FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
INTERMEDIATE BOND
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2000
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 7 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 10 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 11 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 28 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 32 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 36 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 37
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(PHOTO_OF_EDWARD_C_JOHNSON_3D)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
New indicators of accelerating inflation led to a sharp downturn in
equity markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P
500(registered trademark) each suffered its worst single-session point
decline in history on April 14. Volatility ruled the remainder of the
month, with equity markets experiencing both strong rallies and broad
sell-offs. Inflation-sensitive Treasuries experienced similar
volatility, as prices for the bellwether 10-year note edged lower
throughout the month.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
The longer your investment time frame, the less likely it is that you
will be affected by short-term market volatility. A 10-year investment
horizon appropriate for saving for a college education, for example,
enables you to weather market cycles in a long-term fund, which may
have a higher risk potential, but also has a higher potential rate of
return.
An intermediate-length fund could make sense if your investment
horizon is two to four years, while a short-term bond fund could be
the right choice if you need your money in one or two years.
If your time horizon is less than a year, you might want to consider
moving some of your bond investment into a money market fund. These
funds seek income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-544-6666, or visit our
web site at www.fidelity.com. We are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week to provide you the information you need to make the
investments that are right for you.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate a fund's historical performance.
You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average
annual percentage change or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment. Total return reflects the change in the value of an
investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). You can also look at the fund's income, as
reflected in the fund's yield, to measure performance. If Fidelity had
not reimbursed certain fund expenses, the past 10 year total returns
would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY INTERMEDIATE BOND 1.44% 32.43% 100.43%
LB Int Govt/Corp Bond 1.54% 35.03% 105.16%
Short-Intermediate Investment 1.68% 30.86% 91.55%
Grade Debt Funds Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show the fund's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare the fund's returns to the performance of the
Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Corporate Bond Index - a
market value-weighted index of government and investment-grade
corporate fixed-rate debt issues with maturities between one and 10
years. To measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the short-intermediate investment grade
debt funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds
with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past one year
average represents a peer group of 104 mutual funds. These benchmarks
reflect reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY INTERMEDIATE BOND 1.44% 5.78% 7.20%
LB Int Govt/Corp Bond 1.54% 6.19% 7.45%
Short-Intermediate Investment 1.68% 5.52% 6.71%
Grade Debt Funds Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year. (Note: Lipper calculates average annual total
returns by annualizing each fund's total return, then taking an
arithmetic average. This may produce a different figure than that
obtained by averaging the cumulative total returns and annualizing the
result.)
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
Intermediate Bond LB Intermediate Govt/Corp
00032 LB007
1990/04/30 10000.00 10000.00
1990/05/31 10225.97 9871.56
1990/06/30 10358.73 10356.59
1990/07/31 10493.86 10500.27
1990/08/31 10408.27 10457.17
1990/09/30 10490.32 10537.93
1990/10/31 10584.47 10660.28
1990/11/30 10763.60 10447.81
1990/12/31 10901.73 10970.07
1991/01/31 11007.89 11081.31
1991/02/28 11086.71 11169.91
1991/03/31 11146.70 11245.89
1991/04/30 11260.77 11368.46
1991/05/31 11310.27 11438.34
1991/06/30 11302.94 11446.39
1991/07/31 11433.59 11573.96
1991/08/31 11655.34 11794.93
1991/09/30 11876.44 11997.82
1991/10/31 11985.53 12134.76
1991/11/30 12080.75 12274.08
1991/12/31 12482.24 12573.85
1992/01/31 12297.73 12460.00
1992/02/29 12357.52 12509.20
1992/03/31 12303.21 12460.00
1992/04/30 12366.12 12569.50
1992/05/31 12576.24 12764.34
1992/06/30 12748.19 12953.30
1992/07/31 13058.46 13210.84
1992/08/31 13162.43 13342.98
1992/09/30 13250.89 13524.11
1992/10/31 13104.96 13348.64
1992/11/30 13037.66 13297.92
1992/12/31 13241.07 13476.00
1993/01/31 13548.12 13738.11
1993/02/28 13822.07 13954.72
1993/03/31 13887.06 14010.23
1993/04/30 13961.04 14123.00
1993/05/31 13968.09 14091.65
1993/06/30 14260.16 14312.83
1993/07/31 14395.76 14347.88
1993/08/31 14705.17 14575.38
1993/09/30 14758.98 14635.90
1993/10/31 14850.00 14675.08
1993/11/30 14761.12 14593.23
1993/12/31 14824.71 14660.06
1994/01/31 14998.22 14822.90
1994/02/28 14698.05 14603.68
1994/03/31 14433.96 14362.69
1994/04/30 14369.56 14264.94
1994/05/31 14346.37 14274.52
1994/06/30 14363.16 14276.48
1994/07/31 14509.92 14481.99
1994/08/31 14527.79 14527.27
1994/09/30 14457.62 14393.60
1994/10/31 14462.08 14391.64
1994/11/30 14478.81 14326.33
1994/12/31 14526.91 14377.05
1995/01/31 14693.75 14619.35
1995/02/28 14899.66 14922.61
1995/03/31 14995.36 15007.95
1995/04/30 15133.98 15193.21
1995/05/31 15516.62 15652.55
1995/06/30 15610.25 15757.48
1995/07/31 15599.56 15759.66
1995/08/31 15742.35 15903.12
1995/09/30 15841.67 16018.29
1995/10/31 16022.72 16196.80
1995/11/30 16218.55 16409.71
1995/12/31 16387.53 16581.69
1996/01/31 16510.26 16724.72
1996/02/29 16324.87 16528.36
1996/03/31 16225.79 16443.24
1996/04/30 16170.07 16385.11
1996/05/31 16147.82 16372.70
1996/06/30 16316.36 16546.64
1996/07/31 16357.10 16595.84
1996/08/31 16364.82 16608.90
1996/09/30 16584.19 16840.32
1996/10/31 16857.98 17137.91
1996/11/30 17079.38 17363.88
1996/12/31 16985.57 17252.64
1997/01/31 17042.45 17319.69
1997/02/28 17058.22 17352.78
1997/03/31 16948.37 17233.05
1997/04/30 17142.77 17435.51
1997/05/31 17272.44 17580.28
1997/06/30 17433.86 17740.72
1997/07/31 17790.95 18101.67
1997/08/31 17693.77 18010.67
1997/09/30 17892.01 18220.09
1997/10/31 18095.57 18421.90
1997/11/30 18120.62 18462.61
1997/12/31 18271.46 18610.21
1998/01/31 18512.68 18854.03
1998/02/28 18493.67 18839.66
1998/03/31 18557.53 18900.19
1998/04/30 18634.93 18994.88
1998/05/31 18789.05 19134.21
1998/06/30 18904.24 19256.34
1998/07/31 18965.05 19324.26
1998/08/31 19172.95 19627.95
1998/09/30 19566.33 20121.04
1998/10/31 19494.17 20101.23
1998/11/30 19512.07 20099.71
1998/12/31 19609.10 20180.47
1999/01/31 19744.20 20291.28
1999/02/28 19525.26 19993.03
1999/03/31 19681.45 20142.22
1999/04/30 19757.81 20204.07
1999/05/31 19585.60 20048.55
1999/06/30 19585.23 20062.54
1999/07/31 19548.44 20044.85
1999/08/31 19550.05 20060.07
1999/09/30 19727.44 20247.21
1999/10/31 19771.67 20299.45
1999/11/30 19792.85 20324.68
1999/12/31 19798.20 20258.30
2000/01/31 19763.44 20184.26
2000/02/29 19906.20 20350.57
2000/03/31 20099.17 20562.65
2000/04/28 20042.63 20516.07
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 20000430 20000518 160924 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund on April 30, 1990. As the
chart shows, by April 30, 2000, the value of the investment would have
grown to $20,043 - a 100.43% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Lehman Brothers Intermediate
Government/Corporate Bond Index did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $20,516 - a 105.16% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. Bond prices, for
example, generally move in
the opposite direction of
interest rates. In turn, the
share price, return and yield
of a fund that invests in bonds
will vary. That means if you
sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can ride
out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
TOTAL RETURN COMPONENTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30,
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Dividend returns 6.17% 6.13% 6.69% 6.61% 6.65%
Capital returns -4.73% -0.10% 2.01% -0.59% 0.20%
Total returns 1.44% 6.03% 8.70% 6.02% 6.85%
TOTAL RETURN COMPONENTS include both dividend returns and capital
returns. A dividend return reflects the actual dividends paid by the
fund. A capital return reflects both the amount paid by the fund to
shareholders as capital gain distributions and changes in the fund's
share price. Both returns assume the dividends or capital gains, if
any, paid by the fund are reinvested.
DIVIDENDS AND YIELD
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 MONTH PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR
Dividends per share 5.26(cents) 31.28(cents) 61.77(cents)
Annualized dividend rate 6.56% 6.43% 6.28%
30-day annualized yield 6.91% - -
DIVIDENDS per share show the income paid by the fund for a set period.
If you annualize this number, based on an average share price of $9.76
over the past one month, $9.76 over the past six months and $9.84 over
the past one year, you can compare the fund's income over these three
periods. The 30-day annualized YIELD is a standard formula for all
bond funds based on the yields of the bonds in the fund, averaged over
the past 30 days. This figure shows you the yield characteristics of
the fund's investments at the end of the period. It also helps you
compare funds from different companies on an equal basis.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Bonds had an unsettling journey, as
the Federal Reserve Board fired five
shots across the bow - in the form of
quarter-point rate hikes - in an effort
to subdue a raging economy during
the 12-month period that ended April
30, 2000. The Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index - a widely
followed measure of taxable-bond
performance - returned only 1.26% for
the period. The spread sectors - namely
corporate bonds, mortgage securities
and government agencies - lost the
most ground early on, recoiling in the
face of perceived supply pressures. The
news was much better in the fall, as
corporates jumped on
lighter-than-expected supply. Mortgages
rallied on strong housing turnover and
slowing refinancing activity, while a
restructuring in the agency market
helped prop up those issues. Treasuries
wilted as investors turned to
higher-yielding spread sector issues
and high-flying equities. However, the
scene changed abruptly in January
when the U.S. Treasury announced its
intent to re-purchase long-term debt and
curtail future issuance. Treasury prices
soared in response and, with the help
of rising short-term interest rates,
spawned an inverted yield curve -
which occurs when short-term bonds
outyield longer dated securities. Spread
sectors recoiled on the news, with their
yield spreads widening out relative to
Treasuries. The Lehman Brothers
Treasury Index, reflective of this
reversal of fortune, posted a return of
2.23% for the 12-month period,
compared to the Lehman Brothers
Corporate Bond, Mortgage-Backed
Securities and U.S. Agency indexes,
which returned -1.01%, 1.85% and
1.19%, respectively.
(photograph of Ford O'Neil)
An interview with Ford O'Neil, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Intermediate Bond Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, FORD?
A. For the 12 months that ended April 30, 2000, the fund posted a
total return of 1.44%. That performance trailed the Lehman Brothers
Intermediate Government/Corporate Bond Index and the
short-intermediate investment grade debt funds average tracked by
Lipper Inc., which returned 1.54% and 1.68%, respectively.
Q. WHAT FACTORS HELPED SHAPE PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
A. Sector allocation and security selection proved critical in
allowing the fund to keep pace with its index as we faced somewhat of
a slippery slope during the period. Rising interest rates made it
difficult to make any meaningful progress in terms of performance.
Having an average duration - a measure of how sensitive the fund's
share price is to changing interest rates - generally longer than its
peers also hurt in this environment. Relative to the index,
underweighting Treasuries hurt performance as this asset class
outperformed the spread sectors overall - namely corporate bonds,
mortgage securities and government agencies - during the period. This
outperformance was partially driven by an inversion in the Treasury
yield curve, with higher yields at the shorter end of the curve and
lower yields at the longer end. This shift helped widen spreads,
causing the spread sectors to relinquish the gains accumulated during
the fall. The fund's underexposure to agencies helped offset some of
our underperformance relative to the index, as this sector weakened on
concerns that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could lose their implicit
guarantee by the U.S. government. An out-of-benchmark position in
mortgages also helped, as did our overexposure to high-quality,
shorter-term corporates - one of the few groups within the spread
sectors to outperform Treasuries during the period.
Q. WHAT WAS PARTICULARLY NOTABLE ABOUT THE FUND'S POSITIONING IN
CORPORATE BONDS?
A. Longer-dated corporates felt much of the pain during the first
quarter of 2000. We were fortunate to have significantly reduced our
overweighting of these issues during the fall when spreads were
markedly tighter. Overall, the fund's investments in Yankee bonds - or
dollar-denominated foreign government and corporate debt - helped the
most, benefiting in large part from our exposure to rebounding Asian
economies, particularly South Korea. Having a stake in strong natural
gas and electric utilities during the period also proved particularly
beneficial. Within finance, our brokerage holdings provided additional
gains, driven by strong capital market activity. On the downside,
tobacco issues underperformed after receiving more bad news on the
legal front. Selected holdings in supermarkets and retailers also hurt
performance.
Q. DID YOUR STRATEGY CHANGE AT ALL DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Prior to 1999, the fund was offensively positioned with respect to
corporates because I felt the market had strong potential for
"positive event risk," in that most of the BBB-rated companies we
owned were being taken over by high-quality institutions, which
resulted in credit upgrades - a big win for us. Today, the vast
majority of the issuers in the bond market are old economy companies,
whose stocks have languished. Many of the strategies CEOs are
considering, be it share buybacks or leveraged buy-outs, are all
damaging to a bond's credit rating and, thus, carry "negative event
risk." Just the opposite was true for the mortgage market during the
period, which benefited from positive event risk spurred by lower
refinancing volumes and strong housing turnover. With that said, I
felt the best strategy to limit our downside potential was to
diversify and transform many of the fund's bigger plays into several
smaller positions, while simultaneously improving the overall credit
quality of the portfolio.
Q. WHAT ELSE INFLUENCED PERFORMANCE?
A. Our positioning in high-quality asset-backed securities provided
the fund with some stability. Their yield spreads widened somewhat
during the period, but not enough to fully neutralize the advantage
they offered relative to Treasuries. Similarly, the higher yield
received from our commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
holdings also helped.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I feel that corporates are still attractive on a historical basis,
but I temper this view based on the inversion of the Treasury yield
curve. If the curve reverts back to its normal shape, it would be
great news for us, as corporate spreads would begin to tighten again.
The bad news, though, is that there may not be much capital
appreciation to enjoy, since what's gained in corporates is lost in
Treasuries.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: high current income by
investing mainly in
investment-grade debt
securities while normally
maintaining an average
maturity between three and
10 years
FUND NUMBER: 032
TRADING SYMBOL: FTHRX
START DATE: May 23, 1975
SIZE: as of April 30, 2000,
more than $3.1 billion
MANAGER: Ford O'Neil, since
1998; manager, various
Fidelity bond funds; joined
Fidelity in 1990
FORD O'NEIL REFLECTS ON THE
INVERTED TREASURY YIELD CURVE:
"Historically, inversions have often
been the precursor to recession, getting
their spark from aggressive Federal
Reserve Board tightening at the
short end of the curve. Recently,
however, we've had more of a gradual
approach to tightening, but nowhere
near the magnitude of what we
experienced in the 1970s, 80s and
early 90s - the last three times we
had an inverted yield curve. I believe
the environment today is starkly
different. Fundamentally, economic
indicators are pointing more toward
a slowdown - albeit from a torrid
pace - than a recession.
"So, what's really behind the inversion?
The answer lies in the technicals of
the market. Influenced by a growing
federal budget surplus, the U.S.
Treasury announced its intent during
the period to buy back
higher-yielding long-term debt and
reduce future bond issuance. This
action, coupled with the government's
desire to reduce the average maturity
of its issues, induced a strong rally at
the long end of the curve. Rising
short-term rates - responding to an
aggressive Fed, partially influenced
by a booming domestic economy -
ensured the curve's inversion. As long
Treasury yields have fallen,
comparable corporate spreads have
widened, leaving their yields relatively
unchanged. This all makes for a rather
unfavorable risk/reward scenario for
investors such as myself who demand
more yield for the extra risk associated
with longer-duration securities. Just
because the curve is inverted doesn't
mean that I'm willing to accept less
yield for a 30-year security than I
am for a five-year issue."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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QUALITY DIVERSIFICATION AS OF
APRIL 30, 2000
(MOODY'S RATINGS) % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS 6
MONTHS AGO
Aaa 38.2 34.4
Aa 5.6 6.8
A 22.6 21.7
Baa 29.8 32.4
Ba and Below 1.0 2.2
Not Rated 1.1 1.1
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TABLE EXCLUDES SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS. WHERE MOODY'S RATINGS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, WE HAVE USED S&P (registered trademark) RATINGS.
AVERAGE YEARS TO MATURITY AS
OF APRIL 30, 2000
6 MONTHS AGO
Years 5.6 5.4
AVERAGE YEARS TO MATURITY IS BASED ON THE AVERAGE TIME REMAINING UNTIL
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ARE EXPECTED FROM EACH OF THE FUND'S BONDS,
WEIGHTED BY DOLLAR AMOUNT.
DURATION AS OF APRIL 30, 2000
6 MONTHS AGO
Years 3.5 3.4
DURATION SHOWS HOW MUCH A BOND FUND'S PRICE FLUCTUATES WITH CHANGES IN
COMPARABLE INTEREST RATES. IF RATES RISE 1%, FOR EXAMPLE, A FUND WITH
A FIVE-YEAR DURATION IS LIKELY TO LOSE ABOUT 5% OF ITS VALUE. OTHER
FACTORS ALSO CAN INFLUENCE A BOND FUND'S PERFORMANCE AND SHARE PRICE.
ACCORDINGLY, A BOND FUND'S ACTUAL PERFORMANCE MAY DIFFER FROM THIS
EXAMPLE.
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF APRIL 30, 2000 * AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 **
Corporate Bonds 51.8% Corporate Bonds 54.5%
U.S. Government and U.S. Government and
Government Agency Government Agency
Obligations 29.3% Obligations 24.8%
Asset-Backed Securities 9.3% Asset-Backed Securities 9.3%
CMOs and Other Mortgage CMOs and Other Mortgage
Related Securities 4.0% Related Securities 4.8%
Other Investments 4.3% Other Investments 3.5%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 1.3% Net Other Assets 3.1%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 13.8% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 10.4%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 51.8 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 54.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 29.3 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 24.8
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 9.300000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 9.300000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 4.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 4.8
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 4.3 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 3.5
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 1.3 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.1
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INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2000
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 51.8%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.3%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Raytheon Co. 7.9% 3/1/03 (c) Baa2 $ 10,000 $ 9,927
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.0%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.6%
Monsanto Co. 5.75% 12/1/05 A2 21,000 19,349
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Corning, Inc. 6.3% 3/1/09 A2 4,250 3,838
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Fort James Corp.:
6.5% 9/15/02 Baa2 8,000 7,758
6.625% 9/15/04 Baa2 525 499
8,257
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 31,444
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.6%
REAL ESTATE - 0.6%
Arden Realty LP 8.875% 3/1/05 Baa3 4,365 4,368
(c)
Cabot Industrial Property LP Baa2 6,060 5,767
7.125% 5/1/04
Duke-Weeks Realty LP 6.875% Baa2 11,700 10,927
3/15/05
21,062
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- 1.0%
Avalonbay Communities, Inc. Baa1 6,635 6,279
6.58% 2/15/04
CenterPoint Properties Trust Baa2 9,000 8,650
7.125% 3/15/04
Equity Office Properties Trust:
6.5% 1/15/04 Baa1 3,125 2,938
6.5% 6/15/04 Baa1 4,450 4,182
6.763% 6/15/07 Baa1 4,700 4,263
Spieker Properties LP 6.8% Baa2 4,705 4,440
5/1/04
30,752
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 51,814
ESTATE
DURABLES - 2.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.4%
Daimler-Chrysler North
America Holding Corp.:
6.38% 8/23/02 (e) A1 15,000 15,050
7.4% 1/20/05 A1 12,500 12,381
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
CONTINUED
TRW, Inc.:
6.45% 6/15/01 Baa1 $ 10,000 $ 9,856
6.5% 6/1/02 Baa1 10,000 9,663
46,950
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.6%
Jones Apparel Group, Baa2 5,500 5,319
Inc./Jones Apparel Group
Hldgs., Inc./Jones Apparel
Group USA, Inc. 6.25% 10/1/01
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Baa2 14,080 13,059
7.875% 6/15/06
18,378
TOTAL DURABLES 65,328
ENERGY - 2.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 5.8% A2 7,800 7,456
2/15/03
Petroliam Nasional BHD Baa3 6,000 5,499
(Petronas) yankee 7.125%
10/18/06 (c)
12,955
OIL & GAS - 1.7%
Amerada Hess Corp. 7.375% Baa1 10,000 9,453
10/1/09
Canada Occidental Petroleum Baa2 13,450 12,941
Ltd. 7.125% 2/4/04
Occidental Petroleum Corp.:
6.35% 11/9/00 Baa3 5,000 4,974
10.69% 7/27/00 Baa3 5,000 5,041
The Coastal Corp. 6.2% 5/15/04 Baa2 8,500 7,993
YPF Sociedad Anonima:
7.75% 8/27/07 B1 2,535 2,421
8% 2/15/04 B1 13,120 12,688
55,511
TOTAL ENERGY 68,466
FINANCE - 27.1%
BANKS - 10.6%
Australia & New Zealand A1 15,995 15,192
Banking Group Ltd. yankee
6.25% 2/1/04
Bank of America Corp. 7.8% Aa3 1,300 1,296
2/15/10
Bank of Montreal 6.1% 9/15/05 A1 3,000 2,754
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
Bank of New York Co., Inc. A2 $ 7,200 $ 7,037
6.625% 6/15/03
BankAmerica Corp. 5.75% 3/1/04 Aa2 5,000 4,688
BankBoston Corp. 6.625% 2/1/04 A3 1,300 1,253
BanPonce Financial Corp. A3 3,850 3,820
6.75% 8/9/01
Barclays Bank PLC 7.4% Aa3 6,000 5,772
12/15/09
Boatmens Bancshares, Inc. Aa3 2,000 2,051
9.25% 11/1/01
Capital One Bank:
6.26% 5/7/01 Baa2 9,645 9,477
6.375% 2/15/03 Baa2 9,860 9,515
6.48% 6/28/02 Baa2 7,975 7,712
6.65% 3/15/04 Baa3 12,500 11,875
Chase Manhattan Corp.:
6.375% 4/1/08 A1 3,500 3,207
7.25% 6/1/07 A1 8,803 8,563
Crestar Finanical Corp. 8.75% A2 7,100 7,352
11/15/04
Den Danske Bank AS 6.375% A1 15,800 14,353
6/15/08 (c)(e)
First Chicago Corp. 6.3% Aa3 2,000 1,972
11/1/01
First National Boston Corp. A2 4,950 4,832
7.375% 9/15/06
First Security Corp. 7.5% A3 5,300 5,285
9/1/02
First Tennessee National Baa1 7,020 6,720
Corp. 6.75% 11/15/05
First Union Corp. 7.5% 7/15/06 A2 10,100 9,912
First Union National Bank, A1 7,000 6,942
North Carolina 7.875% 2/15/10
Firstar Bank, Milwaukee 6.25% A1 2,500 2,423
12/1/02
Firstar Corp. 6.35% 7/13/01 A2 7,500 7,409
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (NY A2 17,415 18,132
Branch) yankee 10% 5/1/02
