FIDELITY
AGGRESSIVE GROWTH
FUND
(FORMERLY FIDELITY EMERGING GROWTH FUND)
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1998
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 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 19 Statements of assets and liabilities,
operations, and changes in net assets,
as well as financial highlights.
NOTES 23 Footnotes to the financial statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 28 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
DISTRIBUTIONS 29
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 30
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INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
The month of November proved to be a strong one for the stock and bond
markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high.
Merger activity, which had lulled during the summer correction, has
increased significantly. Small-cap stocks posted their third
consecutive month of positive returns, as did emerging markets. While
bond returns generally were not at the levels of their equity
counterparts, they were mostly positive nonetheless.
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 there is no assurance that a money market fund will
achieve its goal of maintaining a stable net asset value of $1.00 per
share, and that these types of funds are neither insured nor
guaranteed by any agency of the U.S. government.
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 1-800-544-8888, 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 LIFE OF
YEAR YEARS FUND
FIDELITY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH 27.89% 146.79% 417.05%
Russell Midcap Growth 8.20% 109.62% n/a
Russell 2000 (registered trademark) -6.62% 70.62% 243.58%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 3.34% 91.77% 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 December 28, 1990. 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 Midcap Growth Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of U.S. domiciled
medium-capitalization growth oriented stocks and 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 mid-cap funds
average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar
objectives tracked by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. The past one
year average represents a peer group of 309 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 LIFE OF
YEAR YEARS FUND
FIDELITY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH 27.89% 19.80% 23.02%
Russell Midcap Growth 8.20% 15.95% n/a
Russell 2000 -6.62% 11.27% 16.84%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 3.34% 13.62% 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
Fidelity Emerging Mar Russell MidCap
00324 RS012
1990/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1991/01/31 11481.11 10749.93
1991/02/28 12097.42 11696.15
1991/03/31 12962.23 12307.38
1991/04/30 12892.64 12198.06
1991/05/31 13767.40 12814.58
1991/06/30 12803.18 12116.37
1991/07/31 14095.43 12727.59
1991/08/31 15009.94 13125.48
1991/09/30 15119.28 13110.20
1991/10/31 15337.97 13404.64
1991/11/30 14721.67 12962.09
1991/12/31 16709.92 14702.91
1992/01/31 16760.18 14833.38
1992/02/29 16503.44 14865.71
1992/03/31 15445.65 14255.07
1992/04/30 14983.52 13982.37
1992/05/31 15168.37 14009.40
1992/06/30 14408.41 13592.71
1992/07/31 15106.75 14198.65
1992/08/31 14634.35 14012.93
1992/09/30 15096.48 14319.72
1992/10/31 16144.00 14751.10
1992/11/30 17376.36 15683.22
1992/12/31 18106.25 15983.54
1993/01/31 18682.87 16172.20
1993/02/28 17961.44 15674.40
1993/03/31 18481.29 16128.12
1993/04/30 18343.37 15465.77
1993/05/31 19945.37 16195.71
1993/06/30 20146.94 16129.30
1993/07/31 20072.68 16078.17
1993/08/31 20847.15 17013.22
1993/09/30 21176.04 17216.57
1993/10/31 21685.28 17493.98
1993/11/30 20825.94 17087.28
1993/12/31 21705.02 17772.55
1994/01/31 22337.92 18229.80
1994/02/28 22210.71 18073.46
1994/03/31 21027.67 17221.28
1994/04/30 21116.71 17179.55
1994/05/31 20302.58 17204.82
1994/06/30 18877.83 16464.30
1994/07/31 19590.21 16920.36
1994/08/31 21027.67 17930.06
1994/09/30 20925.90 17633.85
1994/10/31 21930.85 17938.88
1994/11/30 21091.27 17147.81
1994/12/31 21666.26 17388.19
1995/01/31 21092.41 17597.41
