SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 033-60973)

 

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[X]

 

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____

[ ]

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 11

[X]

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-07319)

 

UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

[X]

 

Amendment No. 11

[X]

 

Fidelity Covington Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000

 

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

245 Summer Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective on October 18, 2013 pursuant to paragraph (b) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

<R></R>

Ticker </R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

FDIS</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

FSTA</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

FENY</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

FNCL</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

FHLC</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

FIDU</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

FTEC</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

FMAT</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

FCOM</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

FUTY</R>

<R>Principal U.S. Listing Exchange for each ETF: NYSE Arca, Inc.</R>

Prospectus

<R> October 18, 2013 </R>


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Contents

Fund Summary

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Fidelity ® MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

 

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Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

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Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF </R>

 

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Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

 

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Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

 

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Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

 

(Click Here)

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

 

(Click Here)

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

<R>

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Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF </R>

 

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Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Fund Basics

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Investment Details

 

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Valuing Shares

<R> Shareholder Information

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Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares </R>

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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions </R>

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Tax Consequences </R>

Fund Services

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Fund Management

 

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Fund Distribution

Appendix

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Additional Information about the Index

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Energy Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Financials Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Materials Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R> Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF </R>

Investment Objective

<R>The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index.</R>

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity ®
MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

None

<R> Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)
</R>

<R> Management fee

0.12% </R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R> Other expenses A

0.00% </R>

<R> Total annual operating expenses

0.12% </R>

<R> A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. </R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

<R>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. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of fund shares, which are not reflected in the example. 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> 1 year

$ 12 </R>

<R> 3 years

$ 39 </R>

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

Principal Investment Risks

Prospectus

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

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. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Investment Adviser

<R>Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.</R>

Portfolio Manager(s)

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, and Greg Savage (portfolio managers) have managed the fund since October 2013.</R>

Purchase and Sale of Shares

<R>Unlike shares of traditional mutual funds, shares of the fund are not individually redeemable and can be purchased or redeemed directly from the fund at NAV only in large increments called "Creation Units" (50,000 shares per Creation Unit) through certain participants, known as Authorized Participants, in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) or the Continuous Net Settlement System (CNSS) of the National Securities Clearing Corporation. The fund's Creation Units can be purchased and redeemed principally on an in-kind (rather than on a cash) basis for securities included in the fund's underlying index.</R>

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in much smaller increments and for cash in the secondary market through a broker. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may differ from the fund's NAV. As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market.

The fund is open for business each day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

<R>Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries</R>

<R>The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include banks, broker-dealers, retirement plan sponsors, administrators, or service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.</R>

Prospectus


Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index, which consists of securities of U.S. companies that are classified in the consumer discretionary sector according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ® ). The GICS consumer discretionary sector encompasses those industries that tend to be the most sensitive to economic cycles. Its manufacturing segment includes automotive, household durable goods, textiles and apparel and leisure equipment. The services segment includes hotels, restaurants and other leisure facilities, media production and services, and consumer retailing and services.

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

<R>BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the consumer staples sector according to the GICS. The GICS consumer staples sector comprises companies with businesses that are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages and tobacco and producers of non-durable household goods and personal products. It also includes food and drug retailing companies as well as hypermarkets and consumer super centers.</R>

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Prospectus

Fund Basics - continued

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the energy sector according to the GICS. The GICS energy sector comprises companies principally engaged in the construction or provision of oil rigs, drilling equipment and other energy related service and equipment, including seismic data collection, and companies engaged in the exploration, production, marketing, refining and/or transportation of oil and gas products, coal and other consumable fuels.

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Energy Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

<R>BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the financial sector according to the GICS. The GICS financial sector contains companies involved in activities such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, financial investment, and real estate, including REITs.</R>

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Financials Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

<R>BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the health care sector according to the GICS. The GICS health care sector encompasses two main industry groups. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supply or provide health care related services, including distributors of health care products, providers of basic health-care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations. The second group includes companies primarily involved in the research, development, production and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.</R>

Prospectus

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the industrial sector according to the GICS. The GICS industrials sector includes companies principally engaged in one of the following activities: the manufacture and distribution of capital goods, including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment and industrial machinery, the provision of commercial services and supplies, including printing, employment, environmental and office services and the provision of transportation services, including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail and transportation infrastructure.

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

<R>BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the information technology sector according to the GICS. The GICS information technology sector covers the following general areas: technology software and services, including companies that primarily develop software in various fields such as the Internet, applications, systems, databases management and/or home entertainment, and companies that provide information technology consulting and services, as well as data processing and outsourced services; technology hardware and equipment, including manufacturers and distributors of communications equipment, computers and peripherals, electronic equipment and related instruments; and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment manufacturers.</R>

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The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the materials sector according to the GICS. The GICS materials sector encompasses a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included in this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products and related packaging products, and metals, minerals and mining companies, including producers of steel.

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

<R>BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the telecommunication services sector according to the GICS. The GICS telecommunication services sector contains companies that provide communications services primarily through a fixed-line, cellular, wireless, high bandwidth and/or fiber optic cable network.</R>

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<R>The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index. </R>

<R>The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.</R>

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services 25/50 Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Investment Objective

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index.

Principal Investment Strategies

BFA invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index, which consists of U.S. companies that are classified in the utilities sector according to the GICS. The GICS utilities sector encompasses companies considered to be electric, gas or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.

The fund may not always hold all of the same securities as the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index.

The fund may not track the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index because differences between the index and the fund's portfolio can cause differences in performance. In addition, expenses, transaction costs, and differences between how and when the fund and the index are valued can cause differences in performance.

<R>The fund may concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index is concentrated. In addition, the fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in relatively few companies and may invest up to 25% in a single company. The fund is considered non-diversified.</R>

<R>In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, BFA may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.</R>

<R> BFA may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, options, and swaps, and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.</R>

If BFA's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Description of Principal Security Types

Equity securities represent an ownership interest, or the right to acquire an ownership interest, in an issuer. Different types of equity securities provide different voting and dividend rights and priority in the event of the bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants.

Principal Investment Risks

Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's NAV changes daily based on changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. A fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types 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. Because each fund's investments will be concentrated in a particular industry or group of related industries to approximately the same extent that the underlying index is concentrated, a fund's performance could depend heavily on the performance of that industry or group of industries and could be more volatile than the performance of less concentrated funds. In addition, because a fund may invest a significant percentage of its assets in a single issuer, a fund's performance could be closely tied to that one issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more diversified funds. 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 by investing in a fund.

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The following factors can significantly affect a fund's performance:

<R> Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations, especially in foreign markets, can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, stocks of companies in one sector can react differently from those in another, 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>

Industry Concentration. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or 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 group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.

The consumer discretionary industries can be significantly affected by the performance of the overall economy, interest rates, competition, and consumer confidence. Success can depend heavily on disposable household income and consumer spending. Changes in demographics and consumer tastes can also affect the demand for, and success of, consumer discretionary products.

<R>The consumer staples industries can be significantly affected by demographic and product trends, competitive pricing, food fads, marketing campaigns, and environmental factors, as well as the performance of the overall economy, interest rates, consumer confidence and the cost of commodities. Regulations and policies of various domestic and foreign governments affect agricultural products as well as other consumer staples.</R>

The energy industries can be significantly affected by fluctuations in energy prices and supply and demand of energy fuels caused by geopolitical events, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, weather or meteorological events, and tax and other government regulations.

<R>The financials industries are subject to extensive government regulation which can limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and the interest rates and fees they can charge. Profitability can be largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and the rate of corporate and consumer debt defaults, and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Financial difficulties of borrowers can negatively affect the financial services industries. Insurance companies can be subject to severe price competition. The financial services industries can be subject to relatively rapid change as distinctions between financial service segments become increasingly blurred.</R>

The health care industries are subject to government regulation and reimbursement rates, as well as government approval of products and services, which could have a significant effect on price and availability. Furthermore, the types of products or services produced or provided by health care companies quickly can become obsolete. In addition, pharmaceutical companies and other companies in the health care industries can be significantly affected by patent expirations.

<R>The industrials industries can be significantly affected by general economic trends, including employment, economic growth, and interest rates, changes in consumer sentiment and spending, commodity prices, legislation, government regulation and spending, import controls, and worldwide competition. Companies in these industries also can be adversely affected by liability for environmental damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control. </R>

The information technology industries can be significantly affected by obsolescence of existing technology, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants and general economic conditions.

The materials industries can be significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices, the exchange value of the dollar, import and export controls, and worldwide competition. At times, worldwide production of materials has exceeded demand as a result of over-building or economic downturns, which has led to commodity price declines and unit price reductions. Companies in these industries can also be adversely affected by liability for environmental damage, depletion of resources, and mandated expenditures for safety and pollution control.

<R>The telecommunication services industries, particularly telephone operating companies, are subject to both federal and state government regulations. Many telecommunications companies fiercely compete for market share and can be impacted by technology changes within the industry such as the shift from wired to wireless communications.</R>

<R>The utilities industries can be significantly affected by government regulation, financing difficulties, supply and demand of services or fuel, changes in taxation, natural resource conservation, intense competition and commodity price fluctuations.</R>

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 increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security's or instrument's value. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers. Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, or financial resources.

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Fluctuation of Net Asset Value and Share Price. The NAV of each fund's shares will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of each fund's holdings. Each fund's shares are listed on NYSE Arca and can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of each fund's shares will fluctuate in accordance with changes in NAV and supply and demand on NYSE Arca. Although a share's market price is expected to approximate its NAV, it is possible that the market price and NAV will vary significantly. As a result, you may sustain losses if you pay more than the shares' NAV when you purchase shares, or receive less than the shares' NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market. During periods of disruptions to creations and redemptions or the existence of extreme market volatility, the market price of fund shares is more likely to differ significantly from a fund's NAV.

<R>The market price of shares during the trading day, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a "bid/ask" spread charged by the exchange specialist, market makers, or other participants that trade the particular security. In times of severe market disruption, the bid/ask spread can increase significantly. At those times, shares are most likely to be traded at a discount to NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest when the price of shares is falling fastest, which may be the time that you most want to sell your shares. The Adviser believes that, under normal market conditions, large discounts or premiums to NAV will not be sustained because of arbitrage opportunities.</R>

Information about the premiums and discounts at which each fund's shares have traded is available at www.fidelity.com.

<R> Correlation to Index. The performance of a fund and its underlying index may vary somewhat due to factors such as fees and expenses of the fund, imperfect correlation between the fund's securities and those in the index, timing differences associated with additions to and deletions from the index, and changes in the shares outstanding of the component securities. A fund may not be fully invested at times as a result of cash flows into the fund. The use of sampling techniques or futures or other derivative positions may affect a fund's ability to achieve close correlation with the index.</R>

No History of an Active Trading Market/Trading Issues. Although shares are listed on NYSE Arca, there can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained. Trading of shares in the secondary market may be halted, for example, due to activation of marketwide "circuit breakers."

<R>If an index is discontinued or the Adviser's license with the sponsor of the index is terminated, the fund may substitute a different index or, alternatively, may liquidate the fund if the Board of Trustees deems it to be in the best interest of shareholders.</R>

<R>If a fund's shares are delisted from NYSE Arca, the Adviser may seek to list the fund shares on another market, merge the fund with another exchange-traded fund or traditional mutual fund, or redeem the fund shares at NAV.</R>

Shareholder Notice

Each fund has a policy of normally investing at least 80% of its assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. This policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders.

Valuing Shares

Each fund is open for business each day that the NYSE is open.

<R>NAV is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates NAV as of the close of regular trading hours on 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 NAV.</R>

To the extent that a 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.

<R>Shares of open-end funds in which each fund may invest (referred to as underlying funds) are valued at their respective NAVs. NAV is calculated using the values of any underlying funds in which it invests. Other assets (as well as assets held by an underlying Fidelity non-money market fund) are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations, official closing prices, or 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 are not readily available or, in the Adviser's opinion, are deemed unreliable for a security, then that security will be fair valued in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. For example, if, in the Adviser's opinion, a security's value 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, then that security will be fair valued in good faith by the Adviser in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. Assets held by an underlying Fidelity money market fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost.</R>

Fair value pricing is based on subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value of a security may differ materially from the value that would be realized if the security were sold.

The intraday portfolio value of a Creation Unit of a fund on a per share basis will be disseminated by NYSE Arca every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day. You should not view this intraday portfolio value as a "real-time" update of the actual NAV because the intraday portfolio value may not be calculated in the same manner as the NAV, which is computed once a day. Each fund is not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of such amount and makes no warranty as to its accuracy.

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Shareholder Information

Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares

General Information

Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is one of the world's largest providers of financial services.

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.

The DTC is a limited trust company and securities depository that facilitates the clearance and settlement of trades for its participating banks and broker-dealers. DTC has executed an agreement with FDC, each fund's distributor.

Buying and Selling Shares in the Secondary Market

<R>Shares of each fund are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, and individual investors can purchase or sell shares in the secondary market through a broker. Each fund does not impose any minimum investment for shares of a fund purchased on NYSE Arca. These transactions are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day and may be greater than a fund's NAV (premium) or less than a fund's NAV (discount). As a result, you may pay more than NAV when you purchase shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell shares, in the secondary market. If you buy or sell shares in the secondary market, you will generally incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Due to such commissions and charges, frequent trading may detract significantly from investment returns.</R>

Each fund is designed to offer investors an equity investment that can be bought and sold frequently in the secondary market without impact on a fund, and such trading activity is critical to ensuring that the market price of fund shares remains at or close to NAV. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees has not adopted policies and procedures designed to discourage excessive or short-term trading by these investors.

Each fund accommodates frequent purchases and redemptions of Creation Units by Authorized Participants and does not place a limit on purchases or redemptions of Creation Units by these investors. Each fund reserves the right, but does not have the obligation, to reject any purchase or redemption transaction at any time. In addition, each fund reserves the right to impose restrictions on disruptive, excessive, or short-term trading.

Precautionary Notes

For example, you may be deemed a statutory underwriter if you purchase Creation Units from a fund, break them down into individual fund shares, and sell such shares directly to customers, or if you choose to couple the creation of a supply of new fund shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for fund shares. A determination of whether a person is an underwriter for purposes of the Securities Act depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person's activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

Dealers who are not "underwriters" but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions), and thus dealing with shares as part of an "unsold allotment" within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, you should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(A) of the Securities Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to shares of a fund are reminded that, under Rule 153 under the Securities Act, a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on NYSE Arca is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available at NYSE Arca upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

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<R>Costs Associated with Creations and Redemptions</R>

<R>The funds may impose a creation transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units of shares. The creation and redemption transaction fees applicable to the funds are listed below. The standard creation transaction fee is charged to the Authorized Participant on the day such Authorized Participant creates a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased by the Authorized Participant on the applicable business day. Similarly, the standard redemption transaction fee is charged to the Authorized Participant on the day such Authorized Participant redeems a Creation Unit, and is the same regardless of the number of Creation Units redeemed by the Authorized Participant on the applicable business day. Creations and redemptions for cash (when cash creations and redemptions (in whole or in part) are available or specified) are also subject to a variable additional fee (up to the maximum amounts shown in the table below). This fee is intended to compensate for brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to cash transactions. In addition, purchasers and redeemers of shares in Creation Units are responsible for payment of the costs of transferring securities to or out of the funds. From time to time, the Adviser may cover the cost of any transaction fees when believed to be in the best interests of the funds.</R>

<R>The following table shows, as of October 18, 2013, the approximate value of one Creation Unit, standard fees and maximum additional transaction fees for creations and redemptions (as described above). These fees are payable only by investors who purchase shares directly from the funds. Retail investors who purchase shares through their brokerage account will not pay these fees. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may pay fees for such services.</R>

<R>Name of Fund

Approximate Value of
One Creation Unit

Standard Creation/
Redemption Transaction Fee

Maximum Additional
Creation Transaction Fee
*

Maximum Additional
Redemption Transaction Fee
* </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,075

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 350

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 500

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,500

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 850

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,000

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,200

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 425

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 150

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 275

5.0%

2.0% </R>

<R> * As a percentage of total amount invested or redeemed. </R>

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

Each fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) as capital gain distributions. If you purchased your shares in the secondary market, your broker is responsible for distributing the income and capital gain distributions to you.

Each fund normally pays dividends, if any, quarterly in March, June, September, and December and pays capital gain distributions in December.

Tax Consequences

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 investors receive are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.

For federal tax purposes, certain distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to investors as ordinary income, while certain distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, are taxable to investors 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 investors buy shares when a fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, they 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 investors receive will normally be taxable to them when they receive them.

Taxes on transactions. Purchases and sales of shares, as well as purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, may result in a capital gain or loss for federal tax purposes.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

Each fund is an exchange-traded fund.

<R>The Adviser is each fund's manager. The address of the Adviser is 1225 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-5541.</R>

<R>As of August 31, 2013, the Adviser had approximately $627.6 million in discretionary assets under management, and approximately $1.67 trillion when combined with all of its affiliates' assets under management.</R>

<R>The Adviser and the funds are seeking an exemptive order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that will permit the Adviser, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, to enter into new or amended sub-advisory agreements with one or more unaffiliated and affiliated sub-advisers without obtaining shareholder approval of such agreements. The funds' initial sole shareholder has approved the funds' use of this exemptive order once issued by the SEC and the funds and the Adviser intend to rely on the exemptive order when issued without seeking additional shareholder approval. Subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees, the Adviser has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the funds' sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement. In the event the Board of Trustees approves a sub-advisory agreement with a new sub-adviser, shareholders will be provided with information about the new sub-adviser and sub-advisory agreement.</R>

<R>As the manager, the Adviser is responsible for handling each fund's business affairs.</R>

BFA, at 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. BFA is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BFA chooses each fund's investments and places orders to buy and sell each fund's investments.

<R>As of June 30, 2013, BFA and its affiliates provided investment advisory services for assets in excess of $3.85 trillion.</R>

<R>Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui and Greg Savage are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each fund. Each portfolio manager is responsible for various functions related to portfolio management, including, but not limited to, investing cash inflows, coordinating with members of his or her portfolio management team to focus on certain asset classes, implementing investment strategy, researching and reviewing investment strategy and overseeing members of his or her portfolio management team that have more limited responsibilities.</R>

<R>Matthew Goff has been employed by BFA (formerly, Barclays Global Fund Advisors ("BGFA")) and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. ("BTC") (formerly, Barclays Global Investors, N.A. ("BGI")) as a portfolio manager since 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Goff was a portfolio manager at US Trust from 2007 to 2008, a product manager at Iris Financial Solutions from 2006 to 2007 and a product manager at MSCI Barra from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Goff has been a Portfolio Manager of each fund since October 2013.</R>

<R>Diane Hsiung has been employed by BFA and BTC as a senior portfolio manager since 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Hsiung was a portfolio manager from 2002 to 2006 for BGFA and BGI. Ms. Hsiung has been a Portfolio Manager of each fund since October 2013.</R>

<R>Jennifer Hsui has been employed by BFA and BTC as a senior portfolio manager since 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Hsui was a portfolio manager from 2006 to 2007 for BGFA and BGI. Ms. Hsui has been a Portfolio Manager of each fund since October 2013.</R>

<R>Greg Savage has been employed by BFA and BTC as a senior portfolio manager since 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Savage was a portfolio manager from 2001 to 2006 for BGFA and BGI. Mr. Savage has been a Portfolio Manager of each fund since October 2013.</R>

The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by the portfolio managers.

<R>Each fund pays a management fee to the Adviser. The management fee is calculated and paid to the Adviser every month. The Adviser pays all of the other expenses of each fund with limited exceptions.</R>

<R>Each fund's annual management fee rate is 0.12% of its average net assets.</R>

<R>The Adviser pays BFA for providing investment management services.</R>

<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract and sub-advisory agreement for each fund will be included in each fund's semi-annual report for the fiscal period ending January 31, 2014, when available.</R>

<R>From time to time, the Adviser or its affiliates may agree to reimburse or waive certain fund expenses while retaining the ability to be repaid if the expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.</R>

Reimbursement or waiver arrangements can decrease expenses and boost performance.

Fund Distribution

FDC distributes each fund's shares.

<R>Intermediaries, including retirement plan sponsors, administrators, and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), may receive from the Adviser, 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 in this section and in the SAI.</R>

<R>While each fund will not make direct payments for distribution or shareholder support services, each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to its shares. Each Plan recognizes that the Adviser 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 each fund and/or shareholder support services. The Adviser, 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 shares of each fund.</R>

Prospectus

Fund Services - continued

If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of 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.

Other Service Providers

<R>State Street Bank and Trust Company serves as each fund's transfer agent and custodian, and is located at 200 Clarendon Street, 16 th  Floor, Boston, Massachusetts and 1776 Heritage Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts, respectively.</R>

Prospectus


Appendix

Additional Information about the Index

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Consumer Discretionary Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector according to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ® ).</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Consumer Staples Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Consumer Staples sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Energy Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Energy sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Financials Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Financial sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Health Care Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Health Care sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Industrial sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Information Technology Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Information Technology sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Materials Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Materials sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Telecommunication Services Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Telecommunication Services sector according to the GICS.</R>

<R> The MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index captures the large, mid cap and small cap segments of the US market. All securities in the index are classified in the Utilities sector according to the GICS.</R>

EACH FUND IS NOT SPONSORED, ENDORSED, SOLD OR PROMOTED BY MSCI INC. (" MSCI "), ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, ANY OF ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY INVOLVED IN, OR RELATED TO, COMPILING, COMPUTING OR CREATING ANY MSCI INDEX (COLLECTIVELY, THE " MSCI PARTIES ").  THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI.  MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ARE SERVICE MARK(S) OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES AND HAVE BEEN LICENSED FOR USE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY LICENSEE.  NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN FUNDS GENERALLY OR IN THIS FUND PARTICULARLY OR THE ABILITY OF ANY MSCI INDEX TO TRACK CORRESPONDING STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE.  MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES ARE THE LICENSORS OF CERTAIN TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADE NAMES AND OF THE MSCI INDEXES WHICH ARE DETERMINED, COMPOSED AND CALCULATED BY MSCI WITHOUT REGARD TO THIS FUND OR THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY.  NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY INTO CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING, COMPOSING OR CALCULATING THE MSCI INDEXES.  NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE TIMING OF, PRICES AT, OR QUANTITIES OF THIS FUND TO BE ISSUED OR IN THE DETERMINATION OR CALCULATION OF THE EQUATION BY OR THE CONSIDERATION INTO WHICH THIS FUND IS REDEEMABLE.  FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO THE ISSUER OR OWNERS OF THIS FUND OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MARKETING OR OFFERING OF THIS FUND.

ALTHOUGH MSCI SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN OR FOR USE IN THE CALCULATION OF THE MSCI INDEXES FROM SOURCES THAT MSCI CONSIDERS RELIABLE, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES WARRANTS OR GUARANTEES THE ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.  NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE ISSUER OF THE FUND, OWNERS OF THE FUND, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, FROM THE USE OF ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.  NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INTERRUPTIONS OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MSCI INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. FURTHER, NONE OF THE MSCI PARTIES MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND THE MSCI PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO EACH MSCI INDEX AND ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN.  WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF THE MSCI PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Additional information regarding the Indexes is available on www.msci.com.

Prospectus

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). A financial report will be available once the funds have completed their first annual or semi-annual period. 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 1-800-FIDELITY. 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 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. 20549-1520. 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, 811-07319

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 and Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2013 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

The third-party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

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<R> Fidelity ® MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (FDIS), Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (FSTA), Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY), Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (FNCL), Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (FHLC), Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU), Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC), Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (FMAT), Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF (FCOM), and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY) </R>

Funds of Fidelity Covington Trust

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.

<R> October 18, 2013 </R>

This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. An annual report for each fund will be available once the fund has completed its first annual period.

<R>To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus or SAI, dated October 18, 2013, please call Fidelity at 1-800-FIDELITY or visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.</R>

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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General Description of the Funds

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Investment Policies and Limitations

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<R>Exchange Traded Fund Risks

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Portfolio Transactions

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Valuation

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Buying and Selling Information

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Distributions and Taxes

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<R>Trustees and Officers

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<R>Control of Investment Advisers

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<R>Management Contracts

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<R>Proxy Voting Guidelines

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<R>Distribution Services

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<R>Transfer and Service Agent Agreements

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<R>Description of the Trust

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<R>Fund Holdings Information

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<R>Appendix

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS

<R>Each fund is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of a specific index. Each fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis at net asset value per share (NAV) in aggregations of a specified number of shares called "Creation Units." Creation Units generally are issued in exchange for a basket of securities included in a fund's underlying index (Deposit Securities), together with the deposit of a specified cash payment (Balancing Amount). Shares are listed and traded on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca). Shares trade in the secondary market at market prices that may differ from the shares' NAV. Shares are not individually redeemable, but are redeemable only in Creation Unit aggregations, and generally in exchange for portfolio securities and a specified cash payment. A Creation Unit of the fund consists of a block of 50,000 shares. Shareholders who are not Authorized Participants (as defined herein), therefore, will not be able to purchase or redeem shares directly with or from a fund. Instead, most shareholders who are not Authorized Participants will buy and sell shares in the secondary market through a broker.</R>

<R>Each fund reserves the right to offer a "cash" option for creations and redemptions of shares under certain circumstances. Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the trust cash at least equal to 105% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities (see the section entitled "Buying and Selling Information"). In each instance of such cash creations or redemptions, a transaction fee will be imposed (see the sections entitled "Creation/Redemption Transaction Fees"). In all cases, such fees will be limited in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applicable to management investment companies offering redeemable securities.</R>

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 a 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.

A 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.

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 invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the fund's underlying index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.

For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to any investment in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities, Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo) looks through to the U.S. Government securities.

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, SelectCo looks through to the holdings of the central fund.

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.

Diversification

For each fund:

In order to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the fund currently intends to comply with certain diversification limits imposed by Subchapter M.

Subchapter M generally requires a fund to invest no more than 25% of its total assets in securities of any one issuer and to invest at least 50% of its total assets so that (a) no more than 5% of the fund's total assets are invested in securities of any one issuer, and (b) the fund does not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer. However, Subchapter M allows unlimited investments in cash, cash items, government securities (as defined in Subchapter M) and securities of other regulated investment companies. These tax requirements are generally applied at the end of each quarter of the fund's taxable year.

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 SelectCo 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 SelectCo 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 investment limitations discussed above:

For the fund's limitations on futures, options, and swap transactions, see the section entitled "Futures, Options, and Swaps" on page (Click Here).

The extent to which Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF may invest in a company that engages in securities-related activities is limited by federal securities laws.

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, techniques a fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) may employ in pursuit of the fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. A fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) 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. However, a fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) is not required to buy any particular instrument or use any particular technique even if to do so might benefit the fund.

On the following pages in this section titled "Investment Policies and Limitations," and except as otherwise indicated, references to "an adviser" or "the adviser" may relate to a fund's adviser or a sub-adviser, as applicable.

Affiliated Bank Transactions. A Fidelity 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.

Borrowing. 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 may hold uninvested cash or may invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of short-term bond or money market funds, including (for Fidelity funds and other advisory clients only) shares of Fidelity central 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. Central funds are used 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. The investment results of the portions of a Fidelity fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Notice of Exclusion. The trust, on behalf of the Fidelity funds to which this SAI relates, has filed with the National Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the CFTC promulgated thereunder, with respect to each fund's operation. Accordingly, neither a fund nor its adviser is subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool or a CPO. However, the CFTC has adopted certain rule amendments that significantly affect the continued availability of this exclusion, and may subject advisers to funds to regulation by the CFTC. As of the date of this SAI, the adviser does not expect to register as a CPO of the funds. However, there is no certainty that a fund or its adviser will be able to rely on an exclusion in the future as the fund's investments change over time. A fund may determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional CFTC regulation or may determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If a fund or its adviser operates subject to CFTC regulation, it may incur additional expenses.

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, although related proceedings can take time to resolve and results can be unpredictable.

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.

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.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are shares of other investment companies, commodity pools, or other entities that are traded on an exchange. Typically, assets underlying the ETF shares are stocks, though they may also be commodities or other instruments. An ETF may seek to replicate the performance of a specified index or may be actively managed.

Typically, ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark increases. However, in the case of inverse ETFs (also called "short ETFs" or "bear ETFs"), ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark decreases. Inverse ETFs seek to deliver the opposite of the performance of the benchmark they track and are often marketed as a way for investors to profit from, or at least hedge their exposure to, downward moving markets. Investments in inverse ETFs are similar to holding short positions in the underlying benchmark.

ETF shares are redeemable only in large blocks (typically, 50,000 shares) often called "creation units" by persons other than a fund, and are redeemed principally in-kind at each day's next calculated NAV. ETFs 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) on an intra-day basis at prices that may be above or below the value of their underlying portfolios.

Some of the risks of investing in an ETF that tracks an index 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 or other benchmark); and the risk that because an ETF is not actively managed, it cannot sell stocks or other assets as long as they are represented in the index or other benchmark. 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. ETFs also may be leveraged. Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of the index or other benchmark they track and use derivatives in an effort to amplify the returns (or decline, in the case of inverse ETFs) of the underlying index or benchmark. While leveraged ETFs may offer the potential for greater return, the potential for loss and the speed at which losses can be realized also are greater. Most leveraged and inverse ETFs "reset" daily, meaning they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Leveraged and inverse ETFs can deviate substantially from the performance of their underlying benchmark over longer periods of time, particularly in volatile periods.

Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are a type of senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by financial institutions that combines aspects of both bonds and ETFs. An ETN's returns are based on the performance of a market index or other reference asset minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN's maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index or other reference asset to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs typically do not make periodic interest payments and principal typically is not protected.

<R>ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable index. The market value of an ETN is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the index or other reference asset, and the credit rating of the ETN issuer. The market value of ETN shares may differ from their intraday indicative value. The value of an ETN may also change due to a change in the issuer's credit rating. As a result, there may be times when an ETN's share trades at a premium or discount to its NAV. Some ETNs that use leverage in an effort to amplify the returns of an underlying index or other reference asset can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Leveraged ETNs may offer the potential for greater return, but the potential for loss and speed at which losses can be realized also are greater.</R>

Exposure to Foreign and Emerging 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. From time to time, a fund's adviser and/or its affiliates may determine that, as a result of regulatory requirements that may apply to the adviser and/or its affiliates due to investments in a particular country, investments in the securities of issuers domiciled or listed on trading markets in that country above certain thresholds (which may apply at the account level or in the aggregate across all accounts managed by the adviser and its affiliates) may be impractical or undesirable. In such instances, the adviser may limit or exclude investment in a particular issuer, and investment flexibility may be restricted. There is no assurance that a fund's adviser 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 over-the-counter (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 investment or valuation 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.

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.

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. Forward contracts not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying currency. All of these instruments and transactions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will default.

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 denominated in a foreign currency 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 to protect 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.

A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in a 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 attempt to 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 an adviser'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 an adviser anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when a fund had hedged its position by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, the fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If a fund hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, the fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if a fund increases its exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, the fund will realize a loss. Foreign currency transactions involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted and that a fund's hedging strategies will be ineffective. Moreover, it is impossible to precisely forecast the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of a foreign currency forward contract. Accordingly, a fund may be required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and bear the expenses of such transaction), if an adviser's predictions regarding the movement of foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate.

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. A fund will cover its exposure to foreign currency transactions with liquid assets in compliance with applicable requirements. There is no assurance that an adviser'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 indexes, 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.

Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of the fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options.

Funds' Rights as Investors. Fidelity funds do not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund may, however, exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to a company's management, board of directors, and shareholders, and holders of a company's other securities when 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. Such activities will be monitored 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. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of such instruments and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies. If a fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

The limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.

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 date. Futures contracts are standardized, exchange-traded contracts and 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 or baskets of securities, some are based on commodities or commodities indexes (for funds that seek commodities exposure), and some are based on indexes of securities prices (including foreign indexes for funds that seek foreign exposure). Futures on indexes and futures not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying instrument. 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. A fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.

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 for the underlying instrument. 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 or the final cash settlement price, as applicable, 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 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. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a fund, but is instead a settlement between a fund and the FCM of the amount one would owe the other if the fund's contract expired. 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 also 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 not involve a clearing mechanism or related guarantees and 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.

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. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses.

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. These risks may be heightened for commodity futures contracts, which have historically been subject to greater price volatility than exists for instruments such as stocks and bonds.

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. In addition, the price of a commodity futures contract can reflect the storage costs associated with the purchase of the physical commodity.

Futures contracts on U.S. Government securities historically have reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to the manner in which the underlying U.S. Government securities reacted. To the extent, however, that a fund enters into such futures contracts, the value of these futures contracts will not vary in direct proportion to the value of the fund's holdings of U.S. Government securities. Thus, the anticipated spread between the price of the futures contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the markets. The spread also may be distorted by differences in initial and variation margin requirements, the liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

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 assets or securities, baskets of assets or securities, indexes of securities or commodities prices, and futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts). Options may be traded on an exchange or OTC. 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. Depending on the terms of the contract, upon exercise, an option may require physical delivery of the underlying instrument or may be settled through cash payments. 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 the underlying instrument's price falls 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 (but not the obligation) 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 the underlying instrument's price falls. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying instrument's price does 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 the underlying instrument's price rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If the underlying instrument's price remains 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 the underlying instrument's price falls, 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 or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, 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 should mitigate the effects of a price increase. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, 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.

Where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price to close out the put or call option on the secondary market may move more or less than the price of the related security.

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 exchange-traded 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 (swaptions), which are generally options on interest rate swaps. An option on a swap gives a party the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes (sells) an option on a swap than it will incur when it purchases an option on a swap. When a fund purchases an option on a swap, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a fund writes an option on a swap, upon exercise of the option the fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A fund that writes an option on a swap receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Whether a fund's use of options on swaps will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Options on swaps may involve risks similar to those discussed below in "Swap Agreements."

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. Under a typical equity swap agreement, a counterparty such as a bank or broker-dealer agrees to pay a 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, a fund would generally have to own other assets returning approximately the same amount as the interest rate payable by the fund under the swap agreement.

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 other factors that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If the creditworthiness of a 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 a fund will be able to do so, a 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.

A fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. In order to cover its outstanding obligations to a swap counterparty, a fund would generally be required to provide margin or collateral for the benefit of that counterparty. If a counterparty to a swap transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited temporarily or permanently in exercising its right to the return of related fund assets designated as margin or collateral in an action against the counterparty.

Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a fund's interest. A fund bears the risk that an adviser will not accurately forecast market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for a fund. If an adviser attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a fund may be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment, which could cause substantial losses for a fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments. Swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.

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, a Fidelity fund's adviser determines the liquidity of the fund's investments and, through reports from the fund's adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities.

Various factors may be considered in determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, 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).

Increasing Government Debt. The total public debt of the United States and other countries around the globe as a percent of gross domestic product has grown rapidly since the beginning of the 2008 financial downturn. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented.

A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and cause a country to sell additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that a government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. In the worst case, unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns.

On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States one level to "AA+" from "AAA." While Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed the United States' short-term sovereign credit rating as "A-1+," there is no guarantee that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services will not decide to lower this rating in the future. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services stated that its decision was prompted by its view on the rising public debt burden and its perception of greater policymaking uncertainty. The market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government may be adversely affected by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services decisions to downgrade the long-term sovereign credit rating of the United States.

Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indexes, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose values at maturity or coupon rates are determined by reference to a specific instrument, statistic, or measure.

Indexed securities also 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 particular stock indexes. 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.

Insolvency of Issuers, Counterparties, and Intermediaries. Issuers of fund portfolio securities or counterparties to fund transactions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy can pose special investment risks. In each circumstance, risk of loss, valuation uncertainty, increased illiquidity, and other unpredictable occurrences may negatively impact an investment. Each of these risks may be amplified in foreign markets, where security trading, settlement, and custodial practices can be less developed than those in the U.S. markets, and bankruptcy laws differ from those of the U.S.

As a general matter, if the issuer of a fund portfolio security is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock have priority over the claims of common stock owners. These events can negatively impact the value of the issuer's securities and the results of related proceedings can be unpredictable.

If a counterparty to a fund transaction, such as a swap transaction, a short sale, a borrowing, or other complex transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited in its ability to exercise rights to obtain the return of related fund assets or in exercising other rights against the counterparty. In addition, insolvency and liquidation proceedings take time to resolve, which can limit or preclude a fund's ability to terminate a transaction or obtain related assets or collateral in a timely fashion. Uncertainty may also arise upon the insolvency of a securities or commodities intermediary such as a broker-dealer or futures commission merchant with which a fund has pending transactions. If an intermediary becomes insolvent, while securities positions and other holdings may be protected by U.S. or foreign laws, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether these protections are available to specific trades based on the circumstances. Receiving the benefit of these protections can also take time to resolve, which may result in illiquid positions.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a Fidelity fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates. A Fidelity fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. A Fidelity fund 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 Fidelity 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 a fund's adviser. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of an investment-grade debt security, an adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

Investments by Funds of Funds or Other Large Shareholders. Certain Fidelity funds and accounts (including funds of funds) invest in other funds and may at times have substantial investments in one or more other funds.

A fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in fund shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders, or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on a fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, a fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase a fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs and affect the liquidity of a fund's portfolio. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of a fund's shares, a large redemption by such an investor could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the fund's expense ratio. Redemptions of fund shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in the fund if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the fund's shares.

When possible, Fidelity will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful. A high volume of redemption requests can impact a fund the same way as the transactions of a single shareholder with substantial investments.

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. A fund may acquire loans by buying an assignment of all or a portion of the loan from a lender or by purchasing a loan participation from a lender or other purchaser of a participation.

Lenders and 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 foreign 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.

Direct lending and 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 lender/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 lenders/purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a lender/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.

For a Fidelity fund that limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry, the 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.

Preferred Stock represents 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 and common stock.

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.

Reforms and Government Intervention in the Financial Markets. Economic downturns can trigger various economic, legal, budgetary, tax, and regulatory reforms across the globe. Instability in the financial markets in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn led the U.S. Government and other governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Reforms are ongoing and their effects are uncertain. Federal, state, local, foreign, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Reforms may also change the way in which a fund is regulated and could limit or preclude a fund's ability to achieve its investment objective or engage in certain strategies. Also, while reforms generally are intended to strengthen markets, systems, and public finances, they could affect fund expenses and the value of fund investments.

The value of a fund's holdings is also generally subject to the risk of future local, national, or global economic disturbances based on unknown weaknesses in the markets in which a fund invests. In the event of such a disturbance, the issuers of securities held by a fund may experience significant declines in the value of their assets and even cease operations, or may receive government assistance accompanied by increased restrictions on their business operations or other government intervention. In addition, it is not certain that the U.S. Government or foreign governments will intervene in response to a future market disturbance and the effect of any such future intervention cannot be predicted.

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. A fund may be limited in its ability to exercise its right to liquidate assets related to a repurchase agreement with an insolvent counterparty. A Fidelity fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser.

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. A Fidelity fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of a fund's assets and, if applicable, a fund's yield, and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities Lending. A Fidelity fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including an affiliate. Fidelity funds for which BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as sub-adviser will not lend securities to BFA or its affiliates.

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. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the 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. For a Fidelity fund, loans will be made only to parties deemed by the fund's adviser to be in good standing and when, in the adviser'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.

<R> Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies (which include business development companies (BDCs)), 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 underlying investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a fund as a result of its investment in shares of one or more other investment companies generally are referred to as "acquired fund fees and expenses" and may appear as a separate line item in a fund's prospectus fee table. For certain investment companies, such as BDCs, these expenses may be significant. 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.</R>

The securities of closed-end funds may be leveraged. As a result, a fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities. An investment in securities of closed-end funds that use leverage may expose a fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the fund's long-term returns on such securities will be diminished.

The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies may be limited by federal securities laws.

A fund that seeks to track the performance of a particular index could invest in investment companies that seek to track the performance of indexes other than the index that the fund seeks to track.

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. A fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.

Structured Securities (also called "structured notes") are derivative debt securities, the interest rate on or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The value of the interest rate on and/or the principal of structured securities is determined by reference to changes in the value of a reference instrument ( e.g., a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, commodity, or index) or the relative change in two or more reference instruments. A structured security 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 or interest rate 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 security may be calculated as a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s); therefore, the value of such structured security may be very volatile. Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities. In addition, because structured securities generally are traded over-the-counter, structured securities are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the structured security, and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates.

Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a Fidelity fund may pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.

If a bank account is 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 account, the transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the account in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank account overnight. Any risks associated with such an account are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.

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.

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.

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND RISKS

Continuous Offering. The method by which Creation Units of shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of shares are issued and sold by a fund on an ongoing basis, at any point a "distribution," as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act.

For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), each fund's distributor, breaks them down into constituent shares, and sells such shares directly to customers, or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for shares. A determination of whether one is an underwriter for purposes of the 1933 Act must take into account all the facts and circumstances pertaining to the activities of the broker-dealer or its client in the particular case, and the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter.

Broker-dealer firms should also note that dealers who are not "underwriters," but are effecting transactions in shares of a fund, whether or not participating in the distribution of shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(a)(3) of the 1933 Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. As a result, broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not underwriters but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions) and thus dealing with the shares that are part of an overallotment within the meaning of Section 4(a)(3)(A) of the 1933 Act would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(a)(3) of the 1933 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to shares of each fund are reminded that, under Rule 153 under the 1933 Act, a prospectus-delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the 1933 Act owed to an exchange member in connection with a sale on NYSE Arca is satisfied by the fact that the prospectus is available from NYSE Arca upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on an exchange.

Listing and Trading. Shares of each fund have been approved for listing and trading on NYSE Arca. Each fund's shares trade on NYSE Arca at prices that may differ to some degree from their NAV. There can be no assurance that the requirements of NYSE Arca necessary to maintain the listing of each fund's shares will continue to be met.

As in the case of other publicly-traded securities, brokers' commissions on transactions will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels.

In order to provide investors with a basis to gauge whether the market price of each fund's shares on NYSE Arca is approximately consistent with the current value of the assets of each fund on a per share basis, an intraday portfolio value of a Creation Unit of each fund on a per share basis will be disseminated every fifteen seconds throughout the trading day through the facilities of the NYSE Arca Dissemination Service. Each fund is not involved in, or responsible for, the calculation or dissemination of such amount and makes no warranty as to its accuracy.

The principal trading market for stocks in an underlying index can be expected to be on NYSE Arca. The existence of a liquid trading market for certain securities may depend on whether dealers will make a market in such securities. There can be no assurance that such a market will be made or maintained or that any such market will be or remain liquid. The price at which securities may be sold and the value of each fund's shares will be adversely affected if trading markets for each fund's portfolio securities are limited or absent, or if bid/ask spreads are wide.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of a fund by BFA pursuant to authority contained in the management contract and the sub-advisory agreement.

BFA may be responsible for the placement of portfolio securities transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.

A fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in shares of open-end investment companies (including any underlying central funds), but it may incur such costs when it invests directly in other types of securities.