Key Bank NA 5.8% 4/1/04 Aa3 7,000 6,560
Korea Development Bank:
6.625% 11/21/03 Baa2 7,555 7,162
7.125% 4/22/04 Baa2 3,000 2,850
7.375% 9/17/04 Baa2 7,890 7,466
yankee 6.5% 11/15/02 Baa2 4,006 3,791
MBNA Corp. 6.34% 6/2/03 Baa2 2,900 2,754
Mellon Financial Co. 9.25% A3 4,000 4,094
8/15/01
Merita Bank Ltd. yankee 6.5% A2 12,000 11,211
1/15/06
Midland Bank PLC 8.625% Aa3 5,500 5,676
12/15/04
National Australia Bank Ltd. A1 10,000 9,360
yankee 6.6% 12/10/07
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
National Westminster Bank PLC Aa3 $ 4,500 $ 4,296
7.375% 10/1/09
NationsBank Corp. 6.5% 8/15/03 Aa3 4,000 3,889
Popular, Inc. 6.2% 4/30/01 A3 7,545 7,445
Providian National Bank:
6.25% 5/7/01 Baa3 8,875 8,726
6.7% 3/15/03 Baa3 10,000 9,576
6.75% 3/15/02 Baa3 3,425 3,331
Royal Bank of Scotland Group A1 17,000 16,898
PLC 9.118% 3/31/49
Sanwa Finance Aruba AEC 8.35% Baa1 6,000 5,952
7/15/09
Signet Bank 7.8% 9/15/06 A1 8,500 8,414
Sumitomo Bank International Baa1 12,310 12,578
Finance NV 8.5% 6/15/09
Swiss Bank Corp. 6.75% 7/15/05 Aa2 4,000 3,838
Union Planters Corp. 6.75% Baa2 9,000 8,484
11/1/05
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.2% 5/1/03 Aa2 4,000 3,964
337,859
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 10.3%
Aristar, Inc. 6% 5/15/02 A3 11,200 10,863
Associates Corp. of North
America:
5.75% 11/1/03 Aa3 6,750 6,363
6% 4/15/03 Aa3 6,910 6,622
AT&T Capital Corp. 6.25% A1 15,000 14,820
5/15/01
Bell Atlantic Financial A1 9,000 8,907
Service, Inc. 7.6% 3/15/07
CIT Group Holdings, Inc. 6.5% A1 11,000 10,781
6/14/02
Citigroup, Inc. 9.5% 3/1/02 Aa2 2,000 2,065
Countrywide Funding Corp. A3 15,900 15,403
6.45% 2/27/03
Duke Capital Corp. 7.5% A3 14,500 13,951
10/1/09
Edison Mission Energy Funding Baa1 11,736 11,383
Corp. 6.77% 9/15/03 (c)
ERP Operating LP 6.55% A3 3,150 3,083
11/15/01
Finova Capital Corp.:
6.11% 2/18/03 Baa1 3,250 2,951
6.12% 5/28/02 Baa1 700 650
6.25% 11/1/02 Baa1 6,170 5,673
7.25% 11/8/04 Baa1 12,925 11,845
Ford Motor Credit Co.:
6.3% 7/16/02 (e) A2 25,000 24,667
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Ford Motor Credit Co.: -
continued
6.5% 2/28/02 A2 $ 10,000 $ 9,797
7.5% 3/15/05 A2 7,000 6,924
General Motors Acceptance
Corp.:
5.5% 1/14/02 A2 7,500 7,237
6.625% 1/10/02 A2 6,000 5,896
GS Escrow Corp. 7.125% 8/1/05 Ba1 6,045 5,248
Heller Financial, Inc. 6.5% A3 8,200 8,005
7/22/02
HSBC Capital Funding LP A1 10,000 10,069
9.547% 12/31/49 (b)(c)
Norwest Financial, Inc. Aa2 7,050 6,620
5.375% 9/30/03
PNC Funding Corp. 6.95% 9/1/02 A2 7,600 7,491
Popular North America, Inc.:
6.625% 10/27/02 A3 5,000 4,831
7.375% 9/15/01 A3 8,420 8,372
Scotland International A1 5,250 5,434
Finance No. 2 BV yankee 8.8%
1/27/04 (c)
Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.:
6% 3/20/03 A3 2,070 1,965
6.25% 5/1/09 A3 4,000 3,503
6.75% 9/15/05 A3 6,150 5,774
6.95% 5/15/02 A3 1,730 1,712
Sprint Capital Corp. 5.7% Baa1 16,840 15,866
11/15/03
Textron Financial Corp. A2 12,675 12,353
7.125% 12/9/04
Trizec Finance Ltd. yankee Baa3 14,146 14,429
10.875% 10/15/05
TXU Eastern Funding:
6.15% 5/15/02 Baa1 12,000 11,674
6.75% 5/15/09 Baa1 15,000 13,178
U.S. West Capital Funding, Baa1 15,800 14,328
Inc. 6.375% 7/15/08
330,733
INSURANCE - 1.9%
Allstate Corp. 7.875% 5/1/05 A1 7,300 7,257
American General Corp. 6.25% A2 11,000 10,680
3/15/03
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co.:
6.3% 11/1/03 (c) A1 4,500 4,275
7% 11/1/05 (c) A1 5,000 4,832
New York Life Insurance Co. Aa3 10,000 9,542
6.4% 12/15/03 (c)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - CONTINUED
The St. Paul Companies, Inc. A1 $ 6,500 $ 6,412
7.875% 4/15/05
Western National Corp. 7.125% A2 18,430 18,059
2/15/04
61,057
SAVINGS & LOANS - 1.4%
H.F. Ahmanson & Co.:
7.875% 9/1/04 Baa1 1,250 1,253
8.25% 10/1/02 A3 6,400 6,452
Home Savings of America FSB A3 10,550 9,961
6.5% 8/15/04
Long Island Savings Bank FSB:
6.2% 4/2/01 Baa3 7,030 6,949
7% 6/13/02 Baa3 10,700 10,540
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Ba3 10,500 10,145
6.625% 3/15/01
45,300
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 2.9%
Amvescap PLC yankee:
6.375% 5/15/03 A3 15,650 14,841
6.6% 5/15/05 A3 10,950 10,176
DLJ, Inc. 8% 3/1/05 A3 9,000 8,962
Goldman Sachs Group LP:
6.2% 2/15/01 A1 5,220 5,171
6.6% 7/15/02 (c) A1 4,200 4,098
7.875% 1/15/03 (c) A1 3,000 3,004
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. A1 4,000 3,962
7.5% 1/28/05
Lehman Brothers Holdings 7% A3 10,000 9,814
5/15/03
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Aa3 15,250 14,794
5.71% 1/15/02
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Aa3 17,750 17,561
Co. 7.125% 1/15/03
92,383
TOTAL FINANCE 867,332
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.9%
Tyco International Group SA
yankee:
6.125% 6/15/01 Baa1 15,750 15,464
6.375% 6/15/05 Baa1 14,600 13,581
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 29,045
EQUIPMENT
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.4%
BROADCASTING - 2.0%
British Sky Broadcasting Baa3 $ 14,050 $ 13,046
Group PLC 7.3% 10/15/06
Clear Channel Communications, Baa3 16,250 14,732
Inc. 6.625% 6/15/08
Continental Cablevision, Inc.:
8.3% 5/15/06 Baa2 5,451 5,551
8.5% 9/15/01 Baa2 14,000 14,141
Cox Communications, Inc. 6.5% Baa2 1,500 1,453
11/15/02
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Baa2 5,415 5,118
7.6% 6/15/09
Shaw Communications, Inc. Baa2 9,145 8,915
8.25% 4/11/10
62,956
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.9%
Capitol Records, Inc. 8.375% Baa1 13,000 13,085
8/15/09 (c)
Viacom, Inc. 6.75% 1/15/03 Baa3 16,898 16,471
29,556
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
News America Holdings, Inc. Baa3 4,000 4,046
8.625% 2/1/03
Time Warner Entertainment Co. Baa2 12,695 12,076
LP 7.25% 9/1/08
16,122
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 108,634
NONDURABLES - 1.8%
BEVERAGES - 0.2%
Seagram JE & Sons, Inc. Baa3 6,850 6,365
6.625% 12/15/05
FOODS - 0.4%
ConAgra, Inc. 5.5% 10/15/02 Baa1 12,000 11,307
TOBACCO - 1.2%
Imperial Tobacco Overseas Bv Baa2 9,500 8,301
7.125% 4/1/09
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.:
6.8% 12/1/03 A2 13,370 12,589
7% 7/15/05 A2 3,000 2,652
7.625% 5/15/02 A2 3,000 2,967
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - CONTINUED
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings,
Inc.:
7.375% 5/15/03 Baa2 $ 5,125 $ 4,500
7.75% 5/15/06 Baa2 9,000 7,290
38,299
TOTAL NONDURABLES 55,971
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 1.4%
DRUG STORES - 0.1%
Rite Aid Corp.:
6.5% 12/15/05 (c) Caa1 4,395 1,846
7.125% 1/15/07 Caa1 3,675 1,507
3,353
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.8%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 9.75% A2 2,200 2,297
7/1/02
Federated Department Stores,
Inc.:
6.79% 7/15/27 Baa1 9,300 8,807
8.125% 10/15/02 Baa1 6,535 6,571
8.5% 6/15/03 Baa1 8,905 9,039
26,714
GROCERY STORES - 0.5%
Safeway, Inc.:
7% 9/15/02 Baa2 7,500 7,397
7.5% 9/15/09 Baa2 7,500 7,172
14,569
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 44,636
SERVICES - 0.3%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.3%
Hertz Corp. 7.625% 8/15/07 A3 10,525 10,280
TECHNOLOGY - 0.8%
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- 0.8%
Comdisco, Inc.:
6% 1/30/02 Baa1 11,850 11,451
6.65% 11/13/01 Baa1 3,000 2,960
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- CONTINUED
Comdisco, Inc.: - continued
7.25% 9/1/02 Baa1 $ 7,500 $ 7,369
Sun Microsystems, Inc. 7% Baa1 3,165 3,125
8/15/02
24,905
TRANSPORTATION - 2.9%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%
Continental Airlines, Inc.
pass thru trust certificates:
7.42% 10/1/08 Baa1 7,546 7,326
7.434% 3/15/06 Baa1 2,665 2,549
7.73% 9/15/12 Baa1 1,089 1,029
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7.7% Baa3 10,500 10,030
12/15/05
Qantas Airways Ltd. 7.75% Baa1 8,500 8,396
6/15/09 (c)
United Air Lines, Inc. 9% Baa3 5,450 5,490
12/15/03
34,820
RAILROADS - 1.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Baa2 19,000 17,822
Corp. 6.53% 7/15/37
Canadian National Railway Co. Baa2 8,000 7,732
yankee 6.625% 5/15/03
CSX Corp.:
6.46% 6/22/05 Baa2 5,000 4,660
7.05% 5/1/02 Baa2 5,000 4,913
Union Pacific 6.34% 11/25/03 Baa3 10,300 9,824
Wisconsin Central Baa2 13,570 12,170
Transportation Corp. 6.625%
4/15/08
57,121
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 91,941
UTILITIES - 6.2%
CELLULAR - 0.7%
Cable & Wireless
Communications PLC:
6.375% 3/6/03 A2 15,760 15,506
6.625% 3/6/05 A2 5,600 5,535
21,041
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.4%
Avon Energy Partners Holdings Baa2 21,000 20,549
6.73% 12/11/02 (c)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Commonwealth Edison Co. Baa1 $ 7,500 $ 7,384
7.375% 9/15/02
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.:
5.875% 9/1/02 Baa2 4,800 4,624
6.875% 3/1/01 Baa2 10,445 10,392
7.375% 8/1/03 Baa2 2,500 2,446
Philadelphia Electric Co.:
6.5% 5/1/03 Baa1 4,800 4,618
6.625% 3/1/03 Baa1 8,980 8,684
8% 4/1/02 Baa1 5,050 5,058
Public Service Electric & Gas A3 5,800 5,599
Co. 6.125% 8/1/02
Texas Utilities Electric Co. A3 6,000 6,030
8.125% 2/1/02
75,384
GAS - 1.3%
CMS Panhandle Holding Co. Baa3 6,250 5,808
6.125% 3/15/04
El Paso Energy Corp. 6.625% Baa2 6,095 6,018
7/15/01
Enserch Corp. 6.25% 1/1/03 Baa2 4,000 3,839
InterNorth, Inc. 9.625% Baa1 9,610 10,275
3/15/06
Kern River Funding Corp. A2 3,617 3,581
6.42% 3/31/01 (c)
Sempra Energy 7.95% 3/1/10 A2 6,000 5,959
Sonat, Inc. 6.875% 6/1/05 Baa2 2,755 2,589
Southwest Gas Corp. 9.75% Baa2 3,840 3,955
6/15/02
42,024
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.8%
MCI WorldCom, Inc.:
6.125% 8/15/01 A3 2,345 2,308
8.875% 1/15/06 A3 11,326 11,776
Telecomunicaciones de Puerto
Rico, Inc.:
6.15% 5/15/02 Baa2 10,345 9,967
6.65% 5/15/06 Baa2 9,110 8,383
Teleglobe Canada, Inc.:
7.2% 7/20/09 Baa1 19,519 18,534
7.7% 7/20/29 Baa1 8,000 7,525
58,493
TOTAL UTILITIES 196,942
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 1,656,665
(Cost $1,721,829)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 21.6%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 8.6%
Fannie Mae:
5.44% 1/24/01 Aaa $ 4,755 $ 4,712
6.5% 8/15/04 Aaa 15,700 15,266
7.125% 2/15/05 Aaa 5,000 4,980
Federal Farm Credit Bank Aaa 1,000 949
5.54% 9/10/03
Federal Home Loan Bank:
4.96% 10/7/05 Aaa 11,600 10,397
6.5% 8/15/07 Aaa 20,000 18,969
7.59% 3/10/05 Aaa 3,010 3,051
Financing Corp. - coupon
STRIPS:
0% 12/6/03 Aaa 2,168 1,670
0% 10/5/05 Aaa 1,000 675
Freddie Mac:
5.85% 2/21/06 Aaa 2,425 2,260
6.25% 7/15/04 Aaa 35,000 33,737
6.875% 1/15/05 Aaa 34,750 34,250
7% 2/15/03 Aaa 10,000 9,956
Guaranteed Export Trust
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank):
Series 1993-C, 5.2% 10/15/04 Aaa 3,345 3,186
Series 1993-D, 5.23% 5/15/05 Aaa 2,605 2,466
Series 1995-A, 6.28% 6/15/04 Aaa 18,007 17,583
Series 1996-A, 6.55% 6/15/04 Aaa 9,238 9,069
Guaranteed Trade Trust
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank):
Series 1994-B, 7.5% 1/26/06 Aaa 2,169 2,168
Series 1997-A, 6.104% 7/15/03 Aaa 11,667 11,432
Overseas Private Investment
Corp. U.S. Government
guaranteed participation
certificate:
Series 1994-195, 6.08% Aaa 7,259 7,091
8/15/04 (callable)
Series 1996-A1, 6.726% - 15,522 15,223
9/15/10 (callable)
Series 1998-196A, 5.926% - 8,750 8,504
6/15/05 (callable)
Private Export Funding Corp.
secured:
5.31% 11/15/03 (c) Aaa 13,000 12,229
5.8% 2/1/04 Aaa 13,600 13,301
6.62% 10/1/05 Aaa 10,000 9,847
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
State of Israel (guaranteed
by U.S. Government through
Agency for International
Development):
5.89% 8/15/05 Aaa $ 2,917 $ 2,768
6.625% 8/15/03 Aaa 15,800 15,535
U.S. Department of Housing Aaa 3,715 3,764
and Urban Development
government guaranteed
participation certificates
Series 1996-A, 7.66% 8/1/15
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 275,038
OBLIGATIONS
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
13.0%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
10.75% 5/15/03 Aaa 102,525 113,803
12% 8/15/13 Aaa 85,700 114,525
14% 11/15/11 Aaa 62,800 86,732
U.S. Treasury Notes:
5.5% 2/15/08 Aaa 99,685 94,054
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 6,000 6,137
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY 415,251
OBLIGATIONS
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 690,289
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $719,116)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES - 7.7%
FANNIE MAE - 5.1%
6.5% 3/1/13 to 12/1/29 Aaa 98,716 93,714
7% 7/1/25 to 9/1/29 Aaa 41,754 39,966
7.5% 8/1/13 to 1/1/30 Aaa 24,166 23,708
8% 5/1/30 (d) Aaa 7,000 6,987
12.5% 11/1/13 to 8/1/15 Aaa 134 150
164,525
FREDDIE MAC - 0.0%
8.5% 6/1/13 Aaa 36 36
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 2.6%
6.5% 4/15/28 to 4/15/29 Aaa $ 9,549 $ 8,944
7% 8/15/25 to 4/15/28 Aaa 35,492 34,150
7.5% 3/15/28 Aaa 612 602
8% 7/15/17 to 5/15/22 Aaa 38,452 38,812
82,508
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 247,069
- MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $254,422)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 9.3%
American Express Master Trust Aaa 12,000 11,570
5.9% 5/15/03
ANRC Auto Owner Trust Series Aaa 13,000 12,915
1999-A Class A3, 6.75%
12/15/03
BankAmerica Manufacturing
Housing Contract Trust V:
6.11% 1/10/08 Aaa 10,500 10,343
6.2% 4/10/09 Aaa 7,930 7,707
Capita Equipment Receivables Aa3 12,420 12,230
Trust 6.45% 8/15/02
Caterpillar Financial Asset Aaa 8,500 8,391
Trust 6.2% 4/25/04
Chase Manhattan Grantor Trust A3 702 696
6.76% 9/15/02
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables Aaa 4,336 4,307
Trust 6.2% 3/20/04
CIT Marine Trust 5.8% 4/15/10 Aaa 6,000 5,654
CPS Auto Grantor Trust:
6.55% 8/15/02 Aaa 1,899 1,890
6.7% 2/15/02 Aaa 801 799
CS First Boston Mortgage Aaa 3,808 3,807
Securities Corp. 7% 3/15/27
Dayton Hudson Credit Card Aaa 4,500 4,314
Master Trust 5.9% 5/25/06
Discover Card Master Trust I Aaa 8,000 7,886
5.75% 10/16/03
Fidelity Funding Auto Trust Aaa 1,002 1,002
6.99% 11/15/02 (c)
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:
6.2% 12/15/02 Baa2 7,080 6,944
6.4% 12/15/02 Baa2 3,810 3,749
7.03% 11/15/03 Aaa 8,612 8,573
Green Tree Financial Corp.:
6.68% 1/15/29 AAA 21,000 20,757
6.7% 5/15/27 Aaa 2,660 2,658
7.15% 7/15/27 Aaa 1,186 1,186
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Key Auto Finance Trust:
6.25% 10/15/03 Aaa $ 6,975 $ 6,946
6.65% 10/15/03 Baa3 1,026 1,023
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust
II:
6.4% 1/18/05 Aaa 7,000 6,865
6.55% 1/15/07 Aaa 8,400 8,128
Navistar Financial Owner Aaa 7,500 7,477
Trust 7.2% 5/17/04
Olympic Automobile Aaa 2,283 2,258
Receivables Trust 6.125%
11/15/04
Petroleum Enhanced Trust Baa2 7,774 7,747
Receivables Offering
Petroleum Trust 6.125%
2/5/03 (c)(e)
PP&L Transition Bonds LLC:
Series 1999-1 Class A4, 6.72% Aaa 17,000 16,633
12/26/05
Series 1999-1 Class A3, 6.6% Aaa 4,900 4,818
3/25/05
Railcar Trust 7.75% 6/1/04 Aaa 8,034 8,075
Reliance Auto Receivables Aaa 302 302
Corp., Inc. 6.1% 7/15/02 (c)
Sears Credit Account Master
Trust II:
6.45% 11/17/09 Aaa 8,065 7,747
7% 7/15/08 Aaa 26,750 26,390
SLMA Student Ln. Trust Aaa 25,000 25,016
6.5994% 4/25/08 (e)
Tranex Auto Receivables Owner Aaa 3,848 3,822
Trust 6.334% 8/15/03 (c)
Triad Auto Receivables Owner Aaa 4,888 4,812
Trust 5.98% 9/17/05
West Penn Funding LLC Aaa 4,000 3,929
sequential pay Series 1999A
Class A2, 6.63% 12/26/05
Western Financial Grantor Aaa 2,050 2,038
Trust 5.875% 3/1/02
WFS Financial Owner Trust Aaa 15,500 15,057
5.7% 11/20/03
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 296,461
(Cost $300,691)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - 4.0%
Allied Capital Commercial Aaa 5,037 4,940
Mortgage Trust sequential
pay Series 1998-1 Class A,
6.31% 1/25/28 (c)
Bankers Trust II Series Baa2 11,499 11,506
1999-S1A Class D, 8.0675%
2/28/14 (c)(e)
Commercial Mortgage Asset Aaa 7,500 6,972
Trust sequential pay Series
1999 C1 Class A3, 6.64%
9/17/10
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.:
Sequential pay Series - $ 4,404 $ 4,393
1997-SPICE: Class A, 6.653%
8/20/36 (c)
Class D, 7.332% 4/20/08 - 7,500 7,036
Series 1995-WF1 Class A-2, AAA 8,654 8,505
6.648% 12/21/27
Series 1998-FL1:
Class D, 6.4125% 12/10/00 A2 10,200 10,108
(c)(e)
Class E, 6.7625% 1/10/13 Baa2 15,000 14,855
(c)(e)
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Baa2 10,000 8,889
Receiving Corp. Series
1998-C1 Class D, 7.231%
7/15/12
Federal Deposit Insurance Aaa 6,848 6,772
Corp. REMIC Trust sequential
pay Series 1996-C1 Class 1A,
6.75% 7/25/26
FMAC Loan Receivables Trust Aaa 4,123 3,911
sequential pay Series 1998-C
Class A1 Notes, 5.99%
9/15/20 (c)
Host Marriot Pool Trust Aaa 8,109 7,849
sequential pay Series
1999-HMTA Class A, 6.98%
8/1/15
LTC Commercial Mortgage pass AAA 9,403 8,739
through certificates Series
1998-1 Class A, 6.029%
5/30/30 (c)
Midland Realty Acceptance Aaa 3,214 3,157
Corp. sequential pay Series
1997-C1 Class A1, 7.315%
4/25/03
Resolution Trust Corp. Series Baa2 2,607 2,567
1995-C2 Class D, 7% 5/25/27
Thirteen Affiliates of A2 20,000 19,013
General Growth Properties,
Inc. Series 1 Class C-1,
6.762% 12/15/07 (c)
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE 129,212
SECURITIES
(Cost $132,923)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS (F) - 4.3%
Alberta Province 4.875% Aa2 7,500 6,973
10/29/03
Chile Republic 6.875% 4/28/09 Baa1 6,000 5,451
Korean Republic yankee:
8.75% 4/15/03 Baa2 3,550 3,590
8.875% 4/15/08 Baa2 10,500 10,884
Manitoba Province yankee Aa3 26,500 26,223
6.875% 9/15/02
Nova Scotia Province yankee A3 12,033 12,482
9.375% 7/15/02
Ontario Province yankee:
global 7.75% 6/4/02 Aa3 12,050 12,139
7.375% 1/27/03 Aa3 7,500 7,504
Ontario Province 7%, 8/4/05 Aa3 6,000 5,881
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS (F) - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (A) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Quebec Province:
7% 1/30/07 A2 $ 9,500 $ 9,184
yankee 6.5% 1/17/06 A2 10,000 9,501
State of Israel (guaranteed A3 16,000 13,882
by U.S. Government through
Agency for International
Development) yankee 7.25%
12/15/28
United Mexican States 9.875% Baa3 14,100 14,565
2/1/10
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND 138,259
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $145,289)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 1.7%
MATURITY AMOUNT (000S)
Investments in repurchase $ 53,560 53,534
agreements (U.S. Government
Obligations), in a joint
trading account at 5.86%,
dated 4/28/00 due 5/1/00
(Cost $53,534)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 3,211,489
100.4%
(Cost $3,327,804)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.4)% (12,117)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 3,199,372
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LEGEND
(a) S&P credit ratings are used in the absence of a rating by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc.
(b) Debt obligation initially issued at one coupon which converts to a
higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at
period end.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $236,808,000 or 7.4% of net assets.
(d) Security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
(e) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities
represents the rate at period end.
(f) For foreign government obligations not individually rated by S&P
or Moody's, the ratings listed have been assigned by FMR, the fund's
investment adviser, based principally on S&P and Moody's ratings of
the sovereign credit of the issuing government.
OTHER INFORMATION
The composition of long-term debt holdings as a percentage of total
value of investments in securities, is as follows (ratings are
unaudited):
MOODY'S RATINGS S&P RATINGS
Aaa, Aa, A 65.2% AAA, AA, A 60.2%
Baa 29.8% BBB 27.7%
Ba 0.5% BB 2.0%
B 0.5% B 0.1%
Caa 0.1% CCC 0.0%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 1.1%.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
total net assets, is as follows:
United States of America 86.2%
Canada 4.2
United Kingdom 3.5
Korea (South) 1.0
Finland 1.0
Others (individually less 4.1
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At April 30, 2000, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,327,986,000. Net unrealized depreciation
aggregated $116,497,000, of which $2,275,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $118,772,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
At April 30, 2000, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $36,798,000 of which $7,401,000, $5,813,000 and
$23,584,000 will expire on April 30, 2005, 2006 and 2008,
respectively.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNT) APRIL 30,
2000
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 3,211,489
value (including repurchase
agreements of $53,534) (cost
$3,327,804) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 140
Receivable for investments 102,522
sold
Receivable for fund shares 6,684
sold
Interest receivable 54,343
Other receivables 14
TOTAL ASSETS 3,375,192
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 116,849
purchased Regular delivery
Delayed delivery 7,055
Payable for fund shares 8,097
redeemed
Distributions payable 620
Accrued management fee 1,142
Other payables and accrued 701
expenses
Collateral on securities 41,356
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 175,820
NET ASSETS $ 3,199,372
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 3,381,498
Distributions in excess of (2,479)
net investment income
Accumulated undistributed net (63,332)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (116,315)
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS, for 330,711 $ 3,199,372
shares outstanding
NET ASSET VALUE, offering $9.67
price and redemption price
per share ($3,199,372
(divided by) 330,711 shares)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED APRIL 30, 2000
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 226,822
Interest
Security lending 135
TOTAL INCOME 226,957
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 13,889
Transfer agent fees 6,632
Accounting and security 595
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 10
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 131
Registration fees 107
Audit 48
Legal 56
Miscellaneous 443
Total expenses before 21,911
reductions
Expense reductions (373) 21,538
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 205,419
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (48,278)
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investment securities
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (112,755)
Delayed delivery commitments (345) (113,100)
NET GAIN (LOSS) (161,378)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 44,041
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 205,419 $ 200,125
income
Net realized gain (loss) (48,278) 15,527
Change in net unrealized (113,100) (23,998)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 44,041 191,654
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (203,842) (199,034)
from net investment income
Share transactions Net 1,868,049 2,461,866
proceeds from sales of shares
Reinvestment of distributions 195,263 191,145
Cost of shares redeemed (2,218,983) (2,223,191)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN (155,671) 429,820
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (315,472) 422,440
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 3,514,844 3,092,404
End of period (including $ 3,199,372 $ 3,514,844
distributions in excess of
net investment income of
$2,479 and $5,630,
respectively)
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares
Sold 189,673 240,581
Issued in reinvestment of 19,885 18,681
distributions
Redeemed (225,183) (217,232)
Net increase (decrease) (15,625) 42,030
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 10.150 $ 10.160 $ 9.960 $ 10.050 $ 10.030
of period
Income from Investment .623 B .613 B .646 B .647 B .684
Operations Net investment
income
Net realized and unrealized (.485) (.013) .200 (.060) (.004)
gain (loss)
Total from investment .138 .600 .846 .587 .680
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.618) (.610) (.646) (.647) (.660)
From net realized gain - - - (.030) -
Total distributions (.618) (.610) (.646) (.677) (.660)
Net asset value, end of period $ 9.670 $ 10.150 $ 10.160 $ 9.960 $ 10.050
TOTAL RETURN A 1.44% 6.03% 8.70% 6.02% 6.85%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,199 $ 3,515 $ 3,092 $ 3,083 $ 2,881
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .67% .66% .66% .71% .73%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .66% C .65% C .65% C .69% C .71% C
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 6.32% 6.00% 6.37% 6.46% 6.48%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover rate 102% 108% 90% 116% 169%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended April 30, 2000
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited
number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles which require management to make certain estimates and
assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following
summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities are valued based upon a computerized
matrix system and/or appraisals by a pricing service, both of which
consider market transactions and dealer-supplied valuations.