1995/02/28 22074.34 18533.65
1995/03/31 23005.26 19268.29
1995/04/30 23783.15 19430.50
1995/05/31 24765.09 19908.90
1995/06/30 27506.84 20815.16
1995/07/31 30745.94 22125.18
1995/08/31 31179.52 22367.32
1995/09/30 31906.41 22865.12
1995/10/31 31523.84 22287.39
1995/11/30 31128.51 23283.57
1995/12/31 29453.73 23296.50
1996/01/31 29857.03 23707.90
1996/02/29 31648.72 24604.76
1996/03/31 31648.72 24798.12
1996/04/30 33667.71 25996.47
1996/05/31 34978.05 26527.18
1996/06/30 33640.97 25725.54
1996/07/31 30338.38 23728.47
1996/08/31 31621.98 25010.87
1996/09/30 34322.88 26599.47
1996/10/31 33440.41 26287.98
1996/11/30 35258.84 27836.61
1996/12/31 34107.09 27367.62
1997/01/31 36476.58 28578.31
1997/02/28 34608.07 27949.21
1997/03/31 32373.98 26369.87
1997/04/30 33105.13 27015.73
1997/05/31 36192.24 29436.66
1997/06/30 37221.27 30251.30
1997/07/31 41025.99 33146.83
1997/08/31 40538.56 32823.19
1997/09/30 43056.98 34484.48
1997/10/31 39820.94 32757.87
1997/11/30 40186.52 33102.23
1997/12/31 40740.26 33536.80
1998/01/31 40483.71 32932.97
1998/02/28 44356.52 36029.32
1998/03/31 46886.75 37539.50
1998/04/30 47644.10 38049.28
1998/05/31 45854.00 36484.15
1998/06/30 50535.79 37516.46
1998/07/31 50983.32 35909.37
1998/08/31 41120.57 29055.85
1998/09/30 46301.53 31253.77
1998/10/31 47850.65 33554.87
1998/11/30 51396.41 35818.30
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund on December 31, 1990,
shortly after the fund started. As the chart shows, by November 30,
1998, the value of the investment would have grown to $51,396 - a
413.96% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at
how the Russell Midcap Growth Index did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $35,818 - a 258.18% increase. Beginning with this
report, the fund will compare its performance to that of the Russell
Midcap Growth Index rather than the Russell 2000 Index. The Russell
Midcap Growth index more closely reflects the fund's investment
strategy.
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.
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FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
When the final bell of the U.S. stock
market sounded on Monday,
November 23, 1998, the Dow
Jones Industrial Average stood at a
record high of 9374.27, serving
notice that the bleak economic
outlook from just a few short
months earlier would not keep
positive investor sentiment down.
For the 12-month period ending
November 30, 1998, the Dow -
an index of 30 blue-chip stocks -
returned 18.56%. What caused the
turnaround from the doldrums of
equity performance during the
summer and early fall? A variety of
factors: The economic problems in
Russia, Brazil and other emerging
markets began to dissipate; Asian
markets began to rebound; and,
perhaps most importantly, three
interest-rate cuts late in the period
by the Federal Reserve Board
helped stem the tide of a slowing
U.S. economy. All these factors
culminated in the Dow reaching its
record high late in November, a
peak that outpaced the previous
record set in July by nearly 40 points.
Small-cap stock performance was
still a far cry behind their large-cap
brethren. For the period, the Russell
2000 Index - a popular measure
of small-cap stock performance -
returned -6.62%, significantly
trailing the large-cap weighted
Standard & Poor's 500 Index's
return of 23.66%. Despite the late
rally in the equity market, this kind
of volatility has characterized the
entire year, and when it will level
off is impossible to predict.
An interview with Erin Sullivan, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Aggressive Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, ERIN?
A. Very well. For the 12-month period that ended November 30, 1998,
the fund had a total return of 27.89%. This outperformed both the
Russell Midcap Growth Index, which returned 8.20%, and the mid-cap
funds average as measured by Lipper Analytical Services, which
returned 3.34% for the same 12-month period.
Q. YOU BEAT YOUR MID-CAP BENCHMARK AND PEER GROUP BY A STAGGERING
AMOUNT. IN FACT, YOU EVEN TOPPED THE ONE-YEAR 23.66% RETURN OF THE
LARGE-CAPITALIZATION ORIENTED STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX. WHAT MADE
THE DIFFERENCE?