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 a fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by a 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. New issues of equity and fixed-income securities may also be purchased in underwritten fixed price offerings.

The Trustees of each fund periodically review BFA's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio securities transactions on behalf of each fund. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by each fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.

BFA.

BFA assumes general supervision over placing orders on behalf of each fund for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities. In selecting brokers or dealers for any transaction in portfolio securities, BFA's policy is to make such selection based on factors deemed relevant, including but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the reasonableness of the commission or mark-up or mark-down, if any, execution capability, settlement capability, back office efficiency and the financial condition of the broker or dealer, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis. The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid is evaluated by BFA based upon its knowledge of available information as to the general level of commissions paid by other institutional investors for comparable services. Brokers may also be selected because of their expertise in certain markets or with certain securities, or their ability to handle special or difficult executions, such as may be involved in large block trades, less liquid securities, broad distributions, or other circumstances. BFA does not consider the provision or value of research, products or services a broker or dealer may provide, if any, as a factor in the selection of a broker or dealer or the determination of the reasonableness of commissions paid in connection with portfolio transactions. The funds have adopted policies and procedures that prohibit the consideration of sales of each fund's shares as a factor in the selection of a broker or a dealer to execute its portfolio transactions and BFA is required to adhere to such policies.

Each fund's purchase and sale orders for securities may be combined with those of other investment companies, clients or accounts that BFA or its affiliates manage or advise and for which they have brokerage placement authority. If purchases or sales of portfolio securities of each fund and one or more other accounts managed or advised by BFA or its affiliates are considered at or about the same time, transactions in such securities are allocated among each fund and the other accounts in a manner deemed equitable to all by BFA and its affiliates. In some cases, this procedure could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security as far as each fund is concerned. However, in other cases, it is possible that the ability to participate in volume transactions and to negotiate lower transaction costs will be beneficial to each fund. BFA and its affiliates may deal, trade and invest for their own account in the types of securities in which each fund may invest. BFA and its affiliates may, from time to time, effect trades on behalf of and for the account of each fund with brokers or dealers that are affiliated with BFA, in conformity with the 1940 Act and SEC rules and regulations. Under these provisions, any commissions paid to affiliated brokers or dealers must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions charged by other brokers or dealers in comparable transactions. Each fund will not deal with affiliates in principal transactions unless permitted by applicable SEC rules or regulations, or by SEC exemptive order.

VALUATION

<R> NAV is the value of a single share. NAV is computed by adding the value of the fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.</R>

<R>The value of fund shares bought and sold in the secondary market is driven by market price. The price of these shares, like the price of all traded securities, is subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the portfolio securities held by a fund. Secondary market shares, available for purchase or sale on an intraday basis, do not have a fixed relationship either to the previous day's NAV nor the current day's NAV. Prices in the secondary market, therefore, may be below, at, or above the most recently calculated NAV of such shares.</R>

<R>The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for pricing, but has delegated day-to-day valuation oversight responsibilities to SelectCo. SelectCo has established the SelectCo Fair Value Committee (SelectCo Committee) to fulfill these oversight responsibilities. The SelectCo Committee may rely on information and recommendations provided by the FMR Fair Value Committee (FMR Committee) or other affiliates of SelectCo in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, including the fair valuation of securities.</R>

<R>Shares of open-end investment companies (including any underlying central funds) held by a fund are valued at their respective NAVs.</R>

<R>Portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying money market central fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Generally, other portfolio securities and assets held by a fund, as well as portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying non-money market central fund, are valued as follows:</R>

Most equity securities are valued at the official closing price or the last reported sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the last quoted bid price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded.

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.

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 at amortized cost, which approximates current value.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement or closing price. Options are valued at their market quotations, if available. Swaps are valued daily using quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers.

Prices described above are obtained from pricing services that have been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available and the funds may use more than one of these services. The funds may also discontinue the use of any pricing service at any time. SelectCo engages in oversight activities with respect to the fund's pricing services, which includes, among other things, testing the prices provided by pricing services prior to calculation of a fund's NAV, conducting periodic due diligence meetings, and periodically reviewing the methodologies and inputs used by these services.

Foreign securities and instruments are valued in their local currency following the methodologies described above. Foreign securities, instruments and currencies are translated to U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a pricing service as of the close of regular trading on NYSE Arca, which uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate based on days to maturity between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

<R>Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available or, in the opinion of the FMR Committee or the SelectCo Committee, are deemed unreliable will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee or the SelectCo Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. For example, if, in the opinion of the FMR Committee or the SelectCo Committee, a security's value 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 fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee or the SelectCo Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. In fair valuing a security, the FMR Committee and the SelectCo Committee may consider factors including price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers, and off-exchange institutional trading.</R>

BUYING AND SELLING INFORMATION

Book-Entry Only System. The Depository Trust Company (DTC) acts as securities depository for the shares. Shares of each fund are represented by securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Certificates will not be issued for shares.

DTC, a limited-purpose trust company, was created to hold securities of its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among DTC participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers, and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly.

Beneficial ownership of shares is limited to DTC participants and persons holding interests through DTC participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in shares (owners of beneficial interests are referred to herein as Beneficial Owners) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC participants) and on the records of DTC participants (with respect to indirect DTC participants and Beneficial Owners that are not DTC participants). Beneficial Owners will receive from or through a DTC participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of shares.

Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial Owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the trust a listing of the shares of each fund held by each DTC participant. The trust shall inquire of each such DTC participant as to the number of Beneficial Owners holding fund shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC participant. The trust shall provide each such DTC participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial Owners. In addition, the trust shall pay to each such DTC participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Share distributions shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC participants' accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in shares of each fund as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC participants to indirect DTC participants and Beneficial Owners of shares held through such DTC participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a "street name," and will be the responsibility of such DTC participants.

The trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial Owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests, or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC participants or the relationship between such DTC participants and the indirect DTC participants and Beneficial Owners owning through such DTC participants.

DTC may decide to discontinue providing its service with respect to shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the trust shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such a replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of shares, unless the trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to NYSE Arca.

Creation Units. The trust issues and redeems shares of each fund only in Creation Unit aggregations on a continuous basis through FDC, without a sales load, at its NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined herein), of an order in proper form. An Authorized Participant that is not a "qualified institutional buyer," as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act, will not be able to receive, as part of a redemption, restricted securities eligible for resale under Rule 144A.

<R>Each Creation Unit consists of a block of 50,000 shares. </R>

A "Business Day" with respect to each fund is any day on which NYSE is open for business. As of the date of the prospectus, NYSE observes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day (Washington's Birthday) (U.S.), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day (U.S.), Labor Day (U.S.), Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) and Christmas Day.

To be eligible to place orders to purchase a Creation Unit of each fund, an entity must be an "Authorized Participant" which is either (i) a "Participating Party," i.e., broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), a clearing agency that is registered with the SEC (the Clearing Process); or (ii) a DTC participant, and, in each case, must have executed an agreement with FDC, with respect to creations and redemptions of Creation Units (Participant Agreement). All shares of each fund, however created, will be entered on the records of DTC in the name of Cede & Co. for the account of a DTC participant.

Each fund reserves the right to adjust the prices of fund shares and the number of shares in a Creation Unit in the future to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits, which would have no effect on the net assets of each fund.

Portfolio Deposit. The consideration for purchase of a Creation Unit generally consists of an in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities (Deposit Securities) constituting a sampling representation of the stocks included in each fund's underlying index together with a deposit of a specified cash payment (Cash Component) computed as described herein. Alternatively, each fund may issue and redeem Creation Units in exchange for a specified all-cash payment (Cash Deposit). Together, the Deposit Securities and the Cash Component or, alternatively, the Cash Deposit, constitute the "Portfolio Deposit," which represents the minimum initial and subsequent investment amount for a Creation Unit. In the event each fund requires Deposit Securities and a Cash Component in consideration for purchasing a Creation Unit, the function of the Cash Component is to compensate for any differences between the NAV per Creation Unit and the Deposit Amount (as defined below). The Cash Component would be an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares (per Creation Unit) and the "Deposit Amount," which is an amount equal to the market value of the Deposit Securities. If the Cash Component is a positive number (the NAV per Creation Unit exceeds the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will deliver the Cash Component. If the Cash Component is a negative number (the NAV per Creation Unit is less than the Deposit Amount), the Authorized Participant will receive the Cash Component. Computation of the Cash Component excludes any stamp duty or other similar fees and expenses payable upon transfer of beneficial ownership of the Deposit Securities, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Authorized Participant.

<R>SelectCo, or its agent, makes available through FDC or the transfer agent (through the NSCC) on each Business Day, prior to the opening of trading on the NYSE (currently 9:30 a.m. Eastern time), the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security and the amount of the Cash Component (or Cash Deposit) to be included in the current Portfolio Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for each fund. Such Portfolio Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units until such time as the next-announced Portfolio Deposit composition is made available. </R>

<R>The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities and the amount of the Cash Component (or Cash Deposit) required for a Portfolio Deposit for each fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events, such as stock dividends, splits, and rights issues, are reflected from time to time by SelectCo with a view to the investment objective of each fund. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the securities constituting each fund's underlying index. Each fund reserves the right to permit the substitution of an amount of cash ( i.e., a cash in lieu amount) to replace any Deposit Security which may, among other reasons, not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery, not be eligible for transfer through the systems of DTC, the Federal Reserve System or the Clearing Process, not be permitted to be re-registered in the name of the trust as a result of an in-kind purchase order pursuant to local law or market convention, restricted under the securities laws or which may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant or the investor for which it is acting. In such cases where a fund purchases portfolio securities with cash, the Authorized Participant will reimburse the fund for, among other things, any difference between the market value at which the securities were purchased by the fund and the cash in lieu amount (which amount, at SelectCo's discretion, may be capped), applicable registration fees and taxes. Brokerage commissions incurred in connection with a fund's acquisition of Deposit Securities will be at the expense of the fund and will affect the value of all shares of the fund; but SelectCo may adjust the transaction fee to the extent the composition of the Deposit Securities changes or cash in lieu is added to the Cash Component to protect ongoing shareholders. The adjustments described above will reflect changes, known to SelectCo on the date of the announcement to be in effect by the time of delivery of the Portfolio Deposit, in the composition of the underlying index being tracked by each fund or resulting from certain corporate actions. </R>

<R> Procedures for Creation Unit Purchases. All purchase orders must be placed for one or more Creation Units. All orders to purchase Creation Units must be received by FDC or its agent no later than the closing time of regular trading hours on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) (the Closing Time), or one hour prior to the Closing Time (ordinarily 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time) in the case of nonconforming orders, in each case on the date such order is placed in order for the creation of Creation Units to be effected based on the NAV of shares of each fund as next determined on such date after receipt of the order in proper form. A nonconforming order may be placed by an Authorized Participant in the event that a fund permits the substitution of an amount of cash to be added to the Cash Component to replace any Deposit Security. The date on which an order to purchase Creation Units (or an order to redeem Creation Units as discussed below) is placed is referred to as the "Transmittal Date." Orders must be transmitted by an Authorized Participant by telephone or other transmission method acceptable to FDC pursuant to procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement. Severe economic or market disruptions or changes, or telephone or other communications failure may impede the ability to reach FDC or an Authorized Participant. </R>

All orders to purchase Creation Units shall be placed with an Authorized Participant, as applicable, in the form required by such Authorized Participant. In addition, the Authorized Participant may request the investor to make certain representations or enter into agreements with respect to the order, including payments of cash to pay the Cash Component, when required. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not have executed a Participant Agreement and that, therefore, orders to purchase Creation Units have to be placed by the investor's broker through an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. In such cases there may be additional charges to such investor. At any given time, there may be only a limited number of broker-dealers that have executed a Participant Agreement.

<R>Those placing orders to purchase Creation Units should afford sufficient time to permit proper submission of the order to FDC or its agent prior to the applicable deadlines on the Transmittal Date. Authorized participants may ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effecting such transfer of Deposit Securities and Cash Component. </R>

Portfolio Deposits must be delivered through the Federal Reserve System (for cash and government securities) and through DTC (for corporate and municipal securities) by an Authorized Participant that has executed a Participant Agreement. The Portfolio Deposit transfer must be ordered by the Authorized Participant on the Transmittal Date in a timely fashion so as to ensure the delivery of the requisite number of Deposit Securities through DTC to the account of each fund by no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern time of the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date. In certain cases Authorized Participants will purchase and redeem Creation Units of each fund on the same Transmittal Date. In these instances, each fund reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis.

<R>All questions as to the number of Deposit Securities to be delivered, and the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) for the deposit of any tendered securities, will be determined by each fund, whose determination shall be final and binding. For purchase orders composed solely of a Cash Component the amount of cash equal to the Cash Component must be transferred directly to each fund's custodian through the Federal Reserve Bank wire transfer system in a timely manner so as to be received by each fund's custodian no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the next Business Day immediately following such Transmittal Date. An order to purchase Creation Units is deemed received by FDC on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received by FDC or its agent not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on such Transmittal Date; and (ii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. However, if each fund's custodian does not receive the required Deposit Securities together with the associated Cash Component by 1:00 p.m. or, with respect to purchase orders composed solely of a Cash Component, the Cash Component by 10:00 a.m. on the next Business Day immediately following the Transmittal Date, such order will be deemed not in proper form and canceled. Upon written notice to FDC, such canceled order may be resubmitted the following Business Day using a Portfolio Deposit as newly constituted to reflect the next calculated NAV of each fund. The delivery of Creation Units so purchased will occur not later than the third (3rd) Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by FDC. </R>

<R>FDC or its agent will inform the transfer agent, SelectCo and each fund's custodian upon receipt of a purchase order. The custodian will then provide such information to the appropriate subcustodian. The custodian will cause the subcustodian to maintain an account into which the Deposit Securities (or the cash value of all or part of such securities, in the case of a permitted or required cash purchase or "cash in lieu" amount) will be delivered. Deposit Securities must be delivered to an account maintained at the applicable local custodian. The trust must also receive, on or before the contractual settlement date, immediately available or same day funds estimated by the custodian to be sufficient to pay the Cash Component next determined after receipt in proper form of the purchase order, together with the purchase transaction fee described below. </R>

<R>Once the trust has accepted a purchase order, the trust will confirm the issuance of a Creation Unit of a fund against receipt of payment, at such NAV as will have been calculated after receipt in proper form of such order. FDC or its agent will then transmit a confirmation of acceptance of such order. </R>

Creation Units will not be issued until the transfer of good title to the trust of the Deposit Securities and the payment of the Cash Component have been completed. When the subcustodian has confirmed to the custodian that the required Deposit Securities (or the cash value thereof) have been delivered to the account of the relevant subcustodian, FDC and SelectCo will be notified of such delivery and the trust will issue and cause the delivery of the Creation Units.

<R>Creation Units may be created in advance of receipt by each fund of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a value greater than the NAV of the shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component (including any Transaction Fees), plus (ii) 105% of the market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (Additional Cash Deposit). The order shall be deemed to be received on the Business Day on which the order is placed provided that the order is placed in proper form prior to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on such date and federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with each fund's custodian by 10:00 a.m. Eastern time the following Business Day. If the order is not placed in proper form by 3:00 p.m. or federal funds in the appropriate amount are not received by 10:00 a.m. the next Business Day, then the order may be deemed to be rejected and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to each fund for losses, if any, resulting there from. An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with each fund, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with each fund in an amount at least equal to 105% of the daily marked to market value of the missing Deposit Securities. In the sole discretion of each fund following the Business Day on which the order was received a fund may use the cash on deposit to purchase the missing Deposit Securities. Authorized Participants will be liable to each fund for the costs incurred by each fund in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by FDC plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases and the Authorized Participant shall be liable to the fund for any shortfall between the cost to the fund of purchasing any missing Deposit Securities and the value of the collateral. Each fund will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by FDC or purchased by each fund and deposited into each fund.</R>

<R> Acceptance of Purchase Orders. Each fund reserves the absolute right to reject a purchase order transmitted to it by FDC if (i) the order is not in proper form; (ii) the investor(s), upon obtaining the shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding shares of each fund; (iii) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to each fund; (iv) acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would, in the opinion of the fund, be unlawful; (v) acceptance of the Portfolio Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of each fund or SelectCo, have an adverse effect on each fund or the rights of beneficial owners; or (vi) in the event that circumstances outside the control of each fund, make it impossible to process creation orders for all practical purposes. Examples of such circumstances include, without limitation, acts of God; public service or utility problems such as earthquakes, fires, floods, extreme weather conditions, and power outages resulting in telephone, telecopy, and computer failures; wars; civil or military disturbances, including acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions; terrorism; sabotage; epidemics; riots; labor disputes; market conditions or activities causing trading halts; systems failures involving computer or other information systems affecting each fund, SelectCo, BFA, FDC, DTC, NSCC, the transfer agent, or any other participant in the purchase process, and similar extraordinary events. Each fund and FDC has the right to require information to determine beneficial share ownership for purposes of (ii) above should it so choose or to rely on a certification from a broker-dealer who is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. as to the cost basis of Deposit Securities. If creations are on an in-kind basis, the fund further reserves the absolute right to reject or suspend an order transmitted to it by FDC and/or the transfer agent in respect of the fund if: (i) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the fund; or (ii) for any other reasons as specified herein. FDC or the fund shall notify a prospective purchaser of a Creation Unit and/or the Authorized Participant acting on the purchaser's behalf, of its rejection of the purchaser's order. Each fund, the transfer agent, and FDC are under no duty, however, to verify or give notification of any defects or irregularities in any written order or in the delivery of a Portfolio Deposit, nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. </R>

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Redemption of Creation Units. Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by each fund through the transfer agent and only on a Business Day through an Authorized Participant that has entered into a Participant Agreement. Each fund will not redeem shares in amounts less than Creation Unit-size aggregations. Beneficial Owners must accumulate enough shares to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such shares redeemed by each fund. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

<R>SelectCo through FDC or the transfer agent (through the NSCC) makes available immediately prior to the opening of trading on NYSE (currently 9:30 a.m. Eastern time) on each Business Day, the identity of the basket of securities (Fund Securities) that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day for each fund. </R>

<R>The redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit may consist of Fund Securities - as announced by SelectCo, or its agent, on the Business Day of the request for redemption received in proper form - plus cash in an amount equal to the difference between the NAV of the shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of the request in proper form, and the value of the Fund Securities (Cash Redemption Amount), less a redemption transaction fee and any variable fee as listed below. In the event that the Fund Securities have a value greater than the NAV of the shares being redeemed, a compensating cash payment to a fund equal to the differential plus the applicable redemption transaction fee is required to be made by or through an Authorized Participant by the redeeming shareholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each fund will substitute a cash-in-lieu amount to replace any Fund Security that is a non-deliverable instrument. The amount of the cash paid out in such cases will be equivalent to the value of the instrument listed as a Fund Security. </R>

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to each fund (i) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (ii) for any period during which trading on the NYSE is suspended or restricted; (iii) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares or determination of each fund's NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (iv) in such other circumstances as is permitted by the SEC.

<R>Orders to redeem Creation Units must be delivered through an Authorized Participant. An order to redeem Creation Units is deemed received by each fund on the Transmittal Date if (i) such order is received in proper form by the transfer agent not later than the Closing Time (or one hour prior to the Closing Time (ordinarily 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time) for nonconforming orders) on such Transmittal Date; (ii) such order is accompanied or followed by the requisite number of shares of each fund and the Cash Redemption Amount specified in such order, which delivery must be made through DTC to each fund's custodian no later than 1:00 p.m., for the shares, and 3:00 p.m., for the Cash Redemption Amount, Eastern time on the next Business Day following such Transmittal Date (the DTC Cut-Off-Time); and (iii) all other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement are properly followed. The requisite Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount will be transferred by the third (3rd) Business Day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received, which will generally be no more than seven (7) days after such request for redemption but may be up to fifteen days for funds that invest in foreign securities. In certain cases, Authorized Participants will redeem and purchase Creation Units of each fund on the same Transmittal Date. In these instances, each fund reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis. </R>

If each fund determines, based on information available to each fund when a redemption request is submitted by an Authorized Participant, that: (i) the short interest of each fund in the marketplace is greater than or equal to 100%; and (ii) the orders in the aggregate from all Authorized Participants redeeming shares on a Business Day represent 25% or more of the outstanding shares of each fund, such Authorized Participant will be required to verify to each fund the accuracy of its representations that are deemed to have been made by submitting a request for redemption. If, after receiving notice of the verification requirement, the Authorized Participant does not verify the accuracy of its representations that are deemed to have been made by submitting a request for redemption in accordance with this requirement, its redemption request will be considered not to have been received in proper form.

<R>To the extent contemplated by an Authorized Participant's agreement, in the event the Authorized Participant has submitted a redemption request in proper form but is unable to transfer all or part of the Creation Units to be redeemed to FDC, on behalf of each fund, at or prior to the closing time of regular trading on the NYSE on the date such redemption request is submitted, FDC will nonetheless accept the redemption request in reliance on the undertaking by the Authorized Participant to deliver the missing fund shares as soon as possible, which undertaking shall be secured by the Authorized Participant's delivery and maintenance of collateral consisting of cash having a value (marked to market daily) at least equal to 105% of the value of the missing fund shares. The current procedures for collateralization of missing shares require, among other things, that any cash collateral shall be in the form of U.S. dollars in immediately-available funds and shall be held by each fund and marked to market daily, and that the fees of each fund and any sub-custodians in respect of the delivery, maintenance, and redelivery of the cash collateral shall be payable by the Authorized Participant. The Participant Agreement will permit each fund to purchase the missing fund shares or acquire the Deposit Securities and the Balancing Amount underlying such shares at any time and will subject the Authorized Participant to liability for any shortfall between the cost to each fund of purchasing such shares, Deposit Securities or Balancing Amount and the value of the collateral. The calculation of the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered upon redemption will be made by Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC) according to the procedures set forth in the section entitled "Valuation" computed on the Business Day on which a redemption order is deemed received by the transfer agent. Therefore, if a conforming redemption order in proper form is submitted to the transfer agent by an Authorized Participant not later than Closing Time, or 3:00 p.m. Eastern time in the case of nonconforming orders, on the Transmittal Date, and the requisite number of shares of each fund are delivered to each fund's custodian prior to the DTC Cut-Off-Time, then the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be determined by FSC on such Transmittal Date. If, however, a conforming redemption order is submitted to the transfer agent by an Authorized Participant not later than the Closing Time, or 3:00 p.m. Eastern time in the case of nonconforming orders, on the Transmittal Date but either (i) the requisite number of shares of each fund and the Cash Redemption Amount are not delivered by the DTC Cut-Off-Time as described above on the next Business Day following the Transmittal Date, or (ii) the redemption order is not submitted in proper form, then the redemption order will not be deemed received as of the Transmittal Date. In such case, the value of the Fund Securities and the Cash Redemption Amount to be delivered will be computed as of the Closing Time on the Business Day that such order is deemed received by the transfer agent, i.e., the Business Day on which the shares of each fund are delivered through DTC to FDC by the DTC Cut-Off-Time on such Business Day pursuant to a properly submitted redemption order. </R>

<R>If it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities, each fund may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming Beneficial Owner will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash that each fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its shares based on the NAV of shares of each fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper from (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset each fund's brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). </R>

Redemption of shares for Fund Securities will be subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and each fund (whether or not it otherwise permits cash redemptions) reserves the right to redeem Creation Units for cash to the extent that each fund could not lawfully deliver specific Fund Securities upon redemptions or could not do so without first registering the Fund Securities under such laws. An Authorized Participant or a Beneficial Owner for which it is acting subject to a legal restriction with respect to a particular stock included in the Fund Securities is applicable to the redemption if a Creation Unit may be paid an equivalent amount of cash. The Authorized Participant may request the redeeming Beneficial Owner of the shares to complete an order form or to enter into agreements with respect to such matters as compensating cash payment.

In connection with taking delivery of shares for Fund Securities upon redemption of Creation Units, a redeeming shareholder or entity acting on behalf of a redeeming shareholder must maintain appropriate custody arrangements with a qualified broker-dealer, bank or other custody providers in each jurisdiction in which any of the Fund Securities are customarily traded, to which account such Fund Securities will be delivered. If neither the redeeming shareholder nor the entity acting on behalf of a redeeming shareholder has appropriate arrangements to take delivery of the Fund Securities in the applicable foreign jurisdiction and it is not possible to make other such arrangements, or if it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities in such jurisdictions, the trust may, in its discretion, exercise its option to redeem such shares in cash, and the redeeming shareholder will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash.

Deliveries of redemption proceeds generally will be made within three Business Days. Due to the schedule of holidays in certain countries, however, the delivery of redemption proceeds may take longer than three Business Days after the day on which the redemption request is received in proper form. In such cases, the local market settlement procedures will not commence until the end of the local holiday periods.

<R>The proclamation of new holidays, the treatment by market participants of certain days as "informal holidays" ( e.g., days on which no or limited securities transactions occur, as a result of substantially shortened trading hours), the elimination of existing holidays or changes in local securities delivery practices, could affect the information set forth herein at some time in the future. </R>

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<R> Creation/Redemption Transaction Fees The funds may impose a "Transaction Fee" on investors purchasing or redeeming Creation Units. The Transaction Fee will be limited to amounts that have been determined by SelectCo to be appropriate. The purpose of the Transaction Fee is to protect the existing shareholders of the funds from the dilutive costs associated with the purchase and redemption of Creation Units. Where the funds permit cash creations (or redemptions) or cash in lieu of depositing one or more Deposit Securities, the purchaser (or redeemer) may be assessed a higher Transaction Fee to offset the transaction cost to the funds of buying (or selling) those particular Deposit Securities. To the extent a purchase/redemption transaction consists of in-kind securities and/or cash, the standard fee applies and an additional transaction fee (up to the maximum amounts shown in the table below) may also be imposed. Each fund reserves the right to not impose the additional transaction fee or to vary the amount of the additional transaction fee, up to the maximum listed below, depending on the materiality of the fund's actual transaction costs incurred or where FDC believes that not imposing or varying the additional transaction fee would be in the fund's interest. Actual transaction costs may vary depending on the time of day an order is received or the nature of the securities. Investors bear the costs of transferring Fund Securities to/from each fund to/from their account or on their order. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services. Every purchaser of a Creation Unit will receive a prospectus that contains disclosure about the Transaction Fees, including the maximum amount of the additional transaction fee charged by the funds.</R>

<R>The following table shows, as of October 18, 2013, the approximate value of one Creation Unit of the funds and sets forth the standard transaction fees and maximum additional transaction fees for creations and redemptions.</R>

<R> Name of Fund

Approximate
Value of One
Creation Unit

Standard
Creation/
Redemption
Transaction Fee

Maximum
Additional
Creation
Transaction Fee *

Maximum
Additional
Redemption
Transaction Fee *</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,075

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 350

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 500

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,500

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 850

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,000

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 1,200

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 425

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 150

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

$ 1,250,000

$ 275

5.0%

2.0%</R>

<R>* As a percentage of total amount invested or redeemed.</R>

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Dividends. A portion of each 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 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).

Capital Gain Distributions. Each fund's long-term capital gain distributions are federally taxable to shareholders generally as capital gains.

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.

Sales of Listed Shares. Gain or loss that is recognized on the sale of exchange-listed shares generally will be characterized as long-term capital gain or loss for shares that have been held for more than one year and as short-term capital gain or loss for shares that have been held for one year or less.

Purchase of Creation Units. The purchase of Creation Units generally will be a taxable event for the person who transfers securities in exchange for Creation Units but generally will not be a taxable event for the fund. The transferor will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between (a) the sum of the fair market value of the Creation Units (which may differ from their NAV) and any Balancing Amount that is received and (b) the sum of the transferor's basis in the transferred securities, transaction fees and any Balancing Amount that is paid. Gain or loss generally will be capital and will be long-term or short-term depending on whether the transferred securities have been held for more than one year. The purchase of Creation Units may trigger application of the wash sale rules for federal tax purposes.

Redemption of Creation Units. The redemption of Creation Units generally will be a taxable event for the person who receives securities in exchange for Creation Units but generally will not be a taxable event for the fund. The recipient will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between (a) the sum of the fair market value of the securities and any Cash Redemption Amount that is received and (b) the sum of the basis of the Creation Unit shares, transaction fees and any Cash Redemption Amount that is paid. Gain or loss generally will be capital and will be long-term or short-term depending on whether Creation Units have been held for more than one year. The redemption of Creation Units may be treated as a wash sale for federal tax purposes.

Foreign Tax Credit or Deduction. Foreign governments may impose withholding taxes on dividends and interest earned by a fund with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. Because each fund does not currently anticipate that securities of foreign issuers or underlying regulated investment companies will constitute more than 50% of its total assets at the end of its fiscal year, or fiscal quarter, respectively, 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 Funds. Each 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 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 (if the fiscal year is other than the calendar year), 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 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 a fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

<R>The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each fund's performance. David A. Rosow, Garnett A. Smith, and Michael E. Wiley oversee 64 funds. Ronald P. O'Hanley, Ned C. Lautenbach, and William S. Stavropoulos, oversee 230 funds.</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 of Mr. Lautenbach and Mr. Stavropoulos has indicated that he expects to resign his position on the Board effective July 31, 2014. 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>

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Funds' Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the funds, is provided below.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Ronald P. O'Hanley is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Michael E. Wiley serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

<R>Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's sector portfolios. Other Boards oversee Fidelity's equity and high income funds, and Fidelity's investment grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.</R>

<R>The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged SelectCo and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds' business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through SelectCo, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds' exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), SelectCo's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees."</R>

Interested Trustee *:

Correspondence intended for the Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Ronald P. O'Hanley (1957)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Mr. O'Hanley is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain funds. Mr. O'Hanley also serves as a Trustee of other Fidelity funds (2011-present), and is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a Member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustee has been determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with SelectCo.

+ The information above includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

David A. Rosow (1942)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Mr. Rosow is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Rosow served as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds (2012-2013).

Garnett A. Smith (1947)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present). Mr. Smith served as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds (2012-2013).

William S. Stavropoulos (1939)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Mr. Stavropoulos serves as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).

Michael E. Wiley (1950)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Mr. Wiley serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of Fidelity's Sector Portfolios (2013-present). Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.

Executive Officers :

<R>Except for Anthony R. Rochte, correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Correspondence intended for Mr. Rochte may be sent to SelectCo, 1225 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-5541.</R>

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

President and Treasurer. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present), Deputy Treasurer (2008-present), and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Sector Portfolios (2008-2013), Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Anthony R. Rochte (1968)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Vice President. Mr. Rochte serves as President of SelectCo (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Rochte served as Senior Managing Director and head of State Street Global Advisors' North American Intermediary Business Group (2006-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer. Mr. Bryant also serves as Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (2010-present) and Assistant Secretary (2013-present) of other Fidelity funds and Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Fidelity Investments. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).

William C. Coffey (1969)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Assistant Secretary Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2009-present), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of the Fidelity funds (2012-present), The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (1958)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds (2008-present). Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (1968)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Hanlon also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present), as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Hanlon served as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2009-2013), Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-2013), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2009-2013).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Deputy Treasurer. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2008-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as President and Treasurer (2008-2013) and Deputy Treasurer (2005-2008) of certain Fidelity funds and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

<R>Renee Stagnone (1975)</R>

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Deputy Treasurer. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

<R>Joseph Zambello (1957)</R>

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Deputy Treasurer. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

<R>Chris Maher (1972)</R>

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Maher also serves as Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

<R>Stacie M. Smith (1974)</R>

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Smith also serves as Deputy Treasurer (2013-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2013-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity funds (2013) and Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

<R>Stephanie Dorsey (1969)</R>

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Assistant Treasurer. Ms. Dorsey also serves as President and Treasurer (2013-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2013-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2013), Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Jonathan Davis (1968)

<R>

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013</R>

Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity funds (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

<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. Currently, the Board of Trustees has four 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. Wiley currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least four 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 SelectCo and its affiliates and reviews proposed contracts and the proposed continuation of contracts between the funds and SelectCo and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding contracts with third parties unaffiliated with SelectCo, including insurance coverage and custody agreements. 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' 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 SelectCo. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2013, the committee held 16 meetings.</R>

<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Rosow 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, 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 SelectCo, 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 SelectCo, 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, 2013, the committee held six meetings.</R>

<R>The Fair Valuation Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wiley currently serving as Chair. The Committee normally meets quarterly, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews and approves annually Fair Value Committee Policies recommended by the SelectCo Fair Value Committee and oversees particular valuations or fair valuation methodologies employed by the SelectCo Fair Value Committee as circumstances may require. The Committee also reviews actions taken by the SelectCo Fair Value Committee. The Committee does not oversee the day-to-day operational aspects of the valuation and calculation of the net asset value of the funds, which have been delegated to the SelectCo Fair Value Committee and Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC). During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2013, the committee held four meetings.</R>

<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Wiley currently serving as Chair. 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 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 has the 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 the funds within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship ( e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) with the adviser, any sub-adviser or their affiliates that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of the funds; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of SelectCo 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, 2013, the committee held seven meetings.</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, 2012.

Interested Trustees

DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Ronald P. O'Hanley

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

none

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

none

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

none</R>

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

none

<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000</R>

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<R> Independent Trustees</R>

<R> DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Ned C. Lautenbach

David A. Rosow

Garnett A. Smith</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

none

none

none</R>

<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

none</R>

<R> DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

William S. Stavropoulos

Michael E. Wiley</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

none

none</R>

<R> AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014, or calendar year ended December 31, 2012, as applicable.

<R></R>

<R>Compensation Table 1</R>

<R> AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Ned C.
Lautenbach

David A.
Rosow 2

Garnett A.
Smith
3

William S.
Stavropoulos

Michael E.
Wiley

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF +

$ 36

$ 108

$ 104

$ 36

$ 117

</R>

<R> TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEX
A

$ 500,500

$ 240,667

$ 240,677

$ 449,000

$ 431,500

</R>

<R> 1 Ronald P. O'Hanley is an interested person and is compensated by Fidelity.</R>

<R> 2 For the period June 12, 2012 through July 15, 2013, Mr. Rosow served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Effective July 16, 2013, Mr. Rosow serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity's Sector Portfolios.</R>

<R> 3 For the period June 12, 2012 through July 15, 2013, Mr. Smith served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Effective July 16, 2013, Mr. Smith serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity's Sector Portfolios.</R>

+ Estimated for the fund's first full year.

<R> A Reflects compensation received for the calendar year ended December 31, 2012 for 236 funds of 29 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC). Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. Certain of the Independent Trustees elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: Ned C. Lautenbach, $262,798; William S. Stavropoulos, $200,000; and Michael E. Wiley, $180,000.</R>

<R>As of October 8, 2013, the Trustees and officers of each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund's total outstanding shares.</R>

<R>As of October 8, 2013, no persons or entities owned, of record and/or beneficially, 5% or more of the outstanding shares of each fund.</R>

CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS

FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of SelectCo. The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trusts, 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.

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.

BFA, a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, is a California corporation indirectly owned by BlackRock, Inc.

SelectCo, BFA, 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 the Investment Advisers' investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Each fund has entered into a management contract with SelectCo, pursuant to which SelectCo furnishes investment advisory and other services.

<R>SelectCo and the funds are seeking for an exemptive order from the SEC that will permit SelectCo, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, to enter into new or amended sub-advisory agreements with one or more unaffiliated and affiliated sub-advisers without obtaining shareholder approval of such agreements. The funds' initial sole shareholder has approved the funds' use of this exemptive order once issued by the SEC and the funds and SelectCo intend to rely on the exemptive order when issued without seeking additional shareholder approval. Subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees, SelectCo has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the funds' sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement. In the event the Board of Trustees approves a sub-advisory agreement with a new sub-adviser, shareholders will be provided with information about the new sub-adviser and sub-advisory agreement.</R>

<R></R>

Management and Sub-Advisory Services. SelectCo 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 SelectCo, and compensates all personnel of each fund or SelectCo performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.

In addition, SelectCo 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.

BFA serves as sub-adviser of each fund. Under its management contract with each fund, SelectCo acts as investment adviser. Under the sub-advisory agreement, and subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, BFA directs the investments of each fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations.

<R> Management-Related Expenses. Under the terms of each fund's management contract, SelectCo, either itself or through an affiliate, is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of each fund with certain exceptions. Specific expenses payable by SelectCo include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian, auditor, and interested Trustees, each 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. Each fund's management contract further provides that SelectCo will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders. SelectCo also pays all fees associated with transfer agency services and pricing and bookkeeping services. </R>

<R>SelectCo pays all other expenses of each fund with the following exceptions: fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), 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 its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.</R>

<R> Management Fees. For the services of SelectCo under each management contract, each fund pays SelectCo a monthly management fee at the annual rate of 0.12% of the fund's average net assets throughout the month.</R>

The management fee paid to SelectCo by each fund is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the fund to the Independent Trustees.

<R> Sub-Adviser - BFA. Each fund and SelectCo have entered into a sub-advisory and ETF services agreement with BFA. Pursuant to the agreement, SelectCo has granted BFA investment management authority as well as the authority to buy and sell securities. Under the terms of the sub-advisory and ETF services agreement, SelectCo, and not the funds, pays BFA's fees. The fees paid to BFA pursuant to the agreement include payment for all services provided to the funds sub-advised by BFA with services provided by BFA or a third-party retained by SelectCo, including investment management, administration, pricing and bookkeeping, transfer agency and custody.</R>

<R> Portfolio Manager Compensation - BFA. </R>

<R>BlackRock, Inc.'s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock, Inc.</R>

<R>Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.</R>

<R>Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager's group within BlackRock, Inc. and the individual's performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock, Inc.</R>

<R>Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, if properly vested, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year "at risk" based on BlackRock, Inc.'s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods.</R>

<R>Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards - From time to time, long-term incentive equity awards are granted to certain key employees to aid in retention, align their interests with long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance. Equity awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock.</R>

<R>Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:</R>

<R>Incentive Savings Plans - BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan ("RSP"), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") limit ($255,000 for 2013). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into an index target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the Purchase Date. Matthew Goff, Diane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui and Greg Savage are each eligible to participate in these plans.</R>

<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Goff as of August 31, 2013:</R>

<R>

Registered
Investment
Companies *

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

Other
Accounts</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed

2

none

2</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

none

none

none</R>

<R>Assets Managed (in millions)

$ 26

none

$ 156</R>

<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees (in millions)

none

none

none</R>

<R>* Does not include Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. Each fund is expected to commence operations on October 21, 2013.</R>

<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Ms. Hsui as of August 31, 2013:</R>

<R>

Registered
Investment
Companies *

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

Other
Accounts</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed

231

none

none</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

none

none

none</R>

<R>Assets Managed (in millions)

$ 446,655

none

none</R>

<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees (in millions)

none

none

none</R>

<R>* Does not include Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. Each fund is expected to commence operations on October 21, 2013.</R>

<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Ms. Hsiung as of August 31, 2013:</R>

<R>

Registered
Investment
Companies *

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

Other
Accounts</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed

231

19

1</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

none

none

none</R>

<R>Assets Managed (in millions)

$ 446,655

$ 10,058

$ 50</R>

<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees (in millions)

none

none

none</R>

<R>* Does not include Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. Each fund is expected to commence operations on October 21, 2013.</R>

<R>The following table provides information relating to other accounts managed by Mr. Savage as of August 31, 2013:</R>

<R>

Registered
Investment
Companies *

Other Pooled
Investment
Vehicles

Other
Accounts</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed

245

90

3</R>

<R>Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

none

none

none</R>

<R>Assets Managed (in millions)

$ 461,672

$ 37,361

$ 206</R>

<R>Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees (in millions)

none

none

none</R>

<R>* Does not include Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. Each fund is expected to commence operations on October 21, 2013.</R>

<R> DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES OWNED AS OF AUGUST 31, 2013</R>

<R>

Fidelity
MSCI
Consumer
Discretionary
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Consumer
Staples
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Energy
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Financials
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Health
Care
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Industrials
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Information
Technology
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Materials
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI Telecommunication
Services
Index
ETF

Fidelity
MSCI
Utilities
Index
ETF</R>

<R> Matthew Goff

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none</R>

<R> Jennifer Hsui

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none</R>

<R> Diane Hsiung

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none</R>

<R> Greg Savage

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none

none</R>

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

<R>As an investment adviser, BFA holds voting authority for securities in many of the client accounts that it manages. BFA takes seriously its responsibility to monitor corporate events affecting securities in those client accounts and to exercise its voting authority with respect to those securities in the best interests of its clients (including shareholders of ETFs for which it serves as adviser or sub-adviser). The purposes of these proxy voting policies are to (1) establish a framework for BFA's analysis and decision-making with respect to proxy voting and to (2) set forth operational procedures for BFA's exercise of proxy voting authority.</R>

<R> Proxy Voting - BFA. </R>

The proxy voting guidelines of BFA, the investment sub-adviser to each fund have been adopted for each fund. The funds have delegated to BFA the responsibility for voting proxies on the portfolio securities held by each fund. The remainder of this section discusses each fund's proxy voting guidelines and BFA's role in implementing such guidelines.

BFA votes (or refrains from voting) proxies for each fund in a manner that BFA, in the exercise of its independent business judgment, concludes is in the best economic interests of each fund. In some cases, BFA may determine that it is in the best economic interests of each fund to refrain from exercising each fund's proxy voting rights (such as, for example, proxies on certain non-U.S. securities that might impose costly or time-consuming in-person voting requirements). With regard to the relationship between securities lending and proxy voting, BFA's approach is also driven by each fund's economic interests. The evaluation of the economic desirability of recalling loans involves balancing the revenue-producing value of loans against the likely economic value of casting votes. Based on our evaluation of this relationship, we believe that the likely economic value of casting a vote generally is less than the securities lending income, either because the votes will not have significant economic consequences or because the outcome of the vote would not be affected by BFA recalling loaned securities in order to ensure they are voted. Periodically, BFA analyzes the process and benefits of voting proxies for securities on loan, and will consider whether any modification of its proxy voting policies or procedures are necessary in light of any regulatory changes. BFA will normally vote on specific proxy issues in accordance with its proxy voting guidelines. BFA's proxy voting guidelines provide detailed guidance as to how to vote proxies on certain important or commonly raised issues. BFA may, in the exercise of its business judgment, conclude that the proxy voting guidelines do not cover the specific matter upon which a proxy vote is requested, or that an exception to the proxy voting guidelines would be in the best economic interests of each fund. BFA votes (or refrains from voting) proxies without regard to the relationship of the issuer of the proxy (or any shareholder of such issuer) to each fund, each fund's affiliates (if any), BFA or BFA's affiliates, or the Distributor or the Distributor's affiliates. When voting proxies, BFA attempts to encourage issuers to follow practices that enhance shareholder value and increase transparency and allow the market to place a proper value on their assets. With respect to certain specific issues:

  • Each fund generally supports the board's nominees in the election of directors and generally supports proposals that strengthen the independence of boards of directors;
  • Each fund generally does not support proposals on social issues that lack a demonstrable economic benefit to the issuer and each fund investing in such issuer; and
  • <R>Each fund generally votes against anti-takeover proposals and proposals that would create additional barriers or costs to corporate transactions that are likely to deliver a premium to shareholders. </R>

BFA maintains institutional policies and procedures that are designed to prevent any relationship between the issuer of the proxy (or any shareholder of the issuer) and each fund, each fund's affiliates (if any), BFA or BFA's affiliates (if any) or the Distributor or the Distributor's affiliates, from having undue influence on BFA's proxy voting activity. In certain instances, BFA may determine to engage an independent fiduciary to vote proxies as a further safeguard against potential conflicts of interest or as otherwise required by applicable law. The independent fiduciary may either vote such proxies or provide BFA with instructions as to how to vote such proxies. In the latter case, BFA votes the proxy in accordance with the independent fiduciary's determination.