Securities (including restricted securities) for which market
quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as
determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under
the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Interest income, which includes accretion of
original issue discount, is accrued as earned.
EXPENSES. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a
fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned
among the funds in the trust.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DEFERRED TRUSTEE COMPENSATION. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Plan) non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and
may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual
compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar
amounts had been invested in shares of the fund or are invested in a
cross-section of other Fidelity funds. Deferred amounts remain in the
fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are declared daily and
paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized
gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences, which may result in
distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing
treatments for paydown gains/losses on certain securities, market
discount, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash
sales and excise tax regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Distributions in excess of net investment income and accumulated
undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency transactions may include temporary book and tax basis
differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable
income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the
following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury, Federal Agency,
or other obligations found to be satisfactory by FMR are transferred
to an account of the fund, or to the Joint Trading Account, at a bank
custodian. The securities are marked-to-market daily and maintained at
a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase
agreement (including accrued interest). FMR, the fund's investment
adviser, is responsible for determining that the value of the
underlying securities remains in accordance with the market value
requirements stated above.
INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM - CONTINUED
interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit
facility allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other
participating funds.
DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a delayed delivery basis. Payment and delivery may take
place after the customary settlement period for that security. The
price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities
will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction
is negotiated. The market values of the securities purchased on a
delayed delivery basis are identified as such in the fund's schedule
of investments. The fund may receive compensation for interest forgone
in the purchase of a delayed delivery security. With respect to
purchase commitments, the fund identifies securities as segregated in
its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the
commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the
underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under
the contract.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $3,216,499,000 and $3,296,255,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$1,618,795,000 and $1,679,101,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .0920% to .3700% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.43% of average net assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SUB-ADVISER FEE. As each funds' investment sub-adviser, Fidelity
Investments Money Management, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR,
receives a fee from FMR of 50% of the management fee payable to FMR.
The fee is paid prior to any voluntary expense reimbursements which
may be in effect.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and
shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based
fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays
for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports,
except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were
equivalent to an annual rate of 0.20% of average net assets.
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a lender.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which the loan
was outstanding amounted to$23,455,000. The weighted average interest
rate was 5.69%. Interest earned from the interfund lending program
amounted to $37,000 and is included in interest income on the
Statement of Operations. At period end there were no interfund loans
outstanding.
6. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $40,545,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$41,356,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
Through arrangements with the fund's custodian and transfer agent,
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to
reduce a portion of the fund's expenses. During the period, the fund's
custodian and transfer agent fees were reduced by $49,000 and
$324,000, respectively, under these arrangements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
of Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund, (the fund), a series of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of
investments, as of April 30, 2000, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net
assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the
financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then
ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2000, by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not
received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund as of April 30,
2000, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the
changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the
period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
A total of 12.63% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is
generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2001 of amounts for use
in preparing 2000 income tax returns.
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Dwight D. Churchill, Vice President
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Ford E. O'Neil, Vice President
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
LARGE CAP STOCK
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2000
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CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 22 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 26 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 27
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DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY,
ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
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INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(PHOTO_OF_EDWARD_C_JOHNSON_3D)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
New indicators of accelerating inflation led to a sharp downturn in
equity markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P
500(registered trademark) each suffered its worst single-session point
decline in history on April 14. Volatility ruled the remainder of the
month, with equity markets experiencing both strong rallies and broad
sell-offs. Inflation-sensitive Treasuries experienced similar
volatility, as prices for the bellwether 10-year note edged lower
throughout the month.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-544-6666, or visit our
web site at www.fidelity.com. We are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week to provide you the information you need to make the
investments that are right for you.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate a fund's historical performance.
You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average
annual percentage change or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment. Total return reflects the change in the value of an
investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY LARGE CAP STOCK 18.82% 194.97%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 10.13% 186.62%
Growth Funds Average 22.75% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show the fund's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, or since the fund
started on June 22, 1995. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a
fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare the fund's returns to the
performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how the
fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it to
the growth funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual
funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past one year
average represents a peer group of 1,245 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
excludes the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new
comparison categories that group funds according to portfolio
characteristics and capitalization, as well as by capitalization only.
These averages are listed on Page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY LARGE CAP STOCK 18.82% 24.93%
S&P 500 10.13% 24.19%
Growth Funds Average 22.75% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year. (Note: Lipper calculates average annual total
returns by annualizing each fund's total return, then taking an
arithmetic average. This may produce a different figure than that
obtained by averaging the cumulative total returns and annualizing the
result.)
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
Large Cap Stock S&P 500
00338 SP001
1995/06/22 10000.00 10000.00
1995/06/30 9870.00 9890.40
1995/07/31 10260.00 10218.37
1995/08/31 10330.00 10244.01
1995/09/30 10720.00 10676.31
1995/10/31 10590.00 10638.20
1995/11/30 10990.00 11105.21
1995/12/31 11079.92 11319.10
1996/01/31 11420.84 11704.40
1996/02/29 11621.38 11812.90
1996/03/31 11661.49 11926.66
1996/04/30 11751.73 12102.46
1996/05/31 12022.46 12414.58
1996/06/30 12092.09 12461.88
1996/07/31 11488.55 11911.32
1996/08/31 11859.14 12162.53
1996/09/30 12653.28 12847.03
1996/10/31 12843.88 13201.35
1996/11/30 13786.26 14199.24
1996/12/31 13467.54 13917.96
1997/01/31 14145.76 14787.55
1997/02/28 13919.69 14903.49
1997/03/31 13219.93 14291.10
1997/04/30 13790.50 15144.28
1997/05/31 14727.09 16066.26
1997/06/30 15282.77 16786.03
1997/07/31 16456.64 18121.70
1997/08/31 15875.30 17106.52
1997/09/30 16736.14 18043.44
1997/10/31 16110.07 17440.79
1997/11/30 16523.72 18248.13
1997/12/31 16794.67 18561.45
1998/01/31 16841.29 18766.74
1998/02/28 18158.29 20120.19
1998/03/31 19044.06 21150.55
1998/04/30 19172.26 21363.32
1998/05/31 18845.92 20996.09
1998/06/30 20032.51 21848.95
1998/07/31 20100.00 21616.26
1998/08/31 17076.23 18490.98
1998/09/30 18561.12 19675.51
1998/10/31 19749.03 21275.92
1998/11/30 21085.43 22565.45
1998/12/31 22921.29 23865.67
1999/01/31 24392.68 24863.73
1999/02/28 23447.75 24090.97
1999/03/31 24811.15 25054.85
1999/04/30 24824.65 26025.22
1999/05/31 24122.70 25410.77
1999/06/30 25361.85 26821.07
1999/07/31 24896.00 25983.71
1999/08/31 25279.64 25855.09
1999/09/30 24663.07 25146.40
1999/10/31 26225.06 26737.67
1999/11/30 27403.41 27281.25
1999/12/31 29842.77 28888.11
2000/01/31 28874.30 27436.77
2000/02/29 30603.71 26917.39
2000/03/31 31101.79 29550.72
2000/04/28 29496.89 28661.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 20000430 20000518 115201 R00000000000062
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund on June 22, 1995, when the
fund started. As the chart shows, by April 30, 2000, the value of the
investment would have grown to $29,497 - a 194.97% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's
500 Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains,
if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 would have grown to $28,662 - a
186.62% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF APRIL 30, 2000, THE ONE YEAR
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE LARGE CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE IS
30.29%. THE ONE YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN IS 30.29%. THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE LARGE CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS
16.93%. THE ONE YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN IS 16.93%.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
The threat of inflation and five
pre-emptive interest-rate hikes by
the Federal Reserve Board took
their toll on the majority of
large-cap stocks throughout
most of the 12-month period that
ended April 30, 2000. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average - the
blue chips' benchmark - eked out
a 0.99% return during the period.
The Standard & Poor's 500SM
Index, a group of the U.S.' largest
companies, gained 10.13%.
Instead, investors favored small-
and mid-cap growth stocks, and in
particular, technology,
telecommunications and
biotechnology stocks, which were
impacted less by rising interest
rates. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Composite Index, the benchmark
for new economy stocks, returned
52.20% during the period. The
Russell 2000(Registered trademark) Index, a barometer
of small-cap stocks, returned
18.42%. Toward the end of the
period, a number of negative
factors - including a
less-enthusiastic market outlook
from a notable Wall Street
strategist, a federal judge's
unfavorable ruling against
Microsoft, and consistent monthly
economic data that showed
evidence of inflation - shook the
confidence of small- and mid-cap
investors. After rising to a high of
5048 on March 10, the NASDAQ
suffered a 10%-20% decline in
March, followed by a 25%
pullback during a single week in
mid-April. At the same time, the
Russell 2000 declined more than
6% in both March and April.
Meanwhile, many investors sought
the safety of larger companies as
the period drew to a close.
(photograph of Karen Firestone)
An interview with Karen Firestone, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Large
Cap Stock Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, KAREN?
A. For the 12 months that ended April 30, 2000, the fund returned
18.82%, topping the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which returned
10.13%. The growth funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned
22.75% for the same 12-month period.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND OUTPACE ITS INDEX, YET TRAIL ITS PEERS?
A. The 12-month period bore witness to explosive growth in a handful
of market sectors, namely technology, communications and
biotechnology. The fund's ability to tap into this growth was greatly
enhanced by its overexposure to these areas of the market relative to
the index. We garnered an edge over the S&P 500 by holding some of its
best stocks - namely Cisco, Intel and EMC - while having the
flexibility to pursue strong growth stories elsewhere in smaller names
such as Legato, Human Genome and Focal Communications. I sold off the
fund's stake in Legato prior to the close of the period. Our decision
to remain underweighted in financial stocks, which were plagued by
rising interest rates, also helped. Given the fact that most of our
peers were more heavily invested in technology, it's no surprise that
we trailed the Lipper average during the period.
Q. DID SWELLING VALUATIONS KEEP YOU FROM OWNING ENOUGH OF THE TOP
BENCHMARK NAMES?
A. Unquestionably. Amid the run-up in equities over the past year, I
felt it imprudent to build up our exposure stride for stride with the
index to names that I perceived to be running miles ahead of their
fundamentals. In some cases this approach backfired, leaving us on the
outside looking in at the tremendous gains enjoyed by such tech giants
as Oracle, Nortel and Qualcomm. In this market environment, I felt it
important to own some smaller large-cap names in the $2 billion-$10
billion market-cap range. Growth just seemed so important to investors
that if they caught an idea that had widespread appeal, the same $2
billion market cap could soar to $10 billion seemingly overnight. It's
not as likely that a $100 billion company could grow to $500 billion
in that same period of time.
Q. WHICH STRATEGIES BENEFITED PERFORMANCE?
A. I boosted the fund's stake in technology, focusing on
communications and those firms that provide Internet infrastructure
and data transmission capabilities, such as Cisco, Texas Instruments,
Vignette, Citrix and Altera. I also raised the fund's exposure to
computer hardware by way of Dell and Sun Microsystems, as I suspected
these stocks would rebound after weakness related to Y2K concerns had
dissipated. The fund's emphasis on the fastest-growing emerging
markets within health care - specifically biotechnology and genomics -
and including names such as Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Affymetrix
also helped. The fund no longer held Affymetrix at period end.
However, when biotechs as a group fell sharply toward the end of
March, I resisted the temptation to sell, affirming my conviction in
the group's longer-term prospects. I took some profits in media,
reducing the fund's weighting in advertising-sensitive stocks, which
had been major beneficiaries of the Internet revolution.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS HELPED? WHICH HURT?
A. Amgen rode the biotech wave, moving higher behind an impressive
drug pipeline and favorable patent rulings. Out-of-benchmark positions
in Agilent Technologies, as well as biotech firms Protein Design Labs
and Imclone Systems, also added meaningfully to returns. I liquidated
the fund's position in Imclone Systems during the period. Looking
downward, Bristol-Myers Squibb plunged despite strong earnings when
the launch of its highly anticipated hypertension drug, Vanlev, was
delayed by regulators due to safety concerns. Owens Illinois, a
worldwide leader in the glass bottling business, suffered from
economic weakness in Eastern Europe and South America. Finally, Philip
Morris simply couldn't escape the pall cast by tobacco litigation.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I believe the market will continue to be volatile during the coming
months, with a lot of rotation among its various segments. To me, that
emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balanced approach in the
fund, which would allow us to be somewhat defensive and aggressive at
the same time. When one side isn't working, the other side generally
is. In the core of the portfolio, you have the holdings you feel
strongly about and have conviction in over the long term.
Additionally, I will continue to think seriously about where I want to
push the envelope on the growth extreme in terms of tech stocks. But
my feeling right now is that in this unforgiving market environment
that seems to be favoring the well-established, larger-cap tech
stocks, I don't want to push too hard.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: to seek long-term growth
of capital by investing in
companies with market
capitalization greater than $1
billion at the time of
investment
FUND NUMBER: 338
TRADING SYMBOL: FLCSX
START DATE: June 22, 1995
SIZE: as of April 30, 2000,
more than $1.1 billion
MANAGER: Karen Firestone,
since 1998; manager, Fidelity
Destiny I Portfolio, since
February 2000; Fidelity
Advisor Large Cap Stock
Fund, since 1998; several
Fidelity Select Portfolios,
1986-1997; joined Fidelity in
1983
KAREN FIRESTONE ON
THE CHALLENGES OF FUND
MANAGEMENT IN A
MOMENTUM-DRIVEN MARKET:
"The biggest challenge of managing
through a heavily momentum-driven
market is resisting the urge to dive
in with all of the other fish and
follow the trend. I try to be early, to
not worry about whether or not I'm
selling a stock at the top, and to pay
close attention to what valuation a
company is selling for based on the
earnings picture and the underlying
fundamentals. Admittedly, it takes
a lot of discipline and guts to sell
when everything seems to be riding
in your favor. You've got to mentally
review whether you still want to be
there when a stock is selling for 50
times revenue, for example, and
that's not an easy task.
"I'll avoid a stock for which I
cannot create a model that justifies
its value. I have to be able to show
myself or have someone walk
through the story with me to prove
that it warrants consideration. The
rationale can't be based solely on
the fact that every other company
in this space sells at that level. That
makes no sense to me whatsoever.
What does make some sense is if I
can create a scenario in which a
company's revenues and profits
will grow over time so that its stock
more than justifies the price. Only
then will I be willing to buy it."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF APRIL
30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cisco Systems, Inc. 5.3 2.9
General Electric Co. 4.8 4.1
Intel Corp. 4.4 2.5
Microsoft Corp. 2.7 4.6
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.8 1.9
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1.8 1.7
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.8 1.4
Merck & Co., Inc. 1.8 2.9
Fannie Mae 1.7 1.4
Walt Disney Co. 1.6 0.7
27.7 24.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
APRIL 30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Technology 37.9 25.4
Health 12.2 15.2
Media & Leisure 9.9 10.0
Finance 9.5 8.1
Industrial Machinery & 6.9 5.5
Equipment
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF APRIL 30, 2000 * AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 **
Stocks 96.1% Stocks 95.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 3.9% Net Other Assets 5.0%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.8% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.09999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.9 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.0
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INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2000
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.1%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1%
Boeing Co. 119,300 $ 4,735
United Technologies Corp. 115,000 7,152
11,887
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Union Carbide Corp. 50,400 2,974
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.0%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 43,670 590
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 3,564
DURABLES - 1.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.1%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 55,200 1,753
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.6%
Minnesota Mining & 72,900 6,306
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Sony Corp. sponsored ADR 12,300 2,775
The Swatch Group AG (Reg.) 17,900 4,051
6,826
TOTAL DURABLES 14,885
ENERGY - 2.7%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Halliburton Co. 116,700 5,157
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 70,300 2,808
Schlumberger Ltd. 97,300 7,450
15,415
OIL & GAS - 1.3%
Chevron Corp. 78,500 6,682
Exxon Mobil Corp. 96,300 7,481
14,163
TOTAL ENERGY 29,578
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - 9.5%
BANKS - 1.2%
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 281,367 $ 9,971
State Street Corp. 35,900 3,478
13,449
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.5%
American Express Co. 65,510 9,831
Associates First Capital 254,600 5,649
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 198,500 11,798
27,278
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.7%
Fannie Mae 322,100 19,427
Freddie Mac 229,100 10,524
29,951
INSURANCE - 2.2%
American International Group, 123,575 13,555
Inc.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, 40,500 3,992
Inc.
MetLife, Inc. 212,200 3,515
The Chubb Corp. 55,500 3,531
24,593
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.9%
Charles Schwab Corp. 102,500 4,561
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 20,700 1,930
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 49,900 3,830
Co.
10,321
TOTAL FINANCE 105,592
HEALTH - 12.2%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.5%
Alkermes, Inc. (a) 27,900 1,486
Amgen, Inc. (a) 112,600 6,306
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 122,600 1,287
(a)
Arqule, Inc. (a) 85,100 1,005
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 336,100 17,624
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 111,600 1,730
Cephalon, Inc. (a) 53,200 2,993
Eli Lilly & Co. 116,900 9,038
Enzon, Inc. (a) 55,700 2,075
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 51,100 3,912
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Immunex Corp. (a) 91,000 $ 3,583
Merck & Co., Inc. 284,240 19,755
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 104,600 8,303
Inc. (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 144,643 6,093
Protein Design Labs, Inc. (a) 24,900 2,527
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 8,900 494
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 313,260 12,628
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 24,400 688
(a)
Warner-Lambert Co. 139,000 15,820
117,347
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- 1.7%
Johnson & Johnson 127,200 10,494
Medtronic, Inc. 155,900 8,097
18,591
TOTAL HEALTH 135,938
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 6.9%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 5.9%
Emerson Electric Co. 121,900 6,689
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. 224,000 3,105
General Electric Co. 343,780 54,059
Omron Corp. 96,000 2,610
66,463
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.0%
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 66,900 4,286
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 140,700 6,604
10,890
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 77,353
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.9%
BROADCASTING - 6.2%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 163,324 8,156
Group Class A (a)
Audiofina 13,300 1,643
Cablevision Systems Corp. 60,300 4,082
Class A (a)
Carlton Communications PLC 286,800 3,449
CBS Corp. (a) 105,700 6,210
Comcast Corp. Class A 172,700 6,919
(special) (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Cox Communications, Inc. 128,700 $ 5,510
Class A (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 37,000 2,356
Class A (a)
Grupo Televisa SA de CV 102,200 6,483
sponsored ADR (a)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 75,100 2,549
Class A (a)
Societe Europeen Des 9,400 1,432
Satellite unit
Television Francaise 1 SA 4,649 3,191
Time Warner, Inc. 157,851 14,197
Univision Communications, 21,300 2,327
Inc. Class A (a)
68,504
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 154,600 3,981
Class A (a)
Ticketmaster Online 143,800 2,876
CitySearch, Inc. (a)
Walt Disney Co. 416,100 18,022
24,879
PUBLISHING - 0.7%
The New York Times Co. Class A 183,500 7,558
RESTAURANTS - 0.8%
McDonald's Corp. 237,100 9,039
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 109,980
NONDURABLES - 4.2%
BEVERAGES - 1.9%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 134,100 9,462
Inc.
Seagram Co. Ltd. 48,200 2,534
The Coca-Cola Co. 202,300 9,521
21,517
FOODS - 0.7%
H.J. Heinz Co. 64,300 2,186
Quaker Oats Co. 79,600 5,189
7,375
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.3%
Clorox Co. 30,200 1,110
Gillette Co. 156,900 5,805
Procter & Gamble Co. 134,300 8,008
14,923
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 0.3%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 148,240 $ 3,243
TOTAL NONDURABLES 47,058
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.2%
Newmont Mining Corp. 76,700 1,798
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 3.6%
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.1%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 26,600 1,438
Kohls Corp. (a) 34,300 1,646
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 366,500 20,295
23,379
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.5%
Home Depot, Inc. 298,150 16,715
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 40,094
SERVICES - 1.8%
ADVERTISING - 1.7%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 39,800 3,020
Omnicom Group, Inc. 35,300 3,215
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 100,400 6,564
WPP Group PLC sponsored ADR 78,100 6,043
18,842
SERVICES - 0.1%
Robert Half International, 29,100 1,779
Inc. (a)
TOTAL SERVICES 20,621
TECHNOLOGY - 37.9%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 8.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 848,640 58,824
Corning, Inc. 45,500 8,986
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 325,200 20,223
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 109,600 6,234
UTStarcom, Inc. 39,300 1,867
96,134
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- 9.0%
Aether Systems, Inc. 7,900 1,315
America Online, Inc. (a) 194,100 11,610
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- CONTINUED
Automatic Data Processing, 196,200 $ 10,558
Inc.
Be Free, Inc. 68,700 859
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 71,600 3,455
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 64,700 3,951
CNET Networks, Inc. (a) 62,500 2,160
Exodus Communications, Inc. 25,700 2,273
(a)
First Data Corp. 29,300 1,427
GoTo.com, Inc. 49,600 1,693
Inktomi Corp. (a) 11,000 1,693
Intuit, Inc. (a) 24,200 870
Lycos, Inc. (a) 44,700 2,079
Microsoft Corp. (a) 432,700 30,181
Oracle Corp. (a) 106,700 8,529
Priceline.com, Inc. 14,800 936
Trans Cosmos, Inc. 7,500 1,491
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 27,900 3,889
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 19,900 2,135
Vignette Corp. (a) 33,900 1,634
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 58,400 7,607
100,345
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- 7.9%
Brocade Communications 13,800 1,711
Systems, Inc.
Comdisco, Inc. 59,400 1,845
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 340,400 17,063
EMC Corp. (a) 112,800 15,672
Gateway, Inc. (a) 46,500 2,569
Hewlett-Packard Co. 93,200 12,582
International Business 119,400 13,328
Machines Corp.
Juniper Networks, Inc. 11,300 2,403
Lexmark International Group, 34,800 4,106
Inc. Class A (a)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 176,096 16,190
87,469
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.2%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 57,600 5,105
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 29,900 3,044
LAM Research Corp. (a) 123,400 5,661
13,810
ELECTRONICS - 11.2%
Altera Corp. (a) 70,300 7,188
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 2,700 $ 465
Chartered Semiconduct 39,700 3,469
Manufacturing Ltd. ADR
GlobeSpan, Inc. 21,200 2,014
Intel Corp. 388,200 49,229
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) 45,900 4,759
Linear Technology Corp. 93,100 5,318
LSI Logic Corp. (a) 41,800 2,613
Methode Electronics, Inc. 58,700 2,446
Class A
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 22,300 3,105
Motorola, Inc. 126,400 15,050
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 13,500 2,590
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 18,100 2,901
unit
Texas Instruments, Inc. 123,600 20,131
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 30,200 2,055
(a)
World Access, Inc. (a) 106,200 1,673
125,006
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 422,764
TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Travelocity.com, Inc. (a) 67,800 1,195
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.4%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 71,300 4,741
Class B
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 5,936
UTILITIES - 4.0%
CELLULAR - 1.4%
Nextel Communications, Inc. 28,200 3,086
Class A (a)
Powertel, Inc. (a) 35,400 2,381
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 11,800 1,280
Sprint Corp. - PCS Group 82,100 4,516
Series 1 (a)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 996,501 4,684
15,947
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.9%
AES Corp. (a) 59,600 5,360
Calpine Corp. (a) 44,100 4,035
9,395
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.7%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (a) 37,015 $ 2,619
AT&T Corp. 80,450 3,756
DDI Corp. 170 1,949
Focal Communications Corp. 26,600 886
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 7,560 344
Metromedia Fiber Network, 160,200 4,946
Inc. Class A (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 99,900 4,377
18,877
TOTAL UTILITIES 44,219
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,071,267
(Cost $875,833)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.1%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 4,656,340 4,656
5.94% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 52,924,507 52,925
5.77% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 57,581
(Cost $57,581)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 1,128,848
101.2%
(Cost $933,414)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.2)% (13,911)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 1,114,937
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At April 30, 2000, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $941,602,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $187,246,000, of which $263,904,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $76,658,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $10,876,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNT) APRIL 30, 2000
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 1,128,848
value (cost $933,414) - See
accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 8,985
sold
Receivable for fund shares 902
sold
Dividends receivable 494
Interest receivable 220
Other receivables 13
TOTAL ASSETS 1,139,462
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 17,402
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,554
redeemed
Accrued management fee 607
Other payables and accrued 306
expenses
Collateral on securities 4,656
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 24,525
NET ASSETS $ 1,114,937
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 883,029
Accumulated undistributed net 36,479
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 195,429
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS, for 52,302 shares $ 1,114,937
outstanding
NET ASSET VALUE, offering $21.32
price and redemption price
per share ($1,114,937
(divided by) 52,302 shares)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 6,441
Dividends
Interest 2,125
Security lending 41
TOTAL INCOME 8,607
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 5,250
Performance adjustment 341
Transfer agent fees 1,963
Accounting and security 299
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 2
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 50
Registration fees 199
Audit 29
Legal 10
Reports to shareholders 71
Miscellaneous 1
Total expenses before 8,215
reductions
Expense reductions (155) 8,060
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 547
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 49,961
Foreign currency transactions 31 49,992
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 108,946
Assets and liabilities in (5) 108,941
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 158,933
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 159,480
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 547 $ 372
income
Net realized gain (loss) 49,992 8,223
Change in net unrealized 108,941 62,685
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 159,480 71,280
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (957) (185)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (19,130) (20,547)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (20,087) (20,732)
Share transactions Net 849,804 792,455
proceeds from sales of shares
Reinvestment of distributions 19,167 20,274
Cost of shares redeemed (526,476) (384,464)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 342,495 428,265
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 481,888 478,813
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 633,049 154,236
End of period (including $ 1,114,937 $ 633,049
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $380,
respectively)
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares
Sold 43,007 47,639
Issued in reinvestment of 1,002 1,426
distributions
Redeemed (26,131) (24,016)
Net increase (decrease) 17,878 25,049
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 18.39 $ 16.45 $ 12.81 $ 11.72 $ 10.00
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .01 D .02 D .06 D .09 D .05
Net realized and unrealized 3.39 4.17 4.71 1.85 1.70
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.40 4.19 4.77 1.94 1.75
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.02) G (.02) (.06) (.05) (.03)
From net realized gain (.45) G (2.23) (1.07) (.80) -
Total distributions (.47) (2.25) (1.13) (.85) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 21.32 $ 18.39 $ 16.45 $ 12.81 $ 11.72
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.82% 29.48% 39.03% 17.35% 17.52%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,115 $ 633 $ 154 $ 117 $ 88
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .91% .93% .86% 1.01% 1.31% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .89% E .90% E .84% E .99% E 1.30% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .06% .13% .39% .68% .70% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover rate 99% 100% 159% 110% 155% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES.
F FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 22, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO APRIL
30, 1996.
G THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended April 30, 2000
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited
number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles which require management to make certain estimates and
assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following
summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
EXPENSES. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a
fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned
among the funds in the trust.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences, which may result in
distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing
treatments for litigation proceeds, foreign currency transactions, and
losses deferred due to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and
profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part
of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions may include temporary book and tax basis
differences which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable
income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the
following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury, Federal Agency,
or other obligations found to be satisfactory by FMR are transferred
to an account of the fund, or to the Joint Trading Account, at a bank
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - CONTINUED
custodian. The securities are marked-to-market daily and maintained at
a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase
agreement (including accrued interest). FMR, the fund's investment
adviser, is responsible for determining that the value of the
underlying securities remains in accordance with the market value
requirements stated above.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,158,620,000 and $856,473,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the fund's investment performance as compared to the
appropriate index over a specified period of time. For the period, the
management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .62% of average net
assets after the performance adjustment.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and
shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based
fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays
for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports,
except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were
equivalent to an annual rate of .22% of average net assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $56,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $4,455,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$4,656,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $143,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's transfer agent,
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to
reduce a portion of the fund's expenses. During the period, the fund's
transfer agent fees were reduced by $12,000 under this arrangement.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust and Shareholders of
Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
of Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund, (the fund), a series of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of
investments, as of April 30, 2000, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net
assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the
financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then
ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2000, by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not
received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund as of April 30,
2000, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the
changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the
period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America .
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Large Cap Stock Fund voted to pay on
June 5, 2000, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on
June 2, 2000, a distribution of $.79 per share derived from capital
gains realized from sales of portfolio securities.
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 50% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2001 of amounts for use
in preparing 2000 income tax returns.
MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal
investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account
information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a
day.
BY PHONE
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free
number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's
easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will
help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
(PHONE_GRAPHIC)FIDELITY AUTOMATED
SERVICE TELEPHONE (FAST(registered trademark))
1-800-544-5555
PRESS
1 For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
2 For quotes.*
3 For account balances and holdings.
4 To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
5 To change your PIN.
*0 To speak to a Fidelity representative.
BY PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of
information, including daily financial news, fund performance,
interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and
services.
(COMPUTER_GRAPHIC)FIDELITY'S WEB SITE
WWW.FIDELITY.COM
If you are not currently on the Internet, call EarthLink Sprint at
1-800-288-2967, and be sure to ask for registration number SMD004 to
receive a special Fidelity package that includes 30 days of free
Internet access. EarthLink is North America's #1 independent Internet
access provider.
(COMPUTER_GRAPHIC)
FIDELITY ON-LINE XPRESS+(registered trademark)
Fidelity On-line Xpress+ software for Windows combines comprehensive
portfolio management capabilities, securities trading and access to
research and analysis tools . . . all on your desktop. Call Fidelity
at 1-800-544-0240 or visit our web site for more information on how to
manage your investments via your PC.
* WHEN YOU CALL THE QUOTES LINE, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT A FUND'S YIELD
AND RETURN WILL VARY AND,
EXCEPT FOR MONEY MARKET FUNDS, SHARE PRICE WILL ALSO VARY. THIS MEANS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE A
GAIN OR LOSS WHEN YOU SELL YOUR SHARES. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT
MONEY MARKET FUNDS WILL BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE $1 SHARE PRICE; AN INVESTMENT IN A MONEY
MARKET FUND IS NOT INSURED
OR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. TOTAL RETURNS ARE HISTORICAL AND
INCLUDE CHANGES IN SHARE
PRICE, REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS, AND THE EFFECTS OF
ANY SALES CHARGES.
TO WRITE FIDELITY
If more than one address is listed, please locate the address that is
closest to you. We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and
send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
(LETTER_GRAPHIC)MAKING CHANGES
TO YOUR ACCOUNT
(such as changing name, address, bank, etc.)
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0002
(LETTER_GRAPHIC)FOR NON-RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS
BUYING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
2300 Litton Lane - KH1A
Hebron, KY 41048
SELLING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 660602
Dallas, TX 75266-0602
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Redemptions - CP6I
400 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039-5587
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
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P.O. Box 500
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(LETTER_GRAPHIC)FOR RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS
BUYING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
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Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
SELLING SHARES
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 660602
Dallas, TX 75266-0602
OVERNIGHT EXPRESS
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Redemptions - CP6R
400 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, TX 75039-5587
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Ltd.
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Karen M. Firestone, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Robert A. Dwight, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
Maria F. Dwyer, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Donald J. Kirk *
Ned C. Lautenbach *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Michael Cook
Abigail P. Johnson
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
* INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
LCS-ANN-0600 104092
1.703546.102
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FIDELITY'S GROWTH FUNDS
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THE FIDELITY TELEPHONE CONNECTION
MUTUAL FUND 24-HOUR SERVICE
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
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for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
MID-CAP STOCK
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2000
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 28 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 33 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 34
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 35
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND. THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY,
ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, CALL 1-800-544-6666 FOR A
FREE PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(PHOTO_OF_EDWARD_C_JOHNSON_3D)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
New indicators of accelerating inflation led to a sharp downturn in
equity markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P
500(registered trademark) each suffered its worst single-session point
decline in history on April 14. Volatility ruled the remainder of the
month, with equity markets experiencing both strong rallies and broad
sell-offs. Inflation-sensitive Treasuries experienced similar
volatility, as prices for the bellwether 10-year note edged lower
throughout the month.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-544-6666, or visit our
web site at www.fidelity.com. We are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week to provide you the information you need to make the
investments that are right for you.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate a fund's historical performance.
You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average
annual percentage change or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment. Total return reflects the change in the value of an
investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY MID-CAP STOCK 49.47% 230.88% 303.52%
S&P MidCap 400 (registered 23.52% 177.99% 202.15%
trademark)
Mid-Cap Funds Average 39.88% 183.92% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show the fund's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or since
the fund started on March 29, 1994. For example, if you had invested
$1,000 in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of
your investment would be $1,050. You can compare the fund's returns to
the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 400 medium-capitalization stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the mid-cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past one year average represents a peer group of 445 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY MID-CAP STOCK 49.47% 27.04% 25.73%
S&P MidCap 400 23.52% 22.69% 19.90%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 39.88% 22.24% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year. (Note: Lipper calculates average annual total
returns by annualizing each fund's total return, then taking an
arithmetic average. This may produce a different figure than that
obtained by averaging the cumulative total returns and annualizing the
result.)
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
Mid-Cap Stock S&P MidCap 400
00337 SP004
1994/03/29 10000.00 10000.00
1994/03/31 9780.00 9827.50
1994/04/30 9840.00 9900.23
1994/05/31 9890.00 9806.17
1994/06/30 9690.00 9468.84
1994/07/31 9930.00 9789.83
1994/08/31 10740.00 10302.82
1994/09/30 10990.00 10110.16
1994/10/31 11180.00 10220.36
1994/11/30 10720.00 9759.42
1994/12/31 10846.15 9849.01
1995/01/31 10927.24 9951.54
1995/02/28 11464.48 10473.20
1995/03/31 11860.51 10654.91
1995/04/30 12195.61 10868.86
1995/05/31 12378.39 11131.13
1995/06/30 12984.78 11584.28
1995/07/31 13715.88 12188.63
1995/08/31 14004.20 12413.99
1995/09/30 14302.82 12714.91
1995/10/31 14014.50 12387.76
1995/11/30 14539.66 12928.73
1995/12/31 14525.66 12896.54
1996/01/31 14977.57 13083.66
1996/02/29 15397.20 13528.38
1996/03/31 15386.44 13690.45
1996/04/30 15956.71 14108.55
1996/05/31 16666.85 14299.30
1996/06/30 16158.58 14084.67
1996/07/31 15221.85 13131.84
1996/08/31 16080.52 13889.16
1996/09/30 17073.01 14494.72
1996/10/31 16638.10 14536.90
1996/11/30 17429.86 15355.77
1996/12/31 17157.68 15372.81
1997/01/31 17731.94 15949.91
1997/02/28 17274.87 15818.80
1997/03/31 16325.58 15144.44
1997/04/30 16759.21 15537.14
1997/05/31 18165.57 16895.71
1997/06/30 19160.83 17370.31
1997/07/31 20672.56 19090.14
1997/08/31 20635.69 19067.04
1997/09/30 21704.96 20163.01
1997/10/31 20820.05 19285.72
1997/11/30 21164.18 19571.54
1997/12/31 21804.06 20331.11
1998/01/31 21673.42 19944.00
1998/02/28 23463.20 21596.36
1998/03/31 24665.11 22570.36
1998/04/30 24560.59 22982.27
1998/05/31 23763.68 21948.30
1998/06/30 24491.13 22086.79
1998/07/31 23834.87 21230.48
1998/08/31 19394.63 17278.64
1998/09/30 20288.27 18891.60
1998/10/31 21796.27 20579.95
1998/11/30 23220.50 21606.89
1998/12/31 25114.84 24217.43
1999/01/31 25466.00 23274.65
1999/02/28 24075.41 22055.98
1999/03/31 25241.26 22672.23
1999/04/30 26997.05 24460.61
1999/05/31 26884.68 24566.53
1999/06/30 28662.74 25882.07
1999/07/31 28104.57 25332.07
1999/08/31 28149.82 24463.69
1999/09/30 27335.20 23708.49
1999/10/31 28617.48 24916.68
1999/11/30 30322.16 26224.56
1999/12/31 35117.59 27783.08
2000/01/31 35647.48 27000.71
2000/02/29 45731.55 28890.22
2000/03/31 43290.82 31308.04
2000/04/28 40352.31 30214.77
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 20000430 20000518 120413 R00000000000077
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund on March 29, 1994, when the
fund started. As the chart shows, by April 30, 2000, the value of the
investment would have grown to $40,352 - a 303.52% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's
MidCap 400 Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital
gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 would have grown to
$30,215 - a 202.15% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF APRIL 30, 2000, ONE YEAR AND
FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS
AVERAGE ARE 47.70% AND 247.92%, RESPECTIVELY. THE ONE YEAR AND FIVE
YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS ARE 47.70% AND 27.81%, RESPECTIVELY.
THE ONE YEAR AND FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 19.03% AND 167.28%, RESPECTIVELY. THE ONE YEAR
AND FIVE YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS ARE 19.03% AND 20.91%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
The threat of inflation and five
pre-emptive interest-rate hikes by
the Federal Reserve Board took
their toll on the majority of
large-cap stocks throughout
most of the 12-month period that
ended April 30, 2000. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average - the
blue chips' benchmark - eked out
a 0.99% return during the period.
The Standard & Poor's 500SM
Index, a group of the U.S.' largest
companies, gained 10.13%.
Instead, investors favored small-
and mid-cap growth stocks, and in
particular, technology,
telecommunications and
biotechnology stocks, which were
impacted less by rising interest
rates. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Composite Index, the benchmark
for new economy stocks, returned
52.20% during the period. The
Russell 2000(Registered trademark) Index, a barometer
of small-cap stocks, returned
18.42%. Toward the end of the
period, a number of negative
factors - including a
less-enthusiastic market outlook
from a notable Wall Street
strategist, a federal judge's
unfavorable ruling against
Microsoft, and consistent monthly
economic data that showed
evidence of inflation - shook the
confidence of small- and mid-cap
investors. After rising to a high of
5048 on March 10, the NASDAQ
suffered a 10%-20% decline in
March, followed by a 25%
pullback during a single week in
mid-April. At the same time, the
Russell 2000 declined more than
6% in both March and April.
Meanwhile, many investors sought
the safety of larger companies as
the period drew to a close.
(photograph of David Felman)
An interview with David Felman, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Mid-Cap
Stock Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DAVID?
A. For the 12-month period that ended on April 30, 2000, the fund
returned 49.47%, compared to a return of 23.52% for the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index and a return of 39.88% for the mid-cap funds
average, as measured by Lipper Inc.
Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE?
A. After taking over the fund in August 1999, I increased weightings
in technology, health care and energy, while reducing the emphasis on
media, advertising and financial services stocks. These moves worked
out very well for most of the period. However, the last two months of
the period were more difficult. Technology and biotechnology stocks
corrected, while cyclicals and financial services rallied. The one
shining exception was my emphasis on energy stocks late in the period,
which did very well as expectations of rising inflation supported the
industry's performance.
Q. WHAT WERE YOUR PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES?
A. I had a heavy emphasis on technology, which accounted for 38.9% of
net assets at the end of the period. Within technology, the key areas
were wireless communications and the Internet. Wireless market
penetration and usage increased, benefiting service providers such as
Nextel and equipment companies such as Kopin. The fund held strong
positions in both companies. Demand for the Internet also grew and the
companies that I emphasized did very well, including Exodus
Communications and DoubleClick, as well as VERITAS, which produces
software for data storage systems.
Q. OUTSIDE OF TECHNOLOGY, YOUR LARGEST WEIGHTINGS WERE IN HEALTH CARE
AND ENERGY, AT 12.0% AND 11.0% OF NET ASSETS, RESPECTIVELY. WHAT WAS
YOUR STRATEGY IN THOSE INDUSTRIES?
A. In health care, I invested in biotech-nology companies, which did
well as developing drugs either approached or reached the consumer
market. Among the holdings that benefited were COR Therapeutics and
Cephalon. I also invested in companies that could take advantage of
developments in genomics, or gene-mapping. Two examples were Incyte
Pharmaceuticals and Gene Logic, both of which did very well earlier in
the period. I also was enthusiastic about the prospects for energy
stocks. Inventories were down, and the industry had not been investing
in capital equipment very much. At the same time, OPEC was showing
discipline in restraining oil production. All these factors indicated
improving prospects for energy companies. Energy stocks performed very
well late in the period, which helped offset the decline of technology
stocks in March and April. Among my energy company investments were
Apache, an exploration and production company, and BJ Services, which
provides services for exploration companies. Both contributed to
performance.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Idec Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company, was a
disappointment. One of its principal drugs experienced slower sales
growth than analysts had expected, and its stock price suffered. At
the end of the period, the fund no longer owned Idec. In general, the
fund's relative performance suffered late in the period when
technology and biotechnology stocks fell in price. My underweighting
in financial stocks helped performance during most of the period, but
hurt late in the period. I avoided them because I thought they were at
the top of their cycle, merger-and-acquisition activity was slowing
and interest rates were increasing. However, as investors rotated out
of technology stocks, the low valuations of financial services stocks
attracted attention. A similar story occurred in cyclical stocks.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE MID-CAP STOCK MARKET?
A. Clearly, big things are happening in technology, with the growth of
both wireless communications and Internet usage exceeding all
expectations. However, the stocks that benefited from that growth
reached extremely high valuations and suffered steep price losses in
March and April. Even after this correction, many technology stock
prices still are very high. Where do we go from here? I can see the
potential both for further corrections or for renewed strength. I
believe that if demand for wireless communications continues to exceed
expectations, there will be companies that will benefit. However,
company-specific fundamental analysis and stockpicking will become
more important. I see opportunity in the market, but I also see
downside risk because these stocks are not cheap.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly in
equity securities of
companies with
medium-sized market
capitalizations
FUND NUMBER: 337
TRADING SYMBOL: FMCSX
START DATE: March 29, 1994
SIZE: as of April 30, 2000,
more than $4.0 billion
MANAGER: David Felman,
since 1999; manager,
Fidelity Advisor Mid-Cap
Fund, since 1999; Fidelity
Convertible Securities Fund,
1997-1999; Fidelity Select
Telecommunications Portfolio,
1994-1996; joined Fidelity
in 1993
DAVID FELMAN ON THE GROWTH
OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS:
" In some parts of Europe, the
penetration of wireless
communications has reached 60%
of the population, exceeding even
the penetration of wire-based
communications. In the United
States, we still are only slightly
above 30% penetration. There is
no reason why wireless
communications will not exceed
60% penetration in the U.S.,
helping both the service-providing
companies and the equipment
manufacturers. The main
question is the pace of the growth.
"I see two reasons why wireless
growth may happen faster in the
United States than it did in Europe.
First, the second wave of growth
tends to be faster than the first
wave, and the U.S. is still in the first
wave. Secondly, the expansion of
data services over wireless phones
should accelerate growth in both
market penetration and usage. Not
only can we use wireless phones to
make telephone calls, we also can
use them to check stock prices, buy
books, check the weather report, or
get directions on where to go. The
risks are that penetration will slow
for some unknown reasons or that
the economy will slow and
consumers will begin to see wireless
phones as luxuries. If the economy
weakens, and people don't have as
much money, they may not see the
need to spend more on wireless
phones."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF APRIL
30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Nextel Communications, Inc. 3.4 2.7
Class A
Kopin Corp. 2.8 0.0
Siebel Systems, Inc. 1.8 0.8
Altera Corp. 1.8 1.1
VERITAS Software Corp. 1.6 1.5
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. 1.6 0.3
Pegasus Communications Corp. 1.2 0.0
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.2 0.2
Sepracor, Inc. 1.1 0.6
Cephalon, Inc. 1.0 0.7
17.5 7.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
APRIL 30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Technology 38.9 23.0
Health 12.0 12.4
Energy 11.0 10.3
Utilities 9.0 10.8
Finance 6.5 11.6
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF APRIL 30, 2000 * AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.3% Stocks 93.6%
Convertible Securities 0.0% Convertible Securities 0.1%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 5.7% Net Other Assets 6.3%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.0% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.3%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 93.59999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.1
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.7 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.3
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INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2000
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.6%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.4%
Avery Dennison Corp. 219,500 $ 14,405
Dow Chemical Co. 39,600 4,475
Ivex Packaging Corp. (a) 273,900 2,465
Lyondell Chemical Co. 938,700 17,249
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 140,900 7,838
Union Carbide Corp. 139,100 8,207
54,639
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.2%
Bemis Co., Inc. 214,400 7,893
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 62,532
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
ENGINEERING - 0.6%
Bouygues SA 8,300 5,311
DSP Group, Inc. (a) 44,500 3,165
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 89,100 4,633
Fluor Corp. 94,200 3,162
Quanta Services, Inc. (a) 142,200 6,603
22,874
DURABLES - 1.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.4%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 250,800 7,963
SPX Corp. (a) 80,310 8,824
16,787
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
General Motors Corp. Class H 125,400 12,078
(a)
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.4%
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 191,000 5,670
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 268,880 12,453
18,123
TOTAL DURABLES 46,988
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - 11.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 6.5%
BJ Services Co. (a) 291,400 $ 20,471
Cal Dive International, Inc. 143,400 7,134
(a)
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 83,900 4,258
Diamond Offshore Drilling, 352,400 14,206
Inc.
ENSCO International, Inc. 788,700 26,175
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 887,900 21,310
Grey Wolf, Inc. (a) 3,060,200 12,432
Halliburton Co. 285,100 12,598
Hanover Compressor Co. (a) 170,200 9,914
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 367,700 11,514
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 478,500 18,871
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 681,400 27,213
Pride International, Inc. (a) 251,800 5,697
R&B Falcon Corp. (a) 757,500 15,718
Smith International, Inc. (a) 161,600 12,282
Tidewater, Inc. 450,800 13,411
Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. 261,700 12,300
Varco International, Inc. (a) 661,400 8,268
Weatherford International, 264,200 10,733
Inc.
264,505
OIL & GAS - 4.5%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 238,600 10,364
Apache Corp. 515,800 24,984
Burlington Resources, Inc. 339,700 13,354
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 256,500 19,238
Devon Energy Corp. 206,400 9,946
EOG Resources, Inc. 196,600 4,890
Grant Prideco, Inc. (a) 264,200 5,086
Kerr-McGee Corp. 123,952 6,415
Murphy Oil Corp. 40,900 2,413
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 208,400 7,515
Nuevo Energy Co. (a) 156,450 2,738
Ocean Energy, Inc. (a) 749,700 9,699
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 2,078,700 19,098
Tosco Corp. 337,619 10,825
USX - Marathon Group 132,600 3,091
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Vastar Resources, Inc. 319,100 $ 25,727
Veritas DGC, Inc. (a) 348,900 8,374
183,757
TOTAL ENERGY 448,262
FINANCE - 6.5%
BANKS - 0.9%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 220,300 9,046
Bank One Corp. 917,600 27,987
37,033
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.5%
Concord EFS, Inc. (a) 266,900 5,972
Household International, Inc. 362,800 15,147
21,119
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 0.9%
Freddie Mac 782,400 35,942
INSURANCE - 3.5%
Ace Ltd. 357,000 8,546
AFLAC, Inc. 128,700 6,282
Allmerica Financial Corp. 195,400 10,576
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. 354,400 17,011
American General Corp. 73,600 4,122
CIGNA Corp. 371,650 29,639
Hartford Financial Services 90,200 4,707
Group, Inc.
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 90,600 4,462
MBIA, Inc. 85,900 4,247
MetLife, Inc. 1,052,200 17,427
Protective Life Corp. 351,200 8,363
Reliastar Financial Corp. 339,259 14,609
The Chubb Corp. 74,600 4,746
Xl Capital Ltd. 160,600 7,649
142,386
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.2%
Golden West Financial Corp. 189,900 6,480
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Dain Rauscher Corp. 64,300 3,983
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - CONTINUED
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 434,600 $ 9,344
TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. 387,400 7,772
21,099
TOTAL FINANCE 264,059
HEALTH - 12.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.6%
Abgenix, Inc. (a) 93,500 8,374
Alkermes, Inc. (a) 19,500 1,038
Allergan, Inc. 110,200 6,488
Aviron (a) 510,650 12,288
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 343,500 18,012
Celgene Corp. (a) 440,190 20,716
Cephalon, Inc. (a) 693,100 38,987
Chiron Corp. (a) 283,200 12,815
COR Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 458,200 34,909
CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 217,700 8,681
Eli Lilly & Co. 213,087 16,474
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 171,700 14,434
Gene Logic, Inc. (a) 392,200 10,540
Genentech, Inc. 81,100 9,489
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) 101,140 5,481
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 9,700 743
(a)
Imclone Systems, Inc. (a) 198,300 18,045
Immunex Corp. (a) 133,500 5,257
Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 42,600 3,280
(a)
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 63,360 10,134
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 198,452 15,752
Inc. (a)
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 306,300 8,691
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) 5,500 354
PE Corp. - Celera Genomics 289,400 23,876
Group (a)
Protein Design Labs, Inc. (a) 190,100 19,295
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 519,800 28,854
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 139,700 5,632
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 464,500 42,734
SuperGen, Inc. (a) 439,000 14,542
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 152,600 4,883
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
United Therapeutics Corp. 153,700 $ 8,684
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 38,200 1,717
(a)
431,199
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- 0.6%
Millipore Corp. 67,400 4,832
MiniMed, Inc. (a) 40,000 4,918
Novoste Corp. (a) 140,700 5,769
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 221,550 6,896
22,415
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- 0.8%
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 771,700 6,222
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a) 384,300 22,361
Wellpoint Health Networks, 68,900 5,081
Inc. (a)
33,664
TOTAL HEALTH 487,278
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
Adaptive Broadband Corp. (a) 352,552 11,458
American Power Conversion 113,100 3,994
Corp. (a)
ANTEC Corp. (a) 73,800 3,967
California Amplifier, Inc. (a) 25,100 678
Emerson Electric Co. 76,300 4,187
General Electric Co. 25,900 4,073
Harris Corp. 90,500 2,924
Pace Micro Technology PLC 1,277,600 14,886
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 44,600 9,280
(a)
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 88,400 5,752
Vyyo, Inc. 599,700 12,669
73,868
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.9%
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (a) 382,900 20,485
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 155,700 7,308
Varian Semiconductor 134,900 9,072
Equipment Associates, Inc.
