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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 Fidelity Advisor® Founders Fund Key Takeaways MARKET RECAP • For the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, the fund's Class I shares U.S. equities gained 22.66% for the 12 gained 30.48%, notably outperforming the 22.30% advance of the months ending April 30, 2024, according benchmark, the Russell 3000® Index. to the S&P 500® index, driven by resilient corporate profits, a frenzy over generative artificial intelligence and the • Portfolio Manager Dan Kelley says growth stocks rallied sharply the Federal Reserve's likely pivot to cutting past 12 months amid plateauing interest rates and the U.S. Federal interest rates later this year. Amid this Reserve's pivot in late 2023 to a less restrictive stance. Also, easing favorable backdrop for higher-risk assets, financial conditions allowed more stocks – not just a handful of mega- the S&P 500® continued its late-2023 cap growth securities – to participate in the market's rally. momentum and ended March at its all- time high before snapping a five-month • He notes that founder-involved companies, which often are in the uptrend in April (-4.08%). Growth stocks early stages of growth, especially benefited from stabilizing interest led the broad rally, mostly driven by a rates and improved financial conditions, given that a good chunk of narrow set of firms in the communication their earnings and free cash flow tend to be in the future. services (+41%) and information technology (+37%) sectors, largely due to • Security selection in the information technology, communication excitement for AI. In particular, services and industrials sectors gave a meaningful boost to the fund's semiconductor-related stocks (+104%) were a standout. Following the Fed's outperformance of its benchmark this period. November 1 meeting, when the central bank hinted it might be done raising • Large overweight positions in semiconductor company Nvidia rates, the S&P 500® reversed a three- (+212%), ride-hailing service Uber Technologies (+112%) and month decline and gained 14.09% in the Facebook parent Meta Platforms (+79%) notably contributed to the final two months of 2023 and 10.56% in fund's relative result. the first quarter. Risk assets were further aided on March 20, when the central • Conversely, security selection in the materials and health care sectors bank held steady its benchmark federal detracted from relative performance. Of note was a non-benchmark funds rate and affirmed its projection to stake in Barrick Gold (-19%) and a lack of exposure to benchmark cut in 2024. The index then slipped in component and benchmark component Eli Lilly (+99%). April, as inflation remained stickier than expected, spurring doubts of a soft • As of April 30, Dan is encouraged about prospects for founder- economic landing. For the full 12 months, involved companies, given that interest rates have stabilized. He's the financials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors each gained about focused on finding companies that have an attractive product or 24%. In sharp contrast, real estate and service that the market isn't fully appreciating. the defensive-oriented utilities sector each roughly broke even. Other notable "laggards" included consumer staples (+3%) and health care (+7%). Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee
PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 Q&A An interview with Portfolio Manager Daniel Kelley Daniel Kelley Q: Dan, how did the fund perform for the fiscal Portfolio Manager year ending April 30, 2024 The fund's Class I shares rose 30.48% the past 12 months, Fund Facts with most of the advance coming in the second half of the Trading Symbol: FIFVX period. The fund notably outperformed the 22.30% gain of the broad-based Russell 3000® Index and finished slightly Start Date: February 14, 2019 ahead of the large-cap growth peer group average. Size (in millions): $135.86 Q: How did the market environment influence the fund's result this period Growth stocks trounced value stocks this period, as interest rates stabilized following the Federal Reserve's pivot in late- Investment Approach 2023 to a less restrictive stance. In turn, financial conditions • Fidelity Advisor® Founders Fund is a diversified domestic started to ease, enabling more companies – not just the equity strategy focused on the entrepreneurial spirit of handful of mega-cap, technology-related stocks that had founder-led companies. We believe that companies led been driving the rally – to participate in the market's upside. by people with the greatest vested interest tend to As the backdrop improved, investors became more willing to outperform over the long term. invest in stocks that had been hard hit in 2022. • Our investment approach favors firms with a rate and/or Founder-involved companies, which often are in the early sustainability of growth that we believe has been stages of growth and investing heavily to build their mispriced by the market. We think investors have a businesses, typically project a good chunk of their earnings tendency to overextrapolate recent trends, which can and free cash flow well into the future. Plateauing – and cause equity prices to disconnect from