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Each fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of SelectCo. The principal business address of FDC is 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the funds, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by SelectCo.

The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans with respect to shares of each 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 shares of the funds and SelectCo to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.

<R>Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to SelectCo is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. While each fund will not make direct payments for distribution or shareholder support services, each Plan specifically recognizes that SelectCo 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, each Plan provides that SelectCo, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for shares of the fund.</R>

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 fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by shares of the fund other than those made to SelectCo under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives SelectCo 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 Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.

<R>FDC or an affiliate may compensate, or upon direction make payments for certain retirement plan expenses to, intermediaries. 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 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.</R>

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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 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 SelectCo, 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.

FDC may also enter into agreements with securities dealers who will solicit purchases of Creation Units. Such securities dealers may also be Authorized Participants, DTC Participants, and or investor services organizations.

TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS

<R>Each fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street), which is located at at 200 Clarendon Street, 16 th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts. Under the terms of the agreement, State Street (or an agent, including an affiliate) acts as transfer agent and dividend and disbursing agent.</R>

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<R>Each fund has entered into a service agent agreement with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of SelectCo (or an agent, including an affiliate), which is located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210. Under the terms of the agreement, FSC (or an agent, including an affiliate) provides certain pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund. FSC has entered into a sub-administration agreement with State Street. Under the agreement, State Street (or an agent, including an affiliate) provides various fund accounting and fund administration services, including preparation of financial information for shareholder reports and tax services, for each fund. </R>

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<R>SelectCo bears the cost of services under these agreements under the terms of its management contract with each fund.</R>

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

<R> Trust Organization. Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF are funds of Fidelity Covington Trust, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated May 10, 1995. Currently, there are 10 funds offered in Fidelity Covington Trust: Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.</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 a trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds.

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. SelectCo believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote.

Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value they 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. State Street Bank and Trust Company, 1776 Heritage Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts, 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. The Bank of New York Mellon, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions. From time to time, subject to approval by a fund's Treasurer, each fund may enter into escrow arrangements with other banks if necessary to participate in certain investment offerings.</R>

SelectCo, 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 SelectCo. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of each fund's adviser, 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. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, independent registered public accounting firm, audits financial statements for each fund and provides other audit related services.</R>

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FUND HOLDINGS INFORMATION

<R>Each fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized SelectCo, in consultation with 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 each fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about each fund's portfolio and protecting each fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from each fund's chief compliance officer periodically.</R>

Each fund will provide a full list of holdings daily on www.fidelity.com.

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Daily portfolio composition files (PCFs) that identify a basket of specified securities that may overlap with the actual or expected portfolio holdings of each fund will be provided as frequently as daily to each fund's service providers to facilitate the provision of services to each fund and to certain other entities in connection with the dissemination of information necessary for transactions in Creation Units. Each business day prior to the opening of the NYSE Arca, a PCF containing a list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security for each fund will be provided for dissemination through the facilities of the NSCC; through other fee-based services to NSCC members; subscribers to the fee-based services, including Authorized Participants; and to entities that publish and/or analyze such information in connection with the process of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units or trading fund shares in the secondary market. In addition to making PCFs available to the NSCC, each fund will disclose the PCF or portions thereof as frequently as daily on www.fidelity.com.

Each 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.

The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the activities associated with managing Fidelity funds 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 SelectCo believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include, but are not limited to: a fund's trustees; a fund's manager, its sub-advisers, if any, and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics (including portfolio managers of affiliated funds of funds); 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 its Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; third parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding; and third parties who have submitted a standing request to a money market fund for daily holdings information. 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 SelectCo or its affiliates, (ii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iii) 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. SelectCo 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.

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); Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); DocuLynx Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); MSCI Inc. and certain affiliates (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); and Barclays Capital Inc. (full holdings daily, on the next business day).

SelectCo, 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, such an arrangement is desired, prior Board approval would be sought 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.

APPENDIX

Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2013 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

The third-party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

Fidelity Covington Trust
PEA No. 11

PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

(a) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated July 16, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 9.

(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 September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(1).

(2) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(2).

(3) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(3).

(4) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(4).

(5) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(5).

(6) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(6).

(7) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(7).

(8) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(8).

(9) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(9).

(10) Management Contract, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, is filed herein as Exhibit d(10).

(11) Form of Investment Sub-Advisory and ETF Services Agreement among BlackRock Fund Advisors, Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, and Fidelity Covington Trust, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit d(11).

(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(1).

(2) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(2).

(3) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(3).

(4) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(4).

(5) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(5).

(6) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(6).

(7) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(7).

(8) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(8).

(9) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(9).

(10) General Distribution Agreement, dated September 17, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF, is filed herein as Exhibit e(10).

(f) Fee Deferral Plan of the Non-Interested Person Trustees of the Fidelity Sector Portfolios, effective as of August 16, 2013, is filed herein as Exhibit (f).

(g) (1) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C and E, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No. 002-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.

(2) Appendix A, dated October 11, 2013, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(2).

(3) Appendix B, dated October 20, 2010, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(13) of Fidelity Advisor Series VII's (File No. 002-67004) Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.

(4) Appendix D, dated October 31, 2012, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of Fidelity Magellan Fund's (File No. 002-21461) Post-Effective Amendment No. 67.

(5) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement and Appendix A, dated October 11, 2013, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(5).

(6) Side Letter, dated October 11, 2013, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and the Registrant is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(6).

(7) Sub-Administration Agreement, effective as of October 11, 2013, between State Street Bank and Trust Comany and Fidelity Service Company, Inc. is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(7).

(h) (1) Form of Participation Agreement is filed herein as Exhibit (h)(1).

(2) Form of Authorized Participant Agreement is filed herein as Exhibit (h)(2).

(3) Form of Listing Agreement is filed herein as Exhibit (h)(3).

(4) Form of State Street Fund Connect Agreement among Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, Fidelity Covington Trust, State Street Global Markets, LLC, and State Street Bank and Trust Company is filed herein as Exhibit (h)(4).

(i) Legal Opinion of Dechert LLP for Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, and Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF, dated October 16, 2013, is filed herein as Exhibit (i).

(j) Not applicable.

(k) Not applicable.

(l) Not applicable.

(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(1).

(2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(2).

(3) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(3).

(4) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(4).

(5) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(5).

(6) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(6).

(7) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(7).

(8) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(8).

(9) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(9).

(10) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF is filed herein as Exhibit m(10).

(n) Not applicable.

(p) (1) The 2013 Code of Ethics, adopted by each fund(s) and Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Salem Street Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 211.

Item 29. 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, or Geode Capital Management LLC, as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Trust are substantially similar 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 30. 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.

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers

(1) FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC (SelectCo)

The directors and officers of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Anthony R. Rochte

President (2013)

 

 

William F. Kavanaugh

Chief Operating Officer (2013)

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FIMM (2012), and SelectCo LLC (2013); Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K. (2012); Chief Financial Officer of Asset Management.

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.).

 

 

Ronald P. O'Hanley

Director of FMRC, FIMM, FRAC and SelectCo (2013); President of Asset Management and Corporate Services.

 

 

Jacques P. Perold

President of FMR; President and Director of FIMM; Director of SelectCo (2013).

(1) BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS

 

 

Charles C. Park

Chief Compliance Officer (2006)

 

 

Laurence D. Fink

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (2009)

 

 

Robert S. Kapito

President & Director (2009)

 

 

Charles S. Hallac

Chief Operating Officer (2009)

 

 

Daniel R. Waltcher

Director (2009)

 

 

Matthew J. Mallow

General Counsel (2012)

 

 

Joseph Feliciani

Chief Financial Officer (2013)

Principal business addresses of the investment adviser, sub-advisers and affiliates.

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.)
Floor 19, 41 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (FMR Japan)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo)
1225 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-5541

Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FIL Investment Advisors (FIA)
Pembroke Hall
42 Crow Lane
Pembroke HM19, Bermuda

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA(UK))
Oakhill House,
130 Tonbridge Road,
Hildenborough, TN11 9DZ, United Kingdom

FIL Investments (Japan) Limited (FIJ)
Shiroyama Trust Tower
4-3-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-6019, Japan

Strategic Advisers, Inc.
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FMR LLC
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC)
100 Salem Street
Smithfield, RI 02917

BlackRock Fund Advisors
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate, as well as Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund and Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund.

(b)

 

 

Name and Principal

Positions and Offices

Positions and Offices

Business Address*

with Underwriter

with Fund

Anthony Castella

Controller

None

Scott Couto

President (2011) and Director (2011)

None

Natalie Kavanaugh

Chief Legal Officer

None

Harris Komishane

Chief Financial Officer (2011)

None

William F. Loehning

Executive Vice President

None

Charles M. Morgan

Assistant Treasurer (2011)

None

Steven Schiffman

Treasurer

None

Richard Siegelman

Chief Compliance Officer (2011)

None

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary (2013)

None

Brian C. McLain

Assistant Secretary (2013)

None

* 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI

(c) Not applicable.

Item 33. 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 an affiliate, or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, or the funds' custodian, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 1776 Heritage Drive, Quincy, MA. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets 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 in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.

Item 34. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 35. 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. 11 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 18 th day of October 2013.

 

Fidelity Covington Trust

 

By

/s/Adrien E. Deberghes

 

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

 

Adrien E. Deberghes, President

 

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.

(Signature)

 

(Title)

(Date)

 

 

 

 

/s/Adrien E. Deberghes

 

President and Treasurer

October 18, 2013

Adrien E. Deberghes

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Christine Reynolds

 

Chief Financial Officer

October 18, 2013

Christine Reynolds

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

Ned C. Lautenbach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Ronald P. O'Hanley

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

Ronald P. O'Hanley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/David A. Rosow

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

David A. Rosow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Garnett A. Smith

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

Garnett A. Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/William S. Stavropoulos

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

William S. Stavropoulos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Michael E. Wiley

*

Trustee

October 18, 2013

Michael E. Wiley

 

 

 

*

By:

/s/Joseph R. Fleming

 

 

Joseph R. Fleming, pursuant to a power of attorney dated August 1, 2013 and filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned Directors or Trustees, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity Select Portfolios

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity SelectCo, LLC ("SelectCo") 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 SelectCo or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and hereby constitute and appoint Thomas C. Bogle, 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, 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 August 1, 2013.

WITNESS our hands on this first day of August 2013.

/s/Ronald P. O'Hanley

/s/Garnett A. Smith

Ronald P. O'Hanley

 

 

Garnett A. Smith

/s/Ned C. Lautenbach

/s/William S. Stavropoulos

Ned C. Lautenbach

 

 

William S. Stavropoulos

 

 

/s/David A. Rosow

/s/Michael E. Wiley

David A. Rosow

 

 

Michael E. Wiley

Exhibit d(1)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(2)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(3)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI ENERGY INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/ s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(4)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI FINANCIALS INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(5)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI HEALTH CARE INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(6)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI INDUSTRIALS INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(7)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(8)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI MATERIALS INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(9)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services

Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(10)

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST:

FIDELITY MSCI UTILITIES INDEX ETF

and

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

AGREEMENT made this 17 th day of September, 2013, by and between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust which may issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter called the "Trust"), on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (hereinafter called the "Fund"), and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set forth in its entirety below.

1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act as investment adviser of the Fund and shall, subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of the Fund in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations as provided in the Fund's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Fund may impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also furnish for the use of the Fund office space and all necessary office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the investments of the Fund; and shall pay the salaries and fees of all officers of the Trust, of all Trustees of the Trust who are "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser and of all personnel of the Trust or the Adviser performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Fund, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Fund as permitted under the Fund's investment policies. The investment policies and all other actions of the Fund are and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for the performance by its affiliates of) the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Trust. The Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, perform various services for the Fund, including but not limited to: (i) providing the Fund with office space, equipment and facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization; (ii) on behalf of the Fund, supervising relations with, and monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Trust's existence and its records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered, maintaining the registration and qualification of the Fund's shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate, management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fund as an investment vehicle.

The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust as the Trust's Board of Trustees may request from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The Adviser shall make recommendations to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to Trust policies, and shall carry out such policies as are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform its obligations under this Contract.

(c) The Adviser undertakes to pay, either itself or through an affiliated company, all expenses involved in the operation of the Fund, except the following, which shall be paid by the Fund: (i) taxes; (ii) the fees and expenses of all Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser; (iii) brokerage fees and commissions; (iv) interest expenses with respect to borrowings by the Fund; and (v) such non-recurring and extraordinary expenses as may arise, including actions, suits or proceedings to which the Fund is or is threatened to be a party and the legal obligation that the Fund may have to indemnify the Trust's Trustees and officers with respect thereto. It is understood that service charges billed directly to shareholders of the Fund, including charges for creations, exchanges, redemptions, or other services, shall not be payable by the Fund or the Adviser, but may be received and retained by the Adviser or its affiliates.

(d) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Fund's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Fund and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Fund to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Fund.

The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor. The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Fund.

2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Adviser may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.

3. For the services and facilities to be furnished hereunder, the Adviser shall receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as practicable after the last day of each month, at the annual rate of 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund (computed in the manner set forth in the Declaration of Trust) throughout the month; provided that the fee, so computed, shall be reduced by the compensation, including reimbursement of expenses, paid by the Fund to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or the Adviser.

In case of initiation or termination of this Contract during any month, the fee for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the number of business days during which it is in effect, and the fee computed upon the average net assets for the business days it is so in effect for that month.

4. The services of the Adviser to the Fund are not to be deemed exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract, interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the Fund hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment instrument.

5. Subject to the prior written approval of the Trustees of the Trust, satisfaction of all applicable requirements under the 1940 Act, and such other terms and conditions as the Trustees may impose, the Adviser may appoint (and may from time to time remove) one or more unaffiliated persons as agent to perform any or all of the services specified hereunder and to carry out such provisions of this Agreement as the Adviser may from time to time direct and may delegate to such unaffiliated persons the authority vested in the Adviser pursuant to this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable such persons to perform the services requested of such person by the Adviser, provided however, that the appointment of any such agent shall not relieve the Adviser of any of its liabilities hereunder.

6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d) of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trustees of the Trust or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.

(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Contract or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as the case may be, or with respect to the Fund by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. This Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational documents and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Trust pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund or any other Funds of the Trust. In addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser understands that the rights and obligations of any Fund under the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other Funds.

8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.

 

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

on behalf of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

 

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

 

 

 

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By

/s/Anthony R. Rochte

 

 

Anthony R. Rochte
President

Exhibit d(11)

FORM OF

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AND ETF SERVICES AGREEMENT

AMONG FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC, BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS AND FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

AGREEMENT, made this __ th day of ____, ____, among Fidelity Covington Trust ("Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of the individual series listed on Schedule C (the "Funds"), Fidelity SelectCo, LLC ("Adviser"), a Delaware limited liability company, and BlackRock Fund Advisors ("Sub-Adviser"), a California corporation.

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act");

WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are each registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act");

WHEREAS, the Trust has retained the Adviser to render investment advisory services to the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, pursuant to a Management Contract dated September 17, 2013, as may be amended from time to time ("Advisory Agreement");

WHEREAS, the Advisory Agreement authorizes the Adviser to delegate to one or more other investment advisers any or all of the Adviser's duties and obligations under the Advisory Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Trust and the Adviser wish to retain the Sub-Adviser to render certain investment advisory services and ETF-related services to the Funds and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such services;

WHEREAS, Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC and BlackRock Fund Advisors entered into an ETF Services Agreement dated March 1, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Adviser and Sub-Adviser entered into a Letter of Intent dated April 3, 2013.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed among the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the Trust as follows:

1. Appointment

The Trust and the Adviser hereby appoint the Sub-Adviser to act as investment sub-adviser and ETF service provider to the Funds for the periods and on the terms set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser accepts the appointment and agrees to furnish the services set forth herein for the compensation provided in Section 7 of this Agreement.

2. Services and Duties of Investment Sub-Adviser

Subject to the general supervision and oversight of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Board"), the Sub-Adviser will:

(a) provide a program of continuous investment management for the Funds in accordance with the Funds' investment objective and policies as stated in the Funds' prospectus and statement of additional information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on Form N-1A, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the "Registration Statement"), and such other limitations as the Trust, the Funds, the Board or the Adviser may impose with respect to the Funds by notice to the Sub-Adviser;

(b) invest and reinvest the assets of the Funds by selecting the securities, instruments, repurchase agreements, financial futures contracts, options and other investments and techniques that the Funds may purchase, sell, enter into or use;

(c) oversee the placement of purchase and sale orders on behalf of the Funds;

(d) employ portfolio managers to make investment decisions and securities analysts to provide research services to the Funds;

(e) subject to the understanding set forth in Section 10(a)(1) of this Agreement, vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which the assets of the Funds may be invested in accordance with the Sub-Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures and in a manner that complies with applicable law; maintain records of all proxies voted on behalf of the Funds; and provide information to the Trust, the Adviser or their designated agent in a manner that is sufficiently complete and timely to ensure the Trust's compliance with its filing obligations under Rule 30b1-4 of the 1940 Act;

(f) maintain books and records with respect to the Funds' securities transactions in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and

(g) to the extent reasonably requested by the Adviser or officers of the Funds, cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser and the Trust's other service providers by (1) keeping them fully informed as to such matters that they may reasonably deem necessary with respect to the performance of their obligations to the Funds, (2) providing prompt responses to reasonable requests for information or assistance, and (3) establishing appropriate processes to promote the efficient exchange of information.

In providing those services, the Sub-Adviser will provide the Adviser and the Funds with an ongoing and continuous investment program. In addition, the Sub-Adviser will furnish the Adviser and/or the Funds with statistical information as the Adviser and/or the Funds may reasonably request with respect to the securities or other investments in which the assets of the Funds may be invested.

The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, in performing its duties hereunder, it will:

(h) comply in all material respects with the applicable sections of (1) the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act and all rules and regulations thereunder and any other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, (2) the Sub-Adviser's compliance policies and procedures, (3) the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, (4) the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), (5) the investment objectives, strategies, policies, limitations and restrictions of the Funds as described in the Registration Statement, (6) the Trust's Trust Instrument and By-Laws or other organizational documents of the Trust (7) Fidelity's SEC exemptive order to operate passively managed ETFs, and (8) any written instructions of the Adviser or the Board;

(i) manage the assets of the Funds to comply with the following requirements of the Code and regulations issued thereunder: section 851(b)(2) and section 851(b)(3) (and, if applicable, section 817(h)) according to Sub-Adviser's books and records;

(j) keep the Adviser and/or the Board informed of developments materially affecting each Fund's portfolio;

(k) make available to the Board, the Adviser, the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") and the Trust's administrator, promptly upon their request, such copies of its records with respect to the Funds as may be required to assist in their compliance with applicable laws and regulations. As reasonably requested by the Board or the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser will complete periodic or special questionnaires and furnish to the Board and/or the Adviser such periodic and special reports regarding the Funds and the Sub-Adviser including, but not limited to, reports concerning transactions and performance of the Funds, quarterly and annual compliance reports and certifications, reports regarding compliance with the Trust's procedures pursuant to Rules 17e-1, 17a-7, 10f-3 and 12d3-1 under the 1940 Act (as applicable), quarterly reports identifying material compliance matters and any material changes to the Sub-Adviser's compliance program (including revisions to compliance policies and procedures), fundamental investment restrictions, procedures for opening brokerage accounts and commodity trading accounts, liquidity determinations for securities or other instruments held by the Funds such as, among others, securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A and 4(2) commercial paper, compliance with the Sub-Adviser's Code of Ethics, and such other procedures or requirements that the Adviser may reasonably request from time to time;

(l) make available to the Board and the Adviser at reasonable times its portfolio managers and other appropriate personnel as mutually agreed by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, either in person or, at the mutual convenience of the Board, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, by telephone or other electronic media, in order to review the investment policies, performance and other matters relating to the management of the Funds;

(m) review draft reports to shareholders, registration statements or portions thereof that relate to the Funds or the Sub-Adviser and other documents provided to the Sub-Adviser, provide comments on such drafts on a timely basis, and provide certifications or sub-certifications on a timely basis as to the accuracy of the information contained in such reports or other documents;

(n) use no material, non-public information concerning portfolio companies that may be in its possession or the possession of any of its affiliates, nor will the Sub-Adviser seek to obtain any such information, in providing investment advice or investment management services to the Funds;

(o) promptly notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board in the event that the Sub-Adviser or any of its affiliates becomes aware that the Sub-Adviser: (i) is subject to a statutory disqualification that prevents the Sub-Adviser from serving as investment adviser pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) fails to be registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act or under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the Sub-Adviser is required to be registered as an investment adviser in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) is the subject of an administrative proceeding or enforcement action by the SEC or other regulatory authority, which could have a material effect on the Sub-Adviser's reputation or ability to manage the Funds' portfolios; (iv) is served or otherwise receives notice of any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, or governmental authority, involving the affairs of the Trust or the Adviser or their affiliates; or (v) is involved in any litigation or administrative proceeding brought against the Sub-Adviser or any of its management persons (as described in Rule 204-3(b)(4) under the Advisers Act), which could have a material effect on the Sub-Adviser's ability to manage the Funds' portfolios. The Sub-Adviser further agrees to notify the Trust and the Adviser promptly of any material fact known to the Sub-Adviser respecting or relating to the Sub-Adviser that is not contained in the Trust's Registration Statement, as amended and supplemented from time to time, regarding the Funds, or any amendment or supplement thereto, but that is required to be disclosed therein, and of any statement contained therein that becomes untrue in any material respect. The Sub-Adviser will promptly notify the Trust, the Adviser and the Board if its chief executive officer or any member of the portfolio management team named in the Registration Statement for the Funds changes, or if there is an actual change in control or management of the Sub-Adviser within the meaning of Rules 2a-6 and 202(a)(1)-1 under the 1940 Act and Advisers Act, respectively;

(p) not disclose information regarding the Funds or the Funds' characteristics, trading history, portfolio holdings, performance information or any other related information to any third-party, except in compliance with the Trust's policies on disclosure of portfolio holdings;

(q) provide the Adviser, the Trust or the Board with such information and assurances (including certifications and sub-certifications) as the Adviser, the Trust or the Board may reasonably request from time to time in order to assist the Adviser, the Trust or the Board in complying with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including requirements in connection with the preparation and/or filing of the Funds' Form N-CSRs and Form N-Qs;

(r) provide assistance to the Adviser, custodian or recordkeeping agent for the Trust in their determinations of the fair value of any portfolio securities or other assets of the Funds for which the Adviser, custodian or recordkeeping agent seeks assistance from the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall designate and provide access to one or more employees who are knowledgeable about the security/issuer, its financial condition, trading and/or other relevant factors for valuation, which employees shall be available for consultation when the Board's Valuation Committee convenes. Any assistance provided pursuant to this sub-paragraph shall not be deemed a substitute for any independent pricing agent and/or valuation committee of the Funds pursuant to the Trust's Fair Valuation Policies and Procedures;

(s) not consult with any other investment sub-adviser of the Trust (if any), or with the sub-adviser to any other investment company (or separate series thereof) managed by the Adviser concerning a Fund's transactions in securities or other assets, except for purposes of complying with the conditions of Rule 12d3-1(a) and (b) under the 1940 Act, and, to the extent that multiple sub-advisers may be engaged to provide services to the Funds, the Sub-Adviser shall be responsible for providing investment advisory services only with respect to the Funds allocated to the Sub-Adviser by the Adviser; and

(t) provide the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV as most recently filed with the SEC, notify the Adviser on a quarterly basis of any amendments to the Sub-Adviser's Form ADV and furnish a copy of such amendments to the Trust and the Adviser; and provide the Trust and the Adviser with a copy of its Form ADV Part 2A as updated from time to time.

The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it may perform any or all the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as it believes reasonably necessary to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement. However, the Sub-Adviser may not retain the services of any entity that would be an "investment adviser", as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, to the Funds unless any agreement with such entity has been approved by (i) a majority of the Trust's Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, and (ii) to the extent necessary, the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds.

The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it shall provide the Adviser with the ETF-specific services set forth in Schedule D .

3. Brokerage

The Sub-Adviser may place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for the Funds directly with the issuers of the securities, or with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser may, in respect of the Funds, open and maintain brokerage accounts of all types on behalf of and in the name of the Funds. The Sub-Adviser may enter into standard customer agreements with brokers and direct payments of cash, cash equivalents and securities and other property into such brokerage accounts as the Sub-Adviser deems desirable or appropriate. In selecting brokers or dealers to execute transactions on behalf of the Funds, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek the best overall terms available. In assessing the best overall terms available for the Funds transaction, the Sub-Adviser will consider all factors it deems relevant, including, but not limited to, the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis. In selecting broker-dealers to execute a particular transaction, and in evaluating the best overall terms available, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to consider the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) provided to the Funds and/or other accounts over which the Sub-Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. The parties hereto acknowledge that it is desirable for the Trust that the Sub-Adviser have access to supplemental investment and market research and security and economic analysis provided by broker-dealers who may execute brokerage transactions at a higher cost to the Funds than may result when allocating brokerage to other brokers on the basis of seeking the most favorable price and efficient execution. Therefore, the Sub-Adviser may cause the Funds to pay a broker-dealer that furnishes brokerage and research services a higher commission than that which might be charged by another broker-dealer for effecting the same transaction, provided that the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in terms of either the particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to the Funds in compliance with Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act. It is understood that the services provided by such brokers may be useful to the Sub-Adviser in connection with the Sub-Adviser's services to other clients. In accordance with Section 11(a) of the 1934 Act and Rule 11a2-2(T) thereunder and subject to any other applicable laws and regulations, the Sub-Adviser and its affiliates are authorized to effect portfolio transactions for the Funds and to retain brokerage commissions on such transactions. The Sub-Adviser may, but shall not be obligated to, aggregate or bunch orders for the purchase or sale of securities for the Funds with orders for its other clients where: (i) such aggregation or bunching of orders is not inconsistent with the Funds' investment objectives, policies and procedures, (ii) the allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the allocation of expenses incurred in any such transaction, shall be made by the Sub-Adviser in a manner that complies with the trade allocation policies and procedures approved by the Board and is fair and equitable in the judgment of the Sub-Adviser and is consistent with the Sub-Adviser's fiduciary obligations to the Funds and each of its other clients.

4. Books, Records and Regulatory Filings

(a) The Sub-Adviser agrees to maintain and to preserve for the applicable periods any such records as are required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Funds by the 1940 Act and rules adopted thereunder, and by any other applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Sub-Adviser further agrees that all records that it maintains for the Funds are the property of the Funds and it will promptly surrender any of such records upon request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain copies of such records for the applicable periods they are required by law to be retained, and thereafter shall destroy such records.

(b) The Sub-Adviser agrees that it shall furnish to regulatory authorities having the requisite authority any information or reports in connection with its services hereunder that may be requested in order to determine whether the operations of the Funds are being conducted in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

(c) The Sub-Adviser shall make all filings with the SEC required of it pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act with respect to its duties as are set forth herein. The Sub-Adviser also shall make all required filings on Schedule 13D or 13G and Form 13F (as well as other filings triggered by ownership in securities under other applicable laws, rules and regulations) in respect of the Funds as may be required of the Funds due to the activities of the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall be the sole filer of Form 13F with respect to the Funds.

(d) The Adviser will furnish the Sub-Adviser with copies of all amendments and supplements to the Fund's prospectus disclosure that impact management of the Funds within a reasonable time before they become effective.

5. Class Action Filings

The Sub-Adviser is not responsible for making any class action filings on behalf of the Trust.

6. Standard of Care, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

(a) The Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser, and its affiliates, shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust, the Adviser or the Funds, or affiliated persons of the Adviser or the Funds (collectively, the "Adviser Indemnitees") in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except a loss resulting from the Sub-Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, under this Agreement; provided, however , that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub-Adviser, and its affiliates, against any liability to the Adviser Indemnitees for, and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser Indemnitees from, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject arising out of or resulting from (i) the Sub-Adviser's violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the Funds' current Registration Statement or the most current written guidelines, policies or instruction provided in writing by the Board or the Adviser, (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, proxy materials and certain advertising and sales materials, pertaining to the Sub-Adviser or the Funds managed by the Sub-Adviser or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Sub-Adviser that was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein; provided, however, that this sub-section (a)(ii) shall only apply to advertising and sales materials to the extent the statement at issue was based on disclosure taken directly from the Registration Statement, or (iii) any willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of, the Sub-Adviser's obligations and/or duties under this Agreement by the Sub-Adviser.

(b) A copy of the declaration of trust or other organizational document of each Fund is on file with the secretary of the state of the Fund's formation, and notice is hereby given that this agreement is not executed on behalf of the trustees of any Fund as individuals, and the obligations of this agreement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, shareholders or partners of any Fund individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of each Fund's respective portfolios. The parties hereto agree that no shareholder, trustee, officer or partner of any Fund may be held personally liable or responsible for any obligations of any Fund arising out of this agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding this Section 6, nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of rights that the Trust or the Funds may have under federal or state securities laws.

(d) The Adviser acknowledges that the Sub-Adviser does not provide any warranty or accept any liability in relation to the quality, accuracy or completeness of data in respect of the index which a Fund tracks.

(e) The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser, and affiliated persons of the Sub-Adviser ("Sub-Adviser Indemnitees") from (i) and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which the Sub-Adviser may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from the Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or (ii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or proxy materials or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Adviser that was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein.

7. Compensation

The Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.

8. Expenses

The Sub-Adviser will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, excluding those costs of the Funds associated with brokerage activities. The Sub-Adviser shall bear all expenses and costs of the Trust (including reasonable attorney's fees), if any, arising out of a termination or possible termination of this Agreement as a result of an assignment caused by a change of control or management of the Sub-Adviser, including the preparation and mailing of an information statement to shareholders pursuant to a "manager-of-managers" exemptive order from the SEC, or the preparation, mailing, solicitation and other costs associated with the use of a proxy statement relating to a shareholder vote in respect of a new sub-advisory agreement. The foregoing obligations of the Sub-Adviser shall apply in any circumstance in which the Adviser, in consultation with internal or outside counsel to the Trust, deems that an actual or possible assignment of this Agreement has or may occur, and determines that an information statement should be used, or a vote of shareholders should be obtained, as the case may be.

9. Additional Services Provided to Funds

The Adviser, the Funds, and/or their respective affiliates will enter into service agreements (set forth in Schedule B attached hereto) directly or indirectly with a third party service provider, initially State Street Bank and Trust Company, to perform responsibilities and functions, including, but not limited to administration, pricing, bookkeeping, transfer agency and custody ("Third Party Services"). The fees paid to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to Schedule A are inclusive of all Third Party Services. The Sub-Adviser will compensate the third party service providers directly for these Third Party Services.

10. Services to Other Companies or Accounts

The investment advisory services of the Sub-Adviser to the Funds under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to other investment companies and clients (whether or not their investment objective and policies are similar those of the Funds) and to engage in other activities, provided that such other services and activities do not interfere with or impair the Sub-Adviser's ability to fulfill its duties and obligations under this Agreement. If the Sub-Adviser provides any advice to its clients concerning investment in the shares of the Funds, the Sub-Adviser shall act solely for such clients in that regard and not in any way on behalf of the Adviser, the Trust or the Funds.

11. Compliance Matters

(a) The Sub-Adviser understands and agrees that it is a "service provider" to the Trust as contemplated by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. As such, the Sub-Adviser agrees to cooperate fully with the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Funds' CCO, with respect to (i) any and all compliance-related matters, and (ii) the Trust's efforts to assure that each of its service providers adopts and maintains policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the "federal securities laws" (as that term is defined by Rule 38a-1) by the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. In this regard, the Sub-Adviser shall:

(1) submit to the Board for its consideration and approval, prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser's compliance program, it being understood that the Sub-Adviser's obligation under Section 2(e) of this Agreement to vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which the assets of the Funds may be invested shall be subject to the fulfillment of the condition that the Board approve the Sub-Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures;

(2) submit annually (and at such other times as the Trust may reasonably request) to the Funds' CCO and the Adviser for consideration by the Board, a report discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser's compliance program, and fully describing any material amendments to such compliance program since the most recent such report;

(3) provide periodic reports, certifications and information concerning the Sub-Adviser's compliance program including, but not limited to, the following;

(i) Quarterly Compliance Certifications , including any required attachments, no later than the tenth (10th) business day after each calendar quarter;

(ii) Annual Report on Code of Ethics Matters , including any required attachments, upon request each year.

(4) provide the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers with reasonable access to information regarding the Sub-Adviser's compliance program, which access shall include on-site visits with the Sub-Adviser as may be reasonably requested from time to time;

(5) permit the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers to maintain an active working relationship with the Sub-Adviser's compliance personnel by, among other things, providing the Adviser and the Funds' CCO and other officers with a specified individual within the Sub-Adviser's organization to discuss and address compliance-related matters;

(6) provide the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Funds' CCO, with such certifications as may be reasonably requested; and

(7) reasonably cooperate with any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Trust, ensure that all reasonably necessary information and the appropriate personnel are made available to such independent registered public accounting firm, to support the expression of the independent registered public accounting firm's opinion, and each year provide the Adviser and such independent registered public accounting firm with a copy of the most recent SSAE 16 Report prepared by the Sub-Adviser's independent auditors regarding the Sub-Adviser's internal controls.

(b) The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and covenants that it has implemented and shall maintain a compliance program in accordance with the requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act.

12. Representations and Warranties

(a) The Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that the Adviser (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) has met, and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance by the Adviser of this Agreement does not contravene or constitute a default under any agreement binding upon the Adviser; (v) will promptly notify the Sub-Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise; and (vi) is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of Delaware with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

(b) The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and agrees that the Sub-Adviser (i) is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and will continue to be so registered for so long as this Agreement remains in effect; (ii) is not prohibited by the 1940 Act or the Advisers Act from performing the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) has met, and will seek to continue to meet for so long as this Agreement remains in effect, any other applicable federal or state requirements, or the applicable requirements of any regulatory or industry self-regulatory agency, necessary to be met in order to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has the authority to enter into and perform the services contemplated by this Agreement and the execution, delivery and performance by the Sub-Adviser of this Agreement does not contravene or constitute a default under any agreement binding upon the Sub-Adviser; (v) will promptly notify the Adviser of the occurrence of any event that would disqualify the Sub-Adviser from serving as an investment adviser of an investment company pursuant to Section 9(a) of the 1940 Act or otherwise; and (vi) is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of California with the power to own and possess its assets and carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

12. Duration and Termination

(a) This Agreement shall be effective immediately as of the date set forth above and shall continue in effect for two years from its effective date with respect to each Fund, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, and shall continue year to year thereafter, provided each continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trustees or (ii) a vote of a "majority" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of each Fund's outstanding voting securities, provided that in either event the continuance is also approved by a majority of the Trustees who are neither (A) parties to this Agreement nor (B) "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to this Agreement, by vote cast in person (to the extent required by the 1940 Act) at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

(b) This Agreement is terminable with respect to each Fund, without penalty, on sixty (60) days' written notice to the Sub-Adviser: (i) by the Trust, pursuant to (A) action by the Board or (B) the vote of the holders of a "majority" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the shares of the respective Fund or (ii) by the Adviser. This Agreement is terminable with respect to each Fund, without penalty, by the Sub-Adviser upon ninety (90) days' written notice to the Adviser and the Trust. In addition, this Agreement will terminate with respect to a Fund in the event of the termination of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the respective Fund. This Agreement will be terminated automatically in the event of its "assignment" (as defined in the 1940 Act).

(c) In the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to a Fund, the Sub-Adviser shall reasonably cooperate with any transition manager or successor investment sub-adviser and with the Adviser in transitioning the management of the Fund(s) to one or more new sub-advisers or to the Adviser, including, without limitation, providing the transition manager, at such intervals as the transition manager may request, with a list of holdings for the Fund(s) and such other information as required by the transition management agreement, into which the Adviser and the transition manager will, at that time, enter. The Sub-Adviser shall deliver to Adviser all periodic compliance reports, certifications and information applicable to the period of Sub-Adviser's services provided under this Agreement, including annual compliance reports and certifications.

(d) Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Adviser, the Adviser Indemnitees and the Sub-Adviser under Section 6 of this Agreement.

13. Use of Name

(a) The Sub-Adviser hereby consents to the use of its name and the names of its affiliates in the Funds' prospectuses, statements of additional information, registration statements or other filings, forms or reports required by applicable law. Neither the Fund nor the Adviser shall use the Sub-Adviser's name or logos in shareholder communications, advertising, sales literature, or similar communications prepared by or on behalf of the Adviser or the Fund, without prior review and approval by the Sub-Adviser. The Adviser shall be permitted to use such materials if the Sub-Adviser does not reasonably object in writing within five (5) business days after receipt thereof. Once such materials have been approved by the Sub-Adviser, subsequent materials which contain no material changes need not be submitted for review and approval by the Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Adviser shall not use the name or any tradename, trademark, trade device, service mark, symbol or any abbreviation, contraction or simulation thereof of the Adviser, the Trust, the Funds or any of their affiliates in its marketing materials unless it first receives prior written approval of the Trust and the Adviser.

(b) It is understood that the name of each party to this Agreement, and any derivatives thereof or logos associated with that name, is the valuable property of the party in question and its affiliates, and that each other party has the right to use such names pursuant to the relationship created by, and in accordance with the terms of, this Agreement only so long as this Agreement shall continue in effect. Upon termination of this Agreement, the parties shall forthwith cease to use the names of the other parties (or any derivative or logo) as appropriate and to the extent that continued use is not required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

14. Confidential Information

(a) Each party agrees that it will treat confidentially all information provided by any other party (the "Discloser") regarding the Discloser's businesses and operations, including without limitation the investment activities or holdings of the Funds ("Confidential Information"). All Confidential Information provided by the Discloser shall be used only by the other party hereto (the "Recipient") solely for the purposes of rendering services pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not be disclosed to any third party, without the prior consent of the Discloser, except for a limited number of employees, attorneys, accountants and other advisers of the Recipient and its affiliates on a need-to-know basis and solely for the purposes of rendering services under this Agreement.

(b) Confidential Information shall not include any information that: (i) is public when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful act of the Recipient; (ii) is demonstrably known to the Recipient prior to execution of this Agreement; (iii) is independently developed by the Recipient through no wrongful act of the Recipient in the ordinary course of business outside of this Agreement; (iv) is generally employed by the trade at the time that the Recipient learns of such information or knowledge; or (v) has been rightfully and lawfully obtained by the Recipient from any third party.

(c) In the event that the Recipient is requested or required (by deposition, interrogatories, requests for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process), in connection with any proceeding, to disclose any of the Discloser's Confidential Information, the Recipient will give the Discloser prompt written notice of such request or requirement to allow the Discloser an opportunity to obtain a protective order or otherwise obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential Information. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, disclosure shall be made of only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed. All Confidential Information disclosed as required by law shall nonetheless continue to be deemed Confidential Information.

15. Amendment

This Agreement may be amended in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement in a manner that is in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, as modified or interpreted by any applicable order, exemptive relief or interpretative release issued by the SEC.

16. Notices

All notices hereunder shall be provided in writing, by facsimile or by email. Notices shall be deemed given if delivered in person or by messenger, certified mail with return receipt, or by a reputable overnight delivery service that provides evidence of receipt to the parties; upon receipt if sent by fax; or upon read receipt or reply if delivered by email, at the following addresses:

If to the Trust:

Fidelity Covington Trust
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attn.: Marc Bryant

If to the Adviser:

Fidelity SelectCo, LLC
1225 17 th Street, Suite 1530
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn.: Chief Operating Officer

With Copy to:

Fidelity SelectCo, LLC
1225 17 th Street, Suite 1530
Denver, Colorado 80202

Attn.: Shelley A. Harding

If to the Sub-Adviser:

BlackRock Fund Advisors
400 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
94105
Attention: Ed Baer

With a copy to:

1 University Square Drive
Princeton, NJ
08540-6455,
Attention: Rachel Ricci
email:blk-sa-serviceteam@blackrock.com

17. Miscellaneous

(a) This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(b) Titles or captions of sections in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provisions thereof.

(c) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all of which together shall for all purposes constitute one Agreement, binding on all the parties.

(d) This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions of that or any other jurisdiction. To the extent that the applicable laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts conflict with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, the latter shall control. The parties irrevocably consent to submit to the jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

(e) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected hereby and, to this extent, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be severable.

(f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Sub-Adviser shall be an independent contractor. Nothing herein shall be construed as constituting the Sub-Adviser as an agent of the Adviser, the Trust or the Funds, except to the extent expressly authorized by this Agreement.

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Schedule A

Fee Schedule

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") among Fidelity Covington Trust ("Trust"), on behalf of the individual series listed on Schedule C (the "Funds"), Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") and BlackRock Fund Advisors, (the "Sub-Adviser"), the Sub-Adviser shall be compensated for the services it performs on behalf of the Funds as follows:

1. The Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser a fee, payable monthly, based on Average Aggregate ETF Assets, as defined below. The Sub-Adviser's fee shall be calculated using the Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate applicable to Average Aggregate ETF assets, as defined below.

(a) "Average Aggregate ETF Assets" are defined as the sum of all Sector/Industry ETF assets under management that are sub-advised and serviced by the Sub-Adviser, based on a monthly average of the net assets of each Sector/Industry ETF on the close of business on each business day throughout the month.

(b) The "Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate" shall be based on the Average Aggregate ETF Assets and determined using the following breakpoint schedule:

Average Aggregate ETF Assets

 

Annualized Rate

0 to $100 million

.1000%

>$100 million to $500 million

.0750%

>$500 million to $1 billion

.0500%

>$1 billion to $2 billion

.0400%

>$2 billion to $4 billion

.0300%

Over $4 billion

.0250%

Example: if the Average Aggregate ETF Assets for the month were $1 billion, then the calculation of the Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate would be as follows:

$100,000,000 times .1000%

= $100,000

$400,000,000 times .075%

= $300,000

$500,000,000 times .050%

= $250,000

Total

$650,000

Average Aggregate ETF Assets

$1,000,000,000

Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate

.065%

2. The Sub-Adviser's fee shall be computed monthly and, within twelve business days of the end of each calendar month, the Adviser shall transmit to the Sub-Adviser the fee for the previous month. Payment shall be made in federal funds wired to a bank account designated by the Sub-Adviser. If this Agreement becomes effective or terminates before the end of any month, the fee (if any) for the period from the effective date to the end of such month or from the beginning of such month to the date of termination, as the case may be, shall be prorated on the basis of the number of business days it is so in effect for that month.