(a)
36,865
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 110,733
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.9%
BROADCASTING - 3.5%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 177,304 $ 8,854
Group Class A (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 431,500 27,481
Class A (a)
Emmis Communications Corp. 186,200 7,914
Class A (a)
Pegasus Communications Corp. 452,700 49,401
(a)
Radio One, Inc. 116,600 6,763
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (a) 81,600 4,335
Univision Communications, 183,400 20,036
Inc. Class A (a)
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 451,400 15,968
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 41,000 2,373
143,125
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Walt Disney Co. 222,700 9,646
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Reader's Digest Association, 154,600 4,947
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 70,000 1,715
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 159,433
NONDURABLES - 1.4%
AGRICULTURE - 0.1%
Nutreco Holding NV 112,810 4,396
BEVERAGES - 0.3%
Seagram Co. Ltd. 222,800 11,713
FOODS - 0.5%
Keebler Foods Co. 328,100 10,315
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 800,000 10,300
20,615
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.5%
Avon Products, Inc. 503,400 20,891
TOTAL NONDURABLES 57,615
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.4%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 255,400 1,363
Newmont Mining Corp. 35,700 837
Stillwater Mining Co. (a) 539,298 15,100
17,300
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 1.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.3%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 246,000 $ 2,706
A (a)
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 404,800 8,374
11,080
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.5%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 72,900 907
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 264,900 14,321
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) 78,400 4,537
19,765
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.4%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 59,100 4,772
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 87,900 5,170
Circuit City Group
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 211,600 2,235
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 42,400 3,082
Ventro Corp. 128,200 3,526
18,785
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 49,630
SERVICES - 2.5%
ADVERTISING - 1.0%
Cybergold, Inc. 40,400 333
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 481,600 36,541
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 60,700 3,968
40,842
PRINTING - 0.0%
Valassis Communications, Inc. 35,400 1,206
(a)
SERVICES - 1.5%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 544,500 12,558
CheckFree Holdings Corp. (a) 108,800 5,528
Cintas Corp. 274,900 10,893
Ecolab, Inc. 414,400 16,188
Opus360 Corp. 1,975 17
Per-Se Technologies, Inc. (a) 7,995 54
Per-Se Technologies, Inc. 10,733 0
warrants 7/8/03 (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
Robert Half International, 156,200 $ 9,548
Inc. (a)
True North Communications 122,000 5,025
59,811
TOTAL SERVICES 101,859
TECHNOLOGY - 38.9%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
Advanced Fibre 46,200 2,111
Communications, Inc. (a)
Andrew Corp. (a) 228,200 6,718
Ciena Corp. (a) 114,700 14,180
Com21, Inc. (a) 66,600 1,865
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 213,174 19,012
Corning, Inc. 25,600 5,056
Ditech Communications Corp. 24,600 2,109
InterVoice, Inc. (a) 101,900 1,624
Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) 427,600 17,505
Metricom, Inc. (a) 135,500 3,802
Natural MicroSystems Corp. (a) 300,900 19,596
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 40,000 2,275
Tekelec (a) 120,600 4,221
Terayon Communication 11,500 1,070
Systems, Inc. (a)
Turnstone Systems, Inc. 9,600 1,056
102,200
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- 11.6%
24/7 Media, Inc. (a) 133,200 2,614
Adobe Systems, Inc. 314,000 37,974
Affiliated Computer Services, 95,800 3,173
Inc. Class A (a)
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 51,800 6,996
Amdocs Ltd. (a) 254,400 17,220
Ariba, Inc. 97,200 7,211
Art Technology Group, Inc. 242,600 14,738
Autodesk, Inc. 249,100 9,559
Be Free, Inc. 241,800 3,023
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 500,600 24,154
BroadVision, Inc. (a) 81,200 3,568
Business Objects SA sponsored 22,500 2,202
ADR (a)
CACI International, Inc. 215,300 5,046
Class A (a)
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 194,800 3,275
(a)
Cambridge Technology 287,600 3,164
Partners, Inc. (a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 233,500 14,258
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- CONTINUED
Clarent Corp. 47,700 $ 3,244
CNET Networks, Inc. (a) 137,600 4,756
Digital Insight Corp. 23,400 916
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 46,100 2,789
Exchange Applications, Inc. 375,960 4,582
(a)
Exodus Communications, Inc. 122,300 10,816
(a)
Foundry Networks, Inc. 48,700 4,432
Hyperion Solutions Corp. (a) 135,900 4,122
Inet Technologies, Inc. 87,700 3,782
Integral Systems, Inc. (a) 135,700 2,646
Interact Commerce Corp. 159,700 2,336
Internap Network Services 50,300 1,937
Corp.
Intuit, Inc. (a) 126,120 4,532
Keynote Systems, Inc. 118,800 5,331
Lycos, Inc. (a) 128,000 5,952
Macromedia, Inc. (a) 13,600 1,183
Mercury Interactive Corp. (a) 168,400 15,156
Metasolv Software, Inc. 57,800 1,972
Micromuse, Inc. (a) 43,000 4,219
Network Solutions, Inc. Class 66,000 9,768
A (a)
New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) 35,600 1,117
Pharmacopeia, Inc. (a) 40,100 1,649
Phone.com, Inc. 26,400 2,218
Polycom, Inc. (a) 69,300 5,483
Priceline.com, Inc. 54,400 3,441
Puma Technology, Inc. (a) 63,600 1,948
Rational Software Corp. (a) 229,800 19,562
Redback Networks, Inc. 90,200 7,160
Siebel Systems, Inc. (a) 593,180 72,887
Software.com, Inc. 33,800 2,734
Tumbleweed Communications 51,900 1,583
Corp.
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 98,400 13,715
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 609,425 65,370
Vignette Corp. (a) 411,100 19,810
webMethods, Inc. 600 54
471,377
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- 3.7%
Advanced Digital Information 144,000 3,537
Corp. (a)
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 50,300 6,240
Brocade Communications 102,300 12,685
Systems, Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- CONTINUED
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 124,600 $ 12,958
Comdisco, Inc. 87,600 2,721
Copper Mountain Networks, 103,900 8,663
Inc.
Finisar Corp. 65,100 2,429
Fujitsu Support & Service, 8,300 1,228
Inc. (FSAS)
Juniper Networks, Inc. 117,240 24,935
Lexmark International Group, 75,000 8,850
Inc. Class A (a)
MRV Communications, Inc. (a) 46,700 3,219
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 269,300 19,911
SanDisk Corp. (a) 25,800 2,364
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 110,200 3,802
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 260,500 13,872
SCM Microsystems, Inc. (a) 55,300 4,376
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 321,500 17,924
149,714
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 4.9%
Aclara Biosciences, Inc. 94,700 3,610
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 160,400 14,215
Aurora Biosciences Corp. (a) 297,100 10,770
Credence Systems Corp. (a) 82,100 11,720
FEI Co. (a) 333,600 7,548
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 190,400 14,256
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 173,900 13,619
Inc. (a)
NetOptix Corp. (a) 66,200 11,676
Novellus Systems, Inc. 295,900 19,733
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 217,900 13,074
PerkinElmer, Inc. 531,500 29,100
Photon Dynamics, Inc. (a) 117,500 8,695
Tektronix, Inc. 279,100 16,153
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 218,000 4,224
Waters Corp. (a) 208,900 19,793
198,186
ELECTRONICS - 16.1%
Altera Corp. (a) 707,000 72,291
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 228,600 17,559
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) 146,100 6,401
Atmel Corp. (a) 452,700 22,154
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 19,400 3,344
Burr-Brown Corp. (a) 73,800 5,028
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 118,600 $ 6,399
(a)
Chartered Semiconduct 59,500 5,199
Manufacturing Ltd. ADR
Cree Research, Inc. (a) 52,300 7,610
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 449,200 23,330
(a)
E Tek Dynamics, Inc. (a) 33,600 6,880
Epcos AG sponsored ADR (a) 19,600 2,750
Flextronics International 191,200 13,432
Ltd. (a)
Hadco Corp. (a) 76,600 6,305
Infineon Technologies AG 112,500 7,793
KEMET Corp. (a) 224,700 16,740
Kopin Corp. (a) 1,485,100 115,002
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 206,700 13,926
(a)
LSI Logic Corp. (a) 112,800 7,050
Maxim Integrated Products, 981,900 63,639
Inc. (a)
Methode Electronics, Inc. 124,700 5,196
Class A
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 252,200 15,652
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 354,000 49,295
National Semiconductor Corp. 368,100 22,362
(a)
Photronics, Inc. (a) 212,800 7,089
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 90,900 17,441
QLogic Corp. (a) 275,000 27,586
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a) 35,500 3,694
SDL, Inc. (a) 25,200 4,914
Three-Five Systems, Inc. (a) 130,166 11,324
Transwitch Corp. (a) 40,700 3,584
Tyco International Ltd. 167,300 7,685
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 170,500 14,301
(a)
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 445,200 30,301
(a)
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 194,000 14,211
657,467
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
In Focus Systems, Inc. (a) 178,400 5,341
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 1,584,285
TRANSPORTATION - 1.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
Continental Airlines, Inc. 188,400 7,536
Class B (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
AIR TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
SkyWest, Inc. 92,500 $ 3,897
Southwest Airlines Co. 610,100 13,232
24,665
RAILROADS - 0.0%
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 39,204 443
SHIPPING - 0.5%
Teekay Shipping Corp. 672,600 22,070
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.4%
Forward Air Corp. (a) 172,200 5,919
Landstar System, Inc. (a) 144,800 8,290
14,209
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 61,387
UTILITIES - 9.0%
CELLULAR - 4.5%
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 21,000 3,080
Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)
Clearnet Communications, Inc. 226,800 9,573
Class A (non-vtg.) (a)
Microcell Telecommunications, 304,200 10,580
Inc. Class B (a)
Millicom International 33,600 1,798
Cellular SA (a)
Nextel Communications, Inc. 1,248,500 136,624
Class A (a)
Nextel Partners, Inc. 120,600 2,646
SBA Communications Corp. 141,700 5,757
Sprint Corp. - PCS Group 105,740 5,816
Series 1 (a)
Telephone & Data Systems, 38,161 3,892
Inc.
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) 40,600 4,019
183,785
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.3%
AES Corp. (a) 222,600 20,020
Calpine Corp. (a) 385,500 35,273
Constellation Energy Corp. 131,500 4,348
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 241,800 4,942
Montana Power Co. 188,300 8,297
NiSource, Inc. 615,100 11,379
Northern States Power Co. 208,000 4,537
PECO Energy Co. 100,900 4,206
93,002
GAS - 1.7%
Columbia Energy Group 9,000 565
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
GAS - CONTINUED
Dynegy, Inc. Class A 485,383 $ 31,762
Enron Corp. 242,000 16,864
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 666,900 20,215
69,406
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.5%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (a) 35,400 2,505
CenturyTel, Inc. 136,100 3,334
Intermedia Communications, 95,400 3,888
Inc. (a)
ITXC Corp. 152,800 4,097
Metromedia Fiber Network, 181,600 5,607
Inc. Class A (a)
RSL Communications Ltd./RSL 38,400 535
Communications PLC Class A
(a)
TeraBeam Networks (c) 3,200 48
20,014
TOTAL UTILITIES 366,207
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 3,840,442
(Cost $3,197,429)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 6.9%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 53,518,883 53,519
5.94% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 225,274,234 225,274
5.77% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 278,793
(Cost $278,793)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 4,119,235
101.2%
(Cost $3,476,222)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.2)% (48,187)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 4,071,048
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additional information on each holding is as follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST (000S)
TeraBeam Networks 4/7/00 $ 48
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At April 30, 2000, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,539,895,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $579,340,000, of which $893,923,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $314,583,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approxi-
mately $154,439,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) APRIL 30, 2000
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 4,119,235
value (cost $3,476,222) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 59
Foreign currency held at 3,873
value (cost $3,922)
Receivable for investments 45,568
sold
Receivable for fund shares 17,578
sold
Dividends receivable 636
Interest receivable 1,072
Other receivables 532
TOTAL ASSETS 4,188,553
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 52,231
purchased
Payable for fund shares 8,726
redeemed
Accrued management fee 2,188
Other payables and accrued 841
expenses
Collateral on securities 53,519
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 117,505
NET ASSETS $ 4,071,048
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 3,139,785
Accumulated undistributed net 288,212
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 643,051
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS, for 162,008 $ 4,071,048
shares outstanding
NET ASSET VALUE, offering $25.13
price and redemption price
per share ($4,071,048
(divided by) 162,008 shares)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED APRIL 30, 2000
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 8,473
Dividends
Interest 6,491
Security lending 392
TOTAL INCOME 15,356
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 13,508
Performance adjustment 812
Transfer agent fees 4,829
Accounting and security 579
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 7
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 90
Registration fees 716
Audit 38
Legal 38
Reports to shareholders 168
Miscellaneous 4
Total expenses before 20,789
reductions
Expense reductions (785) 20,004
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (4,648)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 422,049
Foreign currency transactions (6)
Futures contracts 36 422,079
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 332,665
Assets and liabilities in 38 332,703
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 754,782
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 750,134
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (4,648) $ 1,421
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 422,079 145,394
Change in net unrealized 332,703 (13,694)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 750,134 133,121
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (886) -
From net investment income
From net realized gain (238,596) (126,952)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (239,482) (126,952)
Share transactions Net 3,197,174 1,068,343
proceeds from sales of shares
Reinvestment of distributions 229,000 124,117
Cost of shares redeemed (1,574,354) (1,387,604)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,851,820 (195,144)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 2,362,472 (188,975)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 1,708,576 1,897,551
End of period (including $ 4,071,048 $ 1,708,576
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $1,420,
respectively)
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares
Sold 130,995 62,872
Issued in reinvestment of 12,171 7,250
distributions
Redeemed (70,072) (82,152)
Net increase (decrease) 73,094 (12,030)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 19.22 $ 18.80 $ 14.30 $ 14.83 $ 12.01
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.04) B .01 B (.02) B .03 B .11 C
Net realized and unrealized 8.55 1.69 6.30 .73 3.49
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.51 1.70 6.28 .76 3.60
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) - (.01) (.03) (.06)
From net realized gain (2.59) (1.28) (1.77) (1.26) (.72)
Total distributions (2.60) (1.28) (1.78) (1.29) (.78)
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.13 $ 19.22 $ 18.80 $ 14.30 $ 14.83
TOTAL RETURN A 49.47% 9.92% 46.55% 5.03% 30.84%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,071 $ 1,709 $ 1,898 $ 1,101 $ 1,461
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .89% .77% .90% 1.00% 1.02%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .86% D .74% D .86% D .96% D 1.00% D
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.20)% .08% (.10)% .17% 1.01%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover rate 205% 121% 132% 155% 179%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND WHICH
AMOUNTED TO $.04 PER SHARE.
D FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended April 30, 2000
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the trust) (formerly a fund of Fidelity Devonshire
Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The
trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, as an open-end management investment company organized as a
Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements have been
prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at
the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the
significant accounting policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
EXPENSES. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a
fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned
among the funds in the trust.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences, which may result in
distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing
treatments for litigation proceeds, futures transactions, foreign
currency transactions, non-taxable dividends and losses deferred due
to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and profits distributed
to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part of the dividends
paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions may include temporary book and tax basis
differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable
income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the
following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury, Federal Agency,
or other obligations found to be satisfactory by FMR are transferred
to an account of the fund, or to the Joint Trading Account,
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - CONTINUED
at a bank custodian. The securities are marked-to-market daily and
maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the
repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). FMR, the fund's
investment adviser, is responsible for determining that the value of
the underlying securities remains in accordance with the market value
requirements stated above.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. The fund may use futures contracts to manage its
exposure to the stock market. Buying futures tends to increase the
fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures
tends to decrease the fund's exposure to the underlying instrument or
hedge other fund investments. Losses may arise from changes in the
value of the underlying instruments or if the counterparties do not
perform under the contracts' terms. Gains (losses) are realized upon
the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Futures contracts
are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board
of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, restricted securities (excluding 144A
issues) amounted to $48,000 or 0% of net assets.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $6,108,427,000 and $4,648,522,000, respectively.
The market value of futures contracts opened and closed during the
period amounted to $7,368,000 and $7,404,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
fee rate plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average
net assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of
a series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of
all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the fund's investment performance as compared to the
appropriate index over a specified period of time. For the period, the
management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .61% of average net
assets after the performance adjustment.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and
shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based
fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays
for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports,
except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were
equivalent to an annual rate of .21% of average net assets.
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $146,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $53,507,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$53,519,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $727,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and
transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of the fund's expenses. During
the period, the fund's custodian and transfer agent fees were reduced
by $6,000 and $52,000, respectively, under these arrangements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust and Shareholders of
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
of Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund, (the Fund), a series of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of
investments, as of April 30, 2000, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets, and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended April 30, 1999, and the financial highlights for
each of the four years in the period then ended were audited by other
auditors whose report, dated June 8, 1999, expressed an unqualified
opinion on those statements and financial highlights.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of
securities owned as of April 30, 2000, by correspondence with the
custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers,
we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund as of April 30,
2000, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets,
and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America .
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund voted to pay on
June 5, 2000, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on
June 2, 2000, a distribution of $1.75 per share derived from capital
gains realized from sales of portfolio securities.
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 8% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2001 of amounts for use
in preparing 2000 income tax returns.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on September 15,
1999, and re-convened on January 19, 2000. The results of votes taken
among shareholders on the proposal before them are reported below.
Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on
the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1
To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
accountants of the fund.
# OF % OF
SHARES VOTED SHARES VOTED
Affirmative 893,313,932.05 95.015
Against 12,884,925.59 1.370
Abstain 33,985,574.17 3.615
TOTAL 940,184,431.81 100.000
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investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account
information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a
day.
BY PHONE
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free
number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's
easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will
help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
(PHONE_GRAPHIC)FIDELITY AUTOMATED
SERVICE TELEPHONE (FAST(registered trademark))
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PRESS
1 For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
2 For quotes.*
3 For account balances and holdings.
4 To review orders and mutual
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BY PC
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information, including daily financial news, fund performance,
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services.
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If you are not currently on the Internet, call EarthLink Sprint at
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receive a special Fidelity package that includes 30 days of free
Internet access. EarthLink is North America's #1 independent Internet
access provider.
(COMPUTER_GRAPHIC)
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Fidelity On-line Xpress+ software for Windows combines comprehensive
portfolio management capabilities, securities trading and access to
research and analysis tools . . . all on your desktop. Call Fidelity
at 1-800-544-0240 or visit our web site for more information on how to
manage your investments via your PC.
* WHEN YOU CALL THE QUOTES LINE, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT A FUND'S YIELD
AND RETURN WILL VARY AND,
EXCEPT FOR MONEY MARKET FUNDS, SHARE PRICE WILL ALSO VARY. THIS MEANS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE A
GAIN OR LOSS WHEN YOU SELL YOUR SHARES. THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT
MONEY MARKET FUNDS WILL BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE $1 SHARE PRICE; AN INVESTMENT IN A MONEY
MARKET FUND IS NOT INSURED
OR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. TOTAL RETURNS ARE HISTORICAL AND
INCLUDE CHANGES IN SHARE
PRICE, REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS, AND THE EFFECTS OF
ANY SALES CHARGES.
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
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OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
David Felman, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Robert A. Dwight, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
Maria F. Dwyer, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Donald J. Kirk *
Ned C. Lautenbach *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Michael Cook
Abigail P. Johnson
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
* INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
MCS-ANN-0600 104094
1.703594.102
CUSTODIAN
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
New York, NY
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
SMALL CAP STOCK
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2000
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy, and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 21 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 25 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 30 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 31
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respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND. THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS
IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY,
ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES AND
EXPENSES, CALL 1-800-544-6666 FOR A
FREE PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(PHOTO_OF_EDWARD_C_JOHNSON_3D)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
New indicators of accelerating inflation led to a sharp downturn in
equity markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P
500(registered trademark) each suffered its worst single-session point
decline in history on April 14. Volatility ruled the remainder of the
month, with equity markets experiencing both strong rallies and broad
sell-offs. Inflation-sensitive Treasuries experienced similar
volatility, as prices for the bellwether 10-year note edged lower
throughout the month.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-544-6666, or visit our
web site at www.fidelity.com. We are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week to provide you the information you need to make the
investments that are right for you.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate a fund's historical performance.
You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average
annual percentage change or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment. Total return reflects the change in the value of an
investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain fund
expenses, the life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY SMALL CAP STOCK 45.24% 37.73%
FIDELITY SMALL CAP STOCK 42.34% 34.97%
(INCL. 2.00% TRADING FEE)
Russell 2000 (registered 18.42% 11.10%
trademark)
Small Cap Funds Average 36.64% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show the fund's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year or since the fund
started on March 12, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in
a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare the fund's returns to the
performance of the Russell 2000 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the small cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past one year average represents a peer group of 794 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY SMALL CAP STOCK 45.24% 16.16%
FIDELITY SMALL CAP STOCK 42.34% 15.07%
(INCL. 2.00% TRADING FEE)
Russell 2000 18.42% 5.05%
Small Cap Funds Average 36.64% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year. (Note: Lipper calculates average annual total
returns by annualizing each fund's total return, then taking an
arithmetic average. This may produce a different figure than that
obtained by averaging the cumulative total returns and annualizing the
result.)
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
Small Cap Stock Russell 2000
00340 RS002
1998/03/12 9800.00 10000.00
1998/03/31 10407.60 10282.00
1998/04/30 10339.00 10338.90
1998/05/31 9829.00 9782.07
1998/06/30 9770.60 9802.65
1998/07/31 8986.60 9009.09
1998/08/31 6899.20 7259.71
1998/09/30 7183.40 7827.84
1998/10/31 7575.40 8147.08
1998/11/30 8173.20 8573.93
1998/12/31 8752.63 9104.50
1999/01/31 9008.05 9225.49
1999/02/28 8369.52 8478.27
1999/03/31 8605.29 8610.63
1999/04/30 9292.93 9382.21
1999/05/31 9754.63 9519.26
1999/06/30 10186.86 9949.71
1999/07/31 10422.61 9676.70
1999/08/31 10314.56 9318.58
1999/09/30 10422.61 9320.61
1999/10/31 10206.50 9358.36
1999/11/30 11070.96 9917.14
1999/12/31 12485.52 11039.76
2000/01/31 12495.35 10862.48
2000/02/29 14538.61 12656.26
2000/03/31 14057.27 11821.83
2000/04/28 13497.33 11110.45
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 20000430 20000522 122110 R00000000000029
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund on March 12, 1998, when the
fund started, and the current 2.00% trading fee was paid. As the chart
shows, by April 30, 2000, the value of the investment would have grown
to $13,497 - a 34.97% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Russell 2000 Index did over the same
period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same
$10,000 would have grown to $11,110 - an 11.10% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF APRIL 30, 2000, THE ONE YEAR
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE WAS
34.59%. THE ONE YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN WAS 34.59%. THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR THE SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE WAS
34.42%. THE ONE YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN WAS 34.42%.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
The threat of inflation and five
pre-emptive interest-rate hikes by
the Federal Reserve Board took
their toll on the majority of
large-cap stocks throughout
most of the 12-month period that
ended April 30, 2000. The Dow
Jones Industrial Average - the
blue chips' benchmark - eked out
a 0.99% return during the period.
The Standard & Poor's 500SM
Index, a group of the U.S.' largest
companies, gained 10.13%.
Instead, investors favored small-
and mid-cap growth stocks, and in
particular, technology,
telecommunications and
biotechnology stocks, which were
impacted less by rising interest
rates. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Composite Index, the benchmark
for new economy stocks, returned
52.20% during the period. The
Russell 2000(Registered trademark) Index, a barometer
of small-cap stocks, returned
18.42%. Toward the end of the
period, a number of negative
factors - including a
less-enthusiastic market outlook
from a notable Wall Street
strategist, a federal judge's
unfavorable ruling against
Microsoft, and consistent monthly
economic data that showed
evidence of inflation - shook the
confidence of small- and mid-cap
investors. After rising to a high of
5048 on March 10, the NASDAQ
suffered a 10%-20% decline in
March, followed by a 25%
pullback during a single week in
mid-April. At the same time, the
Russell 2000 declined more than
6% in both March and April.
Meanwhile, many investors sought
the safety of larger companies as
the period drew to a close.
(photograph of Paul Antico)
An interview with Paul Antico, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Small Cap
Stock Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, PAUL?
A. The fund had a very good year. For the 12 months that ended April
30, 2000, the fund returned 45.24%. That compared favorably with the
Russell 2000 Index's return of 18.42% and the small cap funds average,
which returned 36.64%, according to Lipper Inc.
Q. WHAT WAS BEHIND THE FUND'S STRONG PERFORMANCE?
A. Superior stock selection made the difference. My approach to fund
management is simple: research as many small-cap stocks as possible to
find overlooked and/or undervalued companies that show the most
promise. Since the universe of small-cap stocks numbers several
thousand, my success depends to a great extent on Fidelity's excellent
research team, which helps me identify candidates for the fund's
portfolio. During the past year, I found great companies in
biotechnology, communications and technology, and I carefully selected
only those with good, sustainable business models. I also found good
companies in foreign markets, particularly Canada, and in many
industries less popular with investors.
Q. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE STOCKS THAT DID WELL?
A. The fund's genomics stocks performed well through most of the year.
The promise behind genomics is a revolutionary way to develop new,
better and patient-specific drugs in a more timely and efficient
manner. Major biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies have
committed substantial capital to the future of this business. Fund
holdings Celera, Affymetrix and Abgenix all benefited from heightened
investor interest. Myriad Genetics, a company with multiple business
lines, also performed well. Looking at two of its key subsidiaries,
Myriad Pharmaceuticals is developing new drugs, while Myriad
Diagnostics already has two products out that test for one's
predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer and for hypertension.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS HELPED THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. Pinnacle Systems, the leader in video-editing boards and systems,
is a high-tech company with a terrific brand name and a high growth
rate that's accelerating. Its stock was relatively cheap compared with
other high-tech companies. Prosofttraining.com is a small company with
an aggressive business plan that has been playing out very well. This
provider of Internet training wholesales its program to such large
corporate clients as IBM, Intel and Hewlett-Packard. Prosoft also
created a certification that is fast becoming the industry standard.