their underlying potentially lower – interest rates meant these future earnings fair values, creating investment opportunities. wouldn't be discounted at higher rates by the market. Plus, • Valuation is an important element of our investment borrowing costs weren't going up. As always, I stayed process, as we believe cheap stocks with improving focused on founder-involved companies that I viewed as fundamentals can offer a higher probability of relative mispriced relative to their revenue- and earnings-growth outperformance. outlooks a few years out. • Our extensive use of both fundamental and quantitative analysis helps us to screen for stocks that appear Q: Which sectors and stocks notably helped the attractive relative to their long-term earnings-growth fund for the 12 months potential. Security selection in the information technology sector contributed to the fund's performance versus its benchmark. Stock picks in the outperforming semiconductors & semiconductor equipment segment and very limited exposure to the underperforming technology hardware & equipment category also helped. Security selection and a large overweight in communication services, primarily in the media & entertainment industry, and investment choices in industrials also notably aided the portfolio's result. The fund's biggest individual contributor was semiconductor company Nvidia (+212%), a large overweight and our top 2 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 holding at period end. Nvidia has 95% market share in high- fund's stake in the second half of the period and rotated into performance computer chips, called GPUs or graphics a pure gold stock that had less geopolitical risk. CEO Mark processing units. These chips are needed to train the large Bristow was one of the founders of Randgold Resources, language models used in generative AI. A lot of data centers which merged with Barrick in 2019. are in the process of upgrading to GPUs, bolstering demand Not owning pharmaceuticals company and benchmark for Nvidia's chips. Despite the stock's recent strength, I think component Eli Lilly hurt our relative result. The stock rose it remains attractively priced versus the company's earnings- 99% this period, buoyed by the successful launch of its GLP-1 growth potential, given my belief that we're in the early weight-loss drug Mounjaro®. More-mature companies, such innings of the AI investment cycle. Nvidia co-founder Jensen as this, typically don't have any founder involvement and, Huang is CEO and a top shareholder. thus, don't fit my investment criteria. Q: What about other notable contributors A lack of exposure to semiconductor maker and benchmark component Broadcom (+112%) detracted from relative In industrials, our large overweight in ride-hailing and food- performance. Broadcom is a leader in custom silicon chips, delivery service Uber Technologies surged 112%. The which it makes for companies that want to design their own company went from losing money in 2022 to being profitable chips. Growing demand for custom silicon chips boosted the in 2023, thanks to initiatives aimed at driving better stock. The fund owned other chip companies that I saw as utilization, more UberOne subscribers and cross-platform more mispriced relative to their earnings potential. benefits from Uber Eats. New products, such as Uber Connect and Ubership, further aided revenue growth. Q: Did you change the fund's positioning Positive earnings for four consecutive quarters led to Uber's inclusion in the S&P 500 this past December. That, plus news Our allocation to information technology stocks rose from of a $7 billion share repurchase program – Uber's first stock 23% to 32% of assets this period, largely due to strong buyback – also helped propel the stock higher. Co-founder appreciation in the sector. Exposure to financials increased Garrett Camp is a large shareholder and board advisor. I from 9% to 14% of assets. The fund's weighting in materials reduced exposure to Uber this period to lock in some profit. went from 6% to nearly 0%. Although I'm fairly constructive on prospects for the materials sector, it's hard to find many In communication services, a sizable overweight in Facebook opportunities here because a lot of firms have been around a parent Meta Platforms (+79%), the fund's No. 3 holding, long time and the founders are not involved. I reduced benefited as its short-form video feature Reels gained exposure to health care (from 12% to 7% of assets), trimming traction and AI investments in machine learning helped the our stakes in some medical equipment stocks that had risen company's algorithms. A powerful advertising cycle heading and seemed expensive, in my view. into an election year also helped drive improved revenue growth, while cost cutting boosted profit margins. The stock took a bit of a late-period breather due to news Meta would Q: What's your outlook as of April 30, Dan increase capital expenditures. However, I still believe in its I'm positive. In 2022, people hunkered down for the biggest longer-term earnings growth prospects. Facebook co- recession of the past decade. But the economy has been founder Mark Zuckerberg remains at the helm of Meta and is resilient. Homeowners still have a lot of net worth in their a controlling shareholder. houses