A. The fund outperformed its index and peer group largely on the
strength of its overweighted positions in technology and health care.
There were some strong stock performers within those two groups, which
produced significant returns for the fund's shareholders. Combined,
the technology and health care sectors represented well over 50% of
the fund's investments at the end of the period, and overall both
performed very well.
Q. ON JANUARY 29, 1999, THE FUND WILL CHANGE ITS NAME FROM FIDELITY
EMERGING GROWTH FUND TO FIDELITY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND, AND THE
FUND'S INVESTMENT POLICIES WILL BE MODIFIED. WHY?
A. Let's start with a little background: The fund's investment policy
has been to seek capital appreciation by investing in equity
securities of emerging-growth companies and, under normal conditions,
to invest at least 65% of its total assets in such securities. The
fund focused on companies with market caps of $5 billion or less, but
emerging-growth companies - those in the development stage of their
life cycle with accelerated earnings or revenue growth potential - may
be of any size. With the name change to Aggressive Growth, the fund
will continue to invest in companies with the potential for
accelerated revenue growth and will focus its investments in
medium-sized companies. The fund will also retain its ability to make
broad, substantial investments in larger or smaller companies.
Q. STARTING WITH THIS REPORT, THE FUND WILL COMPARE ITS PERFORMANCE TO
THE RUSSELL MIDCAP GROWTH INDEX RATHER THAN THE RUSSELL 2000 INDEX . .
.
A. That's right. Given the fund's focus on stocks with significant
earnings growth, the Russell Midcap Growth Index more closely reflects
the fund's investment strategy than the Russell 2000 Index, which
measures the performance of small-cap U.S. companies. The Midcap
Growth index focuses more on mid-cap companies with strong growth
potential rather than small-cap growth and value stocks.
Q. MANY OF THE FUND'S TOP HOLDINGS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD WERE OF
THE LARGE-CAP VARIETY. WHY?
A. Determining which will be the fastest earnings-growth companies is
first and foremost what drives investment decisions for the fund.The
fund has always been run with an aggressive, earnings-growth focus.
During the period, those best opportunities seemed to be in larger
companies, particularly in the technology and health care sectors. The
stock market, which has performed extremely well over the past several
years, has awarded the fastest-growing companies very high
price/earnings (P/E) ratios very quickly. Look at Yahoo! for example.
The company already has a $20 billion market value, and a significant
multiple of revenues for a relatively young company, meaning its stock
price is high compared to the company's revenue. Additionally, there
has been significant consolidation activity across industries, and
several fast-growing larger companies with high P/E multiples have
used their rich multiples to bolster their market position. For
example, this might mean buying a smaller company with an interesting
product that allows the combined companies to offer a more complete
solution to their customers. Or, it might mean acquiring a regional
company, so the two companies combined can take advantage of a
national presence and gain market share. These kinds of mergers and
acquisitions are impacting market capitalization, since attractive
smaller companies are being bought.
Q. SIX OF THE FUND'S TOP EIGHT STOCKS ARE NEW COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS
AGO. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR STRATEGY BEHIND THESE MOVES?
A. This is partly due to the market consolidation we just talked
about; if I owned two companies that merged, the combined holding
became larger in the fund. As an example, the fund had separate
holdings in WorldCom and MCI, and the merger that resulted in MCI
WorldCom made that company the fund's fourth-largest holding. Another
reason for new names appearing in the fund's top holdings is that I
took advantage of the market correction in October to increase
exposure to certain stocks that looked particularly attractive,
especially in the networking area.
Q. REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHAT
SPECIFIC STOCKS BENEFITED PERFORMANCE? WHAT HOLDINGS PROVED TO BE
DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Internet stocks America Online and Yahoo! were top performers, as
each benefited from the increased use of the Web by consumers, and
fast earnings growth driven by traditional advertisers spending money
to advertise on the Internet. I later sold Yahoo! to take some profits
for the fund. Medtronic, which has a very solid pacemaker franchise
within the medical technology sector, produced strong returns.
