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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Fidelity® Select Natural Gas
Portfolio

Key Takeaways                                                                   MARKET RECAP

• For the fiscal year ending February 29, 2020, the fund produced a             U.S. stocks stalled to begin the new year
  return of -32.98%, lagging the -22.68% result of the FactSet Natural          and declined in late February, as the
  Gas Linked Index and the 8.19% gain of the broad-based S&P 500®               outbreak and spread of the new
                                                                                coronavirus threatened to hamper global
  index.
                                                                                economic growth and corporate
                                                                                earnings. For the 12 months ending
• Crude-oil and natural gas prices declined this past year, largely             February 29, 2020, the U.S. equity
  because supply continued to outpace demand. Negative earnings-                bellwether S&P 500® index gained
  and cash-flow revisions frustrated investors, who put a lower value on        8.19%. The period began with equities
  energy companies, pressuring their stock prices.                              rising amid upbeat company earnings
                                                                                and signs the U.S. Federal Reserve may
• According to Co-Manager Ben Shuleva, the fund lagged its industry             pause on rates. The uptrend extended
  index this period because of its value bias and strategy of selling           until May, when the index dipped as
  stocks that had rallied and buying stocks hurt by low energy prices.          trade talks between the U.S. and China
                                                                                broke down. The bull market roared back
• Stock picks in the oil & gas equipment & services segment hurt most,          to record a series of highs in July, when
  while choices in oil & gas storage & transportation and oil & gas             the Fed cut interest rates for the first time
  exploration & production also had a decidedly negative impact.                since 2008. Volatility intensified in
                                                                                August, as the Treasury yield curve
                                                                                inverted, which some investors viewed as
• In terms of individual detractors, a non-index stake in satellite & digital   a sign the U.S. economy could be
  technology solutions provider RigNet sank due to worse-than-                  heading for recession. But the market
  expected offshore drilling activity and the company's debt exposure.          proved resilient, hitting a new high on
                                                                                October 30, when the Fed lowered rates
• Elsewhere, an overweighting in oil & gas producer Encana (now                 for the third time in 2019, and moving
  Ovintiv) was pressured by lower oil and gas prices. A non-index stake         higher through December 31. Following
  in jack-up rig provider Shelf Drilling fell because of declining              a roughly flat January, stocks sank in late
  commodity prices and slowing offshore activity.                               February, after a surge in coronavirus
                                                                                cases outside China created considerable
• Conversely, a modest underweighting in the poor-performing                    uncertainty and pushed investors to safer
  integrated oil & gas group aided relative performance. A top                  asset classes. By sector, information
  contributor was oil & gas exploration & production company                    technology (+27%) led the way by a wide
  Anadarko Petroleum, which benefited from a buyout last August.                margin, followed by utilities and
                                                                                communication services (+13% each). In
                                                                                contrast, energy (-25%) was by far the
• On January 1, 2020, Peter Belisle assumed co-management                       weakest category, struggling due to
  responsibilities for the fund, joining Ben Shuleva. Peter expects             sluggish oil prices. Other notable
  energy stocks to remain challenged in the near term, but sees long-           laggards included materials and
  term potential in firms with strong balance sheets and long asset lives.      industrials (-2% each).

