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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF JULY 31, 2021

Fidelity Advisor® Consumer
Discretionary Fund

Key Takeaways                                                              MARKET RECAP

• For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, the fund's Class I shares      The S&P 500® index gained 36.45% for
  gained 38.05%, underperforming the 47.04% result of the MSCI US          the 12 months ending July 31, 2021, as
  IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 index and outpacing the 36.45%          U.S. equities continued a historic
                                                                           rebound following a steep but brief
  advance of the broad-based S&P 500® index.
                                                                           decline due to the early-2020 outbreak
                                                                           and spread of COVID-19. A confluence of
• Consumer discretionary stocks outpaced the broader equity market         powerful forces propelled risk assets,
  the past 12 months. Despite persistently high unemployment, metrics      returning the stock market to pre-
  around consumer health improved amid the prospect of a surge in          pandemic highs by late August 2020. The
  economic growth amid widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, fiscal            rally slowed in September, when stocks
  stimulus and fresh government spending programs.                         began a two-month retreat amid
                                                                           Congress's inability to reach a deal on
• Among the MSCI sector index's industry components, those tied to         additional fiscal stimulus, as well as
  economic reopenings, including brick-and-mortar retailers and leisure    uncertainty about the election. But as the
  categories, as well as home- and auto-related groups, performed          calendar turned, investors grew hopeful.
  especially well this period.                                             The rollout of three COVID-19 vaccines
                                                                           was underway, the U.S. Federal Reserve
• The fund's underperformance of the sector index was due partly to        pledged to hold interest rates near zero
                                                                           until the economy recovered, and the
  Portfolio Manager Katie Shaw's decision to largely avoid certain areas
                                                                           federal government planned to deploy
  of the market that rallied for idiosyncratic reasons as opposed to
                                                                           trillions of dollars to boost consumers
  business fundamentals, including an underweighting in electric
                                                                           and the economy. This backdrop fueled a
  vehicle maker Tesla (+140%) and not owning index component and           sharp rotation, with small-cap value
  auto maker General Motors (+128%).                                       usurping leadership from large growth.
                                                                           As part of the "reopening" theme,
• An overweighting in global luxury brands Capri Holdings (+277%) and      investors moved out of tech-driven
  Tapestry (+216%) contributed most to the fund's relative result.         mega-caps that had thrived due to the
                                                                           work-from-home trend in favor of cheap
• Looking ahead, Katie believes the U.S. consumer will be resilient due    smaller companies that stood to benefit
  to many positive consumer health statistics, yet she remains cognizant   from a broad cyclical recovery. A flattish
  of risks, such as high unemployment and further COVID-19 outbreaks.      May reflected concerns about inflation
                                                                           and jobs, but the uptrend resumed
• As of July 31, Katie has positioned the fund for economic reopenings     through July, driven by corporate
                                                                           earnings. Notably, this leg saw
  through positions in companies with global brands, but she maintains
                                                                           momentum shift back to large growth, as
  some defensive positioning in areas such as off-price retail that she
                                                                           easing rates and a hawkish Fed stymied
  believes could perform well even if the pandemic were to tilt in an
                                                                           the reflation trade. By sector, financials
  undesirable direction again.                                             (+55%) led, driven by banks (+63%),
                                                                           whereas utilities (+12%) and consumer
                                                                           staples (+18%) notably lagged.

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                                                                              Q&A
                                                                              An interview with Portfolio Manager
                                                                              Katherine Shaw
                           Katherine Shaw                                     Q: Katie, how did the fund perform for the fiscal
                           Portfolio Manager                                  year ending July 31, 2021฀
                                                                              The fund's Class I shares gained 38.05% the past 12 months,
   Fund Facts                                                                 underperforming the 47.04% result of the MSCI US IMI
   Trading Symbol:                    FCNIX                                   Consumer Discretionary 25/50 index and the peer group
                                                                              average and outpacing the 36.45% advance of the broad-
   Start Date:                        September 03, 1996                      based S&P 500® index.