Drug-store chain CVS was also a very strong performer and has done a
phenomenal job of integrating its acquisition of another drug-store
chain, Revco. As far as detractors go, French
telecommunication-related company Alcatel corrected significantly
after announcing a bleak order outlook for the future. Computer
superstore CompUSA missed sales expectations and revenue trends were
discouraging. The fund no longer owns Alcatel or CompUSA.
Q. TECHNOLOGY, WHICH REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY 24% OF THE FUND'S TOTAL
INVESTMENTS A YEAR AGO, WAS ABOUT 37% AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. WHAT
DROVE YOUR INTEREST IN THIS SECTOR?
A. The increase in the fund's technology weighting was partly due to
additional buying of technology names, and partly due to the strong
stock performance of the sector. Fundamentals - or the basic business
profile - for the group improved over the past year for a few reasons,
one of which was the completion of a significant inventory correction.
When Asia ran into its economic woes in late 1997, worldwide demand
for PCs and related components weakened, causing excess inventory.
Company revenue growth suffered as the distribution channel reduced
inventory levels to match demand. By the third quarter, however, much
of the inventory correction was behind us and when companies began
reporting their results, revenue growth more closely matched the
underlying robust demand trends. After a few quarters of missed
estimates, many companies actually started reporting significant
upside earnings surprises in the third quarter. A second factor that
benefited the technology industry was the three interest-rate cuts
made by the Federal Reserve Board. Interest-rate cuts generally help
boost the entire stock market, and particularly benefit stocks with
high P/E ratios, which is the case with many technology names.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND, ERIN?
A. The fund will continue to focus on the fastest earnings-growth
companies. The health care sector looks attractive given the strong
secular growth rates - meaning this sector is less susceptible to a
recession; people will need health care regardless of economic
conditions. As I mentioned, technology still looks strong and the
companies are no longer being negatively affected by the inventory
correction caused by the Asian crisis earlier in the year. But given
the Year 2000 concerns, I think technology will continue to be a
volatile area, and I'll have to pay close attention to underlying
demand.
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. THE MANAGER'S VIEWS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED
ON MARKET AND OTHER CONDITIONS.
ERIN SULLIVAN ON HER
STOCK PICKING PHILOSOPHY:
"When I choose stocks for the fund, I
focus on the fastest-earnings growth
companies. A company's revenue
growth can be enhanced in many
ways. Strong revenues can be driven
by new markets, which I find
particularly appealing because the
growth rates are very high. New
markets present a company with a
huge opportunity to grow
significantly. The Internet is a
perfect example. It's not
unprecedented for stock valuations
in a new market to get stratospheric,
which has been the case with many
Internet stocks. The other things I
really like in terms of stocks with
revenue growth potential are new
products and new services. I also
look for companies with
cost-effective alternatives to current
practices - whether a product or
service - allowing the company to
potentially gain significant market
share. I really prefer strong unit
growth to revenue growth driven by
pricing. By that I mean I'd rather
see a company sell more units of
what it offers to increase profits,
rather than simply raise prices, since
the ability to raise prices can erode
quickly, which can very negatively
impact earnings. I also look for
companies in markets that are
growing very fast, have strong balance
sheets, strong cash flows and the
financial flexibility to take advantage
of acquisition opportunities."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to increase the value
of the fund's shares by
investing in stocks of
companies that offer the
potential for accelerated
growth
FUND NUMBER: 324
TRADING SYMBOL: FDEGX
START DATE: December 28, 1990
SIZE: as of November 30,
1998, more than $2.5 billion
MANAGER: Erin Sullivan, since
1997; manager, Fidelity Select
Software and Computer Services
Portfolio, 1997; Fidelity Select
Retailing Portfolio, 1995-1997;
joined Fidelity in 1991
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INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE STOCKS
6 MONTHS AGO
CVS Corp. 4.7 4.1
Cisco Systems, Inc. 4.4 1.9
Medtronic, Inc. 4.2 4.3
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 4.2 3.6
Ascend Communications, Inc. 4.1 0.6
Warner-Lambert Co. 3.1 0.0
America Online, Inc. 2.7 1.3
Qwest Communications International, Inc. 2.5 0.1
Safeway, Inc. 2.5 2.1
BMC Software, Inc. 2.4 4.3
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TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE MARKET SECTORS
6 MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 37.1 30.3