Q. WHAT STOCKS DETRACTED FROM THE FUND'S RETURN?
A. Coinstar was a disappointment. This coin machine collection company
attempted to start up an Internet division, a very expensive venture.
Coin shortages in certain parts of the country also hurt its business.
ITT Education shifted from solely providing training programs in such
mature technology areas as computer-aided design and engineering to a
very good information technology training program. However, an
increasing number of students did not complete their programs,
dropping out early due to strong employment opportunities. I sold the
stock from the portfolio before the end of the period. Boardwalk
Equities, a Canadian real estate company with holdings throughout
western Canada, suffered from investor indifference. Boardwalk now
offers innovative, high-speed wireless Internet access to its tenants
and is developing the potential to boost revenues.
Q. PAUL, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. As usual, I'm cautiously optimistic. I can't predict what is going
to happen in the small-cap market, and I spend very little time trying
to do so. I focus instead on picking good stocks, company by company.
The fund is slightly more diversified and defensive than it's been in
the past, but that's simply a result of where I'm finding what I
believe are the best long-term investment opportunities. The fund also
currently holds more industry leaders than one would generally expect
in a small-cap fund. In the short term, psychology determines stock
prices. In the long term, it is the earnings potential and cash flow
potential that determine a stock's value. I'll stick with my stock
picks if I believe that the business makes economic sense, and I'm
willing to ride out the short-term ups and downs that are sure to
occur.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly in
equity securities of
companies with small market
capitalizations
FUND NUMBER: 340
TRADING SYMBOL: FSLCX
START DATE: March 12, 1998
SIZE: as of April 30, 2000,
more than $967 million
MANAGER: Paul Antico, since
inception; manager, Fidelity
Select Consumer Industries
Portfolio, 1997-1998;
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund,
1997-1998; Fidelity Select
Industrial Equipment Portfolio,
1996-1997; Fidelity Select
Developing Communications
Portfolio, 1993-1996;
joined Fidelity in 1991
PAUL ANTICO ON THE FUND'S
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS:
"The fund typically has held a
significant portion of foreign
stocks. I find that, in general,
foreign markets are still more
inefficient, stocks are not followed
as closely and this leads to some
terrific investment opportunities.
I tend to stay away from emerging
markets, which can fall prey to
political instability, and instead
invest in more politically stable,
developed markets. I've found
good stocks in Canada, which
continues to be the fund's primary
foreign focus, as well as Japan and
Europe. Canada usually follows the
U.S. stock market patterns, but
many Canadian equities are
currently trading at a significant
discount to comparable companies
in the U.S. for reasons that I do not
believe will continue in the
long-term. Companies have benefited
from the government's effort to
deregulate certain industries and to
spur economic growth through public
investment and reduced taxation.
The fund currently holds about 20%
in foreign stocks, with about 11% in
Canada. Fidelity's excellent team of
international analysts, here in the
U.S. as well as in London and Asia,
helps me find the undiscovered gems
that could be the next industry
leaders."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF APRIL
30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
CEC Entertainment, Inc. 3.5 2.1
IMAX Corp. 3.4 3.0
Prosoft Training.com 3.1 0.8
Pinnacle Systems 3.1 1.5
Myriad Genetics, Inc. 2.8 0.6
Source Information Management 2.5 3.3
Co.
Avis Group Holdings, Inc. 2.2 0.0
Papa John's International, Inc. 2.0 0.1
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. 2.0 1.7
MapInfo Corp. 1.9 0.3
26.5 13.4
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
APRIL 30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Services 15.8 15.1
Media & Leisure 14.6 14.0
Health 11.0 9.6
Technology 10.4 16.0
Retail & Wholesale 10.3 7.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF APRIL 30, 2000 * AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.6% Stocks 89.0%
Convertible Securities 0.4% Convertible Securities 1.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 5.0% Net Other Assets 10.0%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 19.9% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 20.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 89.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.4 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 1.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.0 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 10.0
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INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2000
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 94.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.7%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0%
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (a) 214,200 $ 14,913,675
BE Aerospace, Inc. (a) 141,800 1,045,775
Primex Technologies, Inc. 78,900 1,735,800
Saab AB (B Shares) 150,000 1,226,369
18,921,619
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Herley Industries, Inc. (a) 129,500 2,314,813
I. D. Systems Inc. 175,000 1,115,625
3,430,438
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
Newport News Shipbuilding, 120,800 4,031,700
Inc.
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 26,383,757
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.2%
METALS & MINING - 0.5%
Belden, Inc. 90,000 2,671,875
Cable Design Technology Corp. 61,300 2,099,525
(a)
U.S. Aggregates, Inc. 7,900 134,300
4,905,700
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.3%
Ball Corp. 75,000 2,362,500
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Mercer International, Inc. 423,500 3,493,875
(SBI)
Sino Forest Corp. Class A, 563,100 566,598
(sub. vtg.) (a)
4,060,473
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 11,328,673
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
8.7%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.7%
Mobile Mini, Inc. (a) 176,000 3,674,000
York International Corp. 121,400 2,928,775
6,602,775
CONSTRUCTION - 0.2%
Volker Wessels Stevin NV 125,000 1,851,383
(Certificaten Van Aandelen)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
ENGINEERING - 0.2%
Bracknell Corp. (a) 147,400 $ 647,015
Kyowa Exeo Corp. 100,000 871,093
1,518,108
REAL ESTATE - 2.0%
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. (a) 2,419,139 19,113,943
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- 5.6%
Alexandria Real Estate 464,600 14,867,200
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 444,100 17,652,975
Management Co. Class A
BRE Properties, Inc. Class A 529,300 14,787,319
Correctional Properties Trust 172,600 2,049,625
Home Properties of New York, 153,069 4,285,932
Inc.
Reckson Associates Realty 51,600 1,035,225
Corp.
54,678,276
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 83,764,485
ESTATE
DURABLES - 2.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.6%
Copart, Inc. (a) 90,600 1,562,850
First Technology PLC 76,422 524,749
Kayaba Industry Co. Ltd. 1,235,000 2,067,089
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a) 200,700 2,232,788
6,387,476
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 74,900 1,554,175
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.5%
Linens'n Things, Inc. (a) 155,000 4,785,625
The Bombay Company, Inc. (a) 161,100 583,988
5,369,613
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.0%
Gildan Activewear, Inc. Class 45,100 1,547,494
A (a)
Kellwood Co. 190,400 3,260,600
Nautica Enterprises, Inc. (a) 115,000 1,293,750
Pacific Sunwear of 35,100 1,195,594
California, Inc. (a)
Stride Rite Corp. 83,700 706,219
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
TEXTILES & APPAREL - CONTINUED
Tropical Sportswear 70,000 $ 1,233,750
International Corp. (a)
Worldtex, Inc. (a) 300,800 188,000
9,425,407
TOTAL DURABLES 22,736,671
ENERGY - 1.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.3%
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 65,600 2,054,100
Superior Energy Services, 150,000 1,387,500
Inc. (a)
3,441,600
OIL & GAS - 0.9%
Frontier Oil Corp. (a) 984,700 6,277,463
Patina Oil & Gas Corp. 90,000 1,248,750
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 111,900 1,028,081
8,554,294
TOTAL ENERGY 11,995,894
FINANCE - 3.8%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
Medallion Financial Corp. (c) 1,059,750 17,552,109
INSURANCE - 2.0%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 45,000 1,676,250
Brown & Brown, Inc. 121,300 4,867,163
Commerce Group, Inc. 68,400 2,017,800
Everest Re Group Ltd. 125,500 3,670,875
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 27,000 1,329,750
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. 236,700 2,781,225
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 66,900 2,458,575
18,801,638
TOTAL FINANCE 36,353,747
HEALTH - 11.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.7%
Abgenix, Inc. (a) 70,000 6,269,375
Alkermes, Inc. (a) 16,800 894,600
Chirex, Inc. (a) 133,700 2,272,900
Dimethaid Research, Inc. (a) 728,900 5,193,068
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Gene Logic, Inc. (a) 175,200 $ 4,708,500
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 194,000 14,853,125
(a)
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) 413,300 26,606,188
NBTY, Inc. (a) 140,000 2,485,000
PE Corp. - Celera Genomics 68,600 5,659,500
Group (a)
Rexall Sundown, Inc. (a) 125,000 2,406,250
Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (a) 1,341,500 2,683,000
74,031,506
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- 2.8%
Allscripts, Inc. 22,000 682,000
Cyberonics, Inc. (a) 403,500 8,221,313
DENTSPLY International, Inc. 70,100 2,037,281
I-Stat Corp. (a)(c) 922,700 11,937,431
Resmed, Inc. (a) 34,300 1,166,200
Visible Genetics, Inc. (a) 90,000 3,301,875
27,346,100
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- 0.5%
Medquist, Inc. (a) 60,000 2,126,250
Syncor International Corp. (a) 60,200 2,483,250
4,609,500
TOTAL HEALTH 105,987,106
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 6.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.9%
Allen Telecom, Inc. (a) 349,400 6,201,850
ANTEC Corp. (a) 40,000 2,150,000
C&D Technologies, Inc. 40,100 2,583,944
California Amplifier, Inc. (a) 107,500 2,902,500
Datakey, Inc. (a)(c) 450,000 3,150,000
Pinnacle Systems (a) 1,243,800 29,851,200
46,839,494
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.3%
Badger Daylighting, Inc. (a) 791,500 1,838,709
BOLDER Technologies Corp. (a) 146,500 1,025,500
CNH Global NV 387,800 5,235,300
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Kennametal, Inc. 55,000 $ 1,581,250
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 177,500 3,172,813
12,853,572
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 59,693,066
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 14.6%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
Regional Cablesystems, Inc. 224,000 2,344,679
(a)
SBS Broadcasting SA (a) 23,600 1,298,000
Videotron Group Ltd. (sub. 384,800 9,250,999
vtg.)
12,893,678
ENTERTAINMENT - 3.8%
Bally Total Fitness Holding 80,000 1,790,000
Corp. (a)
Fitness First PLC (a) 75,000 1,310,766
IMAX Corp. (a) 1,458,400 32,500,810
Lakes Gaming, Inc. (a) 35,500 290,656
Toolex International NV (a) 21,205 367,219
36,259,451
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.3%
Callaway Golf Co. 103,000 1,712,375
Koala Corp. (a) 85,600 1,294,700
3,007,075
LODGING & GAMING - 0.9%
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels 350,000 2,216,767
PLC
Prime Hospitality Corp. (a) 519,100 4,801,675
Scandic Hotels AB 155,100 1,650,222
8,668,664
RESTAURANTS - 8.3%
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (a) 1,143,150 34,294,486
Main Street and Main, Inc. (a) 482,500 1,537,969
Morton's Restaurant Group, 34,100 647,900
Inc. (a)
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 159,450 5,221,988
Papa John's International, 700,800 19,272,000
Inc. (a)
PJ America, Inc. (a) 157,200 1,768,500
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 180,200 3,772,938
Sizzler International, Inc. 2,755,800 6,889,500
(a)(c)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - CONTINUED
Sonic Corp. (a) 80,100 $ 2,227,781
Uno Restaurant Corp. (a) 482,610 5,097,568
80,730,630
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 141,559,498
NONDURABLES - 2.5%
AGRICULTURE - 0.1%
IAWS Group PLC 200,000 1,276,030
BEVERAGES - 1.4%
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 114,200 5,752,825
Class A (a)
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 143,300 4,818,463
Grolsch NV 50,000 849,927
H.P. Bulmer Holdings PLC 192,029 1,344,515
Lion Nathan Ltd. 569,800 1,150,814
13,916,544
FOODS - 1.0%
American Italian Pasta Co. 71,100 1,759,725
Class A (a)
Corn Products International, 114,200 2,740,800
Inc.
Goodman Fielder Ltd. 2,600,000 1,928,203
Greggs PLC 85,000 2,772,998
9,201,726
TOTAL NONDURABLES 24,394,300
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 10.3%
APPAREL STORES - 4.1%
Blacks Leisure Group PLC 330,000 1,657,157
Brice SA 7,655 290,249
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. 642,500 15,420,000
(a)(c)
J. Baker, Inc. 642,500 4,176,250
Reitmans Canada Ltd. 99,500 1,209,481
United Retail Group, Inc. (a) 249,500 2,042,781
Venator Group, Inc. (a) 1,226,600 14,565,875
39,361,793
DRUG STORES - 0.2%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,800,000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.2%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 368,100 6,602,794
(a)
Freds, Inc. Class A 163,400 2,573,550
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
CONTINUED
Michaels Stores, Inc. (a) 60,000 $ 2,366,250
Shopko Stores, Inc. (a) 110,000 1,966,250
T.J. Hughes PLC 500,000 2,306,948
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) 305,000 3,812,500
Warehouse Group Ltd. (The) 910,000 1,877,671
21,505,963
GROCERY STORES - 0.6%
Fleming Companies, Inc. 247,767 4,072,670
Iceland Group PLC 325,000 1,431,356
5,504,026
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 3.2%
Advanced Marketing Services, 139,650 2,773,362
Inc.
AgriBioTech, Inc. warrants 60,000 1
12/31/01 (a)
Barbeques Galore Ltd. 223,200 1,855,350
sponsored ADR (a)
Forzani Group Ltd. (a) 1,271,800 3,564,269
Future Shop Ltd. (a)(c) 894,900 12,691,045
Rex Stores Corp. (a) 191,400 4,808,925
ShopNow.com, Inc. 35,000 223,125
Ultimate Electronics, Inc. (a) 191,600 5,676,150
31,592,227
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 99,764,009
SERVICES - 15.8%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
ADVO, Inc. (a) 65,000 1,950,000
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 3.6%
New Horizons Worldwide, Inc. 257,000 4,529,625
(a)
Prosoft Training.com (a)(c) 1,811,600 30,344,300
34,873,925
LEASING & RENTAL - 3.0%
Avis Europe PLC 2,500,000 7,379,125
Avis Group Holdings, Inc. (a) 1,038,800 21,035,700
28,414,825
SERVICES - 9.0%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 110,000 2,536,875
Bright Horizons Family 215,200 3,873,600
Solutions, Inc. (a)
Caremark Rx, Inc. (a) 1,200,000 7,650,000
Charles River Associates, 200,000 4,062,500
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
Childtime Learning Centers, 505,200 $ 3,536,400
Inc. (a)(c)
Cornell Corrections, Inc. 860,800 7,747,200
(a)(c)
Forrester Research, Inc. (a) 152,500 6,910,156
Glotel PLC (a) 200,000 1,701,083
Harvey Nash Group PLC 650,500 7,801,460
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. 55,900 929,338
(a)
Medialink Worldwide, Inc. 553,300 4,080,588
(a)(c)
Register.com, Inc. 5,000 255,000
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, 104,400 2,401,200
Inc. (a)
Sifo Group AB (B Shares) 37,520 483,245
Source Information Management 1,658,000 24,455,500
Co. (a)(c)
StarTek, Inc. (a) 114,500 5,882,438
Transportes Azkar SA 200,000 2,734,350
87,040,933
TOTAL SERVICES 152,279,683
TECHNOLOGY - 10.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
Eltek ASA 186,000 2,901,976
Inter-Tel, Inc. 50,400 1,020,600
PictureTel Corp. (a) 170,000 722,500
Tandberg ASA (a) 93,300 1,429,581
Xircom, Inc. (a) 13,000 512,688
6,587,345
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- 5.4%
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 42,600 5,753,663
Black Box Corp. (a) 45,500 3,500,656
Cambridge Technology 83,200 915,200
Partners, Inc. (a)
HotJobs.com Ltd. 160,000 1,860,000
ICT Automatisering NV 50,547 2,043,252
Integrated Measurement 99,500 1,946,469
Systems, Inc. (a)
Interact Commerce Corp. 19,400 283,725
MapInfo Corp. (a)(c) 620,800 18,391,200
Meta Group, Inc. (a) 70,500 1,586,250
Moldflow Corp. 235,100 4,349,350
Novadigm, Inc. (a) 65,000 889,688
Orbotech Ltd. 20,000 1,705,000
PC-Tel, Inc. 35,000 1,172,500
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- CONTINUED
Technology Solutions, Inc. 681,200 $ 4,470,375
Titan Corp. (a) 50,000 2,146,875
Triad Group PLC 300,000 1,211,730
52,225,933
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- 2.4%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 155,800 1,723,538
Coinstar, Inc. (a) 787,400 8,809,038
Cybex Corp. (a) 92,300 2,526,713
Extended Systems, Inc. (a) 64,500 2,563,875
Identix, Inc. (a) 84,500 1,262,219
MTI Technology Corp. (a) 153,200 2,374,600
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 38,100 1,314,450
Zebra Technologies Corp. 45,000 2,565,000
Class A (a)
23,139,433
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.4%
Tecan AG 1,500 1,296,684
Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. 10,000 1,044,942
Varian, Inc. (a) 45,000 1,636,875
3,978,501
ELECTRONICS - 1.5%
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 33,800 1,823,757
(a)
Micronas Semiconductor 5,000 2,661,431
Holding AG (a)
Muehlbauer Holding AG & Co. 30,000 1,900,373
S3, Inc. (a) 107,800 1,515,938
SmartDisk Corp. 58,100 1,474,288
Tech-Sym Corp. (a) 126,900 2,696,625
Toko, Inc. 325,000 2,704,827
14,777,239
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 100,708,451
TRANSPORTATION - 3.3%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
Atlantic Coast Airlines 214,600 6,411,175
Holdings, Inc. (a)
RAILROADS - 0.5%
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 430,962 4,875,258
SHIPPING - 0.7%
Bergesen dy ASA:
(A Shares) 26,800 451,105
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
SHIPPING - CONTINUED
Bergesen dy ASA: - continued
(B Shares) 122,300 $ 1,956,001
OMI Corp. (a) 448,500 1,569,750
Teekay Shipping Corp. 95,900 3,146,719
7,123,575
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 1.4%
Circle International Group, 87,000 2,310,938
Inc.
Covenant Transport, Inc. 327,700 4,321,544
Class A (a)
EGL, Inc. (a) 72,400 1,660,675
Forward Air Corp. (a) 95,500 3,282,813
TDG PLC 700,000 2,066,155
13,642,125
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 32,052,133
UTILITIES - 0.6%
CELLULAR - 0.3%
Arch Communications Group, 400,000 2,975,000
Inc. (a)
Mobilephone 4 79,157
Telecommunications
International Ltd.
3,054,157
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.3%
Black Hills Corp. 46,500 1,066,594
Independent Energy Holdings 51,000 1,989,000
PLC sponsored ADR (a)
3,055,594
TOTAL UTILITIES 6,109,751
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 915,111,224
(Cost $828,151,903)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.4%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
ANTEC Corp. 4.5% 5/15/03 (d) B2 $ 1,625,000 3,727,344
(Cost $1,663,352)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 6.0%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 14,795,800 $ 14,795,800
5.94% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 43,052,208 43,052,208
5.77% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 57,848,008
(Cost $57,848,008)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 976,686,576
101.0%
(Cost $887,663,263)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)% (9,298,772)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 967,387,804
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $3,727,344 or 0.4% of net assets.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
total net assets, is as follows:
United States of America 80.1%
Canada 10.5
United Kingdom 3.6
Netherlands 1.1
Others (individually less 4.7
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At April 30, 2000, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $895,644,876. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $81,041,700, of which $170,572,389 related to appreciated
investment securities and $89,530,689 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $192,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
APRIL 30, 2000
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 976,686,576
value (cost $887,663,263) -
See accompanying schedule
Foreign currency held at 45,871
value (cost $45,817)
Receivable for investments 21,979,888
sold
Receivable for fund shares 760,436
sold
Dividends receivable 358,759
Interest receivable 241,372
Redemption fees receivable 7,324
Other receivables 221,843
TOTAL ASSETS 1,000,302,069
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 16,908,783
purchased
Payable for fund shares 380,918
redeemed
Accrued management fee 670,862
Other payables and accrued 157,902
expenses
Collateral on securities 14,795,800
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 32,914,265
NET ASSETS $ 967,387,804
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 866,258,928
Undistributed net investment 44,549
income
Accumulated undistributed net 12,077,843
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 89,006,484
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS, for 70,381,333 $ 967,387,804
shares outstanding
NET ASSET VALUE, offering $13.74
price and redemption price
per share ($967,387,804
(divided by) 70,381,333
shares) A
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE REDEMPTION FEE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 2,989,855
Dividends
Interest 4,020,084
Security lending 193,255
TOTAL INCOME 7,203,194
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 4,663,296
Performance adjustment 853,037
Transfer agent fees 1,436,072
Accounting and security 234,927
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 1,733
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 110,768
Registration fees 86,820
Audit 30,383
Legal 7,615
Reports to shareholders 47,736
Miscellaneous 1,149
Total expenses before 7,473,536
reductions
Expense reductions (215,745) 7,257,791
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (54,597)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 137,601,478
(including realized gain
(loss) of $(4,864,387) on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions 16,084
Futures contracts 2,130,080 139,747,642
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 75,252,426
Assets and liabilities in (16,345) 75,236,081
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 214,983,723
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 214,929,126
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (54,597) $ 74,320
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 139,747,642 (125,408,256)
Change in net unrealized 75,236,081 8,980,239
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 214,929,126 (116,353,697)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (417,641)
From net investment income
In excess of net investment - (858,002)
income
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS - (1,275,643)
Share transactions Net 426,546,817 78,475,113
proceeds from sales of shares
Reinvestment of distributions - 1,247,873
Cost of shares redeemed (103,396,967) (281,733,649)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 323,149,850 (202,010,663)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Redemption fees 2,986,482 7,964,923
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 541,065,458 (311,675,080)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 426,322,346 737,997,426
End of period (including $ 967,387,804 $ 426,322,346
undistributed net investment
income of $44,549 and
$65,541, respectively)
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares
Sold 33,983,353 8,142,223
Issued in reinvestment of - 148,911
distributions
Redeemed (8,670,441) (33,192,383)
Net increase (decrease) 25,312,912 (24,901,249)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 9.46 $ 10.55 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.00) .00 .01
Net realized and unrealized 4.22 (1.20) .54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.22 (1.20) .55
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.01) -
In excess of net investment - (.01) -
income
Total distributions - (.02) -
Redemption fees added to paid .06 .13 -
in capital
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.74 $ 9.46 $ 10.55
TOTAL RETURN B, C 45.24% (10.12)% 5.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 967,388 $ 426,322 $ 737,997
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.17% 1.04% 1.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.13% F .99% F 1.48% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.01)% .01% .67% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover rate 120% 170% 75% A
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE FUND'S EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 12, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO APRIL
30, 1998.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended April 30, 2000
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited
number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The financial statements
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles which require management to make certain estimates and
assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following
summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities
which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied
valuations or at their fair value. Short-term securities with
remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are
not readily available are valued at amortized cost or original cost
plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INCOME TAXES - CONTINUED
schedule of investments includes information regarding income taxes
under the caption "Income Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
EXPENSES. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a
fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned
among the funds in the trust.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences, which may result in
distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing
treatments for litigation proceeds, futures transactions, foreign
currency transactions, non-taxable dividends, and losses deferred due
to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and profits distributed
to shareholders on redemption of shares
as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
TRADING (REDEMPTION) FEES. Shares held in the fund less than three
years were subject to a trading fee equal to 3.00% of the proceeds of
the redeemed shares. Redemptions after April 28, 2000 of shares held
in the fund less than three years will be subject to a trading fee
equal to 2.00% of the proceeds of the redeemed shares. The fee, which
is retained by the fund, is accounted for as an addition to paid in
capital.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury, Federal Agency,
or other obligations found to be satisfactory by FMR are transferred
to an account of the fund, or to the Joint Trading Account, at a bank
custodian. The securities are marked-to-market daily and maintained at
a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase
agreement (including accrued interest). FMR, the fund's investment
adviser, is responsible for determining that the value of the
underlying securities remains in accordance with the market value
requirements stated above.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates.
The Cash Funds seek preservation of capital, liquidity, and current
income. Income distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily
and paid monthly from net interest income. Income distributions earned
by the fund are recorded as either interest income or security lending
income in the accompanying financial statements.
FUTURES CONTRACTS. The fund may use futures contracts to manage its
exposure to the stock market. Buying futures tends to increase the
fund's exposure to the underlying instrument, while selling futures
tends to decrease the fund's exposure to the underlying instrument or
hedge other fund investments. Losses may arise from changes in the
value of the underlying instruments or if the counterparties do not
perform under the contracts' terms. Gains (losses) are realized upon
the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Futures contracts
are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board
of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,010,764,380 and $698,232,870, respectively.
The market value of futures contracts opened and closed during the
period amounted to $45,972,721 and $48,102,801, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .45%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the fund's investment performance as compared to the
appropriate index over a specified period of time. For the period, the
management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .86% of average net
assets after the performance adjustment.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and
shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based
fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays
for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports,
except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were
equivalent to an annual rate of .22% of average net assets.
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $39,149 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $13,763,525. The fund received cash collateral of
$14,795,800 which was invested in the cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $200,091 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and
transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of the fund's expenses. During
the period, the fund's custodian and transfer agent fees were reduced
by $12,991 and $2,663, respectively, under these arrangements.
7. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Centigram Communications $ 751,902 $ 919,938 $ - $ -
Corp.