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                                                                              Q&A
                                                                              An interview with Co-Managers Ben
                                                                              Shuleva and Peter Belisle
           Ben Shuleva                           Peter Belisle                Q: Ben, how did the fund perform for the fiscal
           Co-Manager                            Co-Manager                   year ending February 29, 2020฀
                                                                              B.S. The fund returned -32.98% for the 12-month period,
   Fund Facts                                                                 lagging the -22.68% result of the FactSet Natural Gas Linked
   Trading Symbol:                    FSNGX                                   Index and the gain of the broad-based S&P 500® index. The
                                                                              fund also underperformed its peer group average.
   Start Date:                        April 21, 1993
                                                                              Q: Why were natural gas stocks under so much
   Size (in millions):                $114.91
                                                                              pressure this period฀
                                                                              B.S. Crude oil and natural gas prices declined, largely
                                                                              because the supply of both commodities outpaced demand.
                                                                              There were a couple reasons for the imbalance. To start, U.S.
    Investment Approach                                                       oil production grew materially this past year, leading to an
    • Fidelity® Select Natural Gas Portfolio is an industry-                  increase in associated gas production, which is a byproduct
      based, equity-focused strategy that seeks to outperform                 of the same wells. Also, over the past decade, improved
      its benchmark through active management.                                productivity resulted in more oil and gas being pumped from
                                                                              each well, in turn driving a dramatic increase in production
    • The fund targets and invests in companies with two
                                                                              volumes, even this past year. Less of a factor was weakened
      primary characteristics: high-quality businesses with
      strong reinvestment opportunities, and stocks that are                  demand. However, mild winter weather in much of the U.S.
      cheap relative to our benchmark. We believe this                        was a modest headwind, and China pulled back in terms of
      combination can lead to outperformance in the long run.                 how much liquid natural gas (LNG) it imported. Then, late in
                                                                              the period, the coronavirus pandemic accelerated concern
    • Stock selection and idea generation come from in-depth                  about global economic growth, further clouding demand
      research that leverages Fidelity's deep and experienced                 prospects. Weakened commodity prices led to lower
      global energy team. Fundamental research is the core of
                                                                              corporate earnings and cash flows, frustrating investors who
      the stock selection process.
                                                                              placed lower valuations on energy stocks.
    • Sector and industry strategies could be used by investors
                                                                              Of the major constituents in the FactSet industry index, the
      as alternatives to individual stocks for either tactical- or
      strategic-allocation purposes.                                          oil & gas equipment & services (-41%) and exploration &
                                                                              production (-31%) segments posted the steepest declines.
                                                                              Integrated oil & gas (-48%), at about 5% of the index, also
                                                                              fared poorly. All were hard-hit by declining commodity
                                                                              prices. Conversely, oil & gas storage & transportation
                                                                              companies (0.9%) held up relatively well, benefiting from
                                                                              both increased production volumes and their dividend
                                                                              payouts, which attracted investors in a low and declining
                                                                              interest rate environment. Gas utilities (-12%) also were
                                                                              somewhat cushioned by their consistent dividend payouts.

                                                                              Q: What factors caused the fund to lag the
                                                                              FactSet industry index this period฀
                                                                              B.S. The lion's share of underperformance came from
                                                                              security selection, largely because of my value bias. I favored
                                                                              cheaper companies that I thought had better revenue- and

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earnings-growth potential, which hurt stock picks within the                  period, as interest rates declined and investors rewarded the
oil & gas equipment & services, storage & transportation and                  company for its dividend.
exploration & production (E&P) segments. Conversely, the
fund was underweight low-volatility stocks that I thought                     Q: Switching gears, which investment choices
were trading at relatively expensive valuations. During the
                                                                              aided the fund's relative result฀
period, many of these stocks held up relatively well because
of the dividends the companies paid. To top it off, the fund's                B.S. Our underweighting in the integrated oil & gas segment
underweighting in the midstream (storage & transportation)                    had a modestly positive impact. In terms of individual
segment and overweighting in the underperforming E&P                          contributors, the biggest was Anadarko Petroleum (+64%),
group hurt relative performance.                                              an E&P company that was the subject of a bidding war
                                                                              between integrated oil & gas providers Chevron (not in the
Q: Which stocks detracted most฀                                               portfolio) and Occidental Petroleum. The latter ended up
                                                                              buying Anadarko in August for a sizable premium. At the
B.S. Versus the industry index, the fund's biggest individual                 time of purchase, Anadarko stock had seemed to me to be
detractor was a non-index position in RigNet (-77%), a                        depressed due to episodic operational issues, with investors
services company that provides satellite communications and                   overlooking its high-quality assets. Fortunately, other larger
technology to energy producers. Within the segment, I tried                   companies recognized the same value I did.
to focus on companies that I thought offered unique services
or a compelling valuation. I view RigNet as having a                          A non-index stake in Houston-based natural gas and crude-
differentiated offering in a consolidated market. Plus, it has                oil pipeline company Enterprise Products Partners (-10%)
the potential to benefit as oil and gas producers become                      also benefited from a dividend that helped cushion its
more data-dependent. However, RigNet's business is highly                     downside. This company has great scale in the U.S. that can
exposed to offshore drilling activity, which was worse than                   help it deal with increasing production volumes. I owned
expected this period. A negative legal settlement that led to                 Enterprise – a top-10 holding at period end – because I
more debt on the balance sheet also impeded the stock. The                    thought it had some structural advantages over competitors.
stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio contracted as investors
worried about the company's longer-term prospects.                            Q: Turning to you, Peter, what's your outlook
Another big disappointment was a sizable overweighting in                     for natural gas stocks฀
Canadian oil & gas E&P company Encana (recently renamed                       P.B. Broadly speaking, Ben and I view the outlook for energy
Ovintiv). I owned the stock because it seemed cheap partly                    stocks as relatively challenged in the short term. The
because of resources in an area known as the STACK in                         supply/demand dynamics for natural gas are unfavorable,
Oklahoma, which investors viewed negatively. I thought                        especially given rising U.S. inventories and concern that the
Encana was doing a good job managing costs, which wasn't                      coronavirus pandemic could weaken demand in 2020.
being reflected in the share price. However, while its stock                  However, we think there's long-term opportunity in the gas
looked attractive when oil was $55 per barrel (bbl), it did not               industry. To start, the rate of change in the supply/demand
when oil declined to $35 bbl. I thought the company's                         balance is positive based on leading indicators. For example,
competitive position was much less appealing and reduced                      in the second quarter of 2019, natural gas prices started to
our exposure. Shares of Encana returned -47% this period.                     disappoint and operators began dropping rigs. By period
                                                                              end, U.S. gas-directed rig counts were down more than 40%
Q: What about other disappointments฀                                          year over year. While that reduction hasn't affected gas
                                                                              supply yet, it will. Meanwhile, growth in associated gas
B.S. A non-index stake in offshore driller Shelf Drilling (-62%)
                                                                              volumes started to slow by year-end 2019. Given continued
further hindered relative performance. Shelf provides jack-up
                                                                              weak oil prices, we also expect oil & gas producers to trim
rigs, a lower-cost market with more consistent demand than
                                                                              their capital budgets in the coming year, which will further
offshore, ultra-deep water rigs. I thought the stock looked
                                                                              curtail the production of associated gas.
very inexpensive relative to its asset value. Plus, the company
had a stronger balance sheet than many of its peers and                       In addition, we think the secular demand growth profile for
seemed on the cusp of generating free cash flow. However,                     natural gas over a multiyear period is much better than that
investors didn't distinguish between different types of                       for oil, especially because the shift toward clean fuel
offshore drillers as oil prices declined and offshore drilling                overseas continues to drive the growth of the U.S. LNG
activity slowed; they all sank. Another detractor was our                     industry. The bottom line is we're likely to see a more
sizable underweighting in TC Energy (formerly                                 constructive supply/demand outlook for natural gas going
TransCanada), which provides pipelines to very high-cost gas                  forward than we've seen in recent years. ■
producers in Canada. I was underexposed because I thought
the stock looked expensive. However, it rose 22% this