   Size (in millions):                $740.57
                                                                              Q: What was the environment like for consumer
                                                                              discretionary stocks the past 12 months฀
                                                                              The broader equity market rallied this period on the prospect
                                                                              of a surge in economic growth amid widespread COVID-19
    Investment Approach                                                       vaccinations, fiscal stimulus and fresh government spending
    • Fidelity Advisor® Consumer Discretionary Fund is a                      programs. Despite persistently high unemployment, metrics
      sector-based, equity-focused strategy that seeks to                     around consumer health improved during the period.
      outperform its benchmark through active management.
                                                                              Against this backdrop, each of the MSCI sector index's
    • The fund is constructed to maximize ownership of                        industry components produced a gain this period, with
      companies with characteristics that we believe should                   especially strong results from industries tied to economic
      drive outperformance: a tailwind from improving                         reopenings, including brick-and-mortar retailers and leisure
      consumer macro trends; market-share gains; a
                                                                              categories. Additionally, positive trends in housing and the
      technology lead relative to peers; improving margins;
                                                                              auto industry propelled the home- and auto-related groups.
      increasing returns of capital to shareholders; and
      reasonable valuation. We look to invest when the stock
      prices do not yet reflect our higher-than-consensus                     Q: Why did the fund lag the sector index฀
      expectations for long-term earnings growth.
                                                                              As a refresher, my investment strategy is based on bottom-
    • Position sizes and fund concentration are a function of                 up stock selection. I choose stocks using an industry thematic
      our conviction level in our investment ideas, weighed                   backdrop that intersects company-specific fundamentals as
      against the probability of upside to a stock's intrinsic                well as valuation. Specifically, I seek to maximize exposure to
      (fair) value and the time horizon needed to capture it.                 the following six characteristics: a tailwind from improving
    • Stock selection and idea generation come from bottom-                   consumer macro trends; market-share gains or exposure to
      up research that leverages Fidelity's deep and                          an increase in consumer preference; a technology lead
      experienced global consumer team. We consider                           versus competitors; increasing profit margins; improving
      attractive consumer stocks outside of the benchmark                     cash return to shareholders; and reasonable valuation.
      that offer the potential for favorable risk-adjusted                    Overall, I seek to own companies that are driving faster-than-
      returns.                                                                average top- and bottom-line growth, especially those where
    • Sector strategies could be used by investors as                         Fidelity has a differentiated view of earnings growth.
      alternatives to individual stocks for either tactical- or
      strategic-allocation purposes.                                          During the past 12 months, industry positioning and security
                                                                              selection held back the fund's performance versus the sector
                                                                              index. Specifically, my decisions to largely avoid certain areas
                                                                              of the market that rallied for idiosyncratic reasons detracted.
                                                                              For instance, lower-than-index exposure to electric vehicle
                                                                              maker Tesla – a component of the sector index that gained
                                                                              roughly 140% – was by far the fund's largest individual