and have continued to spend. Although longer term, Not owning consumer electronics leader Apple (+1%), a we're likely ingraining higher rates of inflation than we've large benchmark component, helped relative performance. enjoyed in the past, inflation has come down, and the The company had no founder involvement. Plus, it didn't fit economy and liquidity have improved. my focus on mispriced revenue or earnings growth, given a I'm encouraged about the outlook for founder-involved recent dearth of product innovation, disappointing earnings companies over the next year. I think the operating growth, and exposure to geopolitical challenges in China. environment is better now that we're done with aggressive interest rate hikes. However, as we grow into higher rates of Q: Conversely, what notably detracted from inflation and a less-free-flowing financing environment, I performance versus the benchmark expect the strongest founder-involved companies will survive, while those that have been struggling will likely have Security selection in the materials and health care sectors a tougher time. I'm looking for underappreciated founder- hurt the fund's relative result. Among individual involved companies with products or services that are still disappointments was a non-benchmark position in Barrick resonating with their customers and that also may have Gold (-19%), a Canada-headquartered gold and copper reeled in their spending. ■ company with mines worldwide. Its stock was pressured by falling gold prices and high real interest rates, which measure the difference between nominal rates and inflation. I sold the 3 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS VS. BENCHMARK Average Relative Dan Kelley on increasing the fund's Holding Market Segment Relative Contribution Weight (basis points)* exposure to the financials sector: Information NVIDIA Corp. 3.12% 339 Technology "The past 12 months, I boosted the fund's stake in Uber Technologies, Industrials 3.38% 267 financials. I expect many companies in the sector to Inc. benefit from the likelihood that the U.S. will avoid a Meta Platforms, Inc. Communication 3.15% 157 major recession and severe credit losses, given that Class A Services employment trends have remained strong and Apple, Inc. Information -6.05% 137 consumer balance sheets have improved. Plus, the Technology stocks of many financials look cheap versus my MicroStrategy, Inc. Information 0.70% 135 estimate of their earnings potential. Class A Technology * 1 basis point = 0.01%. "Within the sector, I notably increased the fund's stake in alternative asset managers. I expect more investors to want exposure to private equity and private credit, which may be riskier than more-liquid LARGEST DETRACTORS VS. BENCHMARK investments but can potentially provide a degree of diversification and a higher return. Private equity Average Relative Relative Contribution invests in or acquires companies that are not listed Holding Market Segment Weight (basis points)* on a public stock exchange. Similarly, private credit Barrick Gold Corp. Materials 1.43% -90 is a type of debt that is not traded publicly. Eli Lilly & Co. Health Care -1.10% -66 "Previously, alternative asset managers could only Information Broadcom, Inc. -0.92% -58 sell private investments to highly educated investors Technology who had made $250,000 annually each of the past Masimo Corp. Health Care 0.36% -54 five years and had at least $1 million to invest. Now, Penumbra, Inc. Health Care 0.84% -49 you don't have to be as sophisticated to invest in * 1 basis point = 0.01%. private credit or debt. Companies can sell private investments to mass-affluent investors, opening up a big opportunity. As more investors become interested in private credit and private debt, asset managers that don't have these types of offerings will likely try to partner with alternative asset managers because of the time it would take to build their own track record. "Among the alternative asset managers I added to the portfolio this period are Apollo Global Management, which is run by co-founder Marc Rowan. I also initiated stakes in Blue Owl Capital, KKR and Carlyle Group. Blue Owl co-founders Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz serve as co-CEOs. KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts are co-chairmen. And two of Carlyle's co-founders, William E. Conway Jr. and David Rubenstein, are co- chairmen. Plus, BlackRock, the world's largest alternative asset manager, and Ares Management, each of which is founder run, are among the fund's largest positions." 