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                                                                              LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS VS. BENCHMARK

                                                                                                                               Average    Relative
     Peter Belisle on reasons to invest in                                    Holding                  Market Segment
                                                                                                                               Relative Contribution
                                                                                                                                Weight (basis points)*
     energy stocks:                                                           Anadarko Petroleum       Oil & Gas Exploration
                                                                                                                                0.28%        118
                                                                              Corp.                    & Production
     "The precipitous drop in oil prices in recent years                      Enterprise Products      Oil & Gas Storage &
                                                                                                                                3.39%         44
     has punished energy stocks. Many investors may                           Partners LP              Transportation
     wonder why you would even want to own oil and                                                     Oil & Gas Exploration
                                                                              Marathon Oil Corp.                                -1.25%        35
     gas stocks today, given the prospect of extended                                                  & Production
     volatility. My view is that over the next few years                      Targa Resources Corp.
                                                                                                       Oil & Gas Storage &
                                                                                                                                2.07%         35
     energy prices are likely to trend up, creating some                                               Transportation
     attractive investment opportunities for long-term                        Occidental Petroleum
                                                                                                       Integrated Oil & Gas     -1.01%        34
     investors. I think this is a great time to recalibrate                   Corp.
     and buy high-quality energy stocks, which have                           * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     taken a beating along with their lower-quality peers.
     "However, investors will have to be selective. I'm
     avoiding two areas and targeting two others. First,
                                                                              LARGEST DETRACTORS VS. BENCHMARK
     I'm steering clear of companies that are
     overexposed to shale and have too much debt. I                                                                            Average    Relative
                                                                                                                               Relative Contribution
     expect they will struggle because they have to                           Holding                  Market Segment           Weight (basis points)*
     continually bring on new wells to maintain
                                                                                                       Oil & Gas Equipment
     production levels. As result, they have enormous                         RigNet, Inc.
                                                                                                       & Services
                                                                                                                                3.40%        -304
     capital needs, a huge challenge when they also
                                                                                                       Oil & Gas Exploration
     have weak balance sheets. This mix can create a                          Encana Corp.
                                                                                                       & Production
                                                                                                                                4.02%        -154
     liquidity crisis when oil and gas prices are low.                        Shelf Drilling Ltd.      Oil & Gas Drilling       2.76%        -140
     "Second, I'm avoiding U.S. onshore energy services                       TC Energy Corp.
                                                                                                       Oil & Gas Storage &
                                                                                                                                -4.45%       -136
     providers. These stocks may look cheap at period                                                  Transportation
     end, but earnings are likely to decline because                          Forum Energy             Oil & Gas Equipment
                                                                                                                                1.04%        -126
     productivity gains mean less equipment is needed                         Technologies, Inc.       & Services
     to do the same amount of work. Plus, their                               * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     customers – the E&P companies – are struggling,
     which means pricing, volumes or both will fall.
     "Conversely, I like companies that also have
     conventional, long-lived assets that are not shale-
     based and have de-risked exploration portfolios. For
     example, the fund owned E&P Noble Energy at
     period end. In addition to shale assets, it has
     conventional fields coming on line over the next few
     years that should produce tremendous amounts of
     free cash flow with minimal reinvestment needs.
     "I'm also expecting to find selective investment
     opportunities amid a more constructive
     supply/demand backdrop for natural gas. My focus
     is on companies with strong or improving balance
     sheets. At period end, the fund owns E&P
     companies Cabot Oil & Gas, which I believe has one
     of the best balance sheets in the industry, and EQT,
     which has a management team that is intent on
     paying down debt."