The Sub-Adviser agrees to look exclusively to the Adviser, and not to any assets of the Trust or the Funds, for the payment of the Sub-Adviser's fees arising under this Paragraph 2.

(a) For each Sector/Industry ETF for which the Sub-Adviser provides development, sub-advisory and other services (each a "Sub-Advised ETF"), Fidelity will pay the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee equal to the greater of $4,167 or the Program Fee. The "Program Fee" for a Sub-Advised ETF shall equal the Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate divided by 12, and multiplied by the monthly average assets of such Sub-Advised ETF.

Example: Fidelity has 11 Sub-Advised ETFs. The Average Aggregate ETF Assets are $1,000,000,000, which would result in a Sub-Advised ETF Group Fee Rate of .065%.

Average Assets

Group Fee Rate Fee

ETF 1

$200,000,000 .065% $10,833

ETF 2

$200,000,000 .065% $10,833

ETF 3

$100,000,000 .065% $ 5,416

ETF 4

$100,000,000 .065% $ 5,416

ETF 5

$100,000,000 .065% $ 5,416

ETF 6

$100,000,000 .065% $ 5,416

ETF 8

$100,000,000 .065% $ 5,416

ETF 9

$80,000,000 .065% $ 4,333

ETF 10

$10,000,000 .065% $ 4,167*

ETF 11

$ 10,000,000 .065% $ 4,167*

Total

$1,000,000,000 $57,080

*Adjusted to $4,167.

(b)The fees paid to the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this fee schedule include payment for all services provided to a Sub-Advised ETF by the Sub-Adviser or a third-party retained by the Adviser (as of the date of this Agreement, State Street Bank and Trust), including investment management, ETF administration, pricing, bookkeeping, transfer agency and custody as set forth on Schedule B.

Schedule B

Additional Service Agreements

Custody Agreement

Transfer Agency Agreement

Administration/Sub-Administration Agreement

Schedule C

Funds

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Schedule D

The Sub-Adviser will provide the following ETF-related services to the Adviser:

1. Assistance in facilitating certain order types as may be mutually agreed to by both parties.

2. Provision of data used to construct the Indicative Optimized Portfolio Value ("IOPV") to the vendor designated by Adviser; provided, that all agreements with the vendor shall be between the Adviser and the vendor, and the Sub-Adviser shall not be involved in or responsible for any aspect of the calculation or dissemination of the IOPVs and make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the IOPVs.

3. Preparation of portfolio composition files (PCF).

4. Provision of PCF and Fund holdings files to the Adviser at times to be mutually agreed to by both parties.

5. Facilitation of any required communications to the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") related to the PCF, including, but not limited to informing the NSCC of a late PCF.

6. Processing of orders received from an order taker designated by the Adviser.

The Adviser, and not the Sub-Adviser, shall be responsible for: entering into all necessary agreements with authorized participants, authorized participant relationship management, client trading support and issuer resolution, determinations of exchange on which to list Funds, designation of lead market maker, initial seed and order taking.

Exhibit e(1)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(2)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(3)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(4)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(5)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(6)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(7)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(8)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(9)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit e(10)

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

between

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

and

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

Agreement made this 17 th day of September, 2013, between Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and which may issue one or more series of beneficial interest ("Issuer"), with respect to shares of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF, a series of the Issuer, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation having its principal place of business in Smithfield, Rhode Island ("Distributors").

In consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Sale of Shares - The Issuer grants to Distributors the right to sell shares on behalf of the Issuer during the term of this Agreement and subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and of the laws governing the sale of securities in the various states ("Blue Sky Laws") under the following terms and conditions: Distributors (i) shall have the right to sell, as agent on behalf of the Issuer, shares authorized for issue and registered under the 1933 Act, and (ii) may sell shares under offers of exchange, if available, between and among the funds advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") or any of its affiliates. As specified in the Issuer's registration statement, Issuer shares may be created or redeemed only in blocks of shares or multiples thereof ("Creation Units").

2. Sale of Shares by the Issuer -Distributors agrees to act as agent of the Issuer with respect to the continuous distribution of shares of each series as set forth in the Trust's registration statement and in accordance with the provisions thereof. Distributors further agrees as follows: (i) Distributors shall enter into agreements with DTC participants or participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("Authorized Participants") in accordance with the registration statement; (ii) Distributors or its agent shall generate, transmit and maintain copies of confirmations of Creation Unit purchase order acceptances to the purchaser (such confirmations will be made available to the Issuer promptly upon request); (iii) Distributors or its agent shall deliver copies of the relevant Prospectus to purchasers of such Creation Units and upon request the Statement of Additional Information; and (iv) Distributors or its agent shall maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links with the transfer agent. The rights granted to Distributors shall be nonexclusive in that the Issuer reserves the right to sell its shares to investors on applications received and accepted by the Issuer. Further, the Issuer reserves the right to issue shares in connection with the merger or consolidation, or acquisition by the Issuer through purchase or otherwise, with any other investment company, trust, or personal holding company.

3. Shares Covered by this Agreement - This Agreement shall apply to unissued shares of the Issuer, shares of the Issuer held in its treasury in the event that in the discretion of the Issuer treasury shares shall be sold, and shares of the Issuer repurchased for resale.

4. Public Offering Price - Except as otherwise noted in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, all shares sold to investors by Distributors or the Issuer will be sold at the public offering price. The public offering price for all accepted subscriptions will be the net asset value per share, as determined in the manner described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information, plus applicable transaction fees (if any) described in the Issuer's current Prospectus and/or Statement of Additional Information. The Issuer shall in all cases receive the net asset value per share on all sales. If a fee in connection with shareholder redemptions is in effect, the Issuer shall collect the fee and, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Issuer and Distributors, the Issuer shall be entitled to receive all of such fees.

5. Right Not to Sell Shares - If and whenever the determination of net asset value is suspended and until such suspension is terminated, no further orders for shares shall be processed by Distributors except such unconditional orders as may have been placed with Distributors before it had knowledge of the suspension. In addition, the Issuer reserves the right to suspend sales and Distributors' authority to process orders for shares on behalf of the Issuer if, in the judgment of the Issuer, it is in the best interests of the Issuer to do so. Suspension will continue for such period as may be determined by the Issuer.

6. Solicitation of Sales - In consideration of these rights granted to Distributors, Distributors agrees to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the Issuer. This shall not prevent Distributors from entering into like arrangements (including arrangements involving the payment of underwriting commissions) with other issuers. This does not obligate Distributors to register as a broker or dealer under the Blue Sky Laws of any jurisdiction in which it is not now registered or to maintain its registration in any jurisdiction in which it is now registered. The Distributor will not direct remuneration from commissions paid by the Issuer for portfolio securities transactions to a broker or dealer for promoting or selling fund shares.

7. Authorized Representations - Distributors is not authorized by the Issuer to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in the appropriate registration statements or Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act (as these registration statements, Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information may be amended from time to time), or contained in shareholder reports or other material that may be prepared by or on behalf of the Issuer for Distributors' use. This shall not be construed to prevent Distributors from preparing and distributing sales literature or other material as it may deem appropriate.

8. Portfolio Securities - Portfolio securities of the Issuer may be bought or sold by or through Distributors, and Distributors may participate directly or indirectly in brokerage commissions or "spreads" for transactions in portfolio securities of the Issuer.

9. Registration of Shares - The Issuer agrees that it will take all action necessary to register shares under the 1933 Act (subject to the necessary approval of its shareholders) so that there will be available for sale the number of shares Distributors may reasonably be expected to sell. The Issuer shall make available to Distributors such number of copies of its currently effective Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information as Distributors may reasonably request. The Issuer shall furnish to Distributors copies of all information, financial statements and other papers which Distributors may reasonably request for use in connection with the distribution of shares of the Issuer.

10. Expenses - The Issuer shall pay all fees and expenses (a) in connection with the preparation, setting in type and filing of any registration statement, Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information under the 1933 Act and amendments for the issue of its shares, (b) in connection with the registration and qualification of shares for sale in the various states in which the Board of Trustees of the Issuer shall determine it advisable to qualify such shares for sale (including registering the Issuer as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Issuer as agent or salesman in any state), (c) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing any report or other communication to shareholders of the Issuer in their capacity as such, and (d) of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing Prospectuses, Statements of Additional Information and any supplements thereto sent to existing shareholders.

As provided in the Distribution and Service Plan adopted by the Issuer, it is recognized by the Issuer that the Adviser or its affiliates may make payment to Distributors with respect to any expenses incurred in the distribution of shares of the Issuer, such payments payable from the past profits or other resources of the Adviser or its affiliates including management fees paid to it by the Issuer.

11. Indemnification - The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Distributors and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Distributors 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 Issuer (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 Issuer does not agree to indemnify Distributors 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 Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of the Issuer in favor of Distributors or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect Distributors or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which Distributors 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, or (ii) is the Issuer to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against Distributors or any person indemnified unless Distributors or person, as the case may be, shall have notified the Issuer in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon Distributors or any such person (or after Distributors or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify the Issuer of any claim shall not relieve the Issuer from any liability which it may have to Distributors or any person against whom such action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The Issuer shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any claims, but if the Issuer elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to Distributors or person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event the Issuer elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by them. If the Issuer does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse Distributors, officers or directors or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. The Issuer agrees to notify Distributors promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its officers or trustees in connection with the issuance or sale of any of the shares.

Distributors also covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and each of its Board members and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any loss, liability, damages, claim or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, damages, claim or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the 1933 Act or any other statute or common law, alleging any wrongful act of Distributors or any of its employees or alleging that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Issuer (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, insofar as the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer by or on behalf of Distributors. In no case (i) is the indemnity of Distributors in favor of the Issuer or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Issuer or any person against any liability to which the Issuer 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, or (ii) is Distributors to be liable under its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph with respect to any claim made against the Issuer or any person indemnified unless the Issuer or person, as the case may be, shall have notified Distributors in writing of the claim within a reasonable time after the summons or other first written notification giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon the Issuer or any such person (or after the Issuer or such person shall have received notice of service on any designated agent). However, failure to notify Distributors of any claim shall not relieve Distributors from any liability which it may have to the Issuer or any person against whom the action is brought otherwise than on account of its indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. In the case of any notice to Distributors, it shall be entitled to participate, at its own expense, in the defense or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce the claim, but if Distributors elects to assume the defense, the defense shall be conducted by counsel chosen by it and satisfactory to the Issuer, to its officers and Board and to any controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit. In the event that Distributors elects to assume the defense of any suit and retain counsel, the Issuer or controlling persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, shall bear the fees and expense of any additional counsel retained by them. If Distributors does not elect to assume the defense of any suit, it will reimburse the Issuer, officers and Board or controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them. Distributors agrees to notify the Issuer promptly of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it in connection with the issue and sale of any of the shares.

12. Effective Date - This agreement shall be effective upon its execution, and unless terminated as provided, shall continue in force until September 17, 2015 and thereafter from year to year, provided continuance is approved annually by the vote of a majority of the Board members of the Issuer, and by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and, if a plan under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is in effect, by the vote of those Board members of the Issuer who are not "interested persons" of the Issuer and who are not parties to the Distribution and Service Plan or this Agreement and have no financial interest in the operation of the Distribution and Service Plan or in any agreements related to the Distribution and Service Plan, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. As used in this paragraph, the terms "assignment" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as now in effect or as hereafter amended. In addition to termination by failure to approve continuance or by assignment, this Agreement may at any time be terminated by either party upon not less than sixty days' prior written notice to the other party.

13. Notice - Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other shall be deemed sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party to the party giving notice: if to the Issuer, at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and if to Distributors, at 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island.

14. Limitation of Liability - Distributors is expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Issuer and agrees that the obligations assumed by the Issuer under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Issuer and its assets. Distributors shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Issuer. Nor shall Distributors seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Issuer. Distributors understands that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Issuer under the Issuer's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

15. This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has executed this instrument in its name and behalf, and its seal affixed, by one of its officers duly authorized, and Distributors has executed this instrument in its name and behalf by one of its officers duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.

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FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

 

By

/s/Adrien Deberghes
Adrien Deberghes
President and Treasurer

 

 

 

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By

/s/Scott E. Couto
Scott E. Couto
President

Exhibit (f)

Fee Deferral Plan of
the Non-Interested Person Trustees of
the Fidelity Sector Portfolios

(Effective as of August 16, 2013)

A. Purpose

The purpose of this Fee Deferral Plan of the Non-Interested Person Trustees of the Fidelity Sector Portfolios (this " Plan ") is to provide eligible directors and trustees of each investment company that is an Eligible Fund (as defined in Section C(3) below) and has adopted this Plan and any other investment company advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (" SelectCo ") that is an Eligible Fund and adopts this Plan (each such adopting investment company, a " Fund ") with the opportunity to defer the receipt of compensation (excluding meeting fees) earned by them as directors or trustees in lieu of receiving payment of such compensation when earned, and to treat any deferred amount as though an equivalent dollar amount had been invested in shares of certain of the Funds. For the purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the " Code "), and for all other applicable purposes, each Fund shall be deemed to maintain an individual plan subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan for the eligible directors and trustees of such Fund.

B. Eligibility

Each "director" who is not an "interested person," as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of a Fund (an " Independent Trustee "), shall be eligible to participate in this Plan. The directors (as so defined) of each Fund are referred to collectively as the Fund's " Board ."

C. Amount and Terms of Deferral

(1) Optional Deferrals

An Independent Trustee may (subject to and in accordance with Section C(3)) elect by notice given pursuant to Section G to defer receipt of all or a specified portion of the compensation (excluding meeting fees) earned by such Independent Trustee for serving as a member of a Board or as a member of any committee (or any subcommittee of such committee) of which such Independent Trustee is a member (" Board Fees ") in respect of the Eligible Funds referred to below. Such deferred Board Fees are referred to as " Optional Deferred Fees ."

(2) Expenses, etc.

Reimbursement of out of pocket expenses of Independent Trustees may not be deferred.

(3) Maximum Deferral Amount; Allocation of Deferrals Among Funds

The Funds eligible to participate in this Plan (the " Eligible Funds ") will be identified by the Administrator (as defined in Section M below) in the Administrator's good faith judgment and approved by the Governance and Nominating Committee of each Fund. Funds other than the Eligible Funds are referred to as " Excluded Funds ." Notwithstanding the purported adoption of this Plan by any Excluded Fund, no portion of any compensation payable by an Excluded Fund during any period when it is an Excluded Fund shall be deferred under any provision of this Plan. It is contemplated that: (i) compensation payable to Independent Trustees by each of the Funds shall be administered through a single disbursement account, (ii) amounts so payable and amounts to be deferred hereunder will ordinarily be expressed as annualized aggregate dollar amounts for all Funds as to which an Independent Trustee serves, (iii) as to any Independent Trustee, the aggregate amount of Board Fees deferred will not exceed the aggregate payable by the Eligible Funds with respect to such Independent Trustee and (iv) as to any Independent Trustee, the Administrator shall allocate the cash and deferred portion of such Independent Trustee's compensation among the Funds in a manner consistent with the previous sentence and otherwise consistent with the Funds' accounting practices.

D. Investment Pool

The Governance and Nominating Committee will from time to time designate one or more Funds as constituting " Investment Pool " Funds.

E. Deferred Fee Account

A deferred compensation book entry account (the " Deferred Fee Account ") shall be established in the name of each Independent Trustee. Any Board Fees earned by an Independent Trustee which are deferred pursuant to this Plan will be credited to such Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account on the date such Board Fees otherwise would have been payable to such Independent Trustee.

F. Compensation Account Investment

G. Treatment of Credit Amounts

Amounts credited to an Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account shall be treated as though such amounts had been invested and reinvested in shares of any of the Investment Pool Funds. The full amount of Optional Deferred Fees shall be deferred by the Eligible Funds when otherwise payable and shall be treated as invested in one or more Investment Pool Funds in the Investment Pool designated by such Independent Trustee in his or her Notice given pursuant to Section G.

Any Fund into which Optional Deferred Fees are treated as being invested is referred to herein as a " Target Fund ."

(1)

(2) Amounts deferred shall initially be treated as though invested in shares of each Target Fund calculated as follows:

(a) the product of

(x) the amount of such deferrals and
(y) the percentage of such deferrals deemed invested in that Target Fund, divided by

(i) the Target Fund's Net Asset Value per share as of the date such amount is so credited. The Net Asset Value per share shall be determined as set forth in the Target Fund's registration statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Target Fund's governing instruments and otherwise in accordance with law.

(b) Dividends, etc. If a Target Fund shall pay a stock dividend on or split up, combine, reclassify or substitute other securities by merger, consolidation or otherwise for its outstanding shares, the Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account shall be adjusted as though shares of such Target Fund were actually held by the Deferred Fee Account in order to preserve rights substantially proportionate to the rights deemed held in such Deferred Fee Account immediately prior to such event. On each payable date of interest, dividends or capital gains distributions declared by the Board of any Target Fund in which an Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account is deemed invested, the Deferred Fee Account will be credited with book adjustments representing all interest, dividends or capital gains distributions that would have been realized had such account been invested in shares of such Target Fund. Each Deferred Fee Account will be charged with any losses with respect to the shares of any Target Fund that would have been realized had such Deferred Fee Account actually been invested in such shares.

(c) Dissolution, etc. Notwithstanding any elections by an Independent Trustee, amounts deferred under this Plan shall be distributed upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of a Fund, whether voluntary or involuntary; the voluntary sale, conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the Fund's assets (unless the obligations of the Fund shall have been assumed by another Fund); or the merger of the Fund into another trust or corporation or its consolidation with one or more other trusts or corporations (unless the obligations of the Fund are assumed by such surviving entity and such surviving entity is another Fund). No distribution shall be made on account of an event described in this Section F(2)(c) where such event does not (a) constitute a "change in control event" as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3, provided that such determination shall be made without regard to whether the obligations of the Fund are assumed by another Fund or (b) satisfy the requirements of plan terminations and liquidations set forth in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(A); provided that where such event does not qualify under clause (a) or (b) but constitutes a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h), payment shall be made in accordance with the otherwise applicable terms of this Plan.

H. Manner of Making Elections; Administration

(1) Notice

Prior to the commencement of each calendar year of the Plan, or, in the case of the first effective calendar year of the Plan, the period commencing on the effective date of the Plan and ending at the end of the calendar year (the " Plan Year ") during which an Independent Trustee desires to defer Board Fees, such Independent Trustee shall complete, sign and file with the Administrator a Notice of Election to Defer Compensation provided by the Administrator (the " Notice ") within the period specified by the Administrator. If no completed and signed Notice is timely filed with the Administrator prior to a Plan Year, the Independent Trustee shall be deemed to have elected to defer no Board Fees for such Plan Year. The Notice shall state:

(a) subject to Section G(2), the time or times of payment of such deferred compensation,

(b) the manner of payment of deferred compensation (i.e., in a lump sum or the number of quarterly or annual installments),

(c) the aggregate amount of Board Fees to be deferred as Optional Deferred Fees,

(d) the Investment Pool Fund or Funds in which such deferrals are to be deemed invested and in what percentages and

(e) any beneficiary designated pursuant to Section I(2) of this Plan.

(2) Date of First Payout

Each Independent Trustee shall in the Notice elect to defer the receipt of his or her deferred compensation until as soon as administratively practicable, but in no case later than 75 days, following the date specified by such Independent Trustee in the Notice, which date may not be sooner than the later of:

(a) the first business day of January following the year which includes the date on which the Independent Trustee has a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h) (the " Termination Date ") and

(b) one year following the Notice.

The period over which deferred compensation shall be paid out shall not exceed 20 years.

(3) Failure to Designate Payment Schedule, etc.

If an Independent Trustee who elects to defer fees fails to designate in his or her Notice a time or date as of which payment of his or her Deferred Fee Account shall commence, payment of such amount shall commence as of the date set forth in Section G(2)(a) above (unless the Independent Trustee files an amended Notice in compliance with Section G(5) selecting a different distribution date). If an Independent Trustee fails to designate in his or her Notice the manner of distribution to apply to his or her Deferred Fee Account, such Deferred Fee Account shall be distributed in a lump sum. If an Independent Trustee fails to designate in his or her Notice one or more Target Funds in respect of any Optional Deferred Fees, then the Governance and Nominating Committee may, subject to Section F(1), designate one or more Target Funds for such Independent Trustee.

(4) Changes in Target Funds

Each Independent Trustee may direct that the Target Funds in which his or her Optional Deferred Fees or Deferred Fee Account are deemed invested be changed in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Administrator as in effect from time to time.

(5) Changes in Form and Timing of Payment of Deferred Compensation

An Independent Trustee may elect to change the timing and manner of his or her distribution election with respect to all amounts deferred by the Independent Trustee under this Plan by filing an amended Notice with the Administrator subject to the following limitations and requirements:

(a) No such election change shall take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which such amended Notice is filed with the Administrator;

(b) The amended Notice must provide that the first payment with respect to which such election is made be deferred for a period of not less than five years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made but for the election change; and

(c) Such election change Notice must be filed with the Administrator at least 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment with respect to which such election change is being made.

(6) Hardship

Upon application by an Independent Trustee and a determination by the Governance and Nominating Committee that the Independent Trustee has suffered a severe and unanticipated financial hardship, the Administrator shall distribute to the Independent Trustee, in a single lump sum, an amount equal to the lesser of the amount needed by the Independent Trustee to meet the hardship or the balance of the Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account. No hardship distributions shall be made under this Plan except to the extent permitted in the case of an "unforeseeable emergency" within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

I. Effective Date and Duration of Deferral Elections

Except as provided in Section G of this Plan, any election to defer Board Fees pursuant to this Plan shall be irrevocable from and after the date on which Notice is filed with the Administrator. Elections shall be effective to defer an Independent Trustee's Board Fees as follows:

(1) As to any Independent Trustee in office on the effective date of this Plan who files a Notice no later than 30 days after such effective date, the Notice shall be effective to defer any Board Fees that are earned by such Independent Trustee after the period specified by the Administrator following the date of the filing of the Notice.

(a) As to any nominee for the Board who has not previously served as an Independent Trustee and who files a Notice prior to or within 30 days after his or her eligibility to participate in this Plan, such election to defer shall be effective to defer any Board Fees that are earned by such nominee subsequent to his or her election as an Independent Trustee.

(b) As to any other Independent Trustee, the election to defer shall be effective to defer any Board Fees that are earned from and after January 1 of the calendar year next succeeding the year in which the Notice is filed.

J. Payment of Deferred Compensation

(1) Manner of Payment

The aggregate value of an Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account will be paid in a lump sum or in installments, as specified in his or her Notice or amended Notice as set forth in Sections G and H, and at the time or times specified in the Notice or amended Notice. If installments are elected by an Independent Trustee, such installments shall be paid in cash and the amount of the first cash payment shall be a fraction of the then value of such Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account, the numerator of which is one, and the denominator of which is the total number of installments. The amount of each subsequent cash payment shall be a fraction of the then value of such Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account remaining after the prior payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of installments elected minus the number of installments previously paid.

(2) Payment to Beneficiary

If an Independent Trustee dies before he or she has received payment of all amounts in such Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account, the value of such Deferred Fee Account shall be paid in a lump sum within 90 days of the death of the Independent Trustee to the beneficiary designated in such Independent Trustee's Notice or, if no such beneficiary is designated, to such Independent Trustee's estate in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. Any beneficiary so designated by an Independent Trustee may be changed at any time by notice in writing from such Independent Trustee to the Administrator.

K. Statement of Deferred Fee Accounts

Unless comparable information is available through a website designated by the Administrator, the Administrator will furnish each Independent Trustee with a statement setting forth the aggregate value of such Independent Trustee's Deferred Fee Account as of the end of each calendar quarter and all credits to and payments from such Deferred Fee Account during such quarter. Such statements will be furnished no later than 60 days after the end of each calendar quarter.

L. Rights in Deferred Fee Account

Credits to Deferred Fee Accounts shall remain part of the general assets of each Fund, shall at all times be the sole and absolute property of the Fund and shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fund, trust or collateral security for the payment of the deferred compensation to which Independent Trustees are entitled from such Deferred Fee Accounts. The right of any Independent Trustee or his or her designated beneficiary or estate to receive future payment of deferred compensation under the provisions of this Plan shall be an unsecured claim against general assets of the Fund, if any, available at the time of payment. The Fund shall be under no obligation to any Independent Trustee to purchase, hold or dispose of any investments but, if the Fund chooses to purchase investments, including shares of any Target Fund, to cover its obligations under this Plan, then any and all such investments shall continue to be a part of the general assets and property of the Fund. No amount shall be payable hereunder with respect to the Deferred Fee Account of a former Independent Trustee if the Governance and Nominating Committee shall have determined that such Independent Trustee's termination as a Board member resulted from such Independent Trustee's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the office of Independent Trustee.

M. Non-Assignability

No Independent Trustee, his or her designated beneficiary or estate or any other person shall have the right to encumber, pledge, sell, assign or transfer the right to receive payments under this Plan, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All such payments and the right thereto are expressly declared to be non-assignable.

N. Administration

This Plan shall be administered by each Fund's Treasurer or one or more other persons or entities appointed by the Governance and Nominating Committee of such Fund (the " Administrator "). The Administrator may in turn delegate its responsibilities to one or more affiliates of SelectCo chosen by the Administrator. All Notices and amendments shall be filed with the Administrator and the Administrator shall be responsible for maintaining records of all Deferred Fee Accounts and for furnishing the annual statements of Deferred Fee Accounts provided for in Section J of this Plan. The Governance and Nominating Committee shall have the general authority to interpret, construe and implement provisions of this Plan. Any determination by the Governance and Nominating Committee shall be binding on the Independent Trustee and shall be final and conclusive.

O. Amendment or Termination

This Plan may at any time be amended, modified or terminated by the Board. However, no amendment, modification or termination shall adversely affect any Independent Trustee's rights in respect of amounts theretofore credited to his or her Deferred Fee Account.

P. Governing Law

This Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Q. Section 409A

This Plan is intended to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. It is intended that each payment in a series of payments to an Independent Trustee pursuant to the Plan is a separate "payment" for purposes of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion and without any Independent Trustee's prior consent, amend the Plan, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions as deemed appropriate by the Administrator to (i) exempt the Plan from the application of Code Section 409A, (ii) preserve the intended tax treatment of benefits provided under the Plan or (iii) comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Fund have any liability to any Independent Trustee or any other person in the event that the Plan fails to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A.

R. Effective Date

This Plan shall be effective as of August 16, 2013, and any amendment hereto shall be effective on the date specified in the action taken by the Board on such amendment.

Attachment 1

Fidelity Sector Portfolios Board Funds

Investment Options in the Fee Deferral Plan

Fund Number

Fund Name

Ticker

Equity Select Funds

 

 

34

Air Transportation Portfolio

FSAIX

502

Automotive Portfolio

FSAVX

507

Banking Portfolio

FSRBX

42

Biotechnology Portfolio

FBIOX

68

Brokerage and Investment Management Portfolio

FSLBX

69

Chemicals Portfolio

FSCHX

518

Communications Equipment Portfolio

FSDCX

7

Computers Portfolio

FDCPX

511

Construction and Housing Portfolio

FSHOX

517

Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

FSCPX

98

Consumer Finance Portfolio

FSVLX

9

Consumer Staples Portfolio

FDFAX

67

Defense and Aerospace Portfolio

FSDAX

8

Electronics Portfolio

FSELX

60

Energy Portfolio

FSENX

43

Energy Service Portfolio

FSESX

516

Environment and Alternative Energy Portfolio

FSLEX

66

Financial Services Portfolio

FIDSX

41

Gold Portfolio

FSAGX

63

Health Care Portfolio

FSPHX

510

Industrial Equipment Portfolio

FSCGX

515

Industrials Portfolio

FCYIX

45

Insurance Portfolio

FSPCX

1368

International Real Estate Fund

FIREX

353

IT Services Portfolio

FBSOX

62

Leisure Portfolio

FDLSX

509

Materials Portfolio

FSDPX

505

Medical Delivery Portfolio

FSHCX

354

Medical Equipment and Systems Portfolio

FSMEX

503

Multimedia Portfolio

FBMPX

513

Natural Gas Portfolio

FSNGX

514

Natural Resources Portfolio

FNARX

580

Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

FPHAX

303

Real Estate Investment Portfolio

FRESX

46

Retailing Portfolio

FSRPX

28

Software and Computer Services Portfolio

FSCSX

64

Technology Portfolio

FSPTX

311

Telecom and Utilities Fund

FIUIX

96

Telecommunications Portfolio

FSTCX

512

Transportation Portfolio

FSRFX

65

Utilities Portfolio

FSUTX

963

Wireless Portfolio

FWRLX

Funds Overseen by the Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds Board

 

304

Fidelity Balanced Fund

FBALX

312

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund

FBGRX

38

Fidelity Capital & Income Fund

FAGIX

307

Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund

FDCAX

22

Fidelity Contrafund

FCNTX

308

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

FCVSX

325

Fidelity Diversified International Fund

FDIVX

322

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

FEMKX

23

Fidelity Equity-Income Fund

FEQIX

332

Fidelity Export and Multinational Fund

FEXPX

333

Fidelity Focused Stock Fund

FTQGX

25

Fidelity Growth Company Fund

FDGRX

339

Fidelity Growth Discovery Fund

FDSVX

305

Fidelity International Discovery Fund

FIGRX

122

Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund

FLVCX

316

Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund

FLPSX

21

Fidelity Magellan Fund

FMAGX

300

Fidelity New Millennium Fund

FMILX

4

Fidelity Puritan Fund

FPURX

384

Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund

FSCRX

320

Fidelity Stock Selector All Cap Fund

FDSSX

39

Fidelity Value Fund

FDVLX

397

Spartan Total Market Index Fund

FSTMX

 

 

 

Funds Overseen by the Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds Board

 

55

Fidelity Cash Reserves

FDRXX

794

Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

FINPX

450

Fidelity Short-Term Bond Fund

FSHBX

1505

Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund

FSRRX

820

Fidelity Total Bond Fund

FTBFX

 

 

 

Exhibit (g)(2)

APPENDIX A

TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

AND

EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES HERETO

UPDATED AS OF October 11, 2013

Trust

Fund

Effective

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Equity Value Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series I

Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund

March 11, 2011

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Biotechnology Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Communications Equipment Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series VII

Fidelity Advisor Electronics Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Beacon Street Trust

Fidelity Tax Managed Stock Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Disciplined Equity Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Capital Trust

Fidelity Value Fund

February 25, 2011

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

October 21, 2013

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Advisor Capital Development Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Destiny Portfolios

Fidelity Advisor Diversified Stock

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series Stock Selector Large Cap Value Fund

December 5, 2012

Fidelity Devonshire Trust

Fidelity Series Stock Selector Large Cap Value Fund

December 5, 2012

Fidelity Hanover Street Trust

Fidelity Emerging Markets Debt Central Fund

March 1, 2011

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Canada Fund

February 25, 2011

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Emerging Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Fund

May 4, 2008

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Europe Fund

February 25, 2011

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund

March 25, 2009

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity International Growth Fund

October 28, 2007

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Series International Growth Fund

October 25, 2009

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Series International Small Cap Fund

October 25, 2009

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Series International Value Fund

October 25, 2009

Fidelity Investment Trust

Fidelity Total International Equity Fund

October 28, 2007

Fidelity Magellan Fund

Fidelity Magellan Fund

January 1, 2007

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund

April 30, 2010

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Fund

March 1, 2011

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Spartan Mid Cap Index Fund

September 8, 2011

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Spartan Real Estate Index Fund

September 8, 2011

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Spartan Small Cap Index Fund

September 8, 2011

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Strategic Income Fund

March 11, 2011

Fidelity Securities Fund

Fidelity Series Real Estate Equity Fund

October 20, 2011

Fidelity Summer Street Trust

Fidelity Global High Income Fund

May 8, 2011

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Growth Portfolio

February 25, 2011

Variable Insurance Products Fund

Value Portfolio

January 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund II

Emerging Markets Portfolio

December 14, 2012

Variable Insurance Products Fund III

Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio

January 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

Consumer Staples Portfolio

April 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

Energy Portfolio

January 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

Materials Portfolio

April 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

Telecommunications Portfolio

April 1, 2007

Variable Insurance Products Fund V

Strategic Income Portfolio

March 11, 2011

Notes:
Addition of funds under Fidelity Covington Trust.



Each of the Investment Companies Listed on this Appendix "A", on behalf of each of their Respective Portfolios


By: /s/ Adrien Deberghes
Name: Adrien Deberghes
Title: Treasurer - Sector Portfolios Funds,
Deputy Treasurer - Equity and High Income Funds,
Assistant Treasurer - Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds


State Street Bank and Trust Company

By: /s/ Michael F. Rogers
Name: Michael F. Rogers
Title: Executive Vice President

Exhibit (g)(5)

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 11th day of October, 2013, by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street" or the "Transfer Agent") and each of the Investment Companies Listed on Appendix "A" hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (each a "Trust" and collectively the "Trusts").

WHEREAS, the Trust is authorized to issue shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") in separate series, with each such series representing interests in a separate portfolio of securities and other assets;

WHEREAS, the Trust intends to initially offer Shares in one or more series, each as named in the attached Appendix "A" , which may be amended by the parties from time to time (such series, together with all other series subsequently established by the Trust and made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement, being herein referred to as a "Portfolio," and collectively as the "Portfolios");

WHEREAS, each Portfolio will issue and redeem Shares only in aggregations of Shares known as "Creation Units" as described in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information of each Portfolio (collectively, the "Prospectus");

WHEREAS, only those entities ("Authorized Participants") that have entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the distributor of the Trust, currently Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), are eligible to place orders for Creation Units with the Distributor;

WHEREAS, the Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York ("DTC") or its nominee will be the record or registered owner of all outstanding Shares;

WHEREAS, Trust desires to appoint State Street as transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent and agent in connection with certain other activities; and

WHEREAS, State Street is willing to accept such appointment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Trust and each Portfolio hereby employs and appoints the Transfer Agent to act as, and the Transfer Agent agrees to act as, transfer agent for the Creation Units and dividend disbursing agent of the Trust and each Portfolios.

1.2 Transfer Agency Services . In accordance with procedures established from time to time by written agreement between the Trust and each Portfolio, as applicable, and the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent shall:

(i) establish each Authorized Participant's account in the applicable Portfolio on the Transfer Agent's recordkeeping system and maintain such account for the benefit of such Authorized Participant;

(ii) receive and process orders for the purchase of Creation Units, subject to a determination of acceptance by the Distributor or the Trust, and promptly deliver payment and appropriate documentation thereof to the custodian of the applicable Portfolio as identified by the Trust (the "Custodian");

(iii) generate or cause to be generated and transmitted confirmation of receipt of such purchase orders to the Authorized Participants and, if applicable, transmit appropriate trade instruction to the National Securities Clearance Corporation ("NSCC");

(iv) receive and process redemption requests and redemption directions, subject to a determination of acceptance by the Distributor or the Trust, and deliver the appropriate documentation thereof to the Custodian;

(v) with respect to items (i) through (iv) above, the Transfer Agent shall execute transactions directly with Authorized Participants and the Distributor or its agent;

(vi) at the appropriate time as and when it receives monies paid to it by the Custodian with respect to any redemption, pay over or cause to be paid over in the appropriate manner such monies, if any, to the redeeming Authorized Participant as instructed by the Distributor or the Trust ;

(vii) prepare and transmit by means of DTC's book-entry system payments for any dividends and distributions declared by the Trust on behalf of the applicable Portfolio;

(viii) record the issuance of Shares of the applicable Portfolio and maintain a record of the total number of Shares of each Portfolio which are issued and outstanding; and provide the Trust on a regular basis with the total number of Shares of each Portfolio which are issued and outstanding but Transfer Agent shall have no obligation, when recording the issuance of Shares, to monitor the issuance of such Shares to determine if there are authorized Shares available for issuance or to take cognizance of any laws relating to, or corporate actions required for, the issue or sale of such Shares, which functions shall be the sole responsibility of the Trust and each Portfolio; and, excluding DTC or its nominee as the record or registered owner, the Transfer Agent shall have no obligations or responsibilities to account for, keep records of, or otherwise related to, the beneficial owners of the Shares;

(ix) maintain and manage, as agent for the Trust and each Portfolio, such bank accounts as the Transfer Agent shall deem necessary for the performance of its duties under this Agreement, including but not limited to, the processing of Creation Unit purchases and redemptions and the payment of a Portfolio's dividends and distributions. The Transfer Agent may maintain such accounts at the bank or banks deemed appropriate by the Transfer Agent in accordance with applicable law;

(x) process any request from an Authorized Participant to change its account registration; and

(xi) except as otherwise instructed by the Trust, the Transfer Agent shall process all transactions in each Portfolio in accordance with the procedures mutually agreed upon by the Trust and the Transfer Agent with respect to the proper net asset value to be applied to purchase orders received in good order by the Transfer Agent or by the Trust or any other person or firm on behalf of such Portfolio or from an Authorized Participant before cut-offs established by the Trust. The Transfer Agent shall report to the Trust any known exceptions to the foregoing.

1.3 Additional Services . In addition to, and neither in lieu of nor in contravention of the services set forth in Section 1.2 above, the Transfer Agent shall perform the following services:

(i) The Transfer Agent shall perform such other services for the Trust that are mutually agreed to by the parties from time to time, for which the Trust will pay such fees, charges and expenses as may be mutually agreed upon. The provision of such services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(ii) DTC and NSCC . The Transfer Agent shall: (a) accept and effectuate the registration and maintenance of accounts, and the purchase and redemption of Creation Units in such accounts, in accordance with instructions transmitted to and received by the Transfer Agent by transmission from DTC or NSCC on behalf of Authorized Participants; and (b) issue instructions to a Portfolio's banks for the settlement of transactions between the Portfolio and DTC or NSCC (acting on behalf of the applicable Authorized Participant).

1.4 Service Level Documents . The Transfer Agent and the Trust may from time to time agree to document the manner in which they expect to deliver and receive the services contemplated by Sections 1.2 and 1.3 of this Agreement.  The parties agree that such document(s) (hereinafter referred to as "Service Level Document(s)") reflect performance goals and any failure to perform in accordance with the provisions thereof shall not be considered a breach of contract that gives rise to contractual or other remedies, except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.4.  It is the intention of the parties that the sole remedy for failure to perform in accordance with the provisions of a Service Level Document, or any dispute relating to performance goals set forth in a Service Level Document, will be a meeting of the parties to resolve the failure pursuant to the consultation procedure described below.  Nothing in this Section 1.4 shall modify a party's applicable standard of care under this Agreement.

If a party to this Agreement is consistently unable to meet the provisions of a Service Level Document, or in the event that a dispute arises relating to performance goals set forth in a Service Level Document, either party to this Agreement shall address any concerns it may have by requiring a consultation with the other party.  The purpose of the consultation procedure is to endeavor to resolve a consistent failure to meet the provisions of a Service Level Document.  If a consultation occurs pursuant to this Section 1.4, the parties must negotiate in good faith to endeavor to:

(a) implement changes which will enable the Service Level Document provisions to be more regularly met;

(b) agree to alternative Service Level Document provisions which meet the party's respective business requirements; or

(c) otherwise find a solution such that within 30 days after the consultation, the inability to meet the Service Level Document provisions may be less likely to occur in the future.

1.5 Authorized Persons . The Trust and each Portfolio, hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Transfer Agent may rely on the current list of authorized persons, including the Distributor, as provided or agreed to by the Trust in writing and as may be amended from time to time (each, an "Authorized Person"), in receiving instructions to issue or redeem Creation Units. The Trust and each Portfolio agrees and covenants for itself and each such Authorized Person that any order or sale of or transaction in Creation Units received by it after the order cut-off time as set forth in the Prospectus or such earlier time as designated by such Portfolio (the "Order Cut-Off Time"), shall be effectuated at the net asset value determined on the next business day or as otherwise required pursuant to the applicable Portfolio's then-effective Prospectus, and the Trust or such Authorized Person shall so instruct the Transfer Agent of the proper effective date of the transaction.

1.6 Anti-Money Laundering and Client Screening . In no event will the Transfer Agent be responsible for the Trust's compliance with applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, including applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, as the same may be in effect from time to time.

1.7 State Transaction ("Blue Sky") Reporting . The Trust shall be solely responsible for its applicable "blue sky" compliance and state registration requirements.

1.8 Tax Law . The Transfer Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or hereafter imposed on the Trust, a Portfolio, any Creation Units, any Shares, a beneficial owner thereof, an Authorized Participant or the Transfer Agent in connection with the services provided by the Transfer Agent hereunder by the tax laws of any country or of any state or political subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Trust to notify the Transfer Agent of the obligations imposed on the Trust, a Portfolio, the Creation Units, the Shares, or the Transfer Agent in connection with the services provided by the Transfer Agent hereunder by the tax law of countries, states and political subdivisions thereof, including responsibility for withholding and other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications and governmental reporting.

1.9 The Transfer Agent shall provide the office facilities and the personnel determined by it to perform the services contemplated herein.

2. FEES AND EXPENSES

2.1 Fee Schedule . For the performance by the Transfer Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Trust and each of the Portfolios shall pay the Transfer Agent the fees, charges and expenses set forth in a written fee schedule agreed to by the parties. The parties agree that the fees set forth in the fee schedule shall apply with respect to each Portfolio listed on Appendix "A" hereto as of the date hereof and to any Portfolios added to this Agreement that have requirements consistent with services then being provided by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement. In the event that the Trust seeks to add a Portfolio with service requirements that are inconsistent with the services contemplated under this Agreement, the parties shall confer diligently and negotiate in good faith, and agree upon fees applicable to such Portfolio.

2.2 Invoices . The Trust and each of the Portfolios agree to pay all fees, charges and expenses set forth in the fee schedule, within thirty (30) days following the receipt of the respective invoice, except for any fee or expense that is subject to good faith dispute. In the event of such a dispute, the Trust may withhold that portion of the fee or expense subject to the good faith dispute. The Trust shall notify the Transfer Agent in writing within twenty-one (21) calendar days following the receipt of each invoice if the Trust is disputing any amounts in good faith. The Trust shall settle such disputed amounts within five (5) days of the day on which the parties agree on the amount to be paid.

2.3 The Transfer Agent is authorized to and may employ, associate or contract with such person or persons as the Transfer Agent may deem desirable to assist it in performing its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that the compensation of such person or persons shall be paid by the Transfer Agent and that the Transfer Agent shall be as fully responsible to each Trust for the acts and omissions of any such person or persons as it is for its own acts and omissions.