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detractor. I continued to find the stock overvalued but used                  industry and the continued distribution of COVID-19
weakness in late 2020 to reduce the fund's large                              vaccines. Capri, Tapestry and PVH were among the fund's
underweight. Shares of Tesla surged as the company                            largest holdings on July 31.
reported its sixth-consecutive quarter of profits in January
                                                                              Another notable relative contributor was casinos & gaming
and deliveries hit a new quarterly record in April.
                                                                              firm Caesars Entertainment. Our shares of Caesars gained
                                                                              roughly 180%, benefiting from management's optimistic
Q: What other stock choices hurt฀                                             outlook for the company and the Las Vegas gaming market,
The fund did not own automakers General Motors (+128%)                        specifically citing the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations across
and Ford Motor (+111%), two index components that rallied                     the country and consumers' resumption of more normal
on investor enthusiasm around the companies' plans for                        behavior. In April, Caesars announced the completion of its
electric vehicles (EVs). Overall, I continue to largely avoid the             merger with Britain-based gambling group William Hill to
traditional auto stocks, such as General Motors and Ford                      expand in the fast-growing U.S. sports-betting market. The
Motor, where the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) for                   deal follows Caesars' July 2020 merger with Eldorado
sales has not grown in five years.                                            Resorts, creating the largest U.S. casino and gaming
                                                                              company.
Elsewhere, video game retailer and index component
GameStop made headlines in late January when a large
                                                                              Q: What's your outlook as of July 31, Katie฀
number of day traders ran up the stock in an effort to
squeeze short sellers. As a result, the stock surged 1,700% in                The U.S. economy is regaining footing very quickly following
the month of January. The retailer was hit hard by the                        a significant shock in 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic,
accelerated move to e-commerce amid the pandemic. While                       which led to an unprecedented economic and social
not owning GameStop was costly in terms of relative                           shutdown. As vaccines have now broadly rolled out and the
performance this period, I don't think the firm has the                       world is reopening, the fund has a significant overweight in
fundamentals or growth potential to warrant a position in the                 stocks that I believe can benefit from these developments.
fund, thus I continued to avoid the stock throughout the
                                                                              Furthermore, the consumer today is healthier on multiple
period, but that decision resulted in GameStop being a large
                                                                              metrics than at any time in the past, and I believe that the
relative detractor.
                                                                              well-heeled consumer, combined with the reopening trade,
I'll also mention the fund's overweight position in Penn                      has the potential to be a very powerful force, especially for
National Gaming, another relative detractor that pulled back                  stocks of firms that used COVID-19 as an opportunity to
later in the period after outperforming amid the reopening                    improve their balance sheets and still have cheap valuations.
rally. Still, I remain positive on the stock and continue to hold             Thus, I believe the U.S. consumer is well-positioned, will be
an outsized position as of July 31.                                           resilient, and there will be a significant boom in consumer
                                                                              spending.
Gaming companies like Penn and Churchill Downs, another
fund holding, have very significantly cut costs and can                       Yet, the overall positive backdrop remains both fragile and in
produce prior peak profitability on significantly less revenue                flux, with unemployment still high, COVID-19 outbreaks
– yet revenue is coming in better than expected, which is                     continuing and many people still unvaccinated. Further, we
leading to impressive bottom-line results. These stocks also                  have yet to see what a fully reopened and return-to-
benefit from sports betting, which is a new market                            workspace world looks like, which leaves the future anything
opportunity that is just in its infancy and could grow to be a                but certain. By and large, I've positioned the fund for a more
very large and profitable market. Further, these stocks                       fully reopened economy, but I also maintain some defensive
remain reasonably valued, in my view.                                         positioning in areas such as off-price retail that I believe
                                                                              could perform well even if the pandemic were to tilt in an
Q: What stocks contributed most฀                                              undesirable direction again. ■

Our sizable positions in global luxury goods companies Capri
Holdings (+277%), Tapestry (+216%) and PVH (+114%) were
notable relative contributors. I am extremely bullish on
global brands.
Capri is the owner of iconic brands Michael Kors, Jimmy
Choo and Versace, while Tapestry owns Kate Spade, Stuart
Weitzman and Coach, and PVH owns brands including
Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Each of these firms
achieved strong earnings and revenue growth this period on
the back of an improving outlook for the fashion luxury

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                                                                              LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS VS. BENCHMARK