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ASSET ALLOCATION

                                                                                                                                          Relative Change
                                                                                                                                          From Six Months
Asset Class                                                             Portfolio Weight       Index Weight         Relative Weight              Ago
Domestic Equities                                                            77.68%                75.07%                 2.61%                 1.73%
International Equities                                                       20.07%                24.93%                 -4.86%                -3.91%
   Developed Markets                                                         15.98%                24.58%                 -8.60%                -3.80%
   Emerging Markets                                                          2.51%                 0.35%                  2.16%                 0.17%
   Tax-Advantaged Domiciles                                                  1.58%                 0.00%                  1.58%                 -0.28%
Bonds                                                                        0.00%                 0.00%                  0.00%                 0.00%
Cash & Net Other Assets                                                      2.25%                 0.00%                  2.25%                 2.18%
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
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production                                           36.34%                31.09%                 5.25%                 -3.55%
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation                                           30.35%                37.19%                 -6.84%                -1.38%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services                                               13.06%                13.05%                 0.01%                 -1.44%
Multi-Utilities                                                              6.59%                 4.16%                  2.43%                 1.04%
Gas Utilities                                                                5.83%                 7.60%                  -1.77%                3.78%
Oil & Gas Drilling                                                           2.59%                 1.42%                  1.17%                 0.28%
Integrated Oil & Gas                                                         2.42%                 4.18%                  -1.76%                -0.60%
Marine                                                                       0.56%                    --                  0.56%                 -0.08%