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFER AGENT

The Transfer Agent represents and warrants to the Trust that:

3.1 It is a trust company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

3.2 It is duly registered as a transfer agent under Section 17A(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), it will remain so registered for the duration of this Agreement, and it will promptly notify the Trust in the event of any material change in its status as a registered transfer agent, including if it is de-registered.

3.3 It is duly qualified to carry on its business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

3.4 It is empowered under applicable laws and by its organizational documents to enter into and perform the services contemplated in this Agreement.

3.5 All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement.

3.6 It is in compliance with all material federal and state laws, rules and regulations applicable to its transfer agency business and the performance of its duties, obligations and services under this Agreement.

3.7 It has and will continue to have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRUST AND THE PORTFOLIOS

The Trust and each Portfolio represents and warrants to the Transfer Agent that:

4.1 The Trust is a statutory trust duly organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

4.2 The Trust is empowered under applicable laws and by its organizational documents to enter into and perform this Agreement.

4.3 All requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize the Trust to enter into, perform and receive services pursuant to this Agreement.

4.4 The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company.

4.5 A registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), is currently effective and will remain effective, and all appropriate state securities law filings have been made and will continue to be made, with respect to all Shares of the Trust being offered for sale.

5. DATA ACCESS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

In order to provide Transfer Agent clients with the ability to access certain client data, the Transfer Agent maintains such client or client-related data ("Customer Information") on databases under the control and ownership of the Transfer Agent or under the control and ownership of third parties ("Data Access Services"). For purposes of this Section 5, the term Data Access Services includes such databases and related computer programs, screen formats, report formats, interactive design techniques, and documentation manuals furnished to each client by the Transfer Agent and excludes Customer Information. For avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 5 shall modify the Transfer Agent's Standard of Care under this Agreement.

5.1 The Trust acknowledges that the Data Access Services constitute copyrighted, trade secret, or other proprietary information (collectively, "Proprietary Information") of substantial value to the Transfer Agent or another third party. In no event shall: (i) Proprietary Information be deemed Customer Information or the confidential information of the Trust or (ii) Customer Information be deemed to be Proprietary Information. The Trust and each Portfolio agrees to treat all Proprietary Information as proprietary to the Transfer Agent and further agrees that it shall not divulge any Proprietary Information to any person or organization except as may be provided hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trust agrees for itself and its officers and employees and applicable agents, to:

(i) use such programs and databases solely on the Trust's, or such agents' computers, or solely from equipment at the location(s) agreed to between the Trust and the Transfer Agent, and solely in accordance with the Transfer Agent's applicable user documentation;

(ii) refrain from copying or duplicating in any way the Proprietary Information;

(iii) refrain from obtaining unauthorized access to any portion of the Proprietary Information, and if such access is inadvertently obtained, to inform the Transfer Agent in a timely manner of such fact and dispose of such information in accordance with the Transfer Agent's instructions;

(iv) refrain from causing or allowing Proprietary Information transmitted from the Transfer Agent's computers to the Trust's, or such agents' computer to be retransmitted to any other computer facility or other location;

(v) allow the Trust to have access only to those authorized transactions agreed upon by the Trust and the Transfer Agent;

(vi) to honor all reasonable written requests made by the Transfer Agent to protect at the Transfer Agent's expense the rights of the Transfer Agent in Proprietary Information at common law, under federal copyright law and under other federal or state law.

5.2 Proprietary Information shall not include all or any portion of any of the foregoing items that are or become publicly available without breach of this Agreement; that are released for general disclosure by a written release by the Transfer Agent; or that are already in the possession of the receiving party at the time of receipt without obligation of confidentiality or breach of this Agreement.

5.3 Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the Trust may disclose Proprietary Information in the event that it is required to be disclosed by law or in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or by an appropriate regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Trust; provided that all reasonable legal remedies for maintaining such information in confidence have been exhausted including, but not limited to, giving the Transfer Agent as much advance notice of the possibility of such disclosure as practical so the Transfer Agent may attempt to stop such disclosure or obtain a protective order concerning such disclosure.

5.4 If the Trust notifies the Transfer Agent that any of the Data Access Services do not operate in material compliance with the most recently issued user documentation for such services, the Transfer Agent shall endeavor in a timely manner to correct such failure. Organizations from which the Transfer Agent may obtain certain data included in the Data Access Services are solely responsible for the contents of such data, and the Trust agrees to make no claim against the Transfer Agent arising out of the contents of such third-party data, including, but not limited to, the accuracy thereof. DATA ACCESS SERVICES AND ALL COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. THE TRANSFER AGENT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

5.5 As of the date hereof, the parties do not anticipate that the Trust shall originate electronic instructions to the Transfer Agent in order to effect the transfer or movement of cash or Creation Units or transmit Authorized Participant information or other information. If, however, the Trust and the Transfer Agent agree that the Trust may originate such electronic instructions, then in such event the Transfer Agent shall be entitled to rely on the validity and authenticity of an instruction made by the Trust or any of their officers, employees, agents or subcontractors who have been designated by the Trust as Authorized Persons, without undertaking any further inquiry as long as such instruction is undertaken in conformity with security procedures that may be agreed upon by the Transfer Agent and the Trust from time to time.

5.6 Each party shall take reasonable efforts to advise its employees of their obligations pursuant to this Section. The obligations of this Section shall survive any earlier termination of this Agreement.

6. STANDARD OF CARE / LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

6.1 The Transfer Agent shall exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence (the "Standard of Care") in carrying out all of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and shall be liable to the Trust or the Portfolios, as the case may be, for all losses, damages and expenses suffered or incurred by the Trust or the Portfolios resulting from the failure of the Transfer Agent to exercise the Standard of Care.

The parties agree that any encoding or payment processing errors shall be governed by this Standard of Care, and that Section 4-209 of the Uniform Commercial Code is superseded by this Section.

6.2 In no event shall the Transfer Agent or the Trust be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, including lost profits, of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) arising in connection with this Agreement even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In any event, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, the Transfer Agent's cumulative liability for each calendar year (a "Liability Period") with respect to the services provided pursuant to this Agreement regardless of the form of action or legal theory shall be limited to its total annual compensation earned and fees payable hereunder during the preceding Compensation Period, as defined herein, for any liability or loss suffered by the Trust or the Portfolios including, but not limited to, any liability relating to qualification of the Trust or a Portfolio as a regulated investment company or any liability relating to the Trust's or a Portfolio's compliance with any federal or state tax or securities statute, regulation or ruling during such Liability Period. "Compensation Period" shall mean the calendar year ending immediately prior to each Liability Period in which the event(s) giving rise to the Transfer Agent's liability for that period have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Period for purposes of calculating the annual cumulative liability of the Transfer Agent for the Liability Period commencing on the date of this Agreement and terminating on December 31, 2013 shall be the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2013, calculated on an annualized basis, and the Compensation Period for the Liability Period commencing January 1, 2014 and terminating on December 31, 2014 shall be the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2013, calculated on an annualized basis.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

7.1 The Transfer Agent shall not be responsible for, and the Trust and each Portfolio shall indemnify and hold the Transfer Agent harmless from and against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, reasonable counsel fees (including the defense of any lawsuit in which the Transfer Agent is a named party), payments, reasonable expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to:

6.1 all actions of the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such actions are taken in good faith and without negligence or willful misconduct;

(i) the Trust's breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Trust hereunder;

(ii) the Trust's lack of good faith, negligence or willful misconduct;

(iii) the reliance upon, and any subsequent use of or action taken or omitted, by the Transfer Agent, or its agents or subcontractors on: (a) any information, records, documents, data, stock certificates or services, which are received by the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors by machine readable input, facsimile, electronic data entry, electronic instructions or other similar means authorized by the Trust, and which have been prepared, maintained or performed by the Trust or any other person or firm on behalf of the Trust, including but not limited to any broker-dealer or previous transfer agent; (b) any instructions or requests of the Trust or any of their officers, employees, agents or subcontractors who have been designated by the Trust as Authorized Persons; (c) any instructions or opinions of legal counsel to the Trust or any Portfolio with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement which are provided to the Transfer Agent after consultation with such legal counsel; or (d) any paper or document, reasonably believed to be genuine, authentic, or signed by the proper person or persons;

(iv) the offer or sale of Creation Units in violation of federal or state securities laws or regulations requiring that such Creation Units be registered, or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any federal or state agency with respect to the offer or sale of such Creation Units;

(v) the negotiation and processing of any checks, wires and ACH transmissions, including without limitation, for deposit into, or credit to, the Trust's demand deposit accounts maintained by the Transfer Agent;

(vi) all actions relating to the transmission of Creation Unit or Authorized Participant data through the NSCC clearing systems, if applicable; and

(vii) any tax obligations under the tax laws of any country or of any state or political subdivision thereof, including taxes, withholding and reporting requirements, claims for exemption and refund, additions for late payment, interest, penalties and other expenses (including legal expenses) that may be assessed, imposed or charged against the Transfer Agent as transfer agent hereunder.

7.2 At any time the Transfer Agent may apply to any officer of the Trust for instructions, and may consult with legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent under this Agreement, and the Transfer Agent and its agents or subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Trust and the applicable Portfolio for any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon such instructions or upon the opinion of such counsel. The Transfer Agent, its agents and subcontractors shall be protected and indemnified in acting upon any paper or document furnished by or on behalf of the Trust or the applicable Portfolio, reasonably believed to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person or persons, or upon any instruction, information, data, records or documents provided the Transfer Agent or its agents or subcontractors by machine readable input, telex, CRT data entry or other similar means authorized by the Trust and the Portfolios, and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Trust.

7.3 In order that the indemnification provisions contained in this Section shall apply, upon the assertion of a claim for which the Trust may be required to indemnify the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent shall promptly notify the Trust of such assertion, and shall keep the Trust advised with respect to all material developments concerning such claim. The Trust shall have the option to participate with the Transfer Agent in the defense of such claim or to defend against said claim in its own name. The Transfer Agent shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case in which the Trust may be required to indemnify the Transfer Agent except with the Trust's prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

8. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE TRUST AND THE TRANSFER AGENT

8.1 The Trust shall promptly furnish to the Transfer Agent the following:

9.1 A copy of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Trust certified by the Trust's Secretary authorizing the appointment of the Transfer Agent and the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

(i) A copy of the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the Trust and all amendments thereto.

8.2 The Transfer Agent hereby agrees to establish and maintain facilities and procedures for safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use, and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and devices.

8.3 Records . The Transfer Agent shall keep records relating to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it may deem advisable. To the extent required by Section 31 of the 1940 Act and the Rules thereunder, the Transfer Agent agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by the Transfer Agent relating to the services to be performed by the Transfer Agent hereunder are the property of the Trust and will be preserved, maintained and made available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be surrendered promptly to the Trust on and in accordance with its request. Records may be surrendered in either written or machine-readable form in useable format mutually agreed to by the Transfer Agent and the Trust, at the option of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall provide the Trust with copies of periodic SSAE 16 reports that include a review of the Transfer Agent's operations that relate to the services provided hereunder.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY

9.1 The Transfer Agent, the Trust and the Portfolios agree that each shall treat confidentially all Confidential Information provided by each party to the other party regarding its business and operations. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall mean any confidential or proprietary information, whether disclosed orally, visually or in writing, by way of any media, of a party to this Agreement or any Portfolio; any customer of a party to this Agreement or any Portfolio; or any third party which has disclosed such information to a party on a confidential basis, including but not limited to, a party's, the Portfolios', their respective customers' or such third party's business or financial affairs, trade secrets, intellectual property, technology, research and development, pricing, product plans, marketing plans or the terms or existence of this Agreement. All Confidential Information provided by a party hereto shall be used by the other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering or receiving services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party. Neither party will use or disclose Confidential Information for purposes other than the activities contemplated by this Agreement or except as required by law, court process or pursuant to the lawful requirement of a governmental agency (provided that, unless prohibited by law or regulation, promptly on receipt of any order compelling such disclosure, the disclosing party shall notify the non-disclosing party in writing of such requirement to disclose so that the non-disclosing party will have the opportunity to obtain a protective order) or if the party is advised by counsel that it may incur liability for failure to make a disclosure, or except at the request or with the written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party acknowledges that the other party may provide access to and use of Confidential Information relating to the other party to the disclosing party's employees, contractors, agents, professional advisors, auditors or persons performing similar functions who need to know such information in connection with the performance of such functions.

The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information (i) that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available, other than through a breach of this Agreement, (ii) that is independently derived by a party hereto without the use of any information provided by the other party hereto in connection with this Agreement, (iii) that is required in any legal or regulatory proceeding, investigation, audit, examination, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by operation of law or regulation, or (iv) where the party seeking to disclose has received the prior written consent of the party providing the information, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The parties agree that disclosure of Confidential Information by the Transfer Agent will cause irreparable damage to the Trust and the Portfolios and, therefore, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity, the Trust and each Portfolio shall have the right to seek equitable and injunctive relief, and to recover the amount of damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such unauthorized use. The Transfer Agent shall be liable under this Agreement to the Trust or Portfolios for any use or disclosure in violation of this section by its or its affiliates' personnel, agents, subcontractors, attorneys, accountants, and other advisors.

The undertakings and obligations contained in this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. The Transfer Agent shall, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, or at any time on demand by the Trust or a Portfolio, promptly return to the Trust or Portfolio all Confidential Information together with any copies or reproductions thereof and destroy all related data in its computer and other electronic files.

9.2 The Transfer Agent affirms that it has, and will continue to have throughout the term of this Agreement, procedures in place that are reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer financial information to the extent required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

10. EFFECTIVE PERIOD AND TERMINATION

10.1 This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a period of three (3) years from the date on which the initial Trust or Trusts commence operations (the "Initial Term"). After the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms (each, a "Renewal Term") unless a written notice of non-renewal is delivered by the non-renewing party no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as the case may be.

10.2 During the Initial Term and thereafter, the Transfer Agent may, at its discretion, terminate this Agreement for cause with respect to any Trust by providing not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Trust upon the occurrence of any of the following termination events:

(a) the Trust's material breach of a material provision of this Agreement that the Trust has either (i) failed to cure or (ii) failed to establish a remedial plan to cure that is reasonably acceptable, within sixty (60) days' written notice of such breach;

(b) the Trust has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in a criminal proceeding;

(c) the Trust has been found to have violated federal or state law in an administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided that such violation involves unethical conduct;

(d) the Trust has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;

(e) in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Trust or upon the happening of a like event to the Trust at the direction of an appropriate agency or court of competent jurisdiction; or

(f) the Trust (i) transfers fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of its voting securities, (ii) transfers all, or substantially all, of its assets to a non-affiliate, or (iii) attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 12 of this Agreement.

Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.2, the Trust shall pay the Transfer Agent its compensation due and shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the fee schedule.

10.3 During the Initial Term and thereafter, any Trust may, at its discretion, terminate this Agreement for cause by providing not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Transfer Agent upon the occurrence of any of the following termination events:

(a) the Transfer Agent's material breach of a material provision of this Agreement that the Transfer Agent has either (i) failed or cure or (ii) failed to establish a remedial plan to cure that is reasonably acceptable, within sixty (60) days' written notice of such breach;

(b) the Transfer Agent has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in any criminal proceeding in connection with the provision of transfer agency services to any client;

(c) the Transfer Agent has been found to have violated federal or state law in any administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided such violation (i) involves unethical behavior and (ii) relates to the provision of transfer agency services to any client;

(d) the Transfer Agent has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or to the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;

(e) in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Transfer Agent or upon the happening of a like event to the Transfer Agent at the direction of an appropriate agency or court of competent jurisdiction;

(f) the Transfer Agent (i) transfers fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of its voting securities, (ii) transfers all, or substantially all, of its assets to a non-affiliate, or (iii) attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 12 of this Agreement; and

(g) in the Trust's reasonable opinion, the Transfer Agent has not achieved one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document established pursuant to Section 1.4 of this Agreement, and a plan or revised plan has not been put into place in accordance with the following procedures: In the event that the Trust reasonably believes that the Transfer Agent has not met one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document during any calendar quarter or other period of measurement as may be set forth in any Service Level Document, the Trust may, in its discretion, submit a written deficiency notice to the Transfer Agent outlining the performance deficiencies ("Deficiency Notice"). Such Deficiency Notice must be provided to the Transfer Agent within twenty (20) days of the end of such quarter or other period of measurement, as the case may be. After receipt of such notice, the Transfer Agent shall present the Trust with a written plan to address the deficiencies set forth in the Deficiency Notice (the "Plan"). Such Plan must be provided to the Trust within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Deficiency Notice. If the Transfer Agent fails to submit a Plan within such thirty (30) day period, the Trust may terminate the Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Transfer Agent. The Trust, in its discretion, may accept the Plan or reject the Plan ("Rejection Notice"). Such Rejection Notice must be submitted to the Transfer Agent within fifteen (15) days after submission of the Plan. If, within such fifteen (15) day period, the Trust fails to provide a Rejection Notice, it shall be presumed that Trust accepted the Plan. In the event the Trust submits a Rejection Notice, the Transfer Agent shall submit a revised plan ("Revised Plan") to the Trust. Such Revised Plan must be provided to the Trust within thirty (30) after provision of the Rejection Notice. If the Transfer Agent fails to submit a Revised Plan within such thirty (30) day period, the Trust may terminate the Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Transfer Agent. The Trust, in its sole discretion, may accept the Revised Plan or reject the Revised Plan ("Denial Notice"). Any Denial Notice must be submitted to the Transfer Agent within fifteen (15) days after provision of the Revised Plan. If the Trust fails to provide a Denial Notice within such fifteen (15) day period, it shall be presumed that the Trust accepted the Revised Plan. If the Trust provides a Denial Notice to the Transfer Agent, the Trust may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Transfer Agent. Such termination notice must be submitted to the Transfer Agent within sixty (60) days after provision of the Denial Notice.

Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to sub-sections (a) through (g) of this Section 10.3, the Trust shall pay the Transfer Agent its compensation due and shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the fee schedule.

In the event of: (i) the Trust's termination of this Agreement with respect to itself or any Portfolio(s) for any reason other than as set forth in sub-sections (a) through (g) of this Section 10.3, or (ii) a transaction not in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which the Transfer Agent is not retained to continue providing services hereunder to the Trust or a Portfolio (or its respective successor), the Trust shall pay the Transfer Agent its compensation due through the end of the then-current term (based upon the average monthly compensation previously earned by the Transfer Agent with respect to the Trust or the Portfolio, as the case may be) and shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the fee schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, no payment will be required pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph in the event of any transaction such as (a) the liquidation or dissolution of a Trust and distribution of the Trust's assets as a result of the Board's determination in its reasonable business judgment that the such Trust is no longer viable, (b) a merger of a Trust into, or the consolidation of a trust with, another entity, (c) the sale by a Trust of all, or substantially all, of the Trust's assets to another entity, in each of (b) and (c) where the Transfer Agent is retained to continue providing services to the Trust (or its respective successor) on substantially the same terms as this Agreement. Furthermore, if an affiliate of the Trust decides to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement itself, the Trust may terminate this Agreement with ninety (90) days' written notice at any time after thirty (30) months after the effective date of this Agreement without obligation to make the payment required pursuant to this paragraph other than its compensation due through the date of termination and shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the fee schedule.

10.4 Termination of this Agreement with respect to any one particular Trust shall in no way affect the rights and duties under this Agreement with respect to any other Trust.

10.5 Should the Agreement be terminated by either party for any reason and if requested by a Trust, the Transfer Agent agrees to continue performing the services contemplated in this Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement at the rates set forth in the then current fee schedule and for a reasonable period of time to be agreed upon by the parties in good faith, in order to provide for the orderly transition of services to an alternative service provider designated by the Trust so that, to the extent feasible, the services are maintained without interruption. The Trust shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for additional costs (to be mutually agreed upon by the parties) which are reasonably incurred by the Transfer Agent in the transition.

ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS

In the event that the Trust establishes one or more series of Shares in addition to the Portfolios listed on the attached Appendix "A" , with respect to which the Trust desires to have the Transfer Agent render services as transfer agent under the terms hereof, it shall so notify the Transfer Agent in writing, and if the Transfer Agent agrees in writing to provide such services, such series of Shares shall become a Portfolio hereunder.

12. ASSIGNMENT

12.1 Except as provided in Section 13 below, neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by either party without the written consent of the other party. Any attempt to do so in violation of this Section shall be void. Unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility under this Agreement.

12.2 Except as explicitly stated elsewhere in this Agreement, nothing under this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits in this Agreement to anyone other than the Transfer Agent and the Trust and the Portfolios, and the duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Transfer Agent and the Trust and the Portfolios. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

12.3 This Agreement does not constitute an agreement for a partnership or joint venture between the Transfer Agent and the Trust. Other than as provided in Section 13, neither party shall make any commitments with third parties that are binding on the other party without the other party's prior written consent.

13. SUBCONTRACTORS

The Transfer Agent may, without further consent on the part of the Trust, subcontract for the performance hereof to: (i) Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation ("BFDS"); (ii) a BFDS subsidiary; (iii) a BFDS affiliate; or (iv) other affiliated party that is a transfer agent duly registered pursuant to Section 17A(c)(2) of the 1934 Act ("Section 17A(c)(2)") upon notice to the Trust; provided, however, that the Transfer Agent shall remain liable to the Trust for the acts and omissions of any subcontractor under this Section as it is for its own acts and omissions under this Agreement. The Transfer Agent shall not assign or subcontract for the performance hereof to any third party that is unaffiliated with the Transfer Agent without the prior written consent of the Trust.

14. MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended by a written agreement executed by both parties.

14.2 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to the conflicts of law provisions thereof.

14.3 Force Majeure . The Transfer Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its control, including without limitation, work stoppage, power or other mechanical failure, computer virus, natural disaster, governmental action or communication disruption.

14.4 Survival . All provisions regarding indemnification, warranty, liability, and limits thereon, and confidentiality and/or protections of proprietary rights and trade secrets shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

14.5 Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

14.6 Priorities Clause . In the event of any conflict, discrepancy or ambiguity between the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and any schedules or attachments hereto, the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall take precedence.

14.7 Waiver. No waiver by either party or any breach or default of any of the covenants or conditions herein contained and performed by the other party shall be construed as a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or of any other covenant or condition.

14.8 Merger of Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written.

14.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

14.10 Reproduction of Documents . This Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

14.11 Data Protection . The Transfer Agent will implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program that contains appropriate security measures to safeguard the personal information of the Trust's shareholders, employees, directors and/or officers that the Transfer Agent receives, stores, maintains, processes or otherwise accesses in connection with the provision of services hereunder. For these purposes, "personal information" shall mean (i) an individual's name (first initial and last name or first name and last name), address or telephone number plus (a) social security number, (b) drivers license number, (c) state identification card number, (d) debit or credit card number, (e) financial account number or (f) personal identification number or password that would permit access to a person's account or (ii) any combination of the foregoing that would allow a person to log onto or access an individual's account. Notwithstanding the foregoing "personal information" shall not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available information, or from federal, state or local government records lawfully made available to the general public.

14.12 Business Continuity . The Transfer Agent shall enter into and shall maintain in effect, at all times during the term of this Agreement, with appropriate parties one or more agreements making reasonable provision for (i) periodic back-up of the computer files and data with respect to the Trusts and Portfolios; and (ii) emergency use of electronic data processing equipment to provide services under this Agreement.

14.13 Notices . All notices and other communications as required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows or to such other address or addresses of which the respective party shall have notified the other.

(a) If to Transfer Agent, to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street, 16th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Attention: Sheila McClorey, Transfer Agent Vice President

Telephone: (617) 937-6912

Facsimile: (617) 937-8139

With a copy to:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

2 Avenue de Lafayette, 2nd Floor (LCC/2)

Boston, MA 02206-5049

Attn: Mary Moran Zeven, Esq.

Telephone: (617) 662-1783

Facsimile: (617) 662-2702

(b) If to the Trust, to:

c/o Fidelity Management & Research Company

245 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

Attn: Treasurer of the Fidelity Funds

Telephone: (617) 563-7000

Facsimile: (617) 476-4195

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the day and year first above written.

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

By:

/s/Michael F. Rogers

 

 

Name:

 

Michael F. Rogers

 

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President

EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES LISTED ON

APPENDIX "A" ATTACHED HERETO, ON BEHALF

OF EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PORTFOLIOS

 

 

 

By:

/s/Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Name:

 

Adrien Deberghes

 

 

Title:

 

Treasurer

Transfer Agency and Service Agreement

Appendix "A"

LIST OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Exhibit (g)(6)

[F IDELITY L ETTERHEAD ]

October 11, 2013

State Street Bank and Trust Company

2 Avenue de Lafayette, 2 nd floor

Boston, MA 02111

Re: Custodian Agreement (as amended and in effect from time to time, the " Custodian Agreement ") made as of the 1st day of January, 2007 between each of the Investment Companies listed on Appendix "A" thereto, (each a " Fund " and collectively the " Funds ") and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the " Custodian ").

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Each of the Funds listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the " Fidelity ETFs "), which are exchange traded funds, desires to become a party to the Custodian Agreement and the Custodian desires to provide the services set forth in the Custodian Agreement to each of the Fidelity ETFs.

The Fidelity ETFs will issue and redeem shares only in aggregations of shares known as " Creation Units ," generally in exchange for a basket of certain equity or fixed income securities and a specified cash payment, as more fully described in the currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fidelity ETF (collectively, the " Prospectus ").

As you know, the nature of the Fidelity ETFs requires that certain provisions of the Custodian Agreement be modified for the Fidelity ETFs only. This side letter agreement sets forth our understanding with respect to services to be provided by the Custodian to the Fidelity ETFs, and any exchange traded funds that may become party to the Custodian Agreement in the future.

1. For purposes of the Fidelity ETFs only, Article II of the Custodian Agreement is modified by adding the following Section 2.17(a) immediately after the existing Section 2.17 thereof:

Section 2.17(a). Proceeds from Shares Sold for Fidelity ETFs . Notwithstanding Section 2.17, for purposes of the Fidelity ETFs only, the Custodian shall receive funds representing cash or securities payments received for Shares issued or sold from time to time by the Funds, and shall promptly credit such funds to the account(s) of the applicable Portfolio(s) in Creation Unit aggregations. The Custodian shall promptly notify each applicable Fund of Custodian's receipt of cash and securities in payment for Shares issued by such Fund by facsimile transmission or in such other manner as the Fund and Custodian may agree in writing.

From such funds and securities as may be available for the purpose, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of instructions from the Fidelity ETFs' transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent"), make funds and securities available for payment to, or in accordance with the instructions of, Authorized Participants (as defined in the Prospectus) who have delivered to the Transfer Agent proper instructions for the redemption or repurchase of their Shares, in Creation Unit aggregations, which shall have been accepted by the Transfer Agent, the applicable Fund Securities (as defined in the Prospectus) (or such securities in lieu thereof as may be designated by the investment adviser of the Fund in accordance with the Prospectus) for such Portfolio and the Cash Redemption Amount (as defined in the Prospectus), if applicable, less any applicable redemption transaction fee. The Custodian will transfer the applicable Fund Securities to or as requested by the Authorized Participant. Any cash redemption payment (less any applicable redemption transaction fee) due to the Authorized Participant on redemption shall be effected through the DTC (as defined in the Prospectus) system or through wire transfer in the case of redemptions effected outside of the DTC system.

2. For purposes of the Fidelity ETFs only, Article II of the Custodian Agreement is modified by adding the following Section 2.33:

Section 2.33. Determination of Fund Deposit, etc. for Fidelity ETFs. Subject to and in accordance with directions from the investment adviser for the Fidelity ETFs, the Custodian shall determine for each Fidelity ETF after the end of each trading day on the New York Stock Exchange (the " NYSE "), in accordance with the respective Fidelity ETF's policies and in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus, (i) the identity and weighting of the securities in the Deposit Securities (as defined in the Prospectus) and the fund securities, (ii) the cash component, and (iii) the amount of cash redemption proceeds (all as further described in the Prospectus) required for the issuance or redemption, as the case may be, of Shares in Creation Unit aggregations of the Fidelity ETF on such date. The Custodian shall provide (or cause to be provided) this information to the Fidelity ETF's distributor and other persons as instructed by the Funds and shall disseminate such information on each day that the NYSE is open, including through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (the " NSCC "), prior to the opening of trading on the NYSE.

3. For purposes of the Fidelity ETFs only, Article II of the Custodian Agreement is modified by adding the following Section 2.34:

Section 2.34. Allocation of Deposit Security Shortfalls . The Fund acknowledges that the Custodian maintains only one account on the books of the NSCC for the benefit of all exchange traded funds for which the Custodian serves as custodian, including each Fidelity ETF (collectively, the " ETF Custody Clients "). In the event that (a) two or more ETF Custody Clients require delivery of the same Deposit Security in order to purchase a Creation Unit, and (b) the NSCC, pursuant to its Continuous Net Settlement system, delivers to the Custodian's NSCC account less than the full amount of such Deposit Security necessary to satisfy in full each affected ETF Custody Client's required amount (a " Common Deposit Security Shortfall "), then, until all Common Deposit Security Shortfalls for a given Deposit Security are satisfied in full, the Custodian will allocate to each affected ETF Custody Client, on a pro rata basis, securities and/or cash received in the Custodian's NSCC account relating to such shortfall, first to satisfy any prior unsatisfied Common Deposit Security Shortfall, and then to satisfy the current Common Deposit Security Shortfall.

4. Pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Custodian Agreement, the Fidelity ETFs shall deliver to the Custodian an amended Appendix "A" listing the Fidelity ETFs to be added as Funds under the Custodian Agreement, and when countersigned by the Custodian, each Fidelity ETF shall become a Fund under the Custodian Agreement and shall be bound by all terms and conditions and provisions of the Custodian Agreement, including without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.04(a) of the Custodian Agreement.

5. In the event that any exchange traded fund in addition to those listed on Schedule A hereto desires to have the Custodian render services as custodian under the terms of the Custodian Agreement and this side letter agreement, it shall so notify the Custodian in writing, and if the Custodian agrees in writing to provide such services, such exchange traded fund shall become a Fund and a Fidelity ETF under the Custodian Agreement and this side letter agreement and be bound by all terms and conditions and provisions of the Custodian Agreement and this side letter agreement including, without limitation, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.04(a) of the Custodian Agreement.

6. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Custodian Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

7. This side letter agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.

If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please countersign the enclosed copy of this letter and return it to the undersigned, whereupon this side letter agreement shall become a legally binding obligation of each Fidelity ETF and the Custodian.

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EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES LISTED
ON SCHEDULE A ATTACHED HERETO, ON
BEHALF OF EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PORTFOLIOS



By: /s/ Adrien Deberghes

Name: Adrien Deberghes

Title: Treasurer



Accepted and Agreed to by:

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY



By: /s/ Michael F. Rogers

Name: Michael F. Rogers

Title: Executive Vice President

SCHEDULE A

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Exhibit (g)(7)

SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

This Sub-Administration Agreement ("Agreement") dated and effective as of October 11, 2013, is by and between State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Sub-Administrator") and Fidelity Service Company, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Administrator").

WHEREAS, each of the investment companies or series thereof (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") listed on Appendix "A" hereto is or will be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") by means of a registration statement ("Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and

WHEREAS, each Fund has retained the Administrator to furnish administrative services to it; and

WHEREAS, the Administrator desires to retain the Sub-Administrator to furnish certain administrative services to the Funds, and the Sub-Administrator is willing to furnish such services, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. A PPOINTMENT OF S UB -A DMINISTRATOR

The Administrator hereby appoints the Sub-Administrator to act as sub-administrator to each of the Funds for purposes of providing certain administrative services for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Sub-Administrator accepts such appointment and agrees to render the services stated herein.

The Funds currently consist of the investment companies and their respective classes of shares as listed in Appendix "A" to this Agreement. In the event that the Administrator furnishes administrative services to one or more additional Funds with respect to which it wishes to retain the Sub-Administrator to act as sub-administrator under this Agreement, the Administrator shall notify the Sub-Administrator in writing. Upon written acceptance by the Sub-Administrator, such Fund(s) shall become subject to the provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as the existing Funds.

2. D ELIVERY OF D OCUMENTS

The Administrator will promptly deliver to the Sub-Administrator copies of each of the following documents and all future amendments and supplements, if any:

a. Each Fund's Declaration of Trust and By-laws;

b. To the extent that Sub-Administrator is providing compliance services pursuant to Schedule A-2, each Fund's currently effective Registration Statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and each Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") relating to the Fund(s) and all amendments and supplements thereto as in effect from time to time;

c. Copies of the resolutions of the Boards of Trustees of the Funds (each, a "Board") certified by the Fund's Secretary authorizing (1) the Administrator to enter into this Agreement and (2) certain individuals on behalf of a Fund to designate the individuals ("Authorized Persons") authorized to (a) give instructions to the Sub-Administrator pursuant to this Agreement and (b) sign checks and pay expenses;

d. A copy of the investment advisory agreement between each Fund and its investment adviser; and

e. Such other certificates, documents or opinions which the Sub-Administrator may, in its reasonable discretion, deem necessary or appropriate in the proper performance of its duties, subject to the consent of the Administrator which shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided however, that if the Administrator's refusal to provide such certificates, documents or opinions renders the Sub-Administrator, in its reasonable opinion, unable to perform its duties, the Sub-Administrator shall not be liable for its failure to perform such duties.

3. R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF THE S UB -A DMINISTRATOR

The Sub-Administrator represents and warrants to the Administrator that:

a. It is a Massachusetts trust company, duly organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

b. It has the corporate power and authority to carry on its business in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

c. All requisite corporate proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;

d. No legal or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened which would materially impair the Sub-Administrator's ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement; and

e. Its entrance into this Agreement shall not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Sub-Administrator or any law or regulation applicable to it.

4. R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF THE A DMINISTRATOR

The Administrator represents and warrants to the Sub-Administrator that:

a. It is a corporation, duly organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation;

b. It has the requisite power and authority under applicable laws and by its charter and by-laws to enter into and perform this Agreement;

c. All requisite proceedings have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this Agreement;

d. Each Fund is an investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act;

e. With respect to each Fund, the Registration Statement has been filed and will be effective and remain effective during the term of this Agreement. To the extent applicable, the Administrator also warrants to the Sub-Administrator that as of the effective date of this Agreement, all necessary filings under the securities laws of the states in which the Funds offer or sell their shares have been made;

f. No legal or administrative proceedings have been instituted or threatened which would impair the Administrator's ability to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement;

g. Its entrance into this Agreement will not cause a material breach or be in material conflict with any other agreement or obligation of the Administrator or any law or regulation applicable to it; and

h. As of the close of business on the date of this Agreement, each Fund is authorized to issue unlimited shares of beneficial interest.

5. F UND A CCOUNTING AND F UND A DMINISTRATION S ERVICES

The Sub-Administrator shall provide the fund accounting and fund administration services listed on Schedules A-1 and A-2, respectively, attached hereto, subject to the authorization and direction of the Administrator and, in each case where appropriate, the review and comment by each Fund's independent accountants and legal counsel and in accordance with procedures which may be established from time to time between the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator.

The Sub-Administrator shall perform such other services for the Administrator that are mutually agreed to by the parties from time to time, for which the Administrator will pay such fees, including the Sub-Administrator's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, as may be mutually agreed upon. The provision of such services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

The Sub-Administrator shall provide the office facilities and the personnel determined by it to perform the services contemplated herein.

6. F EES ; E XPENSES ; E XPENSE R EIMBURSEMENT

The Sub-Administrator shall receive from the Administrator such compensation for the Sub-Administrator's services provided pursuant to this Agreement as may be agreed to from time to time in a written fee schedule (the "Fee Schedule") approved by the parties. The fees are accrued daily and billed monthly and shall be due and payable upon receipt of the invoice. Upon the termination of this Agreement before the end of any month, the fee for the part of the month before such termination shall be prorated according to the proportion which such part bears to the full monthly period and shall be payable upon the date of termination of this Agreement. In addition, the Administrator shall reimburse the Sub-Administrator for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with this Agreement as set forth in the Fee Schedule. All rights of compensation and expense reimbursement under this Agreement for services performed as of the termination date shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

The Administrator agrees promptly to reimburse the Sub-Administrator for any equipment and supplies specially ordered by or for the Administrator through the Sub-Administrator and for any other expenses not contemplated by this Agreement that the Sub-Administrator may incur on the Administrator's behalf at the Administrator's request or with the Administrator's prior consent.

The Administrator will bear all expenses that are incurred in its operation and not specifically assumed by the Sub-Administrator. The Sub-Administrator will bear all expenses that are incurred in its own operations. For the avoidance of doubt, expenses to be borne by the Administrator or Funds, as the case may be, include but are not limited to: organizational expenses; cost of services of independent accountants and outside legal and tax counsel (including such counsel's review of the Registration Statement, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q, Form N-PX, Form N-MFP, Form N-SAR, proxy materials, federal and state tax qualification as a regulated investment company and other notices, registrations, reports, filings and materials prepared by the Sub-Administrator under this Agreement); cost of any services contracted for by each Fund directly from parties other than the Sub-Administrator; cost of trading operations and brokerage fees, commissions and transfer taxes in connection with the purchase and sale of securities for each Fund; investment advisory fees; taxes, insurance premiums and other fees and expenses applicable to the Administrator's or the Funds' operation, as applicable; costs incidental to any meetings of shareholders including, but not limited to, legal and accounting fees, proxy filing fees, and the costs of printing (including typesetting and page changes), distribution and mailing of any proxy materials; costs incidental to Board meetings, including fees and expenses of Board members; the salary and expenses of any officer, director\trustee or employee of each Fund; costs of printing (including typesetting, XBRL-tagging and page changes), distribution and mailing, as applicable, of each Fund's Registration Statements and any amendments and supplements thereto; costs of printing, distribution and mailing, as applicable, of each Fund's shareholder reports; cost of filing of each Fund's tax returns and filing on EDGAR of each Fund's regulatory filings (including Form N-1A, Form N-CSR, Form N-Q, Form N-PX, Form N-MFP (if applicable), Form N-14 and Form N-SAR), and all notices, registrations and amendments associated with applicable federal and state tax and securities laws; all applicable registration fees and filing fees required under federal and state securities laws; the cost of fidelity bond and D&O/E&O liability insurance; and the cost of independent pricing services used by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sub-Administrator shall be liable to the Administrator for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with any claim by the Administrator against the Sub-Administrator arising from the obligations of the Sub-Administrator hereunder, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the Administrator in asserting any such claim, and all expenses incurred by the Administrator in connection with any investigations, lawsuits or proceedings relating to such claim; provided that, the Administrator has recovered from the Sub-Administrator for such claim.

The Sub-Administrator is authorized to and may employ, associate or contract with such person or persons as the Sub-Administrator may deem desirable to assist it in performing its duties under this Agreement, and the Sub-Administrator may delegate its duties hereunder to any affiliate, affiliated joint venture or wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of its parent company; provided, however, that the compensation of any such person or persons shall be paid by the Sub-Administrator and that the Sub-Administrator shall be as fully responsible to the Administrator for the acts and omissions of any such person or persons as it is for its own acts and omissions.

7. I NSTRUCTIONS AND A DVICE

At any time, the Sub-Administrator may apply to an Authorized Person for instructions and may consult with the independent accountants for a Fund with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Sub-Administrator under this Agreement. The Sub-Administrator shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person until receipt of written notice thereof from the Fund(s). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as imposing upon the Sub-Administrator any obligation to seek such instructions or advice, except to the extent the Sub-Administrator is required by law to obtain such instructions. The Sub-Administrator shall act in accordance with all such instructions, unless the Sub-Administrator reasonably believes that to do so would violate applicable law or the other terms of this Agreement. The Sub-Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to the Administrator of its intention to not act on any instructions.

8. S TANDARD OF C ARE , L IMITATION OF L IABILITY AND I NDEMNIFICATION

The Sub-Administrator shall exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence (the "Standard of Care") in carrying out all of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and shall be liable to the Administrator for all losses, damages and expenses suffered or incurred by the Funds or the Administrator resulting from the failure of the Sub-Administrator to exercise the Standard of Care. The Sub-Administrator shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of counsel on all matters. The Sub-Administrator shall be without liability for any action reasonably taken or omitted in good faith pursuant to the advice of (i) counsel for the applicable Fund or Funds; (ii) counsel for the Administrator; or (iii) at the expense of the Sub-Administrator, such other counsel as the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator may agree upon; provided however, with respect to the performance of any action or omission of any action upon such advice, the Sub-Administrator shall be required to conform to the Standard of Care. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby specifically understood and agreed that nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing upon the Sub-Administrator any obligation to seek such advice of counsel or to act in accordance with such advice when received.

The Sub-Administrator shall be responsible for the performance only of such duties as are set forth in this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided under Section 6, shall have no responsibility for the actions or activities of any other party, including other service providers.

The Sub-Administrator shall have no liability in respect of any loss, damage or expense suffered by the Funds or the Administrator insofar as such loss, damage or expense arises from the performance of the Sub-Administrator's duties hereunder in reliance upon records that were maintained for the Funds by entities other than the Sub-Administrator prior to the Sub-Administrator's appointment as sub-administrator for the Funds. Unless directly caused by or resulting from, and then only to the extent of, the failure of the Sub-Administrator to exercise the Standard of Care, the Sub-Administrator shall have no liability for errors of judgment or for any loss or damage resulting from the performance or nonperformance of its duties hereunder.

Neither the Administrator nor the Sub-Administrator shall be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, including lost profits, of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) arising in connection with this Agreement even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In any event, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, the Sub-Administrator's cumulative liability for each calendar year (a "Liability Period") with respect to the Administrator under this Agreement regardless of the form of action or legal theory shall be limited to its total annual compensation earned and fees payable hereunder during the preceding Compensation Period, as defined herein, for any liability or loss suffered by the Administrator including, but not limited to, any liability relating to qualification of any Fund as a regulated investment company or any liability relating to the Administrator's or any Fund's compliance with any federal or state tax or securities statute, regulation or ruling during such Liability Period. "Compensation Period" shall mean the calendar year ending immediately prior to each Liability Period in which the event(s) giving rise to the Sub-Administrator's liability for that period have occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Period for purposes of calculating the annual cumulative liability of the Sub-Administrator for the Liability Period commencing on the date of this Agreement and terminating on December 31, 2013 shall be the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2013, calculated on an annualized basis, and the Compensation Period for the Liability Period commencing January 1, 2014 and terminating on December 31, 2014 shall be the date of this Agreement through December 31, 2013, calculated on an annualized basis.

The Sub-Administrator shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its control, including without limitation, work stoppage, power or other mechanical failure, computer virus, natural disaster, governmental action or communication disruption.

Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Administrator agrees to indemnify and hold the Sub-Administrator and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from all loss, cost, damage and expense, including reasonable fees and expenses for counsel, incurred by the Sub-Administrator resulting from any claim, demand, action or suit in connection with any action or omission by the Sub-Administrator in the performance of its duties hereunder, or as a result of the Sub-Administrator acting upon any instructions reasonably believed by it to have been communicated by an Authorized Person or upon reasonable reliance on information or records given or made by the Fund or the Administrator, provided that this indemnification shall not apply to losses, damages and expenses occasioned by or resulting from the negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Sub-Administrator, its officers, employees or agents as the case may be.