Childtime Learning Centers, 429,000 1,012,500 - 3,536,400
Inc.
Ciprico, Inc. 93,438 94,688 - -
Cornell Corrections, Inc. 3,634,605 - - 7,747,200
Datakey, Inc. 550,000 - - 3,150,000
EIS International, Inc. 351,850 2,177,385 - -
Future Shop Ltd. 1,232,927 - - 12,691,045
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. 5,682,376 1,498,750 - 15,420,000
I-Stat Corp. 814,309 - - 11,937,431
MapInfo Corp. 5,904,511 - - 18,391,200
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. 476,406 2,354,737 - -
Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. - 2,854,237 - -
Mecon, Inc. 614,606 7,115,876 - -
Medallion Financial Corp. 5,448,779 - - 17,552,109
Medialink Worldwide, Inc. 938,196 3,026,473 - 4,080,588
New World Coffee & Bagels, - 342,491 - -
Inc.
Prosoft Training.com 6,775,839 - - 30,344,300
Simware, Inc. - 199,589 - -
Sizzler International, Inc. 4,073,567 - - 6,889,500
Source Information Management 18,738,313 6,079,049 - 24,455,500
Co.
TOTALS $ 56,510,624 $ 27,675,713 $ - $ 156,195,273
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust and Shareholders of
Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
of Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund, (the fund), a series of Fidelity
Commonwealth Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of
investments, as of April 30, 2000, and the related statement of
operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net
assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the
financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then
ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2000, by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers ; where replies were not
received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund as of April 30,
2000, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the
changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and its financial highlights for each of the three years in the
period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America .
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund voted to pay on
June 5, 2000, to shareholders of record at the opening of business on
June 2, 2000, a distribution of $.29 per share derived from capital
gains realized from sales of portfolio securities.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Investments Japan Ltd.
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Paul Antico, Vice President
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APRIL 30, 2000
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CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 29 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 33 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 38 The auditors' opinion
DISTRIBUTIONS 39
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
New indicators of accelerating inflation led to a sharp downturn in
equity markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P
500(registered trademark) each suffered its worst single-session point
decline in history on April 14. Volatility ruled the remainder of the
month, with equity markets experiencing both strong rallies and broad
sell-offs. Inflation-sensitive Treasuries experienced similar
volatility, as prices for the bellwether 10-year note edged lower
throughout the month.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
If you have questions, please call us at 1-800-544-6666, or visit our
web site at www.fidelity.com. We are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week to provide you the information you need to make the
investments that are right for you.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate a fund's historical performance.
You can look at the total percentage change in value, the average
annual percentage change or the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment. Total return reflects the change in the value of an
investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain fund
expenses, the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
SPARTAN (REGISTERED 9.91% 204.43% 446.71%
TRADEMARK) 500 INDEX
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 10.13% 208.38% 459.05%
S&P 500 Index Objective Funds 9.46% 201.26% 436.30%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show the fund's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare the fund's returns to the performance of the
Standard & Poor's 500SM Index - a market capitalization-weighted index
of common stocks. To measure how the fund's performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the S&P 500 Index objective
funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with
similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past one year average
represents a peer group of 119 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that
group funds according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization,
as well as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5
of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
SPARTAN 500 INDEX 9.91% 24.94% 18.52%
S&P 500 10.13% 25.26% 18.78%
S&P 500 Index Objective Funds 9.46% 24.68% 18.28%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year. (Note: Lipper calculates average annual total
returns by annualizing each fund's total return, then taking an
arithmetic average. This may produce a different figure than that
obtained by averaging the cumulative total returns and annualizing the
result.)
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
Spartan 500 Index Fund S&P 500
00317 SP001
1990/04/30 10000.00 10000.00
1990/05/31 11013.02 10975.00
1990/06/30 10942.89 10900.37
1990/07/31 10910.11 10865.49
1990/08/31 9922.38 9883.25
1990/09/30 9437.38 9401.93
1990/10/31 9404.31 9361.51
1990/11/30 10011.97 9966.26
1990/12/31 10277.42 10244.32
1991/01/31 10732.62 10690.97
1991/02/28 11501.03 11455.37
1991/03/31 11774.21 11732.59
1991/04/30 11803.66 11760.75
1991/05/31 12308.45 12268.82
1991/06/30 11738.54 11706.91
1991/07/31 12289.84 12252.45
1991/08/31 12573.98 12542.83
1991/09/30 12366.24 12333.37
1991/10/31 12528.50 12498.63
1991/11/30 12020.36 11994.94
1991/12/31 13394.30 13367.16
1992/01/31 13144.26 13118.53
1992/02/29 13308.08 13289.07
1992/03/31 13043.62 13029.93
1992/04/30 13425.46 13413.01
1992/05/31 13486.21 13478.74
1992/06/30 13285.59 13277.90
1992/07/31 13822.78 13820.97
1992/08/31 13538.90 13537.64
1992/09/30 13695.16 13697.38
1992/10/31 13734.72 13745.33
1992/11/30 14196.20 14214.04
1992/12/31 14372.92 14388.87
1993/01/31 14483.52 14509.74
1993/02/28 14678.17 14707.07
1993/03/31 14983.67 15017.39
1993/04/30 14614.31 14653.97
1993/05/31 15001.47 15046.70
1993/06/30 15037.48 15090.33
1993/07/31 14969.97 15029.97
1993/08/31 15528.08 15599.61
1993/09/30 15406.13 15479.49
1993/10/31 15723.04 15799.92
1993/11/30 15569.11 15649.82
1993/12/31 15755.20 15839.18
1994/01/31 16283.41 16377.71
1994/02/28 15837.16 15933.88
1994/03/31 15141.05 15239.16
1994/04/30 15337.98 15434.22
1994/05/31 15585.30 15687.34
1994/06/30 15197.58 15303.00
1994/07/31 15695.11 15804.94
1994/08/31 16330.84 16452.94
1994/09/30 15929.10 16049.84
1994/10/31 16281.22 16410.97
1994/11/30 15683.53 15813.28
1994/12/31 15916.60 16047.79
1995/01/31 16326.75 16463.91
1995/02/28 16955.96 17105.51
1995/03/31 17447.49 17610.29
1995/04/30 17958.31 18128.91
1995/05/31 18665.96 18853.53
1995/06/30 19087.11 19291.49
1995/07/31 19720.83 19931.20
1995/08/31 19768.12 19981.23
1995/09/30 20593.37 20824.44
1995/10/31 20517.29 20750.09
1995/11/30 21406.45 21661.02
1995/12/31 21805.41 22078.21
1996/01/31 22551.18 22829.75
1996/02/29 22753.26 23041.39
1996/03/31 22986.44 23263.28
1996/04/30 23315.23 23606.18
1996/05/31 23905.12 24214.98
1996/06/30 24000.28 24307.24
1996/07/31 22933.60 23233.34
1996/08/31 23402.74 23723.34
1996/09/30 24707.61 25058.49
1996/10/31 25387.32 25749.60
1996/11/30 27292.49 27696.01
1996/12/31 26732.36 27147.35
1997/01/31 28393.75 28843.52
1997/02/28 28603.93 29069.65
1997/03/31 27412.93 27875.18
1997/04/30 29045.55 29539.33
1997/05/31 30813.80 31337.68
1997/06/30 32174.76 32741.61
1997/07/31 34742.39 35346.86
1997/08/31 32800.02 33366.73
1997/09/30 34583.52 35194.23
1997/10/31 33440.64 34018.74
1997/11/30 34962.77 35593.47
1997/12/31 35561.53 36204.61
1998/01/31 35961.28 36605.03
1998/02/28 38520.67 39244.98
1998/03/31 40472.66 41254.72
1998/04/30 40877.59 41669.74
1998/05/31 40155.98 40953.44
1998/06/30 41795.47 42616.97
1998/07/31 41342.62 42163.10
1998/08/31 35364.98 36067.16
1998/09/30 37634.57 38377.62
1998/10/31 40697.97 41499.25
1998/11/30 43154.02 44014.52
1998/12/31 45690.51 46550.64
1999/01/31 47538.70 48497.39
1999/02/28 46044.07 46990.09
1999/03/31 47902.98 48870.16
1999/04/30 49740.46 50762.90
1999/05/31 48551.19 49564.39
1999/06/30 51234.16 52315.21
1999/07/31 49628.87 50681.93
1999/08/31 49374.83 50431.06
1999/09/30 48012.77 49048.74
1999/10/31 51034.17 52152.55
1999/11/30 52055.72 53212.81
1999/12/31 55124.49 56347.04
2000/01/31 52348.87 53516.17
2000/02/29 51354.46 52503.11
2000/03/31 56370.24 57639.49
2000/04/28 54671.00 55905.11
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 20000430 20000518 120730 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Spartan 500 Index Fund on April 30, 1990. As the chart
shows, by April 30, 2000, the value of the investment would have grown
to $54,671 - a 446.71% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's 500 Index did over the
same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the
same $10,000 would have grown to $55,905 - a 459.05% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER S&P 500 FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING
SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS
AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF APRIL 30, 2000, THE ONE YEAR, FIVE YEAR AND
TEN YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE S&P 500 FUNDS WERE 9.46%,
201.26% AND 436.30%, RESPECTIVELY. THE ONE YEAR, FIVE YEAR AND TEN
YEAR AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WERE 9.46%, 24.68% AND 18.28%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
(photograph of Dean Barr)
An interview with Dean Barr, who oversees the Spartan 500 Index Fund's
investment management personnel as Managing Director for Bankers
Trust, sub-adviser of the fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DEAN?
A. For the 12 months that ended April 30, 2000, the fund posted a
total return of 9.91% - in line with the 10.13% return for the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The fund also compares its performance to
the S&P 500 Index objective funds average tracked by Lipper Inc.,
which returned 9.46% during the same period.
Q. AS THE PERIOD PROGRESSED, THE THREAT OF INFLATION SPURRED THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD TO INCREASE KEY INTEREST RATES ON FIVE
OCCASIONS. HOW DID THIS ENVIRONMENT AFFECT THE FUND?
A. For the majority of the period, the Fed's attempt to ward off
inflation by increasing interest rates was most damaging to many
financial stocks, which often suffer in such an economic environment.
Earlier in the period, the Fed's tightening of the money supply did
hamper some of the fund's financial holdings. However, despite two
more Fed hikes during the first quarter of 2000, the fund's financial
stocks outperformed most other sectors in the latter part of the
period as investors sold off high-priced technology names in favor of
more-established companies. Additionally, many banks and brokerages
delivered positive earnings surprises in the first quarter of 2000,
which also boosted prices. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, for example,
rose to a 12-month high in March after its first-quarter earnings beat
Wall Street's consensus estimate by 28 cents per share. Other
financial stocks such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also caught the
upswing in prices during this flight to quality.
Q. THE FUND'S LARGEST INDUSTRY SECTOR, TECHNOLOGY, EXPERIENCED
TREMENDOUS GROWTH DURING THE PERIOD. BUT FOR MANY OF THOSE STOCKS, IT
WAS A WILD RIDE . . .
A. Indeed it was, particularly toward the end of the period. The
fund's top contributors came from this sector, but many gave back some
hefty gains in March and April when the technology sector suffered a
correction. After a tremendous run-up in the prices of many technology
stocks in 1999, investors took profits in the sector beginning in
March, retreating to blue-chip companies. In the first quarter, the
fund's sector positions in industrial machinery, financials, durables,
transportation, media and leisure, retail, energy and basic industries
all outperformed technology issues. The bear market in the technology
sector continued in April, culminating with the largest one-day point
drop - a 355 point slide - in the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index on
April 14. Still, value investors seeking bargains in many of these
beaten-down technology stocks pushed the NASDAQ up a two-day record
14.2%, from April 17-18.
Q. WHICH TECHNOLOGY STOCKS WERE TOP CONTRIBUTORS? WHICH DISAPPOINTED?
A. The fund's top three performers were Cisco Systems, Intel and
Oracle - all companies involved in providing the infrastructure
necessary for people to access the Internet. The stocks of these
companies soared during the period on higher demand for e-business
networking solutions and semiconductors, and robust computer sales.
Oracle's stock price rose 400% to roughly $75 per share during the
period on demand for its e-business software, while investors bid up
Cisco on demand for its high-speed routers. Intel soared on demand for
its semiconductor chips and a new product to enhance wireless
transmission. For disappointments, the fund's position in Microsoft -
its fourth-largest holding - detracted from performance as investors
reacted negatively to ongoing developments in a government antitrust
suit against the software giant. After reaching a high of about $120
per share earlier in the period, shares of Microsoft fell to a low of
$65 per share in April.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S STAKE IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR PERFORM?
A. Generally, health stocks didn't participate in the market's gains
as much as other sectors, such as technology stocks. The fund's
positions in weaker-performing pharmaceutical stocks such as Merck,
Pfizer and Schering-Plough hindered performance as these companies
suffered from concerns over patent expirations, leaner product
pipelines and the possibility of government health care reform. Even
heightened merger and acquisition activity failed to lift most drug
stocks higher. Additionally, health product manufacturer Johnson &
Johnson was punished after the company announced it would stop selling
its popular heartburn drug - Propulsid - due to a warning by the Food
and Drug Administration that the product may cause negative
cardiovascular side effects. Shares of the company fell sharply in
January before rebounding some in April after a positive earnings
report. Two of the fund's biotechnology positions - Amgen and Biogen -
were positive contributors to the fund as both companies benefited
from the market's surging interest in genomics, or the mapping of the
human genetic code.
Q. TWO OF THE FUND'S WORST PERFORMERS WERE NONDURABLES PROCTER &
GAMBLE AND COCA-COLA. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE STOCKS?
A. Shares of household products manufacturer Procter & Gamble suffered
from several shareholder class-action suits alleging the consumer
products company misrepresented its financial condition. The consumer
giant warned investors in early March that it expected earnings to
come in 10%-11% below Wall Street's estimates in April, which it did.
Procter & Gamble also said it would need to revise future earnings
forecasts downward for the remainder of the fiscal year. Investors
reacted negatively to the company's news, followed by several
subsequent analysts' downgrades, and the stock fell roughly 30%.
Shares of Coca-Cola also fell about 30% during the period for a number
of reasons, including slower overseas sales volume due to a
contamination scare and product recall, numerous analysts price target
adjustments, the unexpected retirement of its chief executive officer,
and a restructuring announcement that included the elimination of
6,000 jobs.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK, DEAN?
A. In the short term, I would expect the volatility in the market to
continue, as investors weigh the potential impact of higher interest
rates and recent data that suggests inflation may be penetrating into
the U.S. economy. If so, I would expect modest gains going forward,
with slower growth in the technology sector. Longer term, if inflation
remains in check, productivity remains strong and the majority of
larger U.S. companies continue to follow up the first quarter with
positive earnings growth, I foresee a favorable U.S. equities market
for the remainder of the year.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF BANKERS TRUST ONLY
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON THE COVER AND
DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF BANKERS TRUST OR ANY OTHER
PERSON IN THE BANKERS TRUST ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS AND
BANKERS TRUST DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks total return that
corresponds to that of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index
FUND NUMBER: 317
TRADING SYMBOL: FSMKX
START DATE: March 6, 1990
SIZE: as of April 30, 2000,
more than $10.0 billion
MANAGER: Bankers Trust,
since 1997
DEAN BARR ON CHANGES
TO THE S&P 500:
"The S&P 500 is an index of 500
stocks chosen to be representative
of the broader market. Periodically,
companies will be added or deleted
from the index. Usually, these
changes are based on events such
as acquisitions, spin-offs or shifts
in asset size."
Here are some recent changes to
the index:
(solid bullet) January 3, 2000: Republic
New York was removed from the
index and replaced by NCR Corp.
following the acquisition of Republic
New York by HSBC Holdings PLC.
(solid bullet) January 5, 2000: General
Instrument Co. was deleted and
replaced by Young and Rubicam
following the acquisition of
General Instrument by Motorola.
(solid bullet) January 28, 2000: Consolidated
Natural Gas was removed and
replaced by Conexant Systems
Inc. following the acquisition of
Consolidated Natural by S&P
component Dominion Resources.
(solid bullet) March 31, 2000: Pep Boys was
deleted from the index and replaced
by Veritas Software, primarily for
market capitalization reasons. Also,
Monsanto Co. and Pharmacia &
Upjohn were deleted from the index
after the two companies merged and
became Pharmacia Corp. As a result,
both Pharmacia and Linear
Technology Corp. were added to the
index.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF APRIL
30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.1 3.9
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.8 2.1
Intel Corp. 3.4 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 2.9 4.1
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.1 2.2
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.0 2.2
Oracle Corp. 1.8 0.6
International Business 1.6 1.5
Machines Corp.
Citigroup, Inc. 1.6 1.6
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1.6 1.7
24.9 22.1
TOP TEN MARKET SECTORS AS OF
APRIL 30, 2000
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Technology 32.1 22.8
Finance 12.7 15.3
Utilities 10.2 11.3
Health 9.6 10.7
Retail & Wholesale 5.8 6.2
Energy 5.3 5.8
Industrial Machinery & 5.2 5.9
Equipment
Nondurables 5.0 6.9
Media & Leisure 4.6 4.5
Basic Industries 2.8 3.3
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
</TABLE>
TO MATCH THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX, SPARTAN 500 INDEX SEEKS 100%
INVESTMENT EXPOSURE TO STOCKS AT ALL TIMES.
INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2000
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 98.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.3%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1%
BFGoodrich Co. 87,520 $ 2,790
Boeing Co. 694,684 27,570
Honeywell International, Inc. 633,037 35,450
Lockheed Martin Corp. 316,636 7,876
Northrop Grumman Corp. 55,600 3,941
Rockwell International Corp. 151,800 5,977
Textron, Inc. 119,200 7,383
United Technologies Corp. 380,080 23,636
114,623
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Raytheon Co. Class B 270,640 6,005
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.1%
General Dynamics Corp. 160,700 9,401
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 130,029
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.6%
Air Products & Chemicals, 184,840 5,742
Inc.
Ashland, Inc. 48,630 1,659
Avery Dennison Corp. 90,700 5,952
Dow Chemical Co. 176,370 19,930
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 838,834 39,792
Co.
Eastman Chemical Co. 62,942 3,293
Engelhard Corp. 101,337 1,780
FMC Corp. (a) 24,600 1,431
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 46,300 1,247
Hercules, Inc. 85,620 1,332
Pharmacia Corp. 1,004,356 50,155
PPG Industries, Inc. 139,900 7,607
Praxair, Inc. 128,000 5,688
Rohm & Haas Co. 174,555 6,219
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 67,198 3,738
Union Carbide Corp. 107,800 6,360
W.R. Grace & Co. (a) 57,800 751
162,676
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 75,612 1,829
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (a) 99,900 537
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
IRON & STEEL - CONTINUED
Nucor Corp. 70,600 $ 3,036
USX - U.S. Steel Group 71,960 1,803
Worthington Industries, Inc. 72,225 894
8,099
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 176,903 5,758
Alcoa, Inc. 295,040 19,141
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & 101,700 979
Gold, Inc. Class B (a)
Inco Ltd. (a) 155,558 2,442
Phelps Dodge Corp. 65,087 3,010
Reynolds Metals Co. 51,240 3,407
34,737
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.0%
Ball Corp. 23,875 752
Bemis Co., Inc. 34,200 1,259
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 102,180 1,660
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 121,300 1,638
Tupperware Corp. 46,100 870
6,179
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.8%
Boise Cascade Corp. 46,300 1,508
Champion International Corp. 77,600 5,102
Fort James Corp. 174,600 4,179
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 137,900 5,068
International Paper Co. 332,776 12,230
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 438,330 25,451
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 86,360 1,155
Mead Corp. 82,900 2,886
Pactiv Corp. (a) 137,155 1,123
Potlatch Corp. 23,540 928
Temple-Inland, Inc. 45,100 2,261
Westvaco Corp. 73,250 2,262
Weyerhaeuser Co. 188,900 10,094
Willamette Industries, Inc. 85,400 3,261
77,508
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 289,199
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.3%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.2%
Armstrong World Industries, 32,010 $ 626
Inc.
Crane Co. 52,775 1,418
Fortune Brands, Inc. 131,260 3,282
Masco Corp. 357,500 8,021
Owens Corning 43,800 797
Sherwin-Williams Co. 133,580 3,323
Vulcan Materials Co. 80,500 3,527
20,994
CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%
Centex Corp. 47,520 1,146
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 38,100 733
Pulte Corp. 34,600 744
2,623
ENGINEERING - 0.0%
Fluor Corp. 60,830 2,042
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 25,659
ESTATE
DURABLES - 2.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.5%
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 110,600 2,537
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 63,400 856
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. 33,100 1,177
Dana Corp. 134,275 4,079
Danaher Corp. 113,400 6,478
Delphi Automotive Systems 456,277 8,726
Corp.
Eaton Corp. 59,280 4,980
Ford Motor Co. 967,500 52,910
General Motors Corp. 512,856 48,016
Genuine Parts Co. 142,737 3,747
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 125,800 3,475
Johnson Controls, Inc. 67,200 4,255
NACCO Industries, Inc. Class A 5,000 224
Navistar International Corp. 52,360 1,833
(a)
PACCAR, Inc. 64,176 3,052
TRW, Inc. 96,420 5,641
151,986
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.3%
Minnesota Mining & 323,620 $ 27,993
Manufacturing Co.
Snap-On, Inc. 47,350 1,252
29,245
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Black & Decker Corp. 69,500 2,923
Maytag Corp. 67,500 2,325
Whirlpool Corp. 59,500 3,875
9,123
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 157,000 3,356
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 225,522 5,680
9,036
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 49,000 2,269
NIKE, Inc. Class B 228,120 9,909
Reebok International Ltd. (a) 44,900 763
Russell Corp. 28,900 567
Springs Industries, Inc. 9,000 370
Class A
VF Corp. 95,068 2,686
16,564
TOTAL DURABLES 215,954
ENERGY - 5.3%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.7%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 263,518 8,383
Halliburton Co. 356,500 15,753
McDermott International, Inc. 45,900 373
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) 68,700 1,919
Schlumberger Ltd. 443,060 33,922
Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. 167,628 7,879
68,229
OIL & GAS - 4.6%
Amerada Hess Corp. 76,040 4,838
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 102,600 4,457
Apache Corp. 81,000 3,923
Burlington Resources, Inc. 172,456 6,780
Chevron Corp. 527,280 44,885
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Conoco, Inc. Class B 500,756 $ 12,456
Exxon Mobil Corp. 2,764,461 214,764
Kerr-McGee Corp. 70,680 3,658
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 282,100 6,048
Phillips Petroleum Co. 205,200 9,734
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 1,718,580 98,604
Shares)
Sunoco, Inc. 65,980 2,000
Texaco, Inc. 442,280 21,893
The Coastal Corp. 170,900 8,577
Tosco Corp. 122,400 3,924
Union Pacific Resources 204,263 3,919
Group, Inc.
Unocal Corp. 196,720 6,357
USX - Marathon Group 247,500 5,770
462,587
TOTAL ENERGY 530,816
FINANCE - 12.7%
BANKS - 4.6%
AmSouth Bancorp. 307,200 4,474
Bank of America Corp. 1,365,820 66,925
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 589,700 24,215
Bank One Corp. 918,004 27,999
BB&T Corp. 278,300 7,410
Capital One Financial Corp. 158,500 6,934
Chase Manhattan Corp. 659,896 47,554
Comerica, Inc. 125,750 5,329
Fifth Third Bancorp 247,300 15,611
First Union Corp. 790,688 25,203
Firstar Corp. 785,093 19,529
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 733,009 25,976
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 184,446 3,366
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 138,719 17,808
KeyCorp 359,310 6,647
Mellon Financial Corp. 407,752 13,099
National City Corp. 494,450 8,406
Northern Trust Corp. 178,500 11,446
PNC Financial Corp. 235,760 10,285
Regions Financial Corp. 173,900 3,554
SouthTrust Corp. 135,400 3,233
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
State Street Corp. 128,200 $ 12,419
Summit Bancorp 139,800 3,547
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 256,400 13,012
Synovus Finanical Corp. 215,300 3,997
U.S. Bancorp 589,911 11,983
Union Planters Corp. 107,500 3,044
Wachovia Corp. 162,600 10,193
Wells Fargo & Co. 1,320,940 54,241
467,439
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.7%
American Express Co. 358,272 53,763
Associates First Capital 584,174 12,961
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 2,684,554 159,563
Countrywide Credit 92,000 2,542
Industries, Inc.
Household International, Inc. 377,004 15,740
MBNA Corp. 642,650 17,070
Old Kent Financial Corp. 97,700 2,943
Providian Financial Corp. 113,930 10,033
274,615
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 0.8%
Fannie Mae 820,280 49,473
Freddie Mac 556,700 25,573
SLM Holding Corp. 128,300 4,017
79,063
INSURANCE - 2.8%
Aetna, Inc. 117,030 6,773
AFLAC, Inc. 214,200 10,456
Allstate Corp. 648,266 15,315
American General Corp. 198,972 11,142
American International Group, 1,238,957 135,898
Inc.
Aon Corp. 203,975 5,520
CIGNA Corp. 136,760 10,907
Cincinnati Financial Corp. 128,500 5,180
Conseco, Inc. 263,302 1,432
Hartford Financial Services 179,340 9,359
Group, Inc.
