreement
dated as of August 1, 2007
between
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors)
and
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
Name of Trust |
Name of Portfolio |
Type of Fund |
Effective Date |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series IV |
Fidelity Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust |
Fidelity California Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust |
Fidelity California Short-Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/25/2005 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity California AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Government Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Prime Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Tax-Exempt Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Treasury Only Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Treasury Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust |
Fidelity Connecticut Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust |
Fidelity New Jersey Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity New Jersey AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Series Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
7/16/2009 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
9/18/2008 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
VIP Investment Grade Central Fund |
Fixed Income |
6/23/2006 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Government Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Total Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Money Market Trust |
Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Money Market Trust |
Retirement Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Michigan Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Minnesota Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Ohio Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Short-Intermediate Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Michigan Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust |
Fidelity New York Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity New York AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity New York Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Prime Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Tax-Exempt Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Treasury Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Reserves |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
1/15/2004 |
Fidelity School Street Trust |
Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust |
Fidelity Arizona Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust |
Fidelity Maryland Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity AMT Tax-Free Money Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity Arizona Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
North Carolina Capital Management Trust |
Cash Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
North Carolina Capital Management Trust |
Term Portfolio |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
Investment Grade Bond Portfolio |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Solely for purposes of Section 3 ("Compensation") of the Agreement, the following funds are deemed listed on Schedule A:
Name of LLC |
Name of Portfolio |
Type of Fund |
Effective Date |
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC |
Fidelity Corporate Bond 1-5 Year Central Fund |
Fixed-Income |
7/20/2006 |
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC |
Fidelity Corporate Bond 1-10 Year Central Fund |
Fixed-Income |
7/20/2006 |
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC |
Fidelity Mortgage Backed Securities Central Fund |
Fixed-Income |
7/20/2006 |
Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC |
Fidelity Tactical Income Central Fund |
Fixed-Income |
9/16/2004 |
Agreed and Accepted
as of July 16, 2009
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. |
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Fidelity International Investment Advisors
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By: /s/ JS Wynant |
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By: /s/ Allan Pelvang |
Name: JS Wynant |
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Name: Allan Pelvang |
Title: Treasurer |
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Title: Director |
Exhibit (d)(41)
Schedule A
Trusts and Portfolios Covered by the Amended and Restated
Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement
dated as of August 1, 2007
between
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors)
and
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited
(currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.)
Name of Trust |
Name of Portfolio |
Type of Fund |
Effective Date |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage Securities Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Advisor Series IV |
Fidelity Institutional Short-Intermediate Government Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust |
Fidelity California Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust |
Fidelity California Short-Intermediate Tax-Free Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/25/2005 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity California AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity California Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity California Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Government Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Prime Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Tax-Exempt Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Treasury Only Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Colchester Street Trust |
Treasury Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust |
Fidelity Connecticut Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust |
Fidelity New Jersey Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity Connecticut Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity New Jersey AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Court Street Trust II |
Fidelity New Jersey Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Series Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
7/16/2009 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Series Investment Grade Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
9/18/2008 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Spartan Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund |
Fixed Income |
11/17/2005 |
Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
VIP Investment Grade Central Fund |
Fixed Income |
6/23/2006 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity Government Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Ginnie Mae Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Government Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Total Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Income Fund |
Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity MA Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Money Market Trust |
Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Money Market Trust |
Retirement Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Michigan Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Minnesota Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Ohio Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Pennsylvania Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust |
Fidelity Short-Intermediate Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Michigan Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Ohio Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust |
Fidelity New York Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity New York AMT Tax-Free Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II |
Fidelity New York Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Prime Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Tax-Exempt Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Newbury Street Trust |
Treasury Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Reserves |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund |
Money Market |
1/15/2004 |
Fidelity School Street Trust |
Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust |
Fidelity Arizona Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust |
Fidelity Maryland Municipal Income Fund |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity AMT Tax-Free Money Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity Arizona Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust II |
Fidelity Municipal Money Market Fund |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
North Carolina Capital Management Trust |
Cash Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
North Carolina Capital Management Trust |
Term Portfolio |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
Money Market Portfolio |
Money Market |
10/01/2003 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund V |
Investment Grade Bond Portfolio |
Fixed Income |
10/01/2003 |
Agreed and Accepted
as of July 16, 2009
Fidelity International Investment Advisors
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Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited
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By: /s/ Allan Pelvang |
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By: /s/ Andrew Morris |
Name: Allan Pelvang |
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Name: Andrew Morris |
Title: Director |
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Title: Director |
Exhibit (i)
Dechert
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October 5, 2009
Fidelity Income Fund
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Fidelity Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and its series Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, and Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund (the "Funds"), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Amendment") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
In connection with the opinions set forth herein, you have provided to us originals, copies or facsimile transmissions of, and we have reviewed and relied upon, among other things, copies of the following: the Amendment; the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated April 18, 2001, as amended; and the By-Laws of the Trust dated June 17, 2004 (the "By-Laws"). In addition, we have reviewed and relied upon a Certificate issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We have assumed that the By-Laws have been duly adopted by the Trustees. We have also examined such documents and questions of law as we have concluded are necessary or appropriate for purposes of the opinions expressed below.
In rendering this opinion we have assumed, without independent verification, (i) the due authority of all individuals signing in representative capacities and the genuineness of signatures; (ii) the authenticity, completeness and continued effectiveness of all documents or copies furnished to us; (iii) that any resolutions provided have been duly adopted by the Funds' Board of Trustees; (iv) that the facts contained in the instruments and certificates or statements of public officials, officers and representatives of the Funds on which we have relied for the purposes of this opinion are true and correct; and (v) that no amendments, agreements, resolutions or actions have been approved, executed or adopted which would limit, supersede or modify the items described above. Where documents are referred to in resolutions approved by the Board of Trustees, or in the Amendment, we have assumed such documents are the same as in the most recent form provided to us, whether as an exhibit to the Amendment or otherwise. When any opinion set forth below relates to the existence or standing of the Trust, such opinion is based entirely upon and is limited by the items referred to above, and we understand that the foregoing assumptions, limitations and qualifications are acceptable to you.
Fidelity Income Fund
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Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and
2. the Shares registered under the Securities Act, when issued in accordance with the terms described in the Amendment, will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal securities laws of the United States. We express no opinion herein with respect to the effect or applicability of the law of any other jurisdiction. The opinions expressed herein are solely for your benefit and may not be relied on in any manner or for any purpose by any other person.
We express no opinion as to any other matter other than as expressly set forth above and no other opinion is intended or may be inferred herefrom. The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation and hereby disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change after the date of this opinion pertaining to any matter referred to herein. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Amendment. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Dechert LLP
Dechert LLP
Exhibit (j)(1)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to Registration Statement No. 002-92661 on Form N-1A of our report dated September 29, 2009 relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Fidelity Income Fund, including Fidelity Income Replacement 2016 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2018 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2020 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2022 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2024 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2026 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2028 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2030 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2032 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2034 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2036 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2038 Fund, Fidelity Income Replacement 2040 Fund, and Fidelity Income Replacement 2042 Fund, appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Income Fund for the year ended July 31, 2009, and to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are a part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 5, 2009
Exhibit (j)(2)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 79 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Income Fund: Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond Fund of our report dated September 29, 2009 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the July 31, 2009 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
We further consent to the references to our Firm under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statements of Additional Information.
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/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Boston, Massachusetts |
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October 5, 2009 |