The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

9. C ONFIDENTIALITY

The parties hereto agree that each shall treat confidentially all Confidential Information provided by each party to the other party regarding its business and operations. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall mean any confidential or proprietary information, whether disclosed orally, visually or in writing, by way of any media, of a party to this Agreement or any Fund; any customer of a party to this Agreement or any Fund; or any third party which has disclosed such information to a party on a confidential basis, including but not limited to, a party's, the Funds', their respective customers' or such third party's business or financial affairs, trade secrets, intellectual property, technology, research and development, pricing, product plans, marketing plans or the terms or existence of this Agreement. All Confidential Information provided by a party hereto shall be used by the other party hereto solely for the purpose of rendering or receiving services pursuant to this Agreement and, except as may be required in carrying out this Agreement, shall not be disclosed to any third party. Neither party will use or disclose Confidential Information for purposes other than the activities contemplated by this Agreement or except as required by law, court process or pursuant to the lawful requirement of a governmental agency (provided that, unless prohibited by law or regulation, promptly on receipt of any order compelling such disclosure, the disclosing party shall notify the non-disclosing party in writing of such requirement to disclose so that the non-disclosing party will have the opportunity to obtain a protective order), or except at the request or with the written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party acknowledges that the other party may provide access to and use of Confidential Information relating to the other party to the disclosing party's employees, contractors, agents, professional advisors, auditors or persons performing similar functions who need to know such information in connection with the performance of such functions.

The foregoing shall not be applicable to any information (i) that is publicly available when provided or thereafter becomes publicly available, other than through a breach of this Agreement, (ii) that is independently derived by a party hereto without the use of any information provided by the other party hereto in connection with this Agreement, (iii) that is required in any legal or regulatory proceeding, investigation, audit, examination, subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process, or by operation of law or regulation, or (iv) where the party seeking to disclose has received the prior written consent of the party providing the information, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The Sub-Administrator acknowledges that the Administrator and the Funds are subject to certain laws and regulations regarding the privacy and protection of consumer and/or personal information, and that any receipt or use of any personally identifiable information or data concerning or relating to the Administrator's or Funds' employees, customers or prospective customers that the Sub-Administrator obtains, directly or indirectly, from the Administrator or the Funds or that the Sub-Administrator collects or derives from interactions with the Administrator or the Funds or their employees, customers or prospective customers in connection this Agreement ("Personal Information") by the Sub-Administrator or its personnel may also be subject to compliance with such laws and regulations . The Sub-Administrator has implemented a comprehensive information security program that has appropriate security measures to safeguard Personal Information if the Sub-Administrator receives, stores, maintains, processes or otherwise has access to Personal Information. The Sub-Administrator's information security program is consistent with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation the "Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth" as issued by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Standards . The Sub-Administrator agrees, and will cause its personnel to agree, that Personal Information shall be treated as Confidential Information hereunder.

The parties agree that disclosure of Confidential Information (including Personal Information) by the Sub-Administrator will cause irreparable damage to the Administrator and the Funds and, therefore, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity, the Administrator shall have the right to seek equitable and injunctive relief, and to recover the amount of damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such unauthorized use. The Sub-Administrator shall be liable under this Agreement to the Administrator for any use or disclosure in violation of this section by its or its affiliates' personnel, agents, subcontractors, attorneys, accountants, and other advisors.

The undertakings and obligations contained in this Section shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. The Sub-Administrator shall, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, or at any time on demand by the Administrator, promptly return to the Administrator all Confidential Information together with any copies or reproductions thereof and destroy all related data in its computer and other electronic files.

10. C OMPLIANCE WITH G OVERNMENTAL R ULES AND R EGULATIONS ; R ECORDS

In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Sub-Administrator agrees that all records which it maintains for each Fund shall at all times remain the property of such Fund, shall be readily accessible during normal business hours, and shall be promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise on written request except as otherwise provided in Section 12. The Sub-Administrator further agrees that all records that it maintains for each Fund pursuant to regulatory requirements, including Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act will be preserved for the periods prescribed by such regulatory requirements unless any such records are earlier surrendered as provided above. Records may be surrendered in either written or machine-readable form in useable format mutually agreed to by the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator, at the option of the Sub-Administrator. The Sub-Administrator shall provide the Administrator with copies of periodic SSAE 16 reports that include a review of the Sub-Administrator's operations that relate to the services provided hereunder.

11. S ERVICES N OT E XCLUSIVE

The services of the Sub-Administrator are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Sub-Administrator shall be free to render similar services to others. The Sub-Administrator shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the Administrator from time to time, have no authority to act or represent the Administrator or a Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Administrator or a Fund.

12. E FFECTIVE P ERIOD AND T ERMINATION

A. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a period of three (3) years from the date on which the initial Fund or Funds commence operations (the "Initial Term"). After the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms (each, a "Renewal Term") unless a written notice of non-renewal is delivered by the non-renewing party no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term, as the case may be.

B. During the Initial Term and thereafter, the Sub-Administrator may, at its discretion, terminate this Agreement for cause by providing not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Administrator upon the occurrence of any of the following termination events:

(a) the Administrator's material breach of a material provision of this Agreement that the Administrator has either (i) failed to cure or (ii) failed to establish a remedial plan to cure that is reasonably acceptable, within sixty (60) days' written notice of such breach;

(b) the Administrator has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in a criminal proceeding;

(c) the Administrator has been found to have violated federal or state law in an administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided that such violation involves unethical conduct;

(d) the Administrator has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;

(e) in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Administrator or upon the happening of a like event to the Administrator at the direction of an appropriate agency or court of competent jurisdiction; or

(f) the Administrator (i) transfers fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of its voting securities, (ii) transfers all, or substantially all, of its assets to a non-affiliate, or (iii) attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 15 of this Agreement.

Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.B., the Administrator shall pay the Sub-Administrator its compensation due and shall reimburse the Sub-Administrator for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the Fee Schedule.

C. During the Initial Term and thereafter, the Administrator may, at its discretion, terminate this Agreement for cause by providing not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Sub-Administrator upon the occurrence of any of the following termination events:

(a) the Sub-Administrator's material breach of a material provision of this Agreement that the Sub-Administrator has either (i) failed or cure or (ii) failed to establish a remedial plan to cure that is reasonably acceptable, within sixty (60) days' written notice of such breach;

(b) the Sub-Administrator has been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest to criminal conduct in any criminal proceeding in connection with the provision of administration services, fund accounting services and/or custody services to any client;

(c) Sub-Administrator has been found to have violated federal or state law in any administrative or regulatory proceeding; provided such violation (i) involves unethical behavior and (ii) relates to the provision of administration services, fund accounting services and/or custody services to any client;

(d) the Sub-Administrator has encountered financial difficulties which are evidenced by the authorization or commencement of, or involvement by way of pleading, answer, consent or acquiescence in, a voluntary or involuntary case under Title 11 of the United States Code, as from time to time is in effect, or any applicable law, other than said Title 11, of any jurisdiction relating to the liquidation or reorganization of debtors or to the modification or alteration of the rights of creditors;

(e) in the event of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Sub-Administrator or upon the happening of a like event to the Sub-Administrator at the direction of an appropriate agency or court of competent jurisdiction;

(f) the Sub-Administrator (i) transfers fifty percent (50%) or more of any class of its voting securities, (ii) transfers all, or substantially all, of its assets to a non-affiliate, or (iii) attempts to assign this Agreement in violation of Section 15 of this Agreement; and

(g) in the Administrator's reasonable opinion, the Sub-Administrator has not achieved one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document established pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement, and a plan or revised plan has not been put into place in accordance with the following procedures: In the event that the Administrator reasonably believes that the Sub-Administrator has not met one or more of the performance measures set forth in any Service Level Document during any calendar quarter or other period of measurement as may be set forth in any Service Level Document, the Administrator may, in its discretion, submit a written deficiency notice to the Sub-Administrator outlining the performance deficiencies ("Deficiency Notice"). Such Deficiency Notice must be provided to the Sub-Administrator within twenty (20) days of the end of such quarter or other period of measurement, as the case may be. After receipt of such notice, the Sub-Administrator shall present the Administrator with a written plan to address the deficiencies set forth in the Deficiency Notice (the "Plan"). Such Plan must be provided to the Administrator within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Deficiency Notice. If the Sub-Administrator fails to submit a Plan within such thirty (30) day period, the Administrator may terminate the Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Sub-Administrator. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accept the Plan or reject the Plan ("Rejection Notice"). Such Rejection Notice must be submitted to the Sub-Administrator within fifteen (15) days after submission of the Plan. If, within such fifteen (15) day period, the Administrator fails to provide a Rejection Notice, it shall be presumed that Administrator accepted the Plan. In the event the Administrator submits a Rejection Notice, the Sub-Administrator shall submit a revised plan ("Revised Plan") to the Administrator. Such Revised Plan must be provided to the Administrator within thirty (30) after provision of the Rejection Notice. If the Sub-Administrator fails to submit a Revised Plan within such thirty (30) day period, the Administrator may terminate the Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Sub-Administrator. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accept the Revised Plan or reject the Revised Plan ("Denial Notice"). Any Denial Notice must be submitted to the Sub-Administrator within fifteen (15) days after provision of the Revised Plan. If the Administrator fails to provide a Denial Notice within such fifteen (15) day period, it shall be presumed that the Administrator accepted the Revised Plan. If the Administrator provides a Denial Notice to the Sub-Administrator, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the Sub-Administrator. Such termination notice must be submitted to the Sub-Administrator within sixty (60) days after provision of the Denial Notice.

Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to sub-sections (a) through (g) of this Section 12.C., the Administrator shall pay the Sub-Administrator its compensation due and shall reimburse the Sub-Administrator for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the Fee Schedule.

In the event of: (i) the Administrator's termination of this Agreement with respect to itself or any Fund(s) for any reason other than as set forth in sub-sections (a) through (g) of this Section 12.C., or (ii) a transaction not in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which the Sub-Administrator is not retained to continue providing services hereunder to the Administrator or a Fund (or its respective successor), the Administrator shall pay the Sub-Administrator its compensation due through the end of the then-current term (based upon the average monthly compensation previously earned by the Sub-Administrator with respect to the Fund) and shall reimburse the Sub-Administrator for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the Fee Schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, no payment will be required pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph in the event of any transaction such as (a) the liquidation or dissolution of a Fund and distribution of the Fund's assets as a result of the Board's determination in its reasonable business judgment that the such Fund is no longer viable, (b) a merger of a Fund into, or the consolidation of a Fund with, another entity, (c) the sale by a Fund of all, or substantially all, of the Fund's assets to another entity, in each of (b) and (c) where the Sub-Administrator is retained to continue providing services to the Fund (or its respective successor) on substantially the same terms as this Agreement. Furthermore, if the Administrator decides to perform the services contemplated by this Agreement itself, the Administrator may terminate this Agreement with ninety (90) days' written notice at any time after thirty (30) months after the effective date of this Agreement without obligation to make the payment required pursuant to this paragraph other than its compensation due through the date of termination and shall reimburse the Sub-Administrator for its costs, expenses and disbursements as set forth in the Fee Schedule.

D. Termination of this Agreement with respect to any one particular Fund shall in no way affect the rights and duties under this Agreement with respect to any other Fund.

E. Should the Agreement be terminated by either party for any reason and if requested by the Administrator, the Sub-Administrator agrees to continue performing the services contemplated in this Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement at the rates set forth in the then current fee schedule and for a reasonable period of time to be agreed upon by the parties in good faith, in order to provide for the orderly transition of services to the Administrator or to an alternative service provider designated by the Administrator so that, to the extent feasible, the services are maintained without interruption. Administrator shall reimburse Sub-Administrator for additional costs (to be mutually agreed upon by the parties) which are reasonably incurred by the Sub-Administrator in the transition.

13. N OTICES

Any notice or other communication authorized or required by this Agreement to be given to either party shall be in writing and deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by confirmed facsimile, by overnight delivery through a commercial courier service, or posted by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following address (or such other address as a party may specify by written notice to the other):

If to the Administrator:

Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FPCMS)

Attn: Christine Reynolds

One Spartan Way, TS1P

Merrimack, NH 03054

With a copy to:

Fidelity Treasurer's Office

Attn: Adrien Deberghes

245 Summer St., V10F

Boston, MA 02210

If to the Sub-Administrator:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

P.O. Box 5049

Boston, MA 02206-5049

Attn: Mary Moran Zeven, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel

Facsimile: 617-662-2702

14. A MENDMENT

This Agreement may be amended at any time in writing by mutual agreement of the parties hereto.

15. Assignment

Neither party may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party.

16. P ERFORMANCE G OALS

The Administrator and the Sub-Administrator may from time to time agree to document the manner in which they expect to deliver and receive the services contemplated by this Agreement.  The parties agree that such document(s) (hereinafter referred to as "Service Level Document(s)") reflect performance goals and any failure to perform in accordance with the provisions thereof shall not be considered a breach of contract that gives rise to contractual or other remedies, except as otherwise provided in this Section 16 and in Section 12.C(g) above.  It is the intention of the parties that the sole remedy for failure to perform in accordance with the provisions of a Service Level Document, or any dispute relating to performance goals set forth in a Service Level Document, will be a meeting of the parties to resolve the failure pursuant to the consultation procedure described below.  Nothing in this Section 16 shall modify a party's applicable standard of care under this Agreement.

If a party to this Agreement is consistently unable to meet the provisions of a Service Level Document, or in the event that a dispute arises relating to performance goals set forth in a Service Level Document, either party to this Agreement shall address any concerns it may have by requiring a consultation with the other party.  The purpose of the consultation procedure is to endeavor to resolve a consistent failure to meet the provisions of a Service Level Document.  If a consultation occurs pursuant to this Section 16, the parties must negotiate in good faith to endeavor to:

(a) implement changes which will enable the Service Level Document provisions to be more regularly met;

(b) agree to alternative Service Level Document provisions which meet the party's respective business requirements; or

(c) otherwise find a solution such that within 30 days after the consultation, the inability to meet the Service Level Document provisions may be less likely to occur in the future.

17. T HIRD P ARTY B ENEFICIARIES

Except as specifically provided herein, nothing under this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits under this Agreement to anyone other than the Sub-Administrator and the Administrator, and the duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Sub-Administrator and the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the Funds shall be third party beneficiaries under this Agreement and may enforce the Administrator's rights hereunder; provided, however, that the Funds may enforce such rights only to the same extent as the Administrator and only in the event that the Administrator fails to enforce them and such failure affects the Funds. In the event that the Funds exercise their rights as third party beneficiaries under this Agreement, the Sub-Administrator shall have the same defenses with respect to the Funds as it would have under this Agreement with respect to the Administrator.

Should the Funds exercise their rights as third party beneficiaries under this Agreement, notice is hereby given to Sub-Administrator that this Agreement is not executed on behalf of the trustees of any Fund as individuals, and the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of the trustees, officers, shareholders or partners of any Fund individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of each Fund's respective portfolios. The Sub-Administrator hereby agrees that no shareholder, trustee, officer or partner of any Fund may be held personally liable or responsible for any obligations of any Fund arising out of this agreement. A copy of the declaration of trust or other organizational document of each Fund is on file with the secretary of the state of the Fund's formation.

18. S UCCESSORS

This Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

19. Business Continuity

The Sub-Administrator (i) has in place a business continuity/disaster recovery plan ("BCP") and facilities which, in the event of a disaster affecting the Sub-Administrator, will be sufficient to enable the Sub-Administrator to resume and continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement without undue delay or disruption; (ii) shall test its BCP at least annually and shall, upon request, provide the Administrator with a BCP summary that Sub-Administrator successfully conducted a test of its BCP (such BCP summary shall include the scope and date(s) of the test(s)); and (iii) shall, upon request, allow the Administrator to review the Sub-Administrator's BCP summary and the results related to the services stated herein of the Sub-Administrator's tests of its BCP conducted with the then most recent three (3) years during which the Sub-Administrator has been providing services hereunder.

20. Entire Agreement

This Agreement, including its associated schedules and attachments, if any, contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous representations, warranties or commitments regarding the services to be performed hereunder whether oral or in writing.

21. W AIVER

The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver nor shall it deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any term of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing signed by the waiving party.

22. S EVERABILITY

If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance of the Agreement shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

23. G OVERNING L AW ; W AIVER OF J URY T RIAL

This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.

The parties hereby irrevocably waive any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

24. R EPRODUCTION OF D OCUMENTS

This Agreement and all schedules, exhibits, attachments and amendments hereto may be reproduced by any photographic, xerographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties hereto all/each agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

25. C OUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the date first written above.


FIDELITY SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

By: /s/ Christine Reyonlds
Name: Christine Reynolds
Title: President



STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ Michael F. Rogers
Name: Michael F. Rogers
Title: Executive Vice President

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

APPENDIX "A"

Listing of Fund(s)

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Schedule A-1

Fund Sub-Accounting Services

Books of Account

The Sub-Administrator in its role as sub-accounting agent for the Funds shall maintain the official books of account of each Fund and shall perform the following duties in the manner prescribed by such Fund's currently effective prospectus, statement of additional information or other governing document, certified copies of which have been supplied to the Sub-Administrator (each a "governing document"):

i. Record general ledger entries;

ii. Maintain historical tax lots for each security;

iii. Record investment purchases and sales;

iv. Accrue/calculate daily expenses;

v. Accrue/calculate daily income;

vi. Accrue/calculate amortization;

vii. Reconcile daily activity to the trial balance;

viii. Reconcile custody to accounting records;

ix. Calculate net asset value;

x. Prepare account balances; and

xi. Reconcile outstanding shares to transfer agent balances.

Each Fund shall provide timely prior notice to the Sub-Administrator of any modification in the manner in which the calculations set forth above are to be performed as prescribed in any revision to such Fund's governing document and shall supply the Sub-Administrator with certified copies of all amendments and/or supplements to the governing documents in a timely manner.

For purposes of calculating the net asset value of a Fund, the Sub-Administrator shall value each Fund's portfolio securities utilizing prices obtained from sources designated by such Fund (collectively, the "Authorized Price Sources") on a Price Source Authorization form, as the same may be amended by mutual written agreement from time to time (the "Price Source Authorization"). The Sub-Administrator shall not be responsible for any revisions to calculations methods unless such revisions are communicated in writing to the Administrator.

In addition, as may be requested by the Administrator, the Sub-Administrator shall be responsible for preparing and providing fund data, including but not limited to, daily holdings, basket components, NAV and other data elements deemed reasonably necessary by the Administrator and agreed to by the Sub-Administrator to the third parties listed below and to such additional third parties as the Administrator and Sub-Administrator may mutually agree upon from time to time:

Exchange (i.e. NYSE)

iNAV Agent (i.e. NYSE, IDC)

NSCC

Morningstar

Lipper (Reuters)

Bloomberg

Markit

Delivery of Data

Each Fund shall provide, or shall cause a third party to provide, timely notice to the Sub-Administrator of certain data as a condition to the Sub-Administrator's performance described in " Books of Account " above. The data required to be provided pursuant to this section is set forth below:

Information Required to be Supplied

Responsible Party

Portfolio Trade Authorizations

Administrator

Currency Transactions

Administrator

Cash Transaction Report

State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Custodian

Portfolio Prices

Third Party Vendors/Administrator

Exchange Rates

Third Party Vendors/Administrator

Capital Stock Activity Report

State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Transfer Agent

Dividend/Distribution Schedule

Administrator

Dividend/Distribution Declaration

Administrator

Dividend Reconciliation/Confirmation

State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Transfer Agent

Corporate Actions

Third Party Vendors/State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Custodian

Expense Budget

Administrator

Amortization Policy

Administrator

Accounting Policy/Complex Investments

Administrator

Audit Management Letter

Auditor

Annual Shareholder Letter

Administrator

Annual/Semi-Annual Reports

Administrator

SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Schedule A-2

Fund Sub-Administration Services

The Sub-Administrator in its role as sub-administrator to each Fund shall:

Fund Administration Treasury Services

a. Prepare for the review by designated officer(s) of the Fund financial information regarding the Fund, including accepting and compiling supporting documents from the Fund (in formats mutually agreed upon) that make up the Fund's semi-annual and annual shareholder reports, Form N-Q reports and other quarterly reports (as mutually agreed upon), including tax footnote disclosures where applicable;

b. Coordinate the audit of the Fund's financial statements by the Fund's independent accountants, including the preparation of supporting audit workpapers and other schedules;

c. Prepare for the review by designated officer(s) of the Fund the Fund's periodic financial reports required to be filed with the SEC on Form N-SAR and financial information required by Form N-1A, Form N-CSR, proxy statements and such other reports, forms or filings as may be mutually agreed upon;

d. Compose print-ready copy of the Fund's semi-annual and annual shareholder reports and deliver such print-ready copy to the Fund's financial printer for printing and for filing with the SEC;

e. Prepare and coordinate the filing of Rule 24f-2 notices, including coordination of payment;

f. Provide sub-certificates in connection with the certification requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to the services provided by the Administrator;

g. Maintain certain books and records of the Fund as required under Rule 31a-1(b) of the 1940 Act, as may be mutually agreed upon;

h. Provide periodic testing of the Fund with respect to compliance with the Internal Revenue Code's mandatory qualification requirements; including, on an as-needed basis, providing data to the Fund's treasurer's office daily 5 days prior to and through quarter end.

Fund Administration Tax Services

i. Prepare annual tax provisions for both excise and income tax purposes, including wash sales and all tax statement disclosures;

j. Prepare the Fund's annual federal, state, and local income tax returns and extension requests for review by the Fund's independent accountants and for review, execution and filing by the Fund's treasurer, including Form 1120-RIC, Form 8613 and Form 1099-MISC;

k. Prepare annual shareholder reporting information relating to Form 1099-DIV for financial statement disclosure purposes;

l. Preparation of financial information relating to Form 1099-DIV, including completion of the ICI Primary and Secondary forms, Qualified Dividend Income, Dividends Received Deduction, Alternative Minimum Tax, Foreign Tax Credit, United States Government obligations and Various State Reporting;

m. Prepare undistributed capital gain estimates on a fiscal year to date and an excise tax period undistributed gain estimate calculations to be delivered (i) in November on an agreed upon date and (ii) periodically upon request by the Administrator and as agreed to by the Sub-Administrator on a fund by fund basis; and

n. Participate in discussions of potential tax issues with the Fund and the Fund's audit firm.

Tax services, as described in "Fund Administration Tax Services" above and in this Agreement, do not include identification of passive foreign investment companies, qualified interest income securities or Internal Revenue Code Section 1272(a)(6) tax calculations for asset backed securities.

Exhibit (h)(1)

Form Of

[ETF TRUST]

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This Participation Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the date set forth below between [ETF Trust] (the "Trust") on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Annex A hereto (as may be amended from time to time by the Trust), and _____________________________ (the "________________"), on behalf of each of its series (each, an "Investing Fund").

WHEREAS, Section 12(d)(1)(A) ("Section 12(d)(1)(A)") of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), limits investment by an investment company, as defined in the 1940 Act, and affiliates of such company, in any other investment company that is registered under the 1940 Act; and

WHEREAS, the Trust is an investment company registered as such under the 1940 Act; and is organized as a series fund with multiple separate series (each such series a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"); and

WHEREAS, the ________________ is a registered investment company under the 1940 Act, and each Investing Fund has been duly formed or organized as a series of such ________________; and

WHEREAS, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") has granted orders (Rel. No. IC-[ ] dated [ ] and Rel. No. IC-[ ] dated [ ]) exempting the Trust and certain investment companies investing in the Trust from the limits of Section 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) (such releases and the application collectively, the "Order"); and

WHEREAS, in reliance on the Order, the Investing Fund may acquire shares in the Funds ("Shares") in excess of the limits imposed by Section 12(d)(1)(A); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the conditions set forth in the Order, each Investing Fund must enter into a written agreement with the Trust prior to acquiring Shares in excess of the limits imposed by Section 12(d)(1)(A);

NOW, THEREFORE, the Trust and the ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, agree as follows:

1. The members of an Investing Fund's Advisory Group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. The members of an Investing Fund's Sub-Advisory Group will not control (individually or in the aggregate) a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. If, as a result of a decrease in the outstanding voting securities of a Fund, the Investing Fund's Advisory Group or the Investing Fund's Sub-Advisory Group, each in the aggregate, becomes a holder of more than 25 percent of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund, it will vote its Shares of the Fund in the same proportion as the vote of all other holders of the Fund's Shares. This condition does not apply to the Investing Fund's Sub-Advisory Group with respect to a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) for which the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser or a person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser acts as the investment adviser within the meaning of Section 2(a)(20)(A) of the 1940 Act.

For purposes of this Agreement, a "Master Fund" is another registered investment company in which a Fund invests that is in the same group of investment companies as the Fund, having the identical investment objectives as the Fund.

For purposes of this Agreement, any Investing Fund organized as a unit investment trust will have a sponsor ("Sponsor") and/or trustee ("Trustee") and each Investing Fund formed as a registered management investment company (each, an "Investing Management Company") will have an investment adviser within the meaning of Section 2(a)(20)(A) of the 1940 Act ("Investing Fund Adviser") that does not control, is not controlled by or under common control with the Fund's adviser. Each Investing Management Company may also have one or more investment advisers within the meaning of Section 2(a)(20)(B) of the 1940 Act (each, an "Investing Fund Sub-Adviser").

For purposes of this Agreement, the "Investing Fund's Advisory Group" consists of the Investing Fund Adviser, or Sponsor, any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Adviser or Sponsor, and any investment company or issuer that would be an investment company but for Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act that is advised or sponsored by the Investing Fund Adviser, the Sponsor, or any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Adviser or Sponsor. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Investing Fund's Sub-Advisory Group" consists of any Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, and any investment company or issuer that would be an investment company but for Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (or portion of such investment company or issuer) advised or sponsored by the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Investing Fund Sub- Adviser.

2. The Investing Fund Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor, as applicable, will waive fees otherwise payable to it by the Investing Fund in an amount at least equal to any compensation (including fees received pursuant to any plan adopted by a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) under Rule 12b-l under the 1940 Act) received from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) by the Investing Fund Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor, or an affiliated person of the Investing Fund Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor, other than any advisory fees paid to the Investing Fund Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor, or its affiliated person by the Fund (or its respective Master Fund), in connection with the investment by the Investing Fund in the Fund. Any Investing Fund Sub-Adviser will waive fees otherwise payable to the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, directly or indirectly, by the Investing Management Company in an amount at least equal to any compensation received from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) by the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, or an affiliated person of the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, other than any advisory fees paid to the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser or its affiliated person by the Fund (or its respective Master Fund), in connection with the investment by the Investing Management Company in the Fund made at the direction of the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser. In the event that the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser waives fees, the benefit of the waiver will be passed through to the Investing Management Company.

3. Before approving any advisory contract under Section 15 of the 1940 Act, the board of directors or trustees of each Investing Management Company, including a majority of the independent directors or trustees, will find that the advisory fees charged under such contract are based on services provided that will be in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contract(s) of any Fund (or its respective Master Fund) in which the Investing Management Company may invest. These findings and their basis will be fully recorded in the minute books of the appropriate Investing Management Company.

4. No Investing Fund or Investing Fund Affiliate will cause any existing or potential investment by the Investing Fund in a Fund to influence the terms of any services or transactions between the Investing Fund or an Investing Fund Affiliate and the Fund (or its respective Master Fund) or a Fund Affiliate.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Investing Fund Affiliate" includes the Investing Fund Adviser, Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, Sponsor, promoter and principal underwriter of an Investing Fund, and any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with any of these entities.

5. The board of directors or trustees of an Investing Management Company, including a majority of the independent directors or trustees, will adopt procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the Investing Fund Adviser and any Investing Fund Sub-Adviser are conducting the investment program of the Investing Management Company without taking into account any consideration received by the Investing Management Company or an Investing Fund Affiliate from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) or a Fund Affiliate in connection with any services or transactions.

6. No Investing Fund or Investing Fund Affiliate (except to the extent it is acting in its capacity as an investment adviser to a Fund (or its respective Master Fund)) will cause a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) to purchase a security in an Affiliated Underwriting.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Affiliated Underwriting" means an offering of securities during the existence of an underwriting or selling syndicate of which a principal underwriter is an Underwriting Affiliate. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Underwriting Affiliate" means a principal underwriter in any underwriting or selling syndicate that is an officer, director, member of an advisory board, Investing Fund Adviser, Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, employee or Sponsor of the Investing Fund, or a person of which any such officer, director, member of an advisory board, Investing Fund Adviser or Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, employee or Sponsor is an affiliated person. An Underwriting Affiliate does not include any person whose relationship to the Fund is covered by Section 10(f) of the 1940 Act.

7. Before investing in Shares of a Fund in excess of the limits in Section 12(d)(1)(A), each Investing Fund and the Trust will have executed this Agreement and complied with the terms and conditions hereof. At the time of its investment in Shares of a Fund in excess of the limit in Section 12(d)(1)(A)(i), an Investing Fund will notify the Fund of the investment. At such time, the Investing Fund will also transmit to the Fund a list of the names of each Investing Fund Affiliate and Underwriting Affiliate. The Investing Fund will notify the Fund of any changes to the list of the names as soon as reasonably practicable after a change occurs.

8. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, represents and warrants to the Trust that the ________________'s board of directors or trustees, trustee, investment adviser or manager, sponsor, and/or depositor, as applicable, have received a copy of and have read and understand the terms and conditions of the Order, and agree to fulfill their responsibilities under the Order. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, further represents and warrants to the Trust that the foregoing persons understand that the Order pertains only to investments in the Trust and not to investments in any other investment company. The ________________ understands that this Agreement is entered into in furtherance of, and pursuant to, the Order, and agrees that this Agreement shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

9. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, agrees that it has sole responsibility under the Order and this Agreement to monitor the limits of Section 12(d)(1)(A) as they pertain to its acquisition of Shares.

10. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, represents and warrants to the Trust that, if it is an Investing Management Company, its investment adviser is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or is exempt from such registration.

11. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, represents and warrants to the Trust that, if it purchases Shares in large aggregations ( i.e. , "Creation Units") directly from the Trust, it will do so only in compliance with the Investing Fund's investment restrictions and only if so doing is consistent with the investment policies set forth in the Investing Fund's registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.

12. The Fund and the Investing Fund will maintain and preserve a copy of the Order, the Agreement, and the list with any updated information for the duration of the investment and for a period of not less than six years thereafter, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

13. The Fund and the Investing Fund acknowledge that the receipt of compensation by (a) an affiliated person of an Investing Fund, or an affiliated person of such person, for the purchase by the Investing Fund of Shares of a Fund or (b) an affiliated person of a Fund, or an affiliated person of such person, for the sale by the Fund of its Shares to an Investing Fund, may be prohibited by Section 17(e)(1) of the 1940 Act.

14. Any sales charge and/or service fees charged with respect to shares of an Investing Fund will not exceed the limits applicable to a fund of funds as set forth in NASD Conduct Rule 2830.

15. If it is acquiring Shares in excess of either (i) the 5% limit of Section 12(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the 1940 Act or (ii) the 10% limit of Section 12(d)(1)(A)(iii) of the 1940 Act, the ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, represents and warrants to the Trust, and agrees, that its prospectus will disclose in "plain English" the fact that it does or may invest in exchange-traded funds such as the Trust, the unique characteristics of a fund that invests in Funds, and the expenses of so doing.

16. Any of the provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding, the ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, represents and warrants to the Trust that it operates, and will continue to operate, in compliance with the 1940 Act, and the Commission's rules and regulations thereunder. The ________________, on behalf of each Investing Fund, agrees that the Trust is entitled to rely on the representations contained in this Agreement and that the Trust has no independent duty to monitor the Investing Fund's compliance with this Agreement, the Order, the 1940 Act, or the Commission's rules and regulations thereunder.

17. The Investing Fund and/or the Investing Fund's Adviser will provide certifications on a calendar quarter basis on the form attached hereto as Annex B, (as may be amended from time to time), in order to confirm the Investing Fund's and/or the Investing Fund's Adviser's compliance with the provisions set forth herein.

18. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Trust may, in its sole discretion, amend Annex A to add or delete a series of the Trust.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the __ day of ______________, 2013.

[Name of Series Trust]

By: ____________________________

Name: __________________________

Title: ____________________________

ACCEPTED:

[ETF Trust]

By: ____________________________

Name: __________________________

Title: ____________________________


Annex A

FORM OF CERTIFICATION

Annex B

Form of Officer's Certificate

I, [ ], the duly elected and qualified [President/Vice President] of [ ] hereby certify in my capacity as such officer pursuant to Section 17 of that certain Participation Agreement dated [ , 2013] by and among the ETF Trust on behalf of its series identified on Annex A to the Participation Agreement that:

During the preceding calendar quarter:

1. The members of the Investing Fund's Advisory Group have not controlled (individually or in the aggregate) a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act, and the members of the Investing Funds' Sub-Advisory Group have not controlled (individually or in the aggregate) the Fund (or its respective Master Fund) within the meaning of Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act.

2. The Investing Fund or Investing Fund's Affiliate has not caused any existing or potential investment by the Investing Fund in a Fund to influence the terms of any services or transactions between the Investing Fund or Investing Fund's Affiliate and the Fund (or its respective Master Fund) or a Fund Affiliate.

3. The Investing Fund's Adviser and Investing Fund's Sub-Adviser, if applicable, have conducted the investment program of the Investing Management Company without taking into account any consideration received by the Investing Management Company or Investing Fund's Affiliate from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) or Fund Affiliate in connection with any services or transactions.

4. The Investing Fund's Adviser, or trustee or Sponsor of an Investing Trust, as applicable, has waived any fees otherwise payable to it by the Investing Fund in an amount at least equal to any compensation (including fees received pursuant to any plan adopted by a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) under Rule 12b-l under the Act) received from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) by the Investing Fund's Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor of the Investing Trust, other than any advisory fees paid to the Investing Fund's Adviser, or Trustee or Sponsor, or its affiliated person by the Fund (or its respective Master Fund) in connection with the investment by the Investing Fund in the Fund.

The Investing Fund's Sub-Adviser, if applicable, has waived any fees otherwise payable to the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, directly or indirectly, by the Investing Management Company in an amount at least equal to any compensation received from a Fund (or its respective Master Fund) by the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, or an affiliated person of the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser, other than any advisory fees paid to the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser or its affiliated person by the Fund (or its respective Master Fund), in connection with the investment by the Investing Management Company in the Fund made at the direction of the Investing Fund Sub-Adviser.

5. No Investing Fund caused the Fund to purchase a security in an Affiliated Underwriting.

6. Each Investing Fund maintains a copy of the exemptive order and the Participation Agreement, along with any updated information or amendments, for the duration of the investment and for a period of not less than six years thereafter, the first two years in an easily accessible place.

7. The Investing Fund has not charged sales loads and/or service fees that in the aggregate, exceed the limits set forth in FINRA Rule 2830 (i.e., 8.5% of the offering price). 

8. The Investing Fund has not purchased shares of the Fund based on any compensation received by an affiliate of the Investing Fund. 

9. Each Investing Fund complied with all applicable terms and conditions of the Order and the Participation Agreement.

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Participation Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the _____ day of _______________, 201_.

______________________________

Name:
Title: [President/Vice President]

Exhibit (h)(2)

FORM OF AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT

Fidelity Covington Trust, Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust

This Authorized Participant Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into between Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor") and [________________________________________] (the "Participant") and is subject to acceptance by State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Transfer Agent"). The Distributor, the Participant and the Transfer Agent acknowledge and agree that Fidelity Covington Trust, Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust, (collectively the "Trusts") and each series thereof structured as an exchange-traded fund (each, a "Fund," and collectively, the "Funds") shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and shall receive the benefits contemplated by this Agreement to the extent specified herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in the current prospectus for each Fund (together with the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") incorporated therein, the "Prospectus").

The Distributor acts as principal underwriter of the Trust in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of beneficial interest of each Fund (the "Shares"). The Distributor may designate others, including affiliates or its agents, to perform certain functions in this agreement. The Fidelity Covington Trust has appointed the Transfer Agent to provide certain order-taking functions relating to the ETF shares. The Transfer Agent serves as the transfer agent of the Shares.

This Agreement is intended to set forth certain premises and the procedures by which the Participant may create and/or redeem Creation Units through the Federal Reserve/Treasury Automated Debt Entry System maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Federal Reserve Book-Entry System") and the Continuous Net Settlement ("CNS") clearing processes of NSCC (as such processes have been enhanced to effect purchases and redemptions of Creation Units, the "CNS Clearing Process ") or , outside of the CNS Clearing Process, the manual process of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC").

In consideration of the premises and mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. STATUS OF PARTICIPANT

a. Clearing Status

The Participant represents, covenants and warrants that it has the ability to transact through the Federal Reserve Book-Entry System and, with respect to orders for the creation or redemption of Creation Units, (i) through the CNS Clearing Process, because it is a member of NSCC and an authorized participant in the CNS System of NSCC (a "Participating Party"), and/or (ii) outside the CNS Clearing Process, because it is a DTC participant (a "DTC Participant"). The Participant clears through NSCC numbers [____________] (CNS) and [____________] (DTC).

The Participant may place orders for the creation or redemption of Creation Units either through the CNS Clearing Process or outside the CNS Clearing Process, subject to the procedures for creation and redemption referred to in Section 2 of this Agreement and the procedures described in Attachment A hereto. Any change in the foregoing status of the Participant shall terminate this Agreement. The Participant shall give prompt notice of any such change to the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and each Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser").

b. Broker-Dealer Status

The Participant represents, covenants and warrants that: (i) it is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and it is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), or it is exempt from, or it is otherwise not required to be licensed as, a broker-dealer or a member of FINRA; (ii) it is registered and/or licensed to act as a broker or dealer, as required under all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the states or other jurisdictions in which the Participant conducts its activities, or it is otherwise exempt; and (iii) it is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

The Participant agrees that it will: (i) maintain such registrations, licenses, qualifications, and memberships in good standing and in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement; (ii) conform to the NASD Conduct Rules (or comparable FINRA Conduct Rules, if such NASD Conduct Rules are subsequently renamed, repealed, rescinded, or otherwise replaced by FINRA Conduct Rules) and the securities laws of any jurisdiction in which it sells Shares, directly or indirectly, to the extent such laws, rules and regulations relate to the Participant's transactions in, and activities with respect to, the Shares; and (iii) not offer or sell Shares of any Fund in any state or jurisdiction where such Shares may not lawfully be offered and/or sold.

c. Foreign Status

If the Participant is offering and selling Shares in jurisdictions outside the several states, territories and possessions of the United States, and the Participant is not otherwise required to be registered or qualified as a broker or dealer, or to be a member of FINRA as set forth above, the Participant nevertheless agrees to observe the applicable laws, rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which such offer and/or sale is made, to comply with the full disclosure requirements of the Securities Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and to conduct its business in accordance with the NASD Conduct Rules (or comparable FINRA Conduct Rules, if such NASD Conduct Rules are subsequently renamed, repealed, rescinded, or otherwise replaced by FINRA Conduct Rules), to the extent the foregoing relates to the Participant's transactions in, and activities with respect to, the Shares.

d. Distributor Status

The Participant understands and acknowledges that the method by which Creation Units will be created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws, rules and regulations. For example, because new Creation Units of Shares may be issued and sold by a Fund on an ongoing basis, a "distribution," as such term is used in the Securities Act, may occur at any point. The Participant understands and acknowledges that some activities on its part, depending on the circumstances, may result in it being deemed a participant in a distribution in a manner which could render it a statutory underwriter and subject it to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act. Neither the Distributor nor the Transfer Agent will indemnify the Participant for any violations of the federal securities laws committed by the Participant. The Participant also understands and acknowledges that dealers who are not "underwriters," but who effect transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally required to deliver a Prospectus.

2. EXECUTION OF ORDERS

All orders for the creation or redemption of Creation Units shall be handled in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus, and where applicable, the procedures described in Attachment A to this Agreement. In the event the procedures include the use of recorded telephone lines, the Participant hereby consents to such use. The Trust reserves the right to issue additional or other procedures relating to the manner of creating or redeeming Creation Units, and the Participant, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent agree to comply with such procedures as may be issued from time to time, upon reasonable notice thereof. In the event of a conflict between the Prospectus and any such procedures, the Prospectus shall control.

With respect to any order for the purchase of Creation Units ("Purchase Order"), the Trust acknowledges and agrees to return to the Participant, or to any party for which it is acting, any dividend, interest, distribution or other corporate action paid to the Trust in respect of any Deposit Securities that are transferred to the Trust that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Securities at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Participant or any party for which it is acting.

With respect to any order for the redemption of Creation Units ("Redemption Order"), the Participant acknowledges and agrees on behalf of itself and any party for which it is acting (regardless of its capacity) that: (i) the Participant will use its best efforts to return to the Trust any dividend, interest, distribution or other corporate action paid to it or the party for which it is acting in respect of Fund Securities that are transferred to the Participant or any party for which it is acting that, based on the valuation of such Fund Securities at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Trust, and (ii) the Trust is entitled to reduce the amount of money or other proceeds due to the Participant or any party for which it is acting that, based on the valuation of such Fund Securities at the time of transfer, should be paid to the Trust.

Solely with respect to orders for the creation or redemption of Creation Units through the CNS Clearing Process, the Participant as a Participating Party hereby authorizes the Trust or its designee to transmit to NSCC on behalf of the Participant such instructions, including Share and cash amounts, as are necessary with respect to the creation and redemption of Creation Units consistent with the instructions issued by the Participant to the Transfer Agent for purchases and redemptions. The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of such instructions issued by the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Trust and reported to NSCC as though such instructions were issued by the Participant directly to NSCC.

3. DEPOSIT SECURITIES AND/OR RELEVANT CASH AMOUNTS

Each Fund will make available each day the Fund is open through the Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent the names and the required number of Shares of each Deposit Security in a Creation Unit, as well as information regarding the Cash Component, or the Cash Deposit, as applicable. The Participant understands that a Creation Unit will not be issued until the requisite number of Shares of each Deposit Security and the Cash Component, or the Cash Deposit, as applicable, as well as applicable Transaction Fees (as discussed below) are transferred to the Trust on or before the settlement date in accordance with the Prospectus.