                                                                                                                              Average    Relative
     Portfolio Manager Katie Shaw on                                          Holding                  Market Segment
                                                                                                                              Relative Contribution
                                                                                                                               Weight (basis points)*
     investing in global brands:                                                                       Apparel, Accessories
                                                                              Capri Holdings Ltd.                               2.00%        143
                                                                                                       & Luxury Goods
     "As of July 31, I'm most excited about the prospects                                              Apparel, Accessories
                                                                              Tapestry, Inc.                                    1.43%        85
     for global brands, which are exposed to exponential                                               & Luxury Goods
     growth prospects compared with their U.S.-market-                        Caesars
                                                                                                       Casinos & Gaming         1.23%        79
     only peers. For the first time in a decade, consumers                    Entertainment, Inc.
     are turning toward consumption of 'things,' with                         PVH Corp.
                                                                                                       Apparel, Accessories
                                                                                                                                1.43%        59
     luxury and accessory companies experiencing much                                                  & Luxury Goods
     better-than-expected trends.                                                                      Hotels, Resorts &
                                                                              Expedia, Inc.                                     1.15%        56
                                                                                                       Cruise Lines
     "The strength of the recovery in the U.S. is
                                                                              * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     buttressed by even better demand trends, and
     China – the largest buyer of luxury goods – is
     emerging from the peak of the pandemic even
     faster than the U.S. The strong demand these
                                                                              LARGEST DETRACTORS VS. BENCHMARK
     companies are seeing is playing out both in quantity
     of goods sold as well as the prices they have been                                                                       Average    Relative
                                                                                                                              Relative Contribution
     charging. For example, Tapestry's Coach brand saw                        Holding                  Market Segment          Weight (basis points)*
     prices paid increase 25% year-over-year in the most
                                                                                                       Automobile
     recently reported quarter.                                               Tesla, Inc.
                                                                                                       Manufacturers
                                                                                                                               -4.35%        -454

     "Additionally, I think these firms have only gotten                      General Motors Co.
                                                                                                       Automobile
                                                                                                                               -1.26%        -68
     stronger and more efficient during the pandemic, as                                               Manufacturers
     they've significantly cut costs, closed less profitable                  GameStop Corp. Class Computer &
                                                                                                                               -0.17%        -63
     retail stores, experienced a boom in their digital                       A                    Electronics Retail

     sales and reduced SKU counts and promotions.                             Penn National
                                                                                                       Casinos & Gaming         0.48%        -52
                                                                              Gaming, Inc.
     Global brands also have good balance sheets,
     better profit margin structures and, on average, are                     Ollie's Bargain Outlet   General Merchandise
                                                                                                                                0.66%        -50
                                                                              Holdings, Inc.           Stores
     beating earnings expectations in 2021. I believe low
     inventories and high demand also could boost these                       * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     names.
     "As the world continues to reopen and consumers
     increasingly want something new to wear or carry as
     they go out, I'm incredibly bullish on the
     opportunity for this strong product demand
     environment to continue, driving upside to revenue
     and even more so to profit margins given significant
     cost-cutting that took place during the pandemic.
     "As a reflection of this thesis, the fund's retained
     sizable positions in Capri, Tapestry, PVH and LVMH
     Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton at period end."

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ASSET ALLOCATION

                                                                                                                                          Relative Change
                                                                                                                                          From Six Months
Asset Class                                                             Portfolio Weight       Index Weight         Relative Weight              Ago
Domestic Equities                                                            96.85%               100.00%                 -3.15%                1.17%
International Equities                                                       3.31%                 0.00%                  3.31%                 -0.33%
   Developed Markets                                                         3.09%                 0.00%                  3.09%                 0.03%
   Emerging Markets                                                          0.22%                 0.00%                  0.22%                 -0.36%
   Tax-Advantaged Domiciles                                                  0.00%                 0.00%                  0.00%                 0.00%
Bonds                                                                        0.00%                 0.00%                  0.00%                 0.00%
Cash & Net Other Assets                                                      -0.16%                0.00%                  -0.16%                -0.84%
Net Other Assets can include fund receivables, fund payables, and offsets to other derivative positions, as well as certain assets that do not fall into any of
the portfolio composition categories. Depending on the extent to which the fund invests in derivatives and the number of positions that are held for future
settlement, Net Other Assets can be a negative number.