Jefferson-Pilot Corp. 85,233 5,673
Lincoln National Corp. 157,320 5,477
Loews Corp. 85,500 4,713
Marsh & McLennan Companies, 213,730 21,066
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - CONTINUED
MBIA, Inc. 80,000 $ 3,955
MGIC Investment Corp. 86,700 4,145
Progressive Corp. 58,296 3,815
SAFECO Corp. 107,820 2,386
The Chubb Corp. 142,260 9,051
The St. Paul Companies, Inc. 184,884 6,586
Torchmark Corp. 105,840 2,653
UnumProvident Corp. 187,813 3,193
284,695
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.2%
Golden West Financial Corp. 132,300 4,515
Washington Mutual, Inc. 468,017 11,964
16,479
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.6%
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. 90,708 3,889
Charles Schwab Corp. 655,700 29,179
Franklin Resources, Inc. 198,800 6,411
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 96,000 7,878
Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 296,400 30,214
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 911,192 69,934
Co.
PaineWebber Group, Inc. 114,100 5,006
T. Rowe Price Associates, 95,700 3,649
Inc.
156,160
TOTAL FINANCE 1,278,451
HEALTH - 9.6%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 6.6%
Allergan, Inc. 106,000 6,241
ALZA Corp. Class A. (a) 82,100 3,618
American Home Products Corp. 1,044,940 58,713
Amgen, Inc. (a) 817,600 45,786
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. 44,540 2,689
Biogen, Inc. (a) 120,700 7,099
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1,587,060 83,221
Eli Lilly & Co. 872,716 67,472
Merck & Co., Inc. 1,869,880 129,957
Pfizer, Inc. 3,096,980 130,460
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 91,900 1,315
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,175,960 $ 47,406
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. 81,200 2,385
Warner-Lambert Co. 687,140 78,205
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 77,600 3,487
(a)
668,054
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- 2.6%
Abbott Laboratories 1,229,840 47,272
Baxter International, Inc. 232,900 15,168
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 201,500 5,163
Biomet, Inc. 90,700 3,237
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 332,300 8,806
C.R. Bard, Inc. 41,200 1,795
Cardinal Health, Inc. 225,850 12,436
Guidant Corp. (a) 246,000 14,114
Johnson & Johnson 1,112,940 91,818
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 55,430 1,490
McKesson HBOC, Inc. 227,169 3,833
Medtronic, Inc. 955,400 49,621
Millipore Corp. 34,900 2,502
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 61,516 1,919
259,174
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- 0.4%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 450,480 12,811
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 308,900 2,491
Humana, Inc. (a) 134,000 1,030
Manor Care, Inc. (a) 82,400 984
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 247,900 6,321
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 135,700 9,049
Wellpoint Health Networks, 50,900 3,754
Inc. (a)
36,440
TOTAL HEALTH 963,668
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
Emerson Electric Co. 344,740 18,918
General Electric Co. 2,624,000 412,624
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 127,600 8,302
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
Thomas & Betts Corp. 46,220 $ 1,424
W.W. Grainger, Inc. 74,700 3,240
444,508
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
Briggs & Stratton Corp. 18,700 718
Caterpillar, Inc. 284,620 11,225
Cooper Industries, Inc. 75,279 2,583
Deere & Co. 195,770 7,904
Dover Corp. 164,640 8,366
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 240,520 15,408
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 131,110 6,154
ITT Industries, Inc. 73,170 2,309
Milacron, Inc. 26,400 482
Pall Corp. 99,766 2,226
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 89,975 4,184
The Stanley Works 72,000 2,124
Timken Co. 47,775 884
64,567
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. 142,200 871
(a)
Waste Management, Inc. 531,513 8,438
9,309
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 518,384
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.6%
BROADCASTING - 2.1%
CBS Corp. (a) 609,669 35,818
Clear Channel Communications, 270,700 19,490
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 734,100 29,410
(special) (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) 489,440 37,014
Time Warner, Inc. 1,028,798 92,528
214,260
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.2%
Carnival Corp. 523,600 13,025
Viacom, Inc. Class B 557,400 30,309
(non-vtg.) (a)
Walt Disney Co. 1,655,290 71,695
115,029
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.2%
Brunswick Corp. 73,400 $ 1,408
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 242,000 9,635
Hasbro, Inc. 141,948 2,262
Mattel, Inc. 335,595 4,111
17,416
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 77,750 1,599
(a)
Hilton Hotels Corp. 296,960 2,524
Marriott International, Inc. 199,400 6,381
Class A
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 155,300 3,164
13,668
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
American Greetings Corp. 61,760 1,119
Class A
Dow Jones & Co., Inc. 62,800 4,074
Gannett Co., Inc. 225,900 14,429
Harcourt General, Inc. 49,576 1,853
Knight-Ridder, Inc. 63,760 3,128
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 161,400 8,474
Meredith Corp. 41,100 1,143
The New York Times Co. Class A 141,800 5,840
Times Mirror Co. Class A 17,400 1,698
Tribune Co. 190,060 7,389
49,147
RESTAURANTS - 0.5%
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 103,320 1,905
McDonald's Corp. 1,086,500 41,423
Tricon Global Restaurants, 121,432 4,144
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 96,400 2,157
49,629
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 459,149
NONDURABLES - 5.0%
BEVERAGES - 1.9%
Adolph Coors Co. Class B 29,400 1,499
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 379,140 26,753
Inc.
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 48,680 2,656
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 341,400 7,276
PepsiCo, Inc. 1,164,920 42,738
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
BEVERAGES - CONTINUED
Seagram Co. Ltd. 353,720 $ 18,596
The Coca-Cola Co. 1,975,780 92,985
192,503
FOODS - 1.1%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 488,086 4,850
Bestfoods 223,640 11,238
Campbell Soup Co. 341,860 8,888
ConAgra, Inc. 395,400 7,463
General Mills, Inc. 241,540 8,786
H.J. Heinz Co. 284,400 9,670
Hershey Foods Corp. 111,220 5,047
Kellogg Co. 325,180 7,947
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 263,300 3,390
Quaker Oats Co. 107,400 7,001
Ralston Purina Co. 241,340 4,269
Sara Lee Corp. 742,800 11,142
Sysco Corp. 264,680 9,959
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. 92,980 6,729
106,379
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.6%
Avon Products, Inc. 193,740 8,040
Clorox Co. 189,140 6,951
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 465,840 26,611
Gillette Co. 857,820 31,739
International Flavors & 82,450 2,839
Fragrances, Inc.
Procter & Gamble Co. 1,052,120 62,733
Unilever NV (NY Shares) 457,646 20,851
159,764
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1,892,180 41,391
UST, Inc. 136,800 2,052
43,443
TOTAL NONDURABLES 502,089
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Barrick Gold Corp. 327,700 5,510
Homestake Mining Co. 189,900 1,139
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
PRECIOUS METALS - CONTINUED
Newmont Mining Corp. 140,864 $ 3,302
Placer Dome, Inc. 276,100 2,228
12,179
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.4%
Gap, Inc. 681,515 25,046
The Limited, Inc. 173,081 7,821
TJX Companies, Inc. 250,500 4,806
37,673
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
CVS Corp. 313,420 13,634
Longs Drug Stores Corp. 31,340 729
Rite Aid Corp. 207,300 1,037
Walgreen Co. 804,760 22,634
38,034
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.9%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 88,700 1,103
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 356,090 19,251
Dillards, Inc. Class A 83,360 1,162
Dollar General Corp. 211,418 4,836
Federated Department Stores, 168,500 5,729
Inc. (a)
JCPenney Co., Inc. 210,120 2,902
Kmart Corp. (a) 392,100 3,186
Kohls Corp. (a) 261,200 12,538
Nordstrom, Inc. 109,300 3,040
Sears, Roebuck & Co. 303,110 11,101
Target Corp. 350,800 23,350
The May Department Stores Co. 266,870 7,339
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3,562,020 197,247
292,784
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
Albertson's, Inc. 344,606 11,221
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, 30,850 565
Inc.
Kroger Co. (a) 677,000 12,567
Safeway, Inc. (a) 410,900 18,131
SUPERVALU, Inc. 100,700 2,083
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. 109,640 1,816
46,383
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.7%
Alberto-Culver Co. Class B 31,300 $ 739
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 112,300 4,120
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 163,500 13,203
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 162,400 9,551
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 1,841,169 103,221
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 103,900 610
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 298,720 14,787
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 263,300 2,781
Staples, Inc. (a) 375,800 7,164
Tandy Corp. 154,664 8,816
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) 191,925 2,927
167,919
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 582,793
SERVICES - 0.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.3%
Interpublic Group of 224,400 9,200
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 141,900 12,922
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 55,700 3,102
25,224
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.0%
Ryder System, Inc. 65,200 1,447
PRINTING - 0.0%
Deluxe Corp. 66,300 1,670
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 109,320 2,323
3,993
SERVICES - 0.2%
Cendant Corp. (a) 566,549 8,746
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 128,620 3,875
Ecolab, Inc. 97,100 3,793
H&R Block, Inc. 79,480 3,323
Jostens, Inc. 19,700 486
National Service Industries, 32,500 699
Inc.
20,922
TOTAL SERVICES 51,586
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - 32.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 7.7%
3Com Corp. (a) 276,300 $ 10,897
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 241,800 14,689
(a)
Andrew Corp. (a) 67,812 1,996
Cabletron Systems, Inc. (a) 145,400 3,326
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 5,473,900 379,495
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 119,600 10,667
Corning, Inc. 219,240 43,300
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2,550,310 158,597
Nortel Networks Corp. 1,155,180 130,590
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 323,200 17,715
771,272
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- 8.5%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 95,900 11,598
America Online, Inc. (a) 1,824,700 109,140
Autodesk, Inc. 47,740 1,832
Automatic Data Processing, 503,240 27,081
Inc.
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 195,100 9,133
Ceridian Corp. (a) 113,700 2,466
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 144,300 8,811
Computer Associates 433,887 24,216
International, Inc.
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) 133,800 10,913
Compuware Corp. (a) 288,100 3,619
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 376,500 25,884
Equifax, Inc. 114,600 2,801
First Data Corp. 335,100 16,315
IMS Health, Inc. 246,240 4,201
Microsoft Corp. (a) 4,163,300 290,390
NCR Corp. (a) 77,700 3,001
Novell, Inc. (a) 265,300 5,207
Oracle Corp. (a) 2,257,800 180,483
Parametric Technology Corp. 216,800 1,768
(a)
Paychex, Inc. 197,600 10,399
PeopleSoft, Inc. (a) 212,400 2,960
Sabre Holdings Corp. Class A 86,169 3,011
Shared Medical Systems Corp. 21,400 887
Unisys Corp. (a) 249,500 5,785
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 317,700 34,078
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 421,000 54,835
850,814
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- 7.3%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 82,200 $ 2,219
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 129,550 16,072
Compaq Computer Corp. 1,360,304 39,789
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 2,045,500 102,531
EMC Corp. (a) 814,850 113,213
Gateway, Inc. (a) 254,800 14,078
Hewlett-Packard Co. 804,820 108,651
International Business 1,442,480 161,017
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 102,800 12,130
Inc. Class A (a)
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 245,300 18,137
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 213,580 8,730
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 167,700 8,521
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (a) 148,000 1,064
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 1,257,600 115,621
Xerox Corp. 534,800 14,139
735,912
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.0%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 609,800 62,085
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 145,800 10,917
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 165,900 9,954
PerkinElmer, Inc. 36,020 1,972
Tektronix, Inc. 37,800 2,188
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 137,800 15,158
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 130,800 2,534
104,808
ELECTRONICS - 7.5%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 119,400 10,477
(a)
Altera Corp. (a) 162,000 16,565
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 281,400 21,615
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 174,200 10,430
Intel Corp. 2,673,140 338,988
Linear Technology Corp. 259,400 14,818
LSI Logic Corp. (a) 240,000 15,000
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 217,500 30,287
Molex, Inc. 158,350 8,699
Motorola, Inc. 567,660 67,587
National Semiconductor Corp. 138,800 8,432
(a)
Solectron Corp. (a) 473,900 22,184
Texas Instruments, Inc. 645,940 105,207
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Tyco International Ltd. 1,352,604 $ 62,135
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 257,300 18,847
751,271
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Eastman Kodak Co. 252,370 14,117
Polaroid Corp. 35,640 719
14,836
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,228,913
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.2%
AMR Corp. 118,440 4,034
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 103,260 5,447
Southwest Airlines Co. 403,387 8,748
US Airways Group, Inc. (a) 57,100 1,588
19,817
RAILROADS - 0.3%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 365,429 8,816
Corp.
CSX Corp. 174,572 3,655
Kansas City Southern 88,400 6,354
Industries, Inc.
Norfolk Southern Corp. 297,620 5,246
Union Pacific Corp. 198,740 8,372
32,443
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
FedEx Corp. (a) 250,160 9,428
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 61,688
UTILITIES - 10.2%
CELLULAR - 1.5%
ALLTEL Corp. 251,000 16,723
Nextel Communications, Inc. 291,400 31,890
Class A (a)
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 590,500 64,032
Sprint Corp. - PCS Group 689,190 37,905
Series 1 (a)
150,550
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.7%
AES Corp. (a) 169,200 15,217
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Ameren Corp. 103,300 $ 3,790
American Electric Power Co., 165,800 6,072
Inc.
Carolina Power & Light Co. 101,700 3,718
Central & South West Corp. 171,280 3,715
Cinergy Corp. 118,817 3,178
CMS Energy Corp. 94,800 1,801
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 187,600 6,601
Constellation Energy Corp. 113,450 3,751
Dominion Resources, Inc. 198,869 8,949
DTE Energy Co. 116,800 3,811
Duke Energy Corp. 298,550 17,167
Edison International 296,800 5,658
Entergy Corp. 202,000 5,138
FirstEnergy Corp. 171,300 4,357
Florida Progress Corp. 83,000 4,067
FPL Group, Inc. 148,900 6,728
GPU, Inc. 110,600 3,104
New Century Energies, Inc. 83,700 2,731
Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc. 101,100 1,403
(a)
Northern States Power Co. 91,020 1,985
PECO Energy Co. 157,100 6,549
PG&E Corp. 317,100 8,225
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 70,800 2,487
PPL Corp. 107,120 2,557
Public Service Enterprise 185,500 6,655
Group, Inc.
Reliant Energy, Inc. 217,525 5,792
Southern Co. 552,800 13,785
Texas Utilities Co. 231,038 7,783
Unicom Corp. 182,500 7,254
174,028
GAS - 0.7%
Columbia Energy Group 64,980 4,077
Eastern Enterprises Co. 21,600 1,315
El Paso Energy Corp. 182,560 7,759
Enron Corp. 572,280 39,881
NICOR, Inc. 37,640 1,275
ONEOK, Inc. 24,724 624
Peoples Energy Corp. 28,400 882
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
GAS - CONTINUED
Sempra Energy 150,102 $ 2,786
Williams Companies, Inc. 347,700 12,974
71,573
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 6.3%
AT&T Corp. 2,556,294 119,347
Bell Atlantic Corp. 1,242,746 73,633
BellSouth Corp. 1,506,580 73,352
CenturyTel, Inc. 113,400 2,778
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 608,279 19,161
GTE Corp. 777,980 52,708
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 2,271,278 103,201
SBC Communications, Inc. 2,729,539 119,588
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 697,980 42,926
U.S. WEST, Inc. 404,896 28,824
635,518
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,031,669
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 9,882,226
(Cost $6,301,102)
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
1.8%
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at $ 183,244 181,858
date of purchase 5% to 5.78%
5/4/00 to 7/20/00 (c) (Cost
$181,793)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 2.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Bankers Trust Institutional 222,289,548 $ 222,290
Daily Asset Fund, 6.11% (b)
(Cost $222,290)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 10,286,374
102.2%
(Cost $6,705,185)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (2.2)% (217,108)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 10,069,266
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FUTURES CONTRACTS
EXPIRATION DATE UNDERLYING FACE AMOUNT AT UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS (000S)
VALUE (000S)
PURCHASED
520 S&P 500 Stock Index June 2000 $ 189,800 $ 6,994
Contracts
THE FACE VALUE OF FUTURES PURCHASED AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSETS - 1.9%
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin
requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of
securities pledged amounted to $10,106,000.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At April 30, 2000, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $6,719,072,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,567,302,000, of which $4,196,203,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $628,901,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $61,339,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) APRIL 30, 2000
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 10,286,374
value (cost $6,705,185) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 164
Receivable for investments 1,604
sold
Receivable for fund shares 6,350
sold
Dividends receivable 7,839
Redemption fees receivable 3
Other receivables 12
TOTAL ASSETS 10,302,346
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 746
purchased
Payable for fund shares 7,506
redeemed
Accrued management fee 303
Payable for daily variation 941
on futures contracts
Other payables and accrued 1,294
expenses
Collateral on securities 222,290
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 233,080
NET ASSETS $ 10,069,266
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 6,506,622
Undistributed net investment 35,283
income
Accumulated undistributed net (60,822)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 3,588,183
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS, for 100,635 $ 10,069,266
shares outstanding
NET ASSET VALUE, offering $100.06
price and redemption price
per share ($10,069,266
(divided by) 100,635 shares)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 118,056
Dividends
Interest 6,663
Security lending 1,038
125,757
Less foreign taxes withheld (1,092)
TOTAL INCOME 124,665
EXPENSES
Management and sub-advisory $ 22,941
fee
Transfer agent fees 11,723
Accounting fees 941
Non-interested trustees' 28
compensation
Registration fees 538
Audit 82
Legal 93
Interest 4
Miscellaneous 124
Total expenses before 36,474
reductions
Expense reductions (18,383) 18,091
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 106,574
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (14,706)
Foreign currency transactions 10
Futures contracts 14,376 (320)
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 798,645
Futures contracts 4,842 803,487
NET GAIN (LOSS) 803,167
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 909,741
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 106,574 $ 85,075
income
Net realized gain (loss) (320) 14,536
Change in net unrealized 803,487 1,297,427
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 909,741 1,397,038
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (117,819) (60,685)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (8,624) (118,649)
In excess of net realized (60,385) -
gain
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (186,828) (179,334)
Share transactions Net 3,360,364 3,521,757
proceeds from sales of shares
Reinvestment of distributions 175,991 174,440
Cost of shares redeemed (2,859,543) (1,683,409)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 676,812 2,012,788
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Redemption fees 1,132 1,183
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,400,857 3,231,675
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 8,668,409 5,436,734
End of period (including $ 10,069,266 $ 8,668,409
undistributed net investment
income of $35,283 and
$48,566, respectively)
OTHER INFORMATION
Shares
Sold 35,297 43,316
Issued in reinvestment of 1,844 2,241
distributions
Redeemed (29,870) (21,236)
Net increase (decrease) 7,271 24,321
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 92.85 $ 78.74 $ 57.82 $ 48.22 $ 38.32
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income 1.07 B 1.05 B 1.11 B .95 B .92
Net realized and unrealized 8.02 15.52 21.92 10.58 10.32
gain (loss)
Total from investment 9.09 16.57 23.03 11.53 11.24
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (1.19) (.79) (.75) (.90) (.99)
From net realized gain (.09) (1.68) (1.38) (1.05) (.37)
In excess of net realized (.61) - - - -
gain
Total distributions (1.89) (2.47) (2.13) (1.95) (1.36)
Redemption fees added to paid .01 .01 .02 .02 .02
in capital
Net asset value, end of $ 100.06 $ 92.85 $ 78.74 $ 57.82 $ 48.22
period
TOTAL RETURN A 9.91% 21.68% 40.74% 24.58% 29.83%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 10,069 $ 8,668 $ 5,437 $ 2,300 $ 1,011
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .19% C .19% C .19% C .44% C .45%
net assets
Ratio of net investment 1.12% 1.30% 1.61% 1.82% 2.11%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover rate 8% 4% 6% 6% 5%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE FUND'S EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE FUND'S EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended April 30, 2000
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Spartan 500 Index Fund (the fund) (formerly Spartan Market Index Fund)
is a fund of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust (the trust) and is authorized
to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles which require management to
make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial
statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting
policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INCOME TAXES - CONTINUED
information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income Tax
Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
EXPENSES. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a
fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned
among the funds in the trust.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences, which may result in
distribution reclassifications, are primarily due to differing
treatments for futures transactions, market discount and losses
deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. The fund also
utilized earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on
redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for
income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SHORT-TERM TRADING (REDEMPTION) FEES. Shares held in the fund less
than 90 days are subject to a short-term trading fee equal to .50% of
the proceeds of the redeemed shares. The fee, which is retained by the
fund, is accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FUTURES CONTRACTS. The fund may use futures contracts to manage its
exposure to the stock market and to fluctuations in currency values.
Buying futures tends to increase the fund's exposure to the underlying
instrument, while selling futures tends to decrease the fund's
exposure to the underlying instrument or hedge other fund investments.
Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess
of the futures variation margin reflected in the Statement of Assets
and Liabilities. The underlying face amount at value of any open
futures contracts at period end is shown in the schedule of
investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." This amount
reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at
period end. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the
underlying instruments or if the counterparties do not perform under
the contracts' terms. Gains (losses) are realized upon the expiration
or closing of the futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at
the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or
exchange on which they are traded.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,365,575,000 and $726,876,000, respectively.
The market value of futures contracts opened and closed during the
period amounted to $2,045,453,000 and $2,081,026,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, Fidelity Management
& Research Company (FMR) receives a fee that is computed daily at an
annual rate of .24% of the fund's average net assets.
SUB-ADVISER FEE. FMR and the fund have entered into a sub-advisory
agreement with Bankers Trust Company (Bankers Trust). Bankers Trust
receives a sub-advisory fee for providing investment management and
custodial services to the fund. For these services, FMR pays Bankers
Trust fees at an annual rate of 0.006% of the fund's average net
assets. Prior to October 1, 1999, the sub-advisory fee included fees
for securities lending. Under this arrangement the fund paid Bankers
Trust fees equal to 40% of net income from the fund's securities
lending program. For the period, the fund paid Bankers Trust $152,000
under this arrangement.
Effective October 1, 1999 the fund entered into a separate securities
lending agreement with Bankers Trust. Under the new securities lending
agreement the fund receives at least 70% of net income from the
securities lending program. Bankers Trust will retain no more than 30%
of net income under this agreement. For the period, Bankers Trust
retained $282,000. In addition, shareholders approved a
"manager-of-managers" arrangement, which will allow FMR, with the
approval of the Board of Trustees to hire, terminate,
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SUB-ADVISER FEE - CONTINUED
or replace sub-advisers, and to modify material terms and conditions
of the sub-advisory agreement (including the fees payable thereunder)
for the fund without shareholders approval. The implementation of this
"manager-of-managers" structure, however, is pending an exemptive
order from the SEC.
On March 11, 1999, Bankers Trust announced that it had reached an
agreement with the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern
District of New York to resolve an investigation concerning
inappropriate transfers of unclaimed funds and related recordkeeping
problems that occurred between 1994 and early 1996. Pursuant to its
agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Bankers Trust pleaded
guilty to misstating entries in the bank's books and records and
agreed to pay a $60 million fine to federal authorities. On July 26,
1999, Bankers Trust was formally sentenced in United States District
Court to pay the $60 million fine. Separately, Bankers Trust has
agreed to pay a $3.5 million fine to the State of New York. The events
leading up to the guilty plea and formal sentence did not arise out of
the investment advisory or mutual fund management activities of
Bankers Trust or its affiliates.
As a result of the plea and subsequent sentence, absent an order from
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bankers Trust would not
be able to continue to provide investment advisory services to the
fund. The SEC has granted a temporary order to permit Bankers Trust
and its affiliates to continue to provide investment advisory services
to registered investment companies. There is no assurance that the SEC
will grant a permanent order.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and
shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based
fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays
for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports,
except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were
equivalent to an annual rate of .12% of average net assets.
ACCOUNTING FEES. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records. The fee
is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus
out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $72,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned
5. SECURITY LENDING - CONTINUED
securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the
loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund
and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the
next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to
return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons,
the fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the
securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. At period
end, the value of the securities loaned amounted to $216,308,000. The
fund received cash collateral of $222,290,000 which was invested in
cash equivalents.
6. BANK BORROWINGS.
The fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or
emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The fund has
established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
loans were outstanding amounted to $13,458,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.98%.
7. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse the fund's operating expenses
(excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending fees, brokerage
commissions and extraordinary expenses, if any) above an annual rate
of .19% of average net assets. For the period, the reimbursement
reduced the expenses by $18,276,000.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and
transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of the fund's expenses. During
the period, the fund's custodian and transfer agent fees were reduced
by $76,000 and $31,000, respectively, under these arrangements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust and Shareholders of
Spartan 500 Index Fund (formerly Spartan Market Index Fund):
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities
of Spartan 500 Index Fund (the fund) (formerly Spartan Market Index
Fund), a series of Fidelity Commonwealth Trust (the Trust), including
the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2000, and the related
statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of
changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the
period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements and financial
highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and dis-
closures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2000, by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not
received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Spartan 500 Index Fund as of April 30, 2000, the
results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its
net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and its
financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America .
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 2, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
A total of 80% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2001 of amounts for use
in preparing 2000 income tax returns.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISER
Bankers Trust Company
New York, New York
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Robert A. Lawrence, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Robert A. Dwight, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
Maria F. Dwyer, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Donald J. Kirk *
Ned C. Launtenbach *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Michael Cook
Abigail P. Johnson
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
* INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
SMI-ANN-0600 103984
1.703008.102
CUSTODIAN
Bankers Trust Company
New York, New York
FIDELITY'S INDEX FUNDS
Four-In-One Index Fund
Spartan(registered trademark) Extended Market Index Fund
Spartan International Index Fund
Spartan 500 Index Fund
Spartan Total Market Index Fund
THE FIDELITY TELEPHONE CONNECTION
MUTUAL FUND 24-HOUR SERVICE
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
Retirement Accounts 1-800-544-4774
(8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
TDD Service 1-800-544-0118
for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
Fidelity Automated Service
Telephone (FAST(registered trademark)) 1-800-544-5555
AUTOMATED LINE FOR QUICKEST SERVICE
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com