4. ROLE OF PARTICIPANT

a. Not Acting as Agent

The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority in any transaction or in any respect to act as agent of the Trust, the Distributor, or the Transfer Agent. The Participant agrees to make itself and its employees available, upon request, during normal business hours to consult with the Trust, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, or the Participant's custodian or their designees concerning the performance of the Participant's responsibilities under this Agreement.

b. Obligations as DTC Participant

The Participant, as a DTC Participant, agrees that it shall be bound by all of the obligations of a DTC Participant in addition to any obligations that it undertakes hereunder or in accordance with the Prospectus.

c. Delivery of Shareholder Information

The Participant agrees that subject to any privacy obligations or other obligations arising under the federal or state securities laws that the Participant may have to its customers, the Participant will assist the Distributor and/or Transfer Agent in ascertaining certain information regarding sales of Shares made by or through the Participant upon the request of the Trust or the Distributor necessary for a Fund to comply with its obligations to distribute information to its shareholders, as may be required from time to time under applicable state or federal securities laws, rules and regulations. The Participant shall undertake to deliver to its customers proxy materials and annual and other reports of the Funds, or other similar information that the Funds are obligated to deliver to their shareholders, upon receiving from the Funds or the Distributor of sufficient quantities of the same to allow mailing thereof to such customers. The Participant will be responsible for providing Prospectuses in connection with sales of Shares in the secondary market, as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

d. Proprietary Information

Neither the Distributor nor any of its affiliates shall use the names, addresses and other information concerning the Participant's customers for any purpose except in connection with the performance of its duties and responsibilities hereunder and except for servicing and informational mailings described in this Section 4, or as may otherwise be permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

e. Maintenance of Records

The Participant agrees to maintain records of all sales of Shares made by or through it, in a manner consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to furnish copies of such records to the Trust or the Distributor promptly upon request.

f. Agent for Proxy

The Participant represents that from time to time, it may be a beneficial owner of Shares ("Beneficial Owner"). To the extent that it is a Beneficial Owner, the Participant agrees to irrevocably appoint the Distributor as its attorney and proxy with full authorization and power to vote (or abstain from voting) its beneficially owned Shares. The Distributor intends to vote (or abstain from voting) the Participant's beneficially owned Shares in the same proportion as the votes (or abstentions) of all other shareholders of the corresponding Fund on any matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders of such Fund. The Distributor, as attorney and proxy for the Participant hereunder: (i) is hereby given full power of substitution and revocation; (ii) may act through such agents, nominees, or attorneys as it may appoint from time to time; and (iii) may provide voting instructions to such agents, nominees, or substitute attorneys. The Distributor may terminate this irrevocable proxy within sixty (60) days written notice to the Participant.

g. Privacy

The Participant affirms that it has, and will continue to have throughout the term of this Agreement, procedures in place that are reasonably designed to protect the privacy of non-public personal consumer/customer information to the extent required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

h. Anti-Money Laundering

The Participant represents that it has and will continue to have throughout the term of this agreements written policies, procedures and internal controls ("AML Program") reasonably designed to comply with applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, including applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, as the same may be in effect from time to time, which is hereby confirmed with the placement of any order. The Participant represents that its AML Program will be maintained in substantial conformity with the foregoing provisions throughout the term of this Agreement.

5. PARTICIPANT REPRESENTATIONS

a. Representations Concerning a Fund

The Participant represents, warrants and agrees that it will not make any representations concerning a Fund, Creation Units or Shares, other than those consistent with the Prospectus or any promotional or sales literature furnished to the Participant by the Trust or the Distributor, or any such materials permitted by clause (b) of this Section.

b. Marketing Materials

The Participant represents, warrants and agrees that, in connection with any sale or solicitation of a sale of Shares, it will only make representations concerning the Shares that are consistent with the then current Prospectus or any promotional materials or sales literature furnished to the Participant by the Distributor or the Trust.

The Participant agrees not to furnish, or cause to be furnished by it or its employees, to any person, or to display or publish, any information or materials relating to a Fund or the Shares (including, without limitation, promotional materials and sales literature, advertisements, press releases, announcements, statements, posters, signs or other similar materials, but not including any materials that are prepared and used for the Participant's internal use only, or brokerage communications that are prepared by the Participant in the normal course of its business, consistent with the Prospectus, and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations) ("Marketing Materials"), unless such Marketing Materials: (i) are either furnished to the Participant by the Trust or the Distributor, or are otherwise consistent with the Prospectus, have been approved by the Distributor in writing prior to use, and clearly indicate that such Marketing Materials are prepared and distributed by the Participant, and (ii) comply with applicable NASD Conduct Rules (or comparable FINRA Conduct Rules, if such NASD Conduct Rules are subsequently renamed, repealed, rescinded, or otherwise replaced by FINRA Conduct Rules). The Participant shall file all such Marketing Materials that it prepares with FINRA, as required by applicable laws, rules or regulations.

c. Advertisements Describing Purchase/Sale of Creation Units

The Participant understands that: (i) neither the Trust nor any Fund may be advertised or marketed as an "open-end investment company" or a "mutual fund," (ii) all Marketing Materials will prominently disclose that the Shares are not individually redeemable, and (iii) the Prospectus and all Marketing Materials that address redemptions of Shares will prominently disclose that Shares are not individually redeemable and that the owners of Shares may acquire Shares and tender Shares for redemption to the Trust in Creation Unit aggregations only.

d. Preparation and Circulation of Research Reports

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Participant and its affiliates may prepare and circulate in the regular course of their businesses research, reports and other similar materials that include information, opinions or recommendations relating to the Shares, provided that, such materials comply with applicable NASD Conduct Rules (or comparable FINRA Conduct Rules, if such NASD Conduct Rules are subsequently renamed, repealed, rescinded, or are otherwise replaced by FINRA Conduct Rules) and other applicable laws, rules and regulations. Such materials must be consistent with the prospectus or other materials previously furnished by the Trust or the Distributor or be approved by the Distributor in writing prior to use, and clearly indicate that such materials are prepared and distributed by the Participant.

6. SUB-CUSTODIAN ACCOUNT

The Participant understands and agrees that, in the case of each Fund that invests in international securities (each, a "Global Fund"), the Trust has caused State Street Bank and Trust Company, acting in its capacity as the Trust's custodian ("Custodian"), to maintain with the applicable sub-custodian ("Sub-custodian") for such Fund, an account in the relevant foreign jurisdiction, to which the Participant shall deliver or cause to be delivered, in connection with the purchase of a Creation Unit, on behalf of itself or any party for which it is acting (whether or not a customer), the securities not subject to settlement in the United States, with any appropriate adjustments as advised by such Fund, in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to such account in such jurisdiction.

7. TITLE TO SECURITIES - RESTRICTED SECURITIES

The Participant represents on behalf of itself and any party for which it acts that Deposit Securities delivered to the Custodian and/or any relevant Sub-Custodian in connection with a Fund Deposit will not be "restricted securities," as such term is used in Rule 144(a)(3)(i) of the Securities Act, and at the time of delivery to the Custodian and/or any relevant Sub-Custodian in accordance with the terms of the Prospectus, will provide good and unencumbered title to such Deposit Securities to the Trust and be free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and will not be subject to any adverse claims, including without limitation, any restriction upon the sale or transfer of such securities imposed by (i) any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Participant or any party for which it is acting in connection with a transaction to purchase Shares, or (ii) any provision of the Securities Act and regulations thereunder (except that portfolio securities of issuers other than U.S. issuers shall not be required to have been registered under the Securities Act if exempt from such registration) or of the applicable securities laws, rules or regulations of any other applicable jurisdiction.

8. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES AND TAXES

a. Transaction Fees

In connection with the creation or redemption of Creation Units, the Participant agrees to pay the Transaction Fee, if any, prescribed in the Prospectus applicable to creations or redemptions. Transaction Fees, which may be waived or otherwise adjusted from time to time, will differ for each Fund, depending on the transaction expenses related to each Fund's portfolio instruments. The Participant will receive a Prospectus that contains complete disclosure about Transaction Fees, including the maximum amount of the Transaction Fee charged by a Fund. The method of calculating the Transaction Fees will be fully disclosed in the SAI. Variations in the Transaction Fee may be imposed in the sole discretion of the Trust from time to time, as disclosed in the Prospectus, and the method of determining such variations will be disclosed in the SAI.

b. Tax Liability

To the extent any payment of any transfer tax, sales or use tax, stamp tax, recording tax, value added tax or any other similar tax or government charge applicable to the creation or redemption of any Creation Unit of Shares of any Fund made pursuant to this Agreement is imposed, the Participant shall be responsible for the payment of such tax or government charge regardless of whether or not such tax or charge is imposed directly on the Participant. To the extent the Trust, the Distributor or their agents are required by law to pay any such tax or charge, the Participant agrees to promptly indemnify such party for any such payment, together with any applicable penalties, additions to tax or interest thereon.

9. AUTHORIZED PERSONS

a. Certification

Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Participant shall deliver to the Distributor, the Adviser, the Transfer Agent, and the Trust a certificate in a form attached as Attachment B-1 to this Agreement, duly certified as appropriate by its secretary or other duly authorized person that sets forth the names, titles, signatures, email addresses, and telephone and facsimile numbers of all persons authorized to give instructions relating to the activities contemplated hereby or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the Participant (each, an "Authorized Person"). Such certificate may be accepted and relied upon by the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth therein and shall be considered to be in full force and effect until receipt by the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust of a superseding or amended certificate or if earlier, until termination of this Agreement. After such certificate is accepted by the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust, the Participant may authorize additional Authorized Persons to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated hereby or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the Participant by delivering to the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, and the Trust an addendum to the certificate described above in a form attached as Attachment B-2 to this Agreement.

b. PIN Numbers

The Transfer Agent shall issue to each Authorized Person a unique personal identification number ("PIN Number") by which such Authorized Person and the Participant shall be identified and instructions issued by the Participant hereunder shall be authenticated. The PIN Number shall be kept confidential and provided to Authorized Persons and the Distributor only. If for some reason, an Authorized Person's PIN Number is compromised, the Participant or such Authorized Person shall contact the Transfer Agent immediately in order for a new PIN Number to be issued, and the Participant or Authorized Person and the Transfer Agent shall notify the Distributor.

The Participant may revoke the PIN Number at any time upon written notice to the the Transfer Agent. Upon receipt of such written request, the Transfer Agent shall promptly deactivate the PIN Number. If a Participant's PIN Number is changed, the new PIN Number will become effective on a date and time mutually agreed upon by the Participant, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust. The Transfer Agent will promptly provide the Distributor with all newly issued PIN Numbers and promptly notify the Distributor of any changes to PIN Numbers, including deactivation of any PIN Number.

c. Termination of Authority

Upon the termination or revocation of authority of an Authorized Person by the Participant, the Participant shall give prompt written notice of such fact to the Distributor, Transfer Agent and the Adviser, and such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall promptly deactivate the PIN Number of such Authorized Person upon receipt of the written notice and notify the Distributor.

d. Verification

The Distributor and Transfer Agent shall not verify that an Order is being placed by an Authorized Person. The Distributor and Transfer Agent shall be entitled to assume that all instructions issued to it using the Participant's PIN Number have been properly placed by Authorized Persons, unless the Distributor or Transfer Agent, as the case may be, has actual knowledge to the contrary or the Participant has properly revoked such PIN Number as provided herein.

e. Limitation of Liability

The Participant agrees that the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust shall not be liable for losses incurred by the Participant as a result of unauthorized use of the Participant's PIN Number.

10. REDEMPTION

The Participant represents and warrants that it will not obtain an Order Number (as described in Attachment A) for the purpose of redeeming a Creation Unit unless it first ascertains that (a) it or its customer, as the case may be, owns outright or has full legal authority and legal beneficial right to tender for redemption the requisite number of Shares to be redeemed and receive the entire proceeds of the redemption, and (b) such Shares have not been loaned or pledged to another party nor are they the subject of a repurchase agreement, securities lending agreement or such other arrangement which would preclude the delivery of such Shares in accordance with the Prospectus and on a "regular way" basis, or as otherwise required by the Trust. The Participant understands that Shares of any Fund may be redeemed only when one or more Creation Units of Shares of a Beneficial Owner are held in the account of a single Participant. The Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent may, upon request, require the Participant to provide proof of ownership and the Distributor and/or Transfer Agent may reject any such order if proof of ownership is not provided.

11. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

The Participant represents and warrants to the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust that (based upon the number of outstanding Shares of each Fund made publicly available by the Trust) either (i) it does not hold, and will not as a result of the contemplated transaction hold, for its account or the account of any Beneficial Owner, eighty percent (80%) or more of the outstanding Shares of the relevant Fund, or (ii) if it does hold for its account or the account of any Beneficial Owner, eighty percent (80%) or more of the outstanding Shares of the relevant Fund, that such a circumstance would not result in the Fund acquiring a basis in the portfolio securities deposited with the Fund with respect to an order to create Shares in such Fund different from the fair market value of such portfolio securities on the date of such order. Such representation and warranty shall be deemed repeated with respect to each order for one or more Creation Units of Shares of any Fund. The Participant understands and agrees that the order form relating to any order for one or more Creation Units of Shares of any Fund shall state substantially the same foregoing representations and warranties. In making the above representation and warranty with respect to the holdings of Shares by Beneficial Owners other than the Participant or its affiliates, the Participant may rely upon the representations and warranties provided by such Beneficial Owners to the Participant regarding their holdings of Shares of the relevant Fund.

The Distributor or the Transfer Agent may request information from the Participant regarding Share ownership, which the Participant must furnish within a reasonable period of time after such request is made, and may rely on such information to the extent necessary to make a determination regarding ownership of eighty percent (80%) or more of the outstanding Shares by a Beneficial Owner as a condition to the acceptance of a Fund Deposit.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

This Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

a. Participant's Indemnification of Trust, Distributor, and Transfer Agent

The Participant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor in its capacity as principal underwriter, the Trust, the Transfer Agent, their respective affiliates, directors, partners, members, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each, a "Participant Indemnified Party") from and against any loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by such Participant Indemnified Party as a result of: (i) any breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement that relates to the Participant; (ii) any failure on the part of the Participant to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Participant to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations ("SROs") in relation to its role as Participant; (iv) actions of such Participant Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions issued or representations made in accordance with Attachment A (as amended from time to time) and reasonably believed by the Distributor or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, to be genuine and to have been given by the Participant or (v)(1) any representation by the Participant, its employees or its agents or other representatives about the Shares, any Participant Indemnified Party or the Trust that is not consistent with the Trust's then-current Prospectus made in connection with the offer or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Shares and (2) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any of Participant's research reports, marketing material or sales literature described in Section 5 hereof or any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to the extent that such statement or omission relates to the Shares or any Participant Indemnified Party unless, in either case, such representation, statement or omission was made or included by the Participant at the written direction of the Trust or the Distributor or is based upon any omission by the Trust or the Distributor to state a material fact in connection with such representation, statement or omission necessary to make such representation, statement or omission not misleading.

The foregoing shall not apply to any loss, damage, charge, liability, cost, expense, cause of action, obligation, judgment or fee incurred by a Participant Indemnified Party arising out of such Participant Indemnified Party's fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless or willful misconduct. With respect to (i) through (iii) and (v) above, the Participant Indemnified Party's failure to promptly acknowledge the Participant's breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, the terms of this Agreement shall not negate the foregoing indemnification.

b. Distributor's Indemnification of Participant

The Distributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Participant, its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, partners, members, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each a "Distributor Indemnified Party") from and against any loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by such Distributor Indemnified Party as a result of: (i) any breach by the Distributor of any provision of this Agreement that relates to the Distributor; (ii) any failure on the part of the Distributor to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Distributor to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including rules and regulations of SROs in relation to its role as Distributor; (iv) actions of such Distributor Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions issued or representations made in accordance with Attachment A (as amended from time to time) reasonably believed by the Participant to be genuine and to have been given by the Distributor; or (v) any untrue statement, of a material fact contained in the registration statement, Prospectus, or SAI, as each may be amended from time to time, or any omission, to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

The foregoing shall not apply to any loss, damage, charge, liability, cost, expense, cause of action, obligation, judgment or fee incurred by a Distributor Indemnified Party arising out of such Distributor Indemnified Party's fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless or willful misconduct. With respect to (i) through (iii) and (v) above, the Distributor Indemnified Party's failure to promptly acknowledge any omission to state a material fact or untrue statement contained in such materials or the Distributor's breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, the terms of this Agreement shall not negate the foregoing indemnification.

c. Data Errors and Communication Delays

Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, nor the Participant shall be liable to any other party to this Agreement for any damages arising out of mistakes or errors in data provided to the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, or the Participant by a third party, or out of interruptions or delays of electronic means of communications with the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, or the Participant.

13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

a. Express Duties

The Distributor and the Transfer Agent undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are expressly set forth herein, or expressly incorporated herein by reference, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Distributor or the Transfer Agent.

b. Limited Liability

In the absence of fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless or willful misconduct on its part, neither the Distributor, nor the Transfer Agent, whether acting directly or through agents or attorneys, shall be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted or for any error of judgment made by any of them in the performance of their duties hereunder. Neither the Distributor nor the Transfer Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith unless the party exercising such shall have been grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts necessary to make such judgment. In no event shall the Distributor or the Transfer Agent be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profit), even if such parties have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall the Distributor or the Transfer Agent be liable for the acts or omissions of DTC, NSCC or any other securities depository or clearing corporation.

c. Force Majeure

Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, nor the Participant shall be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation: acts of God; earthquakes; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; terrorism; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions.

d. Reliance on Instructions

The Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Trust may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any communication authorized hereby and upon any written or oral instruction, notice, request, direction or consent reasonably believed by each of them to be genuine.

e. No Advancement by Transfer Agent

The Transfer Agent shall not be required to advance, expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur or become exposed to financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder, except as may be required as a result of its own fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless or willful misconduct.

14. TRUST AS THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARY

The Participant, the Distributor, and the Transfer Agent understand and agree that the Trust, as a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement, is entitled and intends to proceed directly against the Participant in the event the Participant fails to honor any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement that benefit the Trust. The Participant agrees to cooperate with the Trust, Transfer Agent, and the Distributor if a request for information or records is made to the Participant.

15. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Participant acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus and represents it has reviewed the Prospectus and understands the terms thereof , and further acknowledges that the procedures contained therein pertaining to the creation and redemption of Shares are incorporated herein by reference.

16. NOTICES

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing and delivered by personal delivery, traceable overnight mail ( e.g., Federal Express) or by postage prepaid registered or certified U.S. First Class mail, return receipt requested, or by facsimile or similar means of same day delivery (with a confirming copy by mail as provided herein). Unless otherwise notified in writing, all notices shall be given or sent as follows:

To the DISTRIBUTOR:

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

 

Telephone:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

With a copy to the Adviser:

 

 

Fidelity SelectCo, LLC

 

Telephone:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

To the PARTICIPANT:

[Name of Participant]

[Participant Street Address]

[Participant City, State and Zip Code]

 

Telephone:

[(___) ___-____]

 

Facsimile:

[(___) ___-____]

To the TRANSFER AGENT:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Attn: ETF Matters

P.O. Box 5049

Boston, MA 02206-5049

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street, 16th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

 

 

Telephone:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

To the Trust:

[ ]

 

Telephone:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement and Attachment A hereto, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, supersede any prior agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the matters contained herein. Additional or other procedures relating to the manner of creating or redeeming Creation Units, when issued by the Trust and provided pursuant to the notice provisions hereof, shall become part of this Agreement.

18. INTERPRETATION

Titles and section headings are included solely for convenient reference and are not a part of this Agreement.

19. AMENDMENT

This Agreement, Attachment A hereto, and any additional or other procedures relating to the manner of creating or redeeming Creation Units issued by the Trust and provided pursuant to the notice provisions hereof may be amended or modified: (i) by a written document signed by an authorized representative of each party; or (ii) by the Trust or the Distributor from time to time without the consent of any Participant or Beneficial Owner by the following procedure: the Trust or the Distributor will mail a copy of the amendment to the Participant and the Trust or Distributor, as applicable, and the Transfer Agent. If neither the Participant nor the other party objects in writing to the amendment within ten (10) days after its receipt, the amendment will become part of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

20. TERMINATION

This Agreement may be terminated at any time by any party upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other parties unless: (i) earlier terminated by the Trust, Transfer Agent or the Distributor in the event of a breach by the Participant of this Agreement or the procedures described or incorporated herein; or (ii) in the event that the Trust is terminated pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

21. PROSPECTUS AND REPRESENTATIONS

The Distributor will provide to the Participant copies of the Prospectus and any printed supplemental information in reasonable quantities upon request. The Participant consents to the delivery of Prospectuses electronically. The Participant understands that current Prospectuses and all required reports for each applicable Fund are available at the Funds' website at Fidelity.com. The Participant can revoke this consent to delivering Prospectuses electronically at any time by calling 1-800-[___-_____]. The Participant agrees to maintain a valid email address, and agrees to promptly notify the Distributor if its email address changes. The Participant shall, upon request of the Trust, provide the Trust with sufficient documentation and other evidence that the Participant is providing Prospectuses to the purchasers of any Shares. The Distributor shall be deemed to have complied with this Section when the Participant has received such revised, supplemented or amended Prospectus by email at [ @ .com].

Participant and Distributor are expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration(s) of Trust or other organizational document of the Funds and agree that any obligation assumed by the Fund under this contract shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets. Participant or Distributor shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the Participant or Distributor seek satisfaction from the Trustees or any individual Trustee of the Fund. Participant and Distributor understand that the rights and obligations of each series of shares of the Fund under its Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and distinct from those of any and all other series.

22. COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

23. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The parties irrevocably submit to the personal jurisdiction and service and venue of any Commonwealth of Massachusetts or United States Federal court sitting in Boston, Massachusetts having subject matter jurisdiction, for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

24. ASSIGNMENT

No party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement (in whole or in part) without the prior written consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that, any party may assign its rights and obligations hereunder (in whole, but not in part) without such consent to an entity acquiring all, or substantially all of its assets or business or to an affiliate. The party resulting from any such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession shall notify the other parties hereto of the change. Notwithstanding the aforementioned termination provisions, in the event that an entity acquires all or substantially all of the Participant's assets or business, the Distributor or Transfer Agent may elect within a limited period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date upon which such acquisition was publicly announced to immediately terminate this Agreement.

25. SEVERANCE

If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court or any act, regulation, rule or decision of any other governmental or supranational body or authority or regulatory or self-regulatory organization to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable only to the extent so held and shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement, as so modified, continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits, obligations, or expectations of the parties to this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized representatives of the below parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the effective date of which shall be date of the last dated signature below.

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION, AS DISTRIBUTOR:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

Date:

 

[Name of Participant], AS PARTICIPANT:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Address:

[Participant Street Address]

 

[Participant City, State and Zip Code]

 

 

Telephone:

[(___) ___-____]

Facsimile:

[(___) ___-____]

 

 

Tax ID No.

 

 

 

Date:

 

Accepted by:

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRANSFER AGENT:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

Date:

 

ATTACHMENT A

This attachment to the Authorized Participant Agreement supplements the Prospectus with respect to the procedures to be used by (i) the Transfer Agent and Distributor in processing a Purchase Order for the purchase of Shares, (ii) the Transfer Agent and Distributor in processing a Redemption Order for the redemption of Shares, and (iii) the Participant, Transfer Agent, Distributor or their agents in delivering or arranging for the delivery of requisite cash payments, Fund Deposits or Shares, as the case may be, in connection with the submission of Purchase Orders or Redemption Orders.

A Participant may, under certain circumstances, submit a non-standard order. In order to submit a non-standard order, the Participant must follow the additional procedures described in Appendix 1 of this Attachment A.

A Participant is first required to have signed the Authorized Participant Agreement. Upon acceptance of the Authorized Participant Agreement by the Distributor and the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent will assign a PIN Number to each Authorized Person authorized to act for the Participant. This will allow a Participant through its Authorized Person(s) to place a Purchase Order or Redemption Order with respect to the purchase or redemption of Creation Units of Shares.

A. ELECTION TO PLACE ORDERS BY INTERNET

1. GENERAL

In addition to the procedures for placing a Purchase Order and Redemption Order as set forth under Sections B.1 - B.3, Sections C.1 - C.3 and Section D of this Attachment A, respectively, the Participant may utilize the State Street Fund Connect proprietary system, or any successor system ("Fund Connect"), made available to Participant by the Transfer Agent, together with State Street Global Markets, LLC (collectively, "State Street"). Fund Connect is a proprietary electronic fund platform that will allow Participant to submit orders to create or redeem Creation Units under the Agreement. The terms and conditions on which State Street will deliver Fund Connect to Participant shall be set forth in a separate agreement between State Street and Participant ("Fund Connect Agreement"). To the extent that any provision of the Agreement is inconsistent with any provision of any Fund Connect Agreement, the Fund Connect Agreement shall control with respect to State Street's provision of Fund Connect; provided, however, it is not the intention of the parties to otherwise modify the rights, duties and obligations of the parties under the Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise expressly modified or terminated in accordance with its terms. For additional clarity, SectionsB.4 andB.5 of this Attachment A related to processing and suspending/rejecting Purchase Orders, respectively, shall continue to apply with respect to any orders via Fund Connect.

2. CERTAIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) neither the Trust, the Distributor nor State Street have made any representations, warranties, indemnities, obligations, guarantees or agreements of any kind, whether express, implied, oral or written, with respect to Fund Connect, other than as may be expressly provided by State Street in the Fund Connect Agreement; (ii) Fund Connect is provided "as is," "as available" with all faults and without any warranty of any kind and that any transactions, content, or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of Fund Connect are done at the Participant's own discretion and risk; (iii) the Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Distributor and their respective agents may elect to review any order placed through Fund Connect manually before it is executed and that such manual review may result in a delay in execution of such order; and (iv) during periods of heavy market activity or other times, it may be difficult to place orders via Fund Connect and the Participant may place orders as otherwise set forth in Attachment A.

3. ELECTION TO TERMINATE PLACING ORDERS BY INTERNET

The Participant may elect at any time to discontinue placing orders through Fund Connect without providing notice under the Agreement.

B. TO PLACE A PURCHASE ORDER

1. PLACEMENT OF A PURCHASE ORDER

Purchase Orders for Creation Units may be initiated only on days when the NYSE is open for trading ("Transmittal Days"), which excludes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday (popularly known as "President's Day"), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (each, a "Holiday").

Purchase Orders may only be made in whole Creation Units. All Purchase Orders shall be made in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth in the Prospectus. Each party hereto agrees to comply with the provisions of the Prospectus to the extent applicable to it. The Trust reserves the right to issue procedures relating to the manner of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units, and the Participant, the Distributor and the Transfer Agent agree to comply with such procedures as may be issued from time to time upon reasonable notice thereof.

To initiate a Purchase Order, an Authorized Person of the Participant must call the Transfer Agent at [State Street to insert phone number here] not later than the closing time of the regular trading session of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time) on a Transmittal Day as set forth in the applicable Fund's order form, which is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, or such earlier time as designated by such Fund (the "Order Cut-Off Time"); provided that, when the NYSE closes early on a Transmittal Day prior to a Holiday, or for any other reason, the Order Cut-Off Time shall be the earlier NYSE close on such Transmittal Day.

Upon verifying the authenticity of the Authorized Person (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number) and the terms of the Purchase Order, the Transfer Agent will issue a unique Order Number. An Order Number is only valid for a limited time. The Purchase Order must be sent by facsimile in the form provided by the Fund or its agents (which may include various Participant representations) to the Transfer Agent within 20 minutes of the issuance of the Order Number. In the event that the Purchase Order is not received within such time period, the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request immediate transmission of the Purchase Order. Unless the Purchase Order is received by the Transfer Agent upon the earlier of (i) within 15 minutes of contact with the Participant or (ii) 45 minutes after the Order Cut-Off Time, the order will be deemed invalid.

NOTE: A PURCHASE ORDER REQUEST IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE TRANSFER AGENT ISSUES AN ORDER NUMBER. AN ORDER MAY NOT BE CANCELED BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON AFTER AN ORDER NUMBER HAS BEEN ISSUED. INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. A CALL THAT IS PLACED BEFORE THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL BE PROCESSED EVEN IF THE CALL IS ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AFTER THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME. ACCORDINGLY, THE AUTHORIZED PERSON SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS MAY BE RECORDED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT.

THE TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH THE ORDER NUMBER IS ISSUED INITIATES THE ORDER PROCESS BUT DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE THE PURCHASE ORDER. A PURCHASE ORDER IS ONLY COMPLETED AND PROCESSED UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINING THE DESIGNATED ORDER NUMBER AND AUTHORIZED PERSON'S SIGNATURE AND TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE.

2. RECEIPT OF TRADE CONFIRMATION

The Transfer Agent will fax a copy of any accepted Purchase Order that was submitted by telephone to the Participant within approximately 45 minutes of its receipt of acceptance of the Order by the Distributor, as confirmation of such Purchase Order. In the event the Participant does not receive a Purchase Order confirmation, it should contact the Transfer Agent at the business number indicated.

3. AMBIGUOUS INSTRUCTIONS

In the event that the written Purchase Order contains terms that differ from the information provided in the telephone call at the time of issuance of the Order Number, a representative of the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request confirmation of the terms of the Purchase Order. If an Authorized Person is able to confirm the terms as they appear in the written Purchase Order by the Order Cut-Off Time, the Transfer Agent will continue processing the Purchase Order. If an Authorized Person contradicts its terms, the Purchase Order will be deemed invalid and a corrected written Purchase Order must be received by the Transfer Agent's telephone representative by the Order Cut-Off Time.

In the event that a written Purchase Order contains terms that are illegible, as determined in the sole discretion of the Distributor or Transfer Agent, the written Purchase Order will be deemed invalid and the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request transmission of a legible written Purchase Order. If the Transfer Agent does not receive a legible written Purchase Order by the Order Cut-Off Time, the Purchase Order will be deemed invalid. If the Transfer Agent is not able to contact an Authorized Person, the Purchase Order will be deemed invalid.

4. PROCESSING A PURCHASE ORDER

A Purchase Order shall be deemed to be received on the Transmittal Day on which the order is placed; provided that: (i) the order is placed in proper form prior to the Order Cut-Off Time on such date; (ii) federal funds in the appropriate amount are deposited with the Fund's custodian on the next following business day prior to 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time for Fund Deposits consisting solely of cash ("Cash Settlement Time"); and (iii) the requisite number of Deposit Securities, together with any associated cash component, is delivered to the account of the applicable Fund by 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on the Settlement Date for Fund Deposits consisting of securities or securities and cash. Any Purchase Order that is not placed in the manner described above may be deemed to be rejected and the Participant shall be liable to the Trust for losses, if any, resulting therefrom. The Transfer Agent shall process and transmit Purchase Orders in accordance with the procedures described in the relevant Fund's registration statement and in this Attachment A. The Distributor shall make any determination to approve Purchase Orders.

The Adviser may, prior to the receipt of federal funds in the appropriate amount on the applicable Cash Settlement Time for Fund Deposits consisting of cash, begin to trade for a Fund with respect to which the Participant has placed a Purchase Order. The Participant agrees that, if the Adviser makes investments for such a Fund prior to receiving confirmation that such federal funds have been received, the Participant will indemnify and hold the Adviser, the Distributor, the Fund, the Trust and their agents harmless for any loss suffered by any or all of them due to the failure or delay in depositing such federal funds with the Fund's custodian prior to the Cash Settlement Time. For purposes of clarity, a loss suffered by such a Fund includes not only actual losses suffered by the Fund, but also any adverse effect on the Fund's performance directly attributable to the failure or delay in depositing such federal funds in the appropriate amount prior to the applicable Cash Settlement Time.

The Transfer Agent, Distributor and the Trust each reserve the right to reject any Order in the event that its acceptance would appear to result in the Participant or a Beneficial Owner owning eighty percent (80%) or more of all outstanding Shares of a given Fund. In such event, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent will ask the Authorized Person to re-confirm the representation that the Participant or a Beneficial Owner will not own 80% or more of the Shares of any Fund upon execution of the Purchase Order. If the Authorized Person is able to so confirm, either verbally or in writing in the sole discretion of the Distributor, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent will transmit the Purchase Order to the relevant Fund. If the Authorized Person is not able to confirm that the Participant or a Beneficial Owner will not own 80% or more of the Shares of any Fund upon execution of the Purchase Order, the Distributor has the right to reject the Purchase Order. Purchase Orders may also be rejected under the circumstances described in Section 5 of this Attachment A.

After a Fund has accepted a Purchase Order and received delivery of the all-cash payment (or Deposit Securities, as applicable and any accompanying cash payment), DTC will instruct the Fund to initiate "delivery" of the appropriate number of Shares to the book-entry account specified by the Participant. The Distributor will furnish a Prospectus and the Transfer Agent will furnish a confirmation to the Participant unless such confirmation will be provided by the National Securities Clearing Corporation.

A Creation Unit will not be issued until the transfer of the all-cash payment (or the transfer of good title to the Trust of the Deposit Securities and the payment of any cash portion of the purchase price) has been completed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Creation Units may be issued to a Participant notwithstanding the fact that the corresponding Deposit Securities and cash payment have not been received in part or in whole, in the sole discretion of the Trust, provided that the Participant deposits the available Deposit Securities and cash in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Cash Component (including any Transaction Fees), plus (ii) 115% of the market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the "Additional Cash Deposit"). An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Fund, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain an amount of cash on deposit with the Fund at least equal to 115% of the daily marked to market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities. In the sole discretion of the Fund following the initial settlement date, the Fund may use the cash on deposit to purchase the undelivered Deposit Securities. The Participant will be liable to the Fund for the costs incurred by the Fund in connection with any such purchases and the Participant shall be liable to the Fund for any shortfall between the cost to the Fund of purchasing any missing Deposit Securities and the value of the collateral. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the Purchase Order was deemed received by the Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Fund will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the undelivered Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Fund's custodian or purchased by the Fund and deposited into the Fund.

5. REJECTING OR SUSPENDING A PURCHASE ORDER

The Distributor may reject any Purchase Order that is not submitted in accordance with the procedures described in the Prospectus. The Trust and the Distributor also reserve the absolute right to reject or revoke acceptance of a Purchase Order transmitted to it in respect of a Fund, for example if:

a. the Purchase Order is not in proper form;

b. the purchaser or group of purchasers, upon obtaining the Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of such Fund upon execution of the Purchase Order;

c. the Fund Deposit delivered is not as specified by the Fund through the Distributor and/or Transfer Agent, and the Adviser has not consented to acceptance of an in-kind deposit that varies from the designated portfolio;

d. the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would have certain adverse tax consequences to such Fund;

e. the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful;

f. the acceptance of the Fund Deposit would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or the Adviser, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners of such Fund;

g. the value of Creation Units to be created exceeds a purchase authorization limit afforded to the Participant by the Trust, and the Participant has not deposited an amount in excess of such purchase authorization with the Trust's custodian prior to 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, on the Transmittal Day; or

h. there exist circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Transfer Agent, the Distributor, or the Adviser that make it impossible to process Purchase Orders for all practical purposes.

In-Kind Purchase Orders

If creations are on an in-kind basis, the Trust further reserves the absolute right to reject or suspend a Purchase Order transmitted to it by the Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent in respect of a Fund if: (i) the portfolio of Deposit Securities delivered is not as specified by the Adviser; (ii) acceptance of the Deposit Securities would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Trust or any Fund; or (iii) for any other reasons as specified herein.

The Trust shall notify the Authorized Person of its rejection of any Purchase Order. Except as provided herein, all Purchase Orders for Creation Units are irrevocable.

The Trust, Transfer Agent and the Distributor are under no duty to verify or give notification of any defects or irregularities in any written Order or in the delivery of Fund Deposits nor shall any of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification. The Trust shall return to the Authorized Person or any party for which it is acting any dividend, interest, distribution or other corporate action paid to the Trust in respect of any Deposit Securities that is transferred to the Trust that, based on the valuation of such Deposit Securities at the time of transfer, should have been paid to the Authorized Person or any party for which it is acting.

C. TO PLACE A REDEMPTION ORDER

1. PLACING A REDEMPTION ORDER

Redemption Orders for Creation Units may be initiated only on Transmittal Days (as defined herein). Redemption Orders may only be made in whole Creation Units of Shares of each Fund.

To initiate a Redemption Order, the Authorized Person must call the Transfer Agent at not later than the Order Cut-Off Time. Upon verifying the authenticity of the Authorized Person (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number) and terms of the Redemption Order, the Transfer Agent will issue a unique Order Number. Upon verifying the authenticity of the Authorized Person (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number) and the terms of the Redemption Order, the Transfer Agent will issue a unique Order Number. An Order Number is only valid for a limited time. The Redemption Order must be sent by facsimile in the form provided by the Fund or its agents (which may include various Participant representations, warranties or acknowledgments) to the Transfer Agent within 20 minutes of the issuance of the Order Number. In the event that the Redemption Order is not received within such time period, the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request immediate transmission of the Redemption Order. Unless the Redemption Order is received by the Transfer Agent upon the earlier of (i) within 15 minutes of contact with the Participant or (ii) 45 minutes after the Order Cut-Off Time, the order will be deemed invalid.

NOTE: A REDEMPTION ORDER REQUEST IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE TRANSFER AGENT ISSUES AN ORDER NUMBER. AN ORDER MAY NOT BE CANCELED BY THE AUTHORIZED PERSON AFTER AN ORDER NUMBER IS ISSUED. INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. CALLS PLACED BEFORE THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL BY PROCESSED EVEN IF THE CALL IS ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AFTER THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME. ACCORDINGLY, THE AUTHORIZED PERSON SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS MAY BE RECORDED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT.

THE TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH THE ORDER NUMBER IS ISSUED INITIATES THE ORDER PROCESS BUT DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE THE REDEMPTION ORDER. A REDEMPTION ORDER IS ONLY COMPLETED AND PROCESSED UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINING THE DESIGNATED ORDER NUMBER AND AUTHORIZED PERSON'S SIGNATURE AND TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE.

2. RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION

The Transfer Agent will fax a copy of any accepted Redemption Order that was submitted by telephone to the Participant within approximately 45 minutes of its receipt of acceptance of the Order by the Distributor, as confirmation of such Redemption Order. In the event the Participant does not receive a Redemption Order confirmation, it should contact the Transfer Agent at the business number indicated.

3. AMBIGUOUS INSTRUCTIONS

In the event that the written Redemption Order contains terms that differ from the information provided in the telephone call at the time of issuance of the Order Number, a representative of the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request confirmation of the terms of the Redemption Order. If an Authorized Person is able to confirm the terms as they appear in the written Redemption Order by the Order Cut-Off Time, the Transfer Agent will continue processing the Redemption Order. If an Authorized Person contradicts its terms, the Redemption Order will be deemed invalid and a corrected written Redemption Order must be received by the Transfer Agent by the Order Cut-Off Time.

In the event that a written Redemption Order contains terms that are illegible, as determined in the sole discretion of the Distributor or Transfer Agent, the written Redemption Order will be deemed invalid and the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request transmission of a legible written Redemption Order. If the Transfer Agent does not receive a legible written Redemption Order by the Order Cut-Off Time, the Redemption Order will be deemed invalid. If the Transfer Agent is not able to contact an Authorized Person, the Redemption Order will be deemed invalid.

D. T-1 PROCEDURES

The following trade date minus 1 ("T-1") procedures relate only to Purchase Orders and Redemption Orders submitted after 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time (or such earlier time following an early NYSE close on a Transmittal Day) and before 5:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time (the "T-1 Order Cut-Off Time") (a "T-1 Purchase Order" with respect to Purchase Orders and a "T-1 Redemption Order" with respect to Redemption Orders) for the Funds listed on Attachment C. Except as modified herein, all of the procedures set forth under Sections A.1 - A.3 and Sections B.1 - B.3 of this Attachment A apply to T-1 Purchase Orders and T-1 Redemption Orders.

An Authorized Person for the Participant may call the Transfer Agent at the telephone number provided on the order form after 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time and before 5:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time to receive an Order Number. Upon verifying the authenticity of the Authorized Person (as determined by the use of the appropriate PIN Number) and the terms of the T-1 Purchase Order or T-1 Redemption Order, the Transfer Agent will issue a unique Order Number. An Order Number is only valid for a limited time. The T-1 Purchase Order or T-1 Redemption Order must be sent by facsimile in the form provided by the Fund or its agents (which may include various Participant representations) to the Transfer Agent within 20 minutes of the issuance of the Order Number. In the event that the T-1 Purchase Order or T-1 Redemption Order is not received within such time period, the Transfer Agent will attempt to contact the Participant to request immediate transmission of the T-1 Purchase Order or T-1 Redemption Order. Unless the T-1 Purchase Order or T-1 Redemption Order is received by the Transfer Agent upon the earlier of (i) within 15 minutes of contact with the Participant or (ii) 45 minutes after the T-1 Order Cut-Off Time, the Order will be deemed invalid.

NOTE: A T-1 PURCHASE ORDER OR T-1 REDEMPTION ORDER IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE TRANSFER AGENT ISSUES AN ORDER NUMBER. AN ORDER MAY NOT BE CANCELED BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON AFTER AN ORDER NUMBER HAS BEEN ISSUED. INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS ARE QUEUED AND WILL BE HANDLED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. A CALL THAT IS PLACED BEFORE THE T-1 ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL BE PROCESSED EVEN IF THE CALL IS ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AFTER THE T-1 ORDER CUT-OFF TIME. ACCORDINGLY, THE AUTHORIZED PERSON SHOULD NOT HANG UP AND REDIAL. INCOMING CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED AFTER THE T-1 ORDER CUT-OFF TIME WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT. ALL TELEPHONE CALLS MAY BE RECORDED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT.

THE TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH THE ORDER NUMBER IS ISSUED INITIATES THE ORDER PROCESS BUT DOES NOT ALONE CONSTITUTE THE ORDER. AN ORDER IS ONLY COMPLETED AND PROCESSED UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINING THE DESIGNATED ORDER NUMBER AND AUTHORIZED PERSON'S SIGNATURE AND TRANSMITTED BY FACSIMILE. ONCE AN ORDER NUMBER IS ISSUED, A T-1 PURCHASE ORDER OR A T-1 REDEMPTION ORDER CANNOT BE CANCELED BY THE PARTICIPANT.

E. ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES

The Participant is advised that, pursuant to the Trust's Valuation Procedures, if an error occurs in calculating a Fund's net asset value after Participant receives a Purchase Order confirmation but prior to the Settlement Date and results in a difference between the originally computed net asset value and the corrected net asset value that equals or exceeds $0.01 per share, the Custodian will reprocess the Purchase Order and notify the Participant. If there is a loss to the Fund as a result of the error in calculating the net asset value, the Participant will be required to pay the additional value in cash on or prior to the Settlement Date. If there is a Fund benefit, the amount of the benefit will be returned to the Participant on the Settlement Date.

APPENDIX 1

Procedures Specific to Non-Standard Orders

The following guidelines must be followed by the Participant when placing a non-standard order ( e.g. , substituting cash-in-lieu of a Deposit Security) (each, a "Non-Standard Order"):

1. Prior to placing the Non-Standard Order with the Transfer Agent, the Participant must contact the Adviser at the number set forth on the applicable order form or as otherwise provided in order to discuss the cash and/or securities (together, the "Non-Standard Consideration") expected to be delivered by (in the case of a Creation Order) or received by (in the case a Redemption Order) the Participant per the Non-Standard Order on settlement date. If the Adviser provides verbal authorization to the Participant regarding the use of the Non-Standard Consideration, the Participant will follow the directions regarding placing orders outlined in Attachment A and it will be the Participant's responsibility to ensure that the box is checked on the applicable order form indicating that the Participant is submitting a Non-Standard Order.