"Tax-Advantaged Domiciles" represent countries whose tax policies may be favorable for company incorporation.

MARKET-SEGMENT DIVERSIFICATION

                                                                                                                                          Relative Change
                                                                                                                                          From Six Months
Market Segment                                                          Portfolio Weight       Index Weight         Relative Weight              Ago
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail                                           24.55%                25.76%                 -1.21%                2.37%
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods                                          11.12%                2.91%                  8.21%                 2.00%
Home Improvement Retail                                                      9.48%                 9.34%                  0.14%                 -0.99%
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines                                               8.30%                 5.05%                  3.25%                 0.17%
Apparel Retail                                                               6.93%                 4.16%                  2.77%                 0.50%
Restaurants                                                                  6.51%                 9.67%                  -3.16%                -1.33%
Automobile Manufacturers                                                     6.10%                 12.08%                 -5.98%                -0.87%
Footwear                                                                     5.51%                 4.60%                  0.91%                 0.00%
General Merchandise Stores                                                   5.51%                 4.15%                  1.36%                 -1.04%
Casinos & Gaming                                                             3.56%                 2.04%                  1.52%                 0.37%
Other                                                                        12.60%                13.55%                 -0.95%                -3.51%

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10 LARGEST HOLDINGS

                                                                                                                                          Portfolio Weight
                                                             Market Segment                                        Portfolio Weight
Holding                                                                                                                                   Six Months Ago
Amazon.com, Inc.                                             Internet & Direct Marketing Retail                          21.64%               20.88%
The Home Depot, Inc.                                         Home Improvement Retail                                     5.66%                 5.86%
Tesla, Inc.                                                  Automobile Manufacturers                                    5.61%                 8.87%
NIKE, Inc. Class B                                           Footwear                                                    4.17%                 3.91%
Capri Holdings Ltd.                                          Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods                         3.21%                 2.72%
Lowe's Companies, Inc.                                       Home Improvement Retail                                     2.95%                 3.24%
Starbucks Corp.                                              Restaurants                                                 2.72%                 2.87%
Tapestry, Inc.                                               Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods                         2.52%                 1.26%
Burlington Stores, Inc.                                      Apparel Retail                                              2.38%                 1.80%
Booking Holdings, Inc.                                       Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines                              2.19%                 0.74%
10 Largest Holdings as a % of Net Assets                                                                                 53.06%               54.59%
Total Number of Holdings                                                                                                   93                    96
The 10 largest holdings are as of the end of the reporting period, and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. Holdings
do not include money market investments.

FISCAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                Cumulative                                   Annualized

Periods ending July 31, 2021                                          6                             1              3                5           10 Year/
                                                                    Month           YTD            Year           Year             Year          LOF1
Fidelity Advisor Consumer Discretionary Fund - Class I
                                                                   12.38%          12.16%         38.05%         19.82%           18.55%         16.40%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.79%2
S&P 500 Index                                                      19.19%          17.99%         36.45%         18.16%           17.35%         15.35%
MSCI US IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50                           11.54%          14.77%         47.04%         24.61%           21.90%         19.18%
Morningstar Fund Consumer Cyclical                                 10.62%          14.64%         47.77%         19.69%           17.62%         15.00%
% Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best)                            --                --         64%            51%              35%            36%
# of Funds in Morningstar Category                                    --                --          48             42                39               35
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 09/03/1996.
2 This expense ratio is from the prospectus in effect as of the date shown above and generally is based on amounts incurred during that fiscal year. It

does not include any fee waivers or reimbursements, which would be reflected in the fund's net expense ratio.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a
gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance stated. Performance shown is that of the
fund's Class I shares. Class I shares are sold to eligible investors without a sales charge or 12b-1 fee as defined in the fund's Class I prospectus.
Other share classes with these fees would have had lower performance. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class
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and capital gains, if any. Cumulative total returns are reported as of the period indicated. Please see the last page(s) of this document for most-recent
calendar-quarter performance.