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10 LARGEST HOLDINGS

                                                                                                                                          Portfolio Weight
                                                             Market Segment                                        Portfolio Weight
Holding                                                                                                                                   Six Months Ago
Enbridge, Inc.                                               Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation                           9.22%                6.74%
EOG Resources, Inc.                                          Oil & Gas Exploration & Production                           8.04%                7.16%
Noble Energy, Inc.                                           Oil & Gas Exploration & Production                           6.35%                5.62%
The Williams Companies, Inc.                                 Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation                           6.34%                6.94%
Schlumberger Ltd.                                            Oil & Gas Equipment & Services                               5.38%                5.36%
PDC Energy, Inc.                                             Oil & Gas Exploration & Production                           5.14%                4.91%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.                                     Multi-Utilities                                              5.00%                4.61%
Devon Energy Corp.                                           Oil & Gas Exploration & Production                           4.61%                5.20%
Enterprise Products Partners LP                              Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation                           4.32%                2.88%
UGI Corp.                                                    Gas Utilities                                                3.72%                2.43%
10 Largest Holdings as a % of Net Assets                                                                                 58.12%               55.31%
Total Number of Holdings                                                                                                   60                    65
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 February 29, 2020                                      6                             1              3                5           10 Year/
                                                                    Month            YTD           Year           Year             Year          LOF1
Select Natural Gas Portfolio
                                                                   -19.09%         -25.62%       -32.98%         -19.74%          -14.40%        -6.73%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.89%2
S&P 500 Index                                                       1.92%           -8.27%        8.19%           9.87%           9.23%          12.65%
FactSet Natural Gas Linked Index                                   -10.28%         -20.26%       -22.68%         -12.27%          -9.29%         -1.94%
Morningstar Fund Equity Energy                                     -15.87%         -24.55%       -29.27%         -17.61%          -14.37%        -5.43%
% Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best)                             --                --        66%            67%              59%            69%
# of Funds in Morningstar Category                                     --                --         88             84                77               54
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 04/21/1993.
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.
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if any. Cumulative total returns are reported as of the period indicated. Please see the last page(s) of this Q&A document for most-recent calendar-
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                                                                             MARKET-SEGMENT WEIGHTS
Information provided in this document is for informational and               Market-segment weights illustrate examples of sectors or
educational purposes only. To the extent any investment information          industries in which the fund may invest, and may not be
in this material is deemed to be a recommendation, it is not meant to        representative of the fund's current or future investments. They
be impartial investment advice or advice in a fiduciary capacity and is      should not be construed or used as a recommendation for any
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FUND RISKS
                                                                             information. Fidelity does not review the Morningstar data and, for
The value of the fund's domestic and foreign investments will vary           mutual fund performance, you should check the fund's current
from day to day in response to many factors. Stock values fluctuate          prospectus for the most up-to-date information concerning
in response to issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic            applicable loads, fees and expenses.
developments. You may have a gain or loss when you sell your
shares. Investments in foreign securities, especially those in               % Rank in Morningstar Category is the fund's total-return
emerging markets, involve risks in addition to those of U.S.                 percentile rank relative to all funds that have the same Morningstar
investments, including increased political and economic risk, as well        Category. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1 and
as exposure to currency fluctuations. Because FMR concentrates the           the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. The top-
fund's investments in a particular industry, the fund's performance          performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1%. %
could depend heavily on the performance of that industry and could           Rank in Morningstar Category is based on total returns which
be more volatile than the performance of less concentrated funds             include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude
and the market as a whole. The fund is considered non-diversified            sales charges. Multiple share classes of a fund have a common
and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual       portfolio but impose different expense structures.
issuers than a diversified fund; thus changes in the market value of a
single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price
than would occur in a more diversified fund. The natural gas                 RELATIVE WEIGHTS
industry is subject to changes in price and supply of energy sources         Relative weights represents the % of fund assets in a particular
and can be significantly affected by events relating to international        market segment, asset class or credit quality relative to the
politics, energy conservation, the success of energy source                  benchmark. A positive number represents an overweight, and a
exploration projects, and tax and other government regulations.              negative number is an underweight. The fund's benchmark is listed
                                                                             immediately under the fund name in the Performance Summary.

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.

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.

FactSet Natural Gas Linked Index is a float-adjusted modified
market capitalization weighted index designed to measure and track
the performance of companies involved in upstream gas
exploration/production, midstream transportation/storage, and
downstream natural gas utilities. Oil and gas support services
providers and equipment manufacturers are also included as part of
the upstream natural gas vertical. Index returns shown for periods
prior to April 1, 2017 are returns of the S&P Custom Natural Gas
Index.

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Manager Facts
Ben Shuleva is a portfolio manager and research analyst 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. Shuleva co-manages the Fidelity Select Natural
Gas Portfolio and co-manages the Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor
Stock Selector All Cap Fund, Fidelity Select Consumer Staples
Portfolio, Fidelity Advisor Consumer Staples Fund, Fidelity VIP
Consumer Staples Portfolio, and Fidelity Consumer Staples
Central Fund. Additionally, he is a research analyst responsible
for researching energy companies for Fidelity's diversified and
energy-specific funds.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Shuleva was an equity research
associate from 2008 to 2011 where he began his career
researching stocks. He has been in the financial industry since
joining Fidelity in 2008.

Mr. Shuleva earned his bachelor degree in finance from
Southern Methodist University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Peter Belisle is a research analyst 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, Mr. Belisle evaluates companies in the oil, gas,
metals and mining sectors. He also co-manages the Select
Natural Gas Portfolio.

Prior to joining Fidelity in 2016, Mr. Belisle was an investment
banking analyst at Evercore Partners and an associate at
Triplepoint Capital. He has been in the financial industry since
2009.

Mr. Belisle earned his bachelor of science in mechanical
engineering at Stanford University and his master of business
administration in accounting and healthcare management from
the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                                                     Annualized

Quarter ending June 30, 2020                                                   1                 3                      5                10 Year/
                                                                              Year              Year                   Year                LOF1
Select Natural Gas Portfolio
                                                                          -49.59%              -23.25%                -18.77%             -7.74%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.93%2
1 Life of Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 04/21/1993.
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.
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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 Retail Class shares (if multiclass). You may own another share class of the fund with a different expense structure and, thus, have different
returns. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class performance, visit fidelity.com/performance,
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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