2. Notwithstanding the Order-Cut Off Time(s) described in Attachment A, the Order Cut-Off Time for Non-Standard Orders will be one hour prior to the closing time of the regular trading session on the NYSE on a Transmittal Day; provided that, when the NYSE closes early on a Transmittal Day prior to a Holiday, or for any other reason, the Order Cut-Off Time shall be one hour prior to the earlier NYSE close on such Transmittal Day ("Non-Standard Order Cut-Off Time"). Non-Standard Orders will not be processed if received after the applicable Non-Standard Order Cut-Off Time. The Participant must transact on a standard order after the applicable Non-Standard Order Cut-Off Time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has read the procedures relating to Non-Standard Orders and agrees to comply with all such procedures. Failure to comply with the Non-Standard Order procedures will require the transaction to be effected as a standard order ( i.e. , standard basket).

PARTICIPANT:

 

NSCC #:

 

BY:

 

TITLE:

 

ADDRESS:

 

TELEPHONE:

 

FACSIMILE:

 

ATTACHMENT B-1

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONS OF THE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT

[ ] ETF TRUST

The following are the names, titles, signatures, phone numbers, and email addresses of all persons (each, an "Authorized Person") authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated by the Authorized Participant Agreement for the [ ] ETF Trust (the "Agreement") or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the Authorized Participant pursuant to the Agreement.

Authorized Participant: [ __________________________________ ]

Name:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Signature:

 

Phone:

 

Phone:

 

Email:

 

Email:

 

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Title:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Signature:

 

Phone:

 

Phone:

 

Email:

 

Email:

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Signature:

 

Phone:

 

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Date:

 

Certified By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Email:

 

17990645.1.BUSINESS

ATTACHMENT B-2

[On AP's Firm Letterhead]

[DATE]

Distributor

Re: Addendum to the Certificate of Authorized Persons for [_________________________] under the Authorized Participant Agreement for the [ ] ETF Trust (the "Agreement")

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the Agreement, following are the names, titles, signatures, phone numbers, and email addresses of additional Authorized Persons of [______________________________] (the "Participant") authorized to give instructions relating to any activity contemplated by the Agreement or any other notice, request or instruction on behalf of the Participant pursuant to the Agreement. This list of Authorized Persons is an addendum and adds Authorized Persons to the Participant's most recently executed certificate (entitled "Certificate of Authorized Persons of the Authorized Participant, [ ] ETF Trust") preceding the date set forth above.

Name:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Signature:

 

Phone:

 

Phone:

 

Email:

 

Email:

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature:

 

 

Signature:

 

Phone:

 

Phone:

 

Email:

 

Email:

 

Please provide PIN numbers for those listed above.

Very truly yours,

Exhibit (h)(3)

AAA174592

F ORM OF

LISTING AGREEMENT

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS*

The undersigned, being a duly authorized officer of:

 

Fidelity Covington Trust

Full Name of Company ("Company")

does hereby certify that this agreement is made pursuant to a resolution(s) adopted by the Company's governing body to list on the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("Exchange"):

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF ________$25_______, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF ___________$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF ___________________$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF _______________$25________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF _______________$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000____________ Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF ________________$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000____________ Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF _______________$25___________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF _______$25________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF ___$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

100,000___________ Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF __________________$25_________, of which:

(Number of Shares) (Title of Security) (Par Value)

_100,000/per fund__________ shares are issued and outstanding, and

__unlimited_______________ shares are unissued, but reserved for issuance, as detailed below.

As of October 24, 2013, the following number(s) of shares are unissued, but have been authorized for issuance by the Company's governing body for the purposes noted:

Date Authorized

 

Purpose of Shares to be Issued

Number of Shares Authorized

 

10/24/2013

 

_____________Initial listing__________________

 

___Unlimited_____________

*May also be used for Units, Rights, Depositary Shares/Receipts, and Limited Partnerships

(1) Further the Company acknowledges and agrees to pay, in accordance with such prescribed terms, any and all fees associated with its security's listing on the Exchange. If this issue(s) is withdrawn from Exchange listing consideration subsequent to approval, but prior to trading, a service charge of 25% of the listing fee paid may be retained by the Exchange. If an application for listing of the same security is resubmitted within one year from withdrawal, the 25% service charge may be applied to that Original Listing fee.

(2) The Company certifies that it (or its agent) has read, understands, and agrees to be bound by and comply with all current and amended listing rules, procedures, maintenance requirements, and policies, as contained in the Listings Rule (currently Rule 5) of the Exchange's Rules of the Board of Directors. The Company agrees to list on the Exchange all subsequent amounts of securities herein referenced which may be issued or authorized for issuance. The Company agrees to forward to the Exchange one copy of all reports and other information as it may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other regulatory authorities, as specifically noted in the Exchange's Summary of Notices, Reports and Information to be Submitted to the Exchange to Maintain Listing.

(3) The Company will maintain a transfer office or agency (noted below) where the security(s) herein referenced shall be transferable, and will keep the office or agency supplied with sufficient certificates to meet the demands for transfer of the security(s).

Name: State Street Bank and Trust Company Phone No. 617-937-6912

Address: 200 Clarendon Street, 16 th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

CUSIP number for each security for which an Exchange listing is sought:

Security: Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092204

Security: Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092303

Security: Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092402

Security: Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092501

Security: Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092600

Security: Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092709

Security: Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092881

Security: Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092808

Security: Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092873

Security: Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

CUSIP: 316092865

If a CUSIP is currently unavailable, date when application was made to the CUSIP Service Bureau: ________________

Please indicate the Securities Depositary* which will accept or has accepted the Company's securities herein referenced (*The Securities Depositary must be registered as a Clearing Agency under section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

Name: Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTC) Phone No. (888) 382-2721

Address: 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041

(4) The Company will maintain a registrar, as necessary, which may be the same bank or trust company as the transfer office or agency. The Company will require each such registrar to execute an agreement with the Exchange not to register more shares than are currently approved for listing by the Exchange.

(5) The Company agrees that nothing in this agreement shall be construed as requiring or intending that the Company perform any acts in contravention of law or in violation of any rule or regulation of any public authority exercising jurisdiction over the Company, and that

(6) Nothing herein contained or inferred shall be construed as constituting the Company's contract for the continued listing of the Company's security(s) on the Exchange. The Company understands that the Exchange may suspend its security(s) with or without prior notice to the Company, upon failure of the Company to comply with any one or more sections of this agreement, or when in its sole discretion, the Exchange shall determine that such suspension of dealings is in the public interest or otherwise warranted.

Fidelity Covington Trust on this _______ day of _________________________, 2013,

(Full Name of the Company)

attests that it is in full agreement with the terms and conditions contained herein,

By ______________________________________

( Signature of Authorized Officer )

Title President and Treasurer

AAA174592 SM

ORIGINAL LISTING APPLICATION

Part I: Corporate Information - All Applicant Issuers

A. General Corporate Information

Complete Corporate Name: Fidelity Covington Trust_____________________________________

Address of Principal Executive Offices: 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210________

Telephone No.: 617-563-7000_________ Facsimile No.: _____________________

State of Incorporation: MA_________________ Date of Incorporation:_January 25, 2013

IRS Employer ID Number: _______________________ SEC File No.: 0000945908__________

Internet/Website address: ____fidelity.com____________________________________________________

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code: ________________

B. Corporate Contacts

Please list the full name and title of the following individual(s):

Adrien Deberghes, President and Treasurer

Chief Executive Officer

Christine Reynolds, Chief Financial Officer

Senior Financial Officer

 

Marc Bryant, Secretary

Investor Relations Officer

 

Bill Coffey, Assistant Secretary

E-mail/Other Designated Contact

Please indicate if the address for a designated contact person differs from the principal executive office address listed above.

Part II: Security Information - All Applicant Issuers

A. Please provide a complete description of the security(s) which the Applicant Issuer is applying to list: (including par/stated value, warrant expiration date, maturity date, etc.):

Security Class/Type

Issue Description (incl. par value)

Shares Outstanding or Offered

 

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Unlimited

 

ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

Unlimited

B. If the Applicant Issuer has any existing class of common stock or equity security entitling the holder(s) to differential voting rights, dividend payments, or other preferences, please provide a complete description of such preference(s):

__N/A______________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

C. If the issue(s) is or will be listed on any other national securities exchange or association, please identify the exchange or association and the assigned trading/ticker symbol:

__N/A_______________________________________________________________________________

D. Please indicate the expected or actual number of beneficial holders of each security covered by this application (currently or subsequent to the offering):

__N/A_______________________________________________________________________________

If this is an application to list an Initial Public Offering (IPO), please continue to Part III; if not, please skip to Part IV.

Part III - Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

A. Please indicate the type of offering:

Q Firm Commitment Q Direct Public Offering (DPO)

Q Best Efforts (Min./Max.) Q Best Efforts (All or None)

X Other (please specify): Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)____________________________

B. Expected effective date of registration under Securities Act of 1933: October 18, 2013

C. If SEC Comments have been received, please include a copy of the comments, along with the Company's response(s); if not yet received, please indicate when such comments are expected: __October 1, 2013____________________________________________________________

D. Please attach to this application a list of the states in which the Applicant Issuer has filed for registration of the security, and also indicate the status of the registration process in each state filed. N/A

E. Investment Banker Contact(s)

Please indicate the firm name, address, telephone and facsimile number, as well as the name and title of the contact person: N/A

Investment Banker: _________________________________________________________________________

Firm Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone No. ________________________ Facsimile No. __________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________

F. Outside Counsel Contact(s)

Please indicate the firm name, address, telephone and facsimile number, as well as the name and title of the contact person:

Outside Counsel: _Allison Harlow Fumai, partner______________________________

Firm Name: Dechert LLP_______________________________________________________

Telephone No. 212) 698-3526___________ Facsimile No. (212) 698-3599______

Address: 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 ______________________

Part IV: All Applicant Issuers

A. Exchange requirements for Listing Consideration:

To be considered for listing, the Applicant Issuer must meet the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("Exchange") minimum listing and corporate governance requirements. The fact that an Applicant Issuer may meet the minimum listing and corporate governance requirements does not necessarily mean that its listing application will be approved. In connection with the review of any listing application, the Exchange reserves the right to request such additional public or non-public information or documentation as it may deem necessary and appropriate to make a determination regarding the listing eligibility of the Applicant Issuer's security, including, but not limited to, any material provided to or received from the Securities and Exchange Commission or other appropriate regulatory authority.

B. Corporate Affirmations

I, Adrien Deberghes________________, as ____President and Treasurer____________

Name of Authorized Officer Title of Authorized Officer

of Fidelity Covington Trust______________________________________________, do hereby

Full Name of Company

attest that, at the time of the filing of this application, the Company is deemed to have read and understood the Exchange's Listings Rule, and fully believes itself to be in compliance with, and, if approved for listing, intends to continue to be in compliance with, the Exchange's listing and corporate governance rules and requirements, as amended. Further, I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information contained within this application and any materials provided to the Exchange in support of this application are true and correct.

____________________________________________ ________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Corporate Officer Date

To initiate a listing application, the following materials should be submitted, as indicated:

Initial Public Offerings (IPO)

All other Issuers

X Original Listing Application

Q Original Listing Application

X 1933 Act Registration Statement and Exhibits

Q Most recent Form 10-K & three most recent Form 10-Q(s)

Q SEC Comments & Responses (when available)

Q Most recent proxy statement/prospectus

Q Blue Sky State list (as applicable)N/A

Q Last six month's trading history

X Application Processing Fee

Q Application Processing Fee

Revised 03/06

September 18, 2013

Mr. Craig Gray

Manager, Listing Compliance

NYSE Regulation, Inc.

100 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1500

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Dear Mr. Gray:

I am an Authorized Officer of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust"). In connection with the Trust's listing of investment company units (each a "Fund") on NYSE Arca, Inc., I hereby confirm that to the Trust's knowledge, no officer, board member, or non-institutional shareholder with greater than 10% ownership of the Trust or a Fund has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor relating to financial issues (e.g., embezzlement, fraud, theft) in the past ten years. The term "officer" in the foregoing sentence is used as such term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor rule.

The Trust also hereby acknowledges that it has been qualified to list under Rule 5.2(j)(3) and has been notified that it must comply on an ongoing basis with the continued listing standards set forth in NYSE Arca Rule 5 as such may be amended from time to time.

The Trust further acknowledges that:

1. upon commencement of trading there will not be less than 100,000 shares of each Fund outstanding.

2. Each Fund will be "book-entry" only and no specimen stock certificates will be available.

3. a CUSIP number identifying each Fund's common stock has been included in the file of eligible issues maintained by a securities depository registered as a clearing agency under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (namely, Depositary Trust Company).

4. as required by NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)(A)(v),the Net Asset Value per share of each Fund will be calculated daily and will be made available to all market participants at the same time.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at (617) 563-2845 or via e-mail to adrien.deberghes@fmr.com with any question or concern you may have.

Sincerely,

_______________________________________

Adrien Deberghes

Exhibit (h)(4)

(globallink logo)

UNITED STATES ETF PROVIDER AGREEMENT JULY 5, 2012

Form of

STATE STREET FUND CONNECT ® AGREEMENT

State Street Global Markets LLC ("State Street Global Markets") makes available to certain investment managers, institutional funds and other investors State Street Fund Connect® ("Fund Connect"). Fund Connect is a proprietary electronic fund platform that provides institutional investors access to a wide range of funds and the ability to subscribe to and redeem such funds. Fund Connect is available on the State Street Global Link® platform ("Global Link"). Global Link is a proprietary software product made available by State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank" and, collectively with State Street Global Markets, "State Street") that unifies pre-trade portfolio construction, trading of multiple asset classes in multiple markets and post-trade connectivity. Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Manager") serves as the investment adviser to the Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust"), an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), consisting of multiple investment series each operating as an exchange traded fund as listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). A Fund will issue (or redeem) shares to certain large institutional investors (typically market makers or other large broker-dealers) known as "Authorized Participants" only in large blocks of shares known as "Creation Units." The Trust desires to allow Fund Connect Users (as defined below) to transmit purchase and redemption instructions of units in any Fund via Fund Connect and the Trust desires, along with the Manager, for the Manager and any authorized third party agents and representatives identified on Exhibit B hereto (the "Manager Agents") to utilize Fund Connect for the purposes of reviewing orders or otherwise communicating with Authorized Participants (each, a "Fund Connect User") with respect to orders for the creation and redemption of Creation Units (which may also be referred to herein as the "units") of one or more Funds (collectively, the "Activities") by an Authorized Participant. This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions associated with such matters.

1. Services. State Street Global Markets and State Street Bank will make Fund Connect and Global Link, respectively, available to (i) the Trust pursuant to which a Fund Connect User may transmit purchase and redemption instructions of units in any Fund via Fund Connect and (ii) the Manager and, if requested, the Manager Agents for the purpose of conducting the Activities, subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.

2. Authorized Persons; Restricted Uses . State Street Global Markets will establish an initial password or, in its sole discretion, another form of validation device or method, for each Authorized Person that will enable such Authorized Person to access Global Link and Fund Connect. An "Authorized Person" is an agent or employee of Manager or any of the Manager Agents that is authorized by Manager and State Street Global Markets to access and use Fund Connect and Global Link. The Manager shall, and shall cause each Manager Agent to, strictly limit access to and use of Global Link and Fund Connect only to Authorized Persons. The Manager shall, and shall cause each Manager Agent to, cause each Authorized Person who is issued an initial password to change such initial password as soon as such Authorized Person uses Fund Connect. The Manager will also take appropriate steps to maintain, and to ensure that the Manager Agents and Authorized Persons maintain, the confidentiality of all passwords or other validation devices and methods.

The Manager, on behalf of itself and all of the Manager Agents, will be deemed to represent and warrant that each such Authorized Person is fully authorized on behalf of Manager or any such Manager Agent to make use of Global Link and Fund Connect at the time of the delivery of the initial password or as amended and agreed in writing by Manager and State Street Global Markets from time to time thereafter. The foregoing representation and warranty will be deemed to be continuously repeated as to each such Authorized Person at and as of all times after the making of such request until five business days after such time as State Street Global Markets receives written notification from Manager or any of the Manager Agents that the status of such Authorized Person as such has been terminated. The Manager shall not, and shall cause each Manager Agent not to, permit any person other than an Authorized Person to use Global Link or Fund Connect and Manager will, and shall cause each Manager Agent to, immediately notify State Street Global Markets of any unauthorized use of Global Link or Fund Connect.

The Manager acknowledges and agrees that any unauthorized use of Global Link or Fund Connect by any employee or agent of Manager or any of its Manager Agents will be at the sole risk of, and will for all purposes be binding upon, Manager as if such use had in fact been made by an Authorized Person. Nothing in the foregoing will be deemed to in any way limit the indemnification obligations of the Manager under this Agreement.

The Manager is solely responsible for all content that it or any of the Manager Agents or any Authorized Person uploads, posts, emails, transmits or otherwise makes available via Global Link or Fund Connect. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any of the Manager Agents shall use Global Link or Fund Connect: (a) to upload, transmit, post, email or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any person or entity; (b) in a manner that negatively affects other users or interferes with or disrupts Global Link or Fund Connect; or (c) in any manner that intentionally or unintentionally violates any applicable law. The Manager agrees that neither it nor any of the Manager Agents will modify, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on Global Link or Fund Connect, in whole or in part, or rent, lease, store, loan, copy, sell, distribute or provide, directly or indirectly, Global Link or Fund Connect or any portion of the foregoing to any third party. State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets each shall have the right to remove any content that violates any term or condition governing the use of Global Link or Fund Connect generally or that, in their sole discretion, is otherwise objectionable. Each of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets also shall have the right, at any time and for any reason or at the direction of any applicable counterparty, to restrict, suspend or terminate the ability of the Manager or any of the Manager Agents to use Global Link or Fund Connect or otherwise refuse to facilitate or process any or all transactions.

3. Purchase and Sale of Units . The Trust and Manager acknowledge that Fund Connect provides a mechanism pursuant to which a Fund Connect User may transmit purchase and redemption instructions of units in any Fund to the Fund's principal underwriter (the "Distributor"), the Distributor's agent and/or the Fund's transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent"). The Distributor and/or Transfer Agent may be a Manager Agent if so designated on Exhibit B, but in any event, the Trust and Manager acknowledge that the Distributor, the Transfer Agent, or other agents of the Trust, which may include State Street Bank or affiliates of State Street, may enter into a separate agreement with State Street, or may otherwise have access to, Fund Connect in order to conduct activities that are the same as, or similar to, the Activities, or otherwise to perform services set forth in any servicing agreement with the Trust and/or in any Participant Agreement with an Authorized Participant, or to perform any ancillary functions associated therewith. The Trust and Manager acknowledge and agree that (i) units of any Fund will be offered by the Trust and made available for creation or redemption on Fund Connect in accordance with applicable law based on the net asset value of the relevant Fund, (ii) neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets is acting as agent for the Manager or the Trust in the offering of units of any of the Funds (iii) the Distributor, and not State Street, is the principal underwriter of the Funds and State Street is not offering or selling, nor has it agreed to offer or sell, any shares of the Funds, and (iv) State Street does not agree to permit the Manager or the Trust to offer for sale on Fund Connect any specific number of units.

The manner in which a Fund Connect User and the Manager, any Manager Agent, any Funds and/or or their Distributor, as the case may be (collectively, the "Transaction Parties"), may indicate their offer and acceptance of the terms of a proposed transaction with a Fund Connect User is described in the User Guide to Fund Connect. The Trust represents that a Fund is bound in respect of any transaction where such offer, acceptance, subscription or redemption between the Transaction Parties has occurred in accordance with the procedures described in the User Guide of Fund Connect. Neither State Street Global Markets nor State Street Bank shall have any obligation or liability in respect of any transaction entered into between any Transaction Parties and each of the Manager, Manager Agent and Fund agrees to look only to the relevant Fund Connect User for the performance by the Fund Connect User of any obligation under any such transaction.

Each transaction entered into between any Transaction Parties shall be governed by, and the rights and obligations of the Transaction Parties shall be determined in accordance with, any legal agreements related to the relevant Fund that are entered into between the Transaction Parties as to transactions of such nature relating to the Fund (the "Additional Documentation"). Neither State Street Global Markets nor State Street Bank shall have any obligation or responsibility (a) in respect of any Fund Connect User entering into or maintaining in force any such contractual arrangements with the Manager, the Manager Agents, the Funds or their agents, (b) in respect of the Manager, the Manager Agents, the Funds or their agents entering into or maintaining in force any such contractual arrangements with any Fund Connect User or (c) to assist in any way in respect of the compliance by any of the Fund Connect Users, the Manager, the Manager Agents, the Funds or their agents with any such arrangements or the interpretation or enforcement of the obligations of either party under such arrangements. The associated transfers of units in the Funds and/or cash or securities will be processed outside of Fund Connect and neither State Street Global Markets nor State Street Bank will have any responsibility for the receipt or transfer thereof under this Agreement. The Trust and Manager each represent and warrant that it has consulted its own legal advisers as to the sufficiency of any and all Additional Documentation.

4. Compliance with Law . The Manager represents and warrants to State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets that the offering and sale of units of a Fund in each jurisdiction that the Manager directs and authorizes State Street Global Markets from time to time to make such offer available through Fund Connect is legal and in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations, including the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory or similar organization, in such jurisdiction. State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets shall at all times in the performance of their duties hereunder observe and comply with applicable laws and regulations to which they are subject; provided, however, that in each case State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets shall be entitled conclusively to rely on any representation and warranty provided in this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall, or shall be construed to, require State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, in their capacity as the operators of Global Link or Fund Connect or otherwise, to take or refrain from taking any action if, in the opinion of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, as applicable, the taking or failure to take such action would or might be in contravention of any law or regulation to which it is subject.

5. Anti-Money Laundering Obligations; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Obligations . The Manager, on behalf of itself and its Manager Agents, and the Trust each represents, warrants and covenants, at all times during the term hereof, that it, and, as applicable, each Manager Agent and each Fund is in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Manager, Manager Agent, Trust or Fund, as applicable, pertaining to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism, including those related to sanctions screening and customer identification and verification. Manager, on behalf of itself and its Manager Agents, and the Trust each agrees that it shall provide to State Street Bank and/or State Street Global Markets, upon request, so long as permitted by applicable law and regulation, including those pertaining to data privacy, any documents and other information reasonably requested by State Street in order to satisfy any anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, sanctions screening or customer identification and verification laws, rules and regulations applicable to State Street Bank and/or State Street Global Markets. Such information may include, without limitation, background documentation and foreign bank certifications relating to Manager, the Trust, any Manager Agent and any Fund and, if applicable, the anti-money laundering anti-terrorism, sanctions screening and/or customer identification and verification policies and procedures of Manager, the Trust, any Manager Agent or any Fund.

6. Obligations and Responsibilities . The responsibilities of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets under this Agreement will be limited to its making available to certain Fund Connect Users offering materials and other documentation provided to State Street Global Markets by the Manager regarding a potential investment in any Fund and transmitting information received from the Fund Connect Users to the Manager or any Manager Agent designated by Manager. The Trust and Manager acknowledge and agree that: (i) neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets will be obligated to permit the Trust or Manager to offer to any Fund Connect User or to users of Global Link generally the opportunity to invest in any Fund and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, State Street Global Markets may decline to permit the Trust or Manager to offer units of any Fund to any Fund Connect User if it believes that to do so may be contrary to any law, rule or regulation or otherwise inappropriate; (ii) the Trust, Manager or any Manager Agent, as applicable, and not State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, will be responsible for determining whether to sell units of a Fund to any Fund Connect User; (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Manager or the Fund or any Manager Agent designated by Manager, and not State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, will be responsible for determining whether any Fund Connect User may purchase units of such a Fund, consistent with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation any such laws, rules and regulations relating to money laundering or similar activities; and (iv) neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets will make any inquiry, and shall not under any circumstances be deemed to make any representation, as to the tax effect on any Fund Connect User or any Fund of an investment by the Fund Connect User in the Fund, including without limitation the imposition of withholding or similar taxes on any payment to or by the Fund Connect User or the Fund or the susceptibility of the Fund Connect User or the Fund to taxation in any jurisdiction.

The Trust and Manager take full responsibility for (a) all offering materials relating to the Funds, (b) all information the Trust, Manager or any Manager Agent places on Fund Connect, including, without limitation, any information relating to the acceptance or rejection or status of subscription or redemption orders relating to a Fund, and (c) any other documentation of any kind received by State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets from a Fund or from the Manager or any Manager Agent with respect to any Fund for use on Fund Connect or posted directly by the Manager or any Manager Agent on Fund Connect (collectively, the information described in subsections (a) through (c), the "Fund Information"). The Trust and Manager will indemnify, defend and hold State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets harmless against any and all loss, damage or liability in respect of any Fund Information. Neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets will have any responsibility or liability for or in respect of any Fund Information.
With respect to any and all transactions, it is understood and agreed that in each case (a) State Street Bank, as operator of Global Link, and State Street Global Markets, as operator of Fund Connect, are acting solely as an instruction agent for Fund Connect Users; (b) as between State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets and the Fund Connect User, the Fund Connect User will have full beneficial ownership of any units purchased, (c) each transaction shall be for the account of the Fund Connect User and not for the proprietary account of State Street Bank or Street Global Markets and (d) neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets is the distributor of any Fund and no party hereto shall hold State Street out as the distributor of any Fund.

7. Intellectual Property Rights; Indemnity .

(a) The Trust and Manager, on behalf of itself and its Manager Agents, acknowledge and agree that Global Link and Fund Connect and all rights, title and interests, including without limitation, all registered or unregistered (a) copyright, (b) trademark, (c) service mark, (d) trade secret, (e) trade name, (f) data or database rights, (g) design rights, (h) moral rights, (i) inventions, whether or not capable or protection by patent or registration, (j) rights in commercial information or technical information, including know-how, research and development data and manufacturing methods, (k) patent and (l) other intellectual property and ownership rights, including applications for the grant of any of the same, in or to Global Link and Fund Connect and all other related proprietary rights of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets or any or their respective affiliates (together, with any and all enhancements, modifications, corrections, bug fixes, updates or other modifications thereto and any and all data or information of any kind transmitted by means thereof, the "Proprietary Information") are the exclusive, valuable and confidential property of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, as applicable. The Manager acknowledges that at no time will the Manager or the Manager Agents or any of their respective affiliates acquire or retain any rights, title or intellectual property or other ownership rights or interests in or to the Proprietary Information.

(b) State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets agree to indemnify the Manager and Trust against any and all direct losses, direct damages, reasonable out-of-pocket direct expenses and other direct liabilities to the extent arising out of any claim, action or allegation brought under the laws of the United States by any third party that the use of Global Link or Fund Connect by Manager or Trust, as the case may be, violates such third party's copyright, patent or other intellectual property rights or any claim, action or allegation based on a similar legal theory, provided, however, that the Manager and Trust each (i) observes the terms of this Agreement, (ii) gives prompt notice to State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets of any such claims, actions or allegations, (iii) allows State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, as applicable, to take control of the defense thereof at the sole expense of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets and (iv) does not agree to any settlement without the prior written consent of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets. The obligation of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets to provide such foregoing indemnity will not apply to the extent that (i) any software or hardware supplied to the Manager or any of the Manager Agents in respect of Global Link or Fund Connect is modified by persons or entities other than State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets and the alleged violation relates to such modification, (ii) any such software or hardware is combined with other products, processes or materials not supplied or recommended by State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, where such alleged violation would not have arisen but for such combination, (iii) any such software or hardware is modified by State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets in compliance with the directions of the Manager or any of the Manager Agents, and the alleged violation relates to such modification, or (iv) the Manager or any of the Manager Agents continues to use such software or hardware after State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, as applicable, has made available a non-infringing alternative.

8. State Street Limitation of Warranty . State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets warrant to the Trust and Manager that Global Link and Fund Connect, respectively, if operated in accordance with the relevant User Guide, will substantially achieve the functionality described in the relevant User Guide. The Trust and Manager, on behalf of itself and any and all Manager Agents, agree and acknowledge, except as otherwise specifically provided in the foregoing sentence of this Section 8 and to the extent permitted by applicable law, Global Link and Fund Connect are provided "as is," "as available" with all faults and without any warranty of any kind. SPECIFICALLY, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS NOT STATED HEREIN, REPRESENTATIONS, INDEMNITIES AND GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL LINK OR FUND CONNECT AND ANY SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH GLOBAL LINK OR FUND CONNECT, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, ARISING BY LAW, CUSTOM, PRIOR ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS BY STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, STATE STREET BANK OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AS TO TITLE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, UNINTERRUPTED USE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TIMELINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, SEQUENCE, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS ARISING FROM TRADE USAGE, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE) ARE HEREBY OVERRIDDEN, EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED.

9. State Street Limitation of Liability .

(a) The sole aggregate liability of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets for any breach of the warranty set forth in Section 8 above shall be, in the sole discretion of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets, as applicable, and at their sole expense, (a) to revise, repair or enhance Global Link or Fund Connect, as applicable, (b) to advise the Manager or the Manager Agents how to achieve substantially the same functionality with Global Link and Fund Connect, as applicable, as described in the relevant User Guide through a procedure different from that set forth in the relevant User Guide; provided, however, that if State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets determines in its sole discretion that the foregoing remedies are impracticable, either may, alternatively, terminate this Agreement and refund an amount under this Agreement that it considers reasonable under the circumstances.

(b) Except as provided in Section 7 and Section 10 hereof, neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets nor any of their respective affiliates shall have any liability or be responsible for any losses, expenses, costs, including reasonable court costs and legal fees, or damages, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or otherwise of any kind, including, without limitation, any loss of revenue, loss of actual or anticipated profits, loss of contracts, loss of the use of money, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation or loss of, damage to or corruption of data, in each case arising under or related to claims of breach of contract, tort, including negligence, strict liability, negligent misrepresentation, restitution, breach of statutory duty or any other cause of action whatsoever. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and without limiting the foregoing, the Trust and Manager each understand and agree that neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets shall be liable in any manner to the Manager, the Funds or any of the Manager Agents for (i) the failure of any Fund Connect User to perform its settlement or other obligations under any transaction or (ii) the failure of Global Link or Fund Connect to deliver, display or transmit orders, messages or other data entered into Global Link or Fund Connect by the Manager or by any Fund Connect User or by any Manager Agent or by any Fund.

(c) The Trust and Manager each acknowledge and agree that the fees set forth herein appropriately reflect the allocation of risk set forth in this Agreement. Accordingly, based on the foregoing, the Trust and Manager each acknowledge as reasonable the exclusions of warranties and limitations on liability set forth in this Agreement, including the exclusions and limitations of liability set forth in Section 8 and Section 9 hereof. If any of the exclusions of warranties and limits on liabilities set forth in this Agreement should be deemed to be invalid, ineffective or unenforceable, then, except as otherwise provided by Section 10 hereof, the entire collective liability of State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets and their respective affiliates hereunder in or for breach of contract, tort, including negligence, strict liability, negligent misrepresentation, restitution, breach of statutory duty or any other cause of action whatsoever, other than causes of action arising under Section 7 hereunder, shall in no circumstance exceed for all causes of action first accruing in any "contract year" during the term of this Agreement a sum equal to the greater of (a) one hundred percent (100%) of the monies paid or payable by the Trust or Manager, as the case by be, to State Street under this Agreement in the immediately preceding contract year or, for causes of action first accruing in the first contract year of this Agreement, during such contract year or (b) One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The term "contract year" shall mean a period of twelve (12) months or such lesser period in the event that this Agreement is terminated or expires before the end of such twelve (12) month period. The first contract year shall commence on the date of last signature of this Agreement and each subsequent contract year shall commence on each subsequent anniversary thereof.

10. Limitation Exception Provision . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Agreement shall not be construed to exclude or limit the liability of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets for (a) fraud or the tort of deceit, (b) death or personal injury caused by its negligence or the negligence of agents, (c) willful misconduct or (d) any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by applicable law or regulatory obligations.

11. Trust and Manager Representations and Indemnification . The Manager and Trust each represent and warrant that (a) the Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act, with the full power and authority to appoint service organizations to provide transfer agency, distribution and/or placement assistance; (b) it has obtained all necessary and requisite approvals, including, if applicable, the approval of each of the Funds, to pay to State Street the fees set forth on Exhibit C and that the payment of such fees is in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations, including the rules and regulations of any self-regulatory or similar organization, applicable to the Manager or the Funds; (c) it has made to investors in the Funds all disclosures required pursuant to applicable law and regulation, including, without limitation, all required disclosures with respect to the structure of its fee payment obligations hereunder; (d) it has full authority to take such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to distribution and redemption of units of the Funds, including entering into this Agreement and appointing any of the Manager Agents as agent for the Manager and the Funds to accept purchase and redemption instructions for units in the Funds; (e) it has been duly organized and is existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, with corporate power and authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement; (f) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it; (g) it has duly appointed each of the Manager Agents set forth on Exhibit B as its agent, and has separately appointed the Distributor and/or Transfer Agent, to accept purchase and redemption instructions for units in the Funds; (h) each of the Funds is organized under the laws of the United States of America in compliance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and (i) it is not (i) an employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, that is subject to Title I thereof, (ii) a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) a plan that would be described in any of the foregoing clauses except that it is exempt from Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended pursuant to Section 4(b) thereof or (iv) an entity any of the assets of which are deemed to include assets of a plan described in the foregoing clauses by reason of the application of 29 C.F.R.§ 2510.3-101. The Trust and Manager each agree to indemnify and hold harmless State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all claims, demands, proceedings, suits, actions, liabilities, obligations, judgments, charges, fines, losses, costs, expenses (including court costs and legal fees incurred in connection with investigating, defending or settling any action or threatened action) and damages, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or otherwise, of any kind, relating to, resulting. from, in connection with or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement by the Trust or Manager, as the case may be, it being agreed and acknowledged that it shall be a breach of this Agreement by the Manager if any action or inaction by Manager Agent would have been deemed a breach of this Agreement if it were a party hereto in the same capacity as the Manager, (ii) the use of Global Link or Fund Connect by it or any of the Manager Agents, (iii) orders, instructions or transactions entered or routed through Global Link or Fund Connect by the Trust, Manager or any of the Manager Agents, except to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, judgments, charges, fines, losses, costs, expenses or damages are incurred as a result of the fraud or willful misconduct of State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets and (iv) the offering and redemption of the units of the Funds to any Fund Connect User. The Trust and Manager each also agree to indemnify and hold harmless State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all liabilities, obligations, judgments, charges, fines, losses, costs, expenses (including court costs and legal fees incurred in connection with investigating, defending or settling any action or threatened action) and damages, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or otherwise, of any kind, relating to, resulting from, in connection with or arising out of any claim, demand, proceeding, suit or action brought by any Fund or any Manager Agent against State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets or their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents relating to the use of Global Link or Fund Connect or any transaction.

12. Fees . The Trust and/or Manager shall pay State Street Global Markets for the use of Fund Connect such fees and expenses as are set forth on Exhibit C, as it may be amended from time to time in writing by State Street, the Trust and the Manager.

13. Contractor Status; Exclusivity . Neither State Street Bank nor State Street Global Markets nor any of their respective officers or employees, as such, is or shall be, or shall be deemed to be, an employee or agent of the Manager or any Manager Agent or any Fund. The services provided hereunder are non-exclusive and each of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets reserves the right to make available to others, including competitors of the Manager and any Fund, the Global Link and Fund Connect.

14. Term and Termination of Agreement . This Agreement shall take effect upon the date written below. State Street Global Markets and State Street Bank and the Trust and Manager may each terminate this Agreement at any time on written notice to the other parties. In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of termination of the Transfer Agency Agreement by and between the Trust and State Street Bank ("Transfer Agency Agreement"). Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Trust and Manager will, and will cause the Manager Agents to, (a) at the direction of either State Street Global Markets or State Street Bank, either promptly return to State Street Global Markets or State Street Bank, as applicable, or otherwise dispose of all materials in its possession relating or referring to Global Link and Fund Connect and (b) pay to State Street Global Markets all fees and expenses due through the termination date. The termination of this Agreement, for any reason, will not affect (y) the obligations of the Manager or any of the Funds and any Fund Connect User with respect to pending transactions between them or (z) the entitlement of State Street Global Markets or State Street Bank to any fees and expenses due hereunder or any additional remedies provided by law or equity. All representations, warranties, and covenants made in or pursuant to this Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement will or will be deemed to obligate State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets to continue to operate Global Link or Fund Connect, as applicable, in its present form or otherwise or to obligate the Trust or Manager to continue to offer the units of the Funds through Global Link or Fund Connect beyond the effective termination date of this Agreement. State Street Bank or State Street Global Markets may from time to time make changes in Global Link or Fund Connect, including without limitation changes in the vendor through which Global Link or Fund Connect is provided to the Manager or any Manager Agent, that may require the Manager or the Manager Agent to change or replace computer hardware or software or other equipment to maintain its participation in Fund Connect.

15. Assignment. No party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any purported assignment in violation of this provision will be void, except that each of State Street Bank and State Street Global Markets may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any other subsidiary of State Street Corporation without obtaining the prior written consent of the Trust or Manager. Each party agrees that this Agreement will be binding on its successors and permitted assigns.

16. Electronic Mail. All e-mail sent to or from State Street Bank, State Street Global Markets or their affiliates may be received or otherwise recorded by their respective corporate e-mail systems and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and disclosure to, someone other than the recipient. Manager, on behalf of itself and the Manager Agents, and the Trust each agreed not to communicate orders using e-mail or any other electronic communications except those electronic features designated for the express purpose of communicating orders through Global Link or Fund Connect.

17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws rules.

18. Continuing Representations. All representations and warranties of the Manager and/or the Trust, as applicable, contained in this Agreement are made at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the time of any use by the Manager, the Manager Agents or the Trust, as applicable, of Global Link or Fund Connect.

19. Miscellaneous . This Agreement constitutes the entire and complete agreement between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other communications, written or oral, between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay on its part in exercising, any right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude any other or further or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. This Agreement may only be modified or amended in a writing signed by all the parties or their authorized representatives. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule of law or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected and to that extent the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed to be severable. The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement under the laws of any jurisdiction shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability under the law of any other jurisdiction. In particular, it is the express intent of the parties hereto that Section 9(b) and Section 9(c) should survive the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of Section 9(a) or any other provision of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, Fidelity Covington Trust, and STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY has caused this Fund Connect Agreement to be signed in duplicate in its behalf, as of this day of September, 2013.

FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC

By:

Name:

Title:

Address:

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

By:

Name:

Title:

Address:

STATE STREET GLOBAL MARKETS, LLC

By:

Name:

Title:

Address:

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

By:

Name:

Title:

Address:

EXHIBIT A

FUNDS

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

EXHIBIT B

THIRD PARTY AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES

State Street Bank and Trust Company, in its capacity as Transfer Agent

Fidelity Distributors Corporation, in its capacity as Distributor, or its agent

EXHIBIT C

FEES

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, as of the date hereof, no separate fees shall be charged to the Manager or the Funds for the use of Fund Connect or Global Link, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and that fees due and payable under the Transfer Agency Agreement shall be the only consideration due and payable for the use of Fund Connect and Global Link as contemplated hereby.

Exhibit (i)

Dechert

LLP

One International Place, 40th Floor

100 Oliver Street

Boston, MA 02110-2605

+1 617 728 7100 Main

+1 617 426 6567 Fax

www.dechert.com

October 16, 2013

Fidelity Covington Trust

245 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Fidelity Covington Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust") and its series Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF, Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (the "Funds"), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 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 July 16, 2013, as amended; and the By-Laws of the Trust dated July 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.

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

Exhibit m(1)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser"), under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(2)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI CONSUMER STAPLES
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(3)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI ENERGY
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(4)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI FINANCIALS
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(5)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI HEALTH CARE
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(6)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI INDUSTRIALS
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(7)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(8)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI MATERIALS
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(9)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Telecommunication Services Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

Exhibit m(10)

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN

FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST: FIDELITY MSCI UTILITIES
INDEX ETF

1. This Distribution and Service Plan (the "Plan"), when effective in accordance with its terms, shall be the written plan contemplated by Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act") of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (the "Fund"), a series of shares of Fidelity Covington Trust (the "Trust").

2. The Trust has entered into a General Distribution Agreement with respect to the Fund with Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (the "Adviser") , under which the Distributor uses all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for the Fund's shares of beneficial interest ("shares"). Under the agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of printing and distributing any prospectuses, reports and other literature used by the Distributor, advertising, and other promotional activities in connection with the offering of shares of the Fund for sale to the public. It is recognized that the Adviser may use its management fee revenues, as well as past profits or its resources from any other source, to make payment to the Distributor with respect to any expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, including the activities referred to above.

3. The Adviser directly, or through the Distributor, may, subject to the approval of the Trustees, make payments to securities dealers and other third parties who engage in the sale of shares or who render shareholder support services, including but not limited to providing office space, equipment and telephone facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund, processing shareholder transactions and providing such other shareholder services as the Trust may reasonably request.

4. The Fund will not make separate payments as a result of this Plan to the Adviser, the Distributor or any other party, it being recognized that the Fund presently pays, and will continue to pay, a management fee to the Adviser. To the extent that any payments made by the Fund to the Adviser, including payment of management fees, should be deemed to be indirect financing of any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund within the context of Rule 12b-1 under the Act, then such payments shall be deemed to be authorized by this Plan.

5. This Plan shall become effective upon the approval by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as defined in the Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or in any agreements related to this Plan (the "Independent Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan.

6. This Plan shall, unless terminated as hereinafter provided, remain in effect from the date specified above until September 17, 2014, and from year to year thereafter, provided, however, that such continuance is subject to approval annually by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan. This Plan may be amended at any time by the Board of Trustees, provided that (a) any amendment to authorize direct payments by the Fund to finance any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund, or to increase materially the amount spent by the Fund for distribution, shall be effective only upon approval by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (b) any material amendments of this Plan shall be effective only upon approval in the manner provided in the first sentence in this paragraph.

7. This Plan may be terminated at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

8. During the existence of this Plan, the Trust shall require the Adviser and/or the Distributor to provide the Trust, for review by the Trust's Board of Trustees, and the Trustees shall review, at least quarterly, a written report of the amounts expended in connection with financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund (making estimates of such costs where necessary or desirable) and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

9. This Plan does not require the Adviser or the Distributor to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or to incur any specific level of expenses for activities primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.

10. Consistent with the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust's Declaration of Trust or other organizational document, any obligations assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Plan and any agreements related to this Plan shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and shall not constitute obligations of any other series of shares of the Trust.

11. If any provision of this Plan shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.