4 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 ASSET ALLOCATION Relative Change From Six Months Asset Class Portfolio Weight Index Weight Relative Weight Ago Domestic Equities 87.13% 99.09% -11.96% 3.65% International Equities 10.22% 0.91% 9.31% -4.45% Developed Markets 8.60% 0.72% 7.88% -4.39% Emerging Markets 1.62% 0.18% 1.44% -0.06% Tax-Advantaged Domiciles 0.00% 0.01% -0.01% 0.00% Bonds 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Cash & Net Other Assets 2.65% 0.00% 2.65% 0.80% 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 Information Technology 31.74% 27.26% 4.48% -0.55% Consumer Discretionary 16.28% 10.39% 5.89% -0.39% Financials 14.42% 13.85% 0.57% 5.65% Communication Services 13.20% 8.52% 4.68% -2.59% Health Care 7.24% 12.32% -5.08% 0.42% Industrials 7.05% 10.09% -3.04% -1.67% Energy 3.85% 4.24% -0.39% -0.53% Real Estate 2.31% 2.60% -0.29% 0.80% Consumer Staples 1.06% 5.76% -4.70% -0.19% Materials 0.20% 2.66% -2.46% -1.88% Utilities 0.00% 2.30% -2.30% 0.13% Other 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 10 LARGEST HOLDINGS Portfolio Weight Market Segment Portfolio Weight Holding Six Months Ago NVIDIA Corp. Information Technology 7.76% 5.77% Microsoft Corp. Information Technology 7.41% 8.92% Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Communication Services 5.03% 4.88% Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 4.93% 3.21% Alphabet, Inc. Class C Communication Services 4.56% 5.14% Apollo Global Management, Inc. Financials 2.37% -- Marriott International, Inc. Class A Consumer Discretionary 2.36% 3.43% Uber Technologies, Inc. Industrials 2.35% 3.97% Netflix, Inc. Communication Services 2.31% 3.00% BlackRock, Inc. Class A Financials 1.99% 2.24% 10 Largest Holdings as a % of Net Assets 41.07% 42.89% Total Number of Holdings 136 135 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 April 30, 2024 6 1 3 5 10 Year/ Month YTD Year Year Year LOF1 Fidelity Advisor Founders Fund - Class I 28.28% 8.28% 30.48% 4.75% 14.78% 15.96% Gross Expense Ratio: 0.64%2 Russell 3000 Index 21.09% 5.18% 22.30% 6.35% 12.43% 13.39% Morningstar Fund Large Growth 24.13% 6.51% 29.19% 4.04% 12.82% -- % Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best) -- -- 50% 53% 23% -- # of Funds in Morningstar Category -- -- 1,184 1,109 1,036 -- 1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 02/14/2019. 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, or estimated amounts for the current fiscal year in the case of a newly launched fund. 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. Please see the last page(s) of this document for most-recent calendar-quarter performance. 6 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 Manager Facts Daniel Kelley is a 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, Mr. Kelley manages Fidelity Founders Fund, Fidelity Advisor Diversified Stock Fund and Fidelity Puritan Fund. Previously, Mr. Kelley managed Fidelity Trend Fund, Fidelity Large Cap Growth Fund, Fidelity Advisor Strategic Growth Fund, and Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio. He also managed Fidelity Select Construction and Housing Portfolio. Prior to assuming his portfolio management responsibilities, Mr. Kelley served as sector leader of the real estate investment trusts (REITs) research team where he was responsible for the coverage of REITs and homebuilders stocks. Before joining Fidelity in 2005, Mr. Kelley was an associate in the Institutional Equities division at Morgan Stanley. He was also a financial analyst, and later an associate, in the Equities division at Goldman Sachs & Co. He has been in the financial industry since 2001. Mr. Kelley earned his bachelor of science degree, summa cum laude, in finance and accounting from Georgetown University. 8 | For definitions, fund risks and other important information, please see the Definitions and Important Information section of this Q&A.
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY: Annualized Quarter ending September 30, 2024 1 3 5 10 Year/ Year Year Year LOF1 Fidelity Advisor Founders Fund - Class I 42.51% 8.83% 18.58% 17.57% Gross Expense Ratio: 0.70%2 % Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best) 32% 46% 21% -- # of Funds in Morningstar Category 1,141 1,076 1,005 -- 1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 02/14/2019. 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, or estimated amounts for the current fiscal year in the case of a newly launched fund. 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. Before investing in any mutual fund, please carefully consider Information included on this page is as of the most recent calendar the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. For quarter. this and other information, call or write Fidelity for a free S&P 500 is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor's Financial prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus. Read it Services LLC. carefully before you invest. Other third-party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered Views expressed are through the end of the period stated and do not trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. necessarily represent the views of Fidelity. Views are subject to change at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any Smithfield, RI 02917. responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund Fidelity Distributors Company LLC, 500 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of 02917. trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund. The securities mentioned are © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved. not necessarily holdings invested in by the portfolio manager(s) or FMR Not NCUA or NCUSIF insured. May lose value. No credit union guarantee. LLC. References to specific company securities should not be construed 886879.11.0 as recommendations or investment advice. Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.
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