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FUND RISKS                                                                   include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude
Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can              sales charges. Multiple share classes of a fund have a common
decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political,              portfolio but impose different expense structures.
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                                                                             RELATIVE WEIGHTS
industry. The consumer discretionary industries can be significantly
affected by the performance of the overall economy, interest rates,          Relative weights represents the % of fund assets in a particular
competition, consumer confidence and spending, and changes in                market segment, asset class or credit quality relative to the
demographics and consumer tastes. Foreign securities are subject             benchmark. A positive number represents an overweight, and a
to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, and political            negative number is an underweight. The fund's benchmark is listed
risks. The fund may have additional volatility because it can invest a       immediately under the fund name in the Performance Summary.
significant portion of assets in securities of a small number of
individual issuers.

IMPORTANT FUND INFORMATION
Relative positioning data presented in this commentary is based on
the fund's primary benchmark (index) unless a secondary benchmark
is provided to assess performance.

INDICES
It is not possible to invest directly in an index. All indices represented
are unmanaged. All indices include reinvestment of dividends and
interest income unless otherwise noted.

MSCI U.S. IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index is a modified
market-capitalization-weighted index of stocks designed to measure
the performance of Consumer Discretionary companies in the MSCI
U.S. Investable Market 2500 Index. The MSCI U.S. Investable Market
2500 Index is the aggregation of the MSCI U.S. Large Cap 300, Mid
Cap 450, and Small Cap 1750 Indices.

S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 common
stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group
representation to represent U.S. equity performance.

MARKET-SEGMENT WEIGHTS
Market-segment weights illustrate examples of sectors or
industries in which the fund may invest, and may not be
representative of the fund's current or future investments. They
should not be construed or used as a recommendation for any
sector or industry.

RANKING INFORMATION
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Manager Facts
Katherine Shaw is a sector leader and portfolio manager in the
Equity division at Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments is a
leading provider of investment management, retirement
planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing,
and other financial products and services to institutions, financial
intermediaries, and individuals.

In this role, Ms. Shaw serves as sector leader of the Global
Consumer team and is responsible for providing research
coverage for the consumer discretionary sector. Additionally,
she manages Fidelity Select Consumer Discretionary Portfolio,
Fidelity Advisor Consumer Discretionary Fund, Fidelity VIP
Consumer Discretionary Portfolio, and Fidelity Consumer
Discretionary Central Fund. She also co-manages Fidelity Stock
Selector All Cap Fund.

Prior to joining Fidelity in 2007, Ms. Shaw served as a private
equity associate at TA Associates and as an investment banking
analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. She has been in the financial
industry since 2000.

Ms. Shaw earned her bachelor of arts degree in economics and
government from The University of Virginia and her master of
business administration degree from Harvard Business School.
She is also a CFA® charterholder.

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                                                    Annualized

Quarter ending September 30, 2021                                              1                 3                     5                10 Year/
                                                                              Year              Year                  Year                LOF1
Fidelity Advisor Consumer Discretionary Fund - Class I
                                                                          25.19%               16.85%                18.07%              17.84%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.77%2
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 09/03/1996.
2 This expense ratio is from the prospectus in effect as of the date shown above and generally is based on amounts incurred during that fiscal year. It
does not include any fee waivers or reimbursements, which would be reflected in the fund's net expense ratio.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a
gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance stated. Performance shown is that of the
fund's Class I shares. Class I shares are sold to eligible investors without a sales charge or 12b-1 fee as defined in the fund's Class I prospectus.
Other share classes with these fees would have had lower performance. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class
performance, visit institutional.fidelity.com or 401k.com. Total returns are historical and include change in share value and reinvestment of dividends
and capital gains, if any. Cumulative total returns are reported as of the period indicated.

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