HEALTH 19.1 24.6
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 11.4 18.8
MEDIA & LEISURE 8.7 4.6
UTILITIES 7.4 5.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998* AS OF MAY 31, 1998**
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 96.59999999999999
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 3.4
STOCKS 95.6%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 4.4%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 3.9%
STOCKS 96.6%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 3.4%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 3.9%
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 95.59999999999999
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 4.4
*
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INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1998
SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE OF INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.3%
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.3%
General Dynamics Corp. 120,000 $ 6,968
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE - 0.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.2%
Masco Corp. 200,000 5,775
DURABLES - 0.7%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES - 0.1%
TRW, Inc. 40,000 2,203
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Newell Co. 350,000 15,488
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.0%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 6,300 143
Linens'n Things, Inc. (a) 6,200 190
333
TOTAL DURABLES 18,024
ENERGY - 0.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.2%
BJ Services Co. (a) 50,000 691
Halliburton Co. 69,800 2,050
Schlumberger Ltd. 60,000 2,681
5,422
OIL & GAS - 0.3%
Conoco, Inc. Class A (a) 245,000 5,803
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) 6,100 119
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 40,000 1,013
Tosco Corp. 29,200 763
Vastar Resources, Inc. 1,700 69
7,767
TOTAL ENERGY 13,189
FINANCE - 5.5%
BANKS - 0.9%
Banco Santander Puerto Rico (a) 24,300 559
Comerica, Inc. 250,000 16,125
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
North Fork Bancorp, Inc. 70,400 $ 1,483
Zions Bancorp 100,000 5,050
23,217
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.4%
Associates First Capital Corp. 241,000 18,768
Providian Financial Corp. 166,700 15,305
34,073
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.0%
Fannie Mae 350,000 25,463
INSURANCE - 2.0%
AFLAC, Inc. 250,000 9,219
American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. 250,000 11,344
Progressive Corp. 100,000 14,838
SunAmerica, Inc. 200,000 15,850
51,251
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Schwab (Charles) Corp. 100,000 5,638
TOTAL FINANCE 139,642
HEALTH - 19.1%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.0%
Amgen, Inc. (a) 100,000 7,525
Biogen, Inc. (a) 450,000 34,144
Centocor, Inc. (a) 300,000 12,150
Elan Corp. PLC ADR (a) 312,500 21,289
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 370,900 17,293
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 421,700 37,821
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 200,000 6,638
Schering-Plough Corp. 345,000 36,699
Warner-Lambert Co. 1,040,000 78,520
252,079
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 8.9%
Biomet, Inc. 250,000 9,563
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 248,100 12,281
Cardinal Health, Inc. 151,500 10,397
Cyberonics, Inc. (a) 33,700 366
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - CONTINUED
Johnson & Johnson 350,000 $ 28,438
McKesson Corp. 232,000 16,516
Medtronic, Inc. 1,585,400 107,312
Pall Corp. 380,000 8,835
Sofamor/Danek Group, Inc. (a) 75,000 8,386
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 752,000 21,855
Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc. (a) 121,300 1,410
225,359
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - 0.2%
Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (a) 243,100 5,272
TOTAL HEALTH 482,710
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 2.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
General Instrument Corp. (a) 300,000 8,438
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 1.3%
ASM Lithography Hldg N V (a) 500,000 14,156
PRI Automation, Inc. 20,000 480
Tyco International Ltd. 257,363 16,938
31,574
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.8%
Waste Management, Inc. 481,625 20,650
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 60,662
MEDIA & LEISURE - 8.7%
BROADCASTING - 7.1%
Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (a) 120,000 4,965
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (a) 400,000 18,700
Comcast Corp. Class A (special) 400,000 19,400
Cox Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 300,000 15,806
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. (a) 300,000 7,088
Heftel Broadcasting Corp. Class A (a) 280,000 13,055
MediaOne Group, Inc. 160,000 6,480
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. Class A (a) 250,000 12,969
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI Group) Series A (a) 420,000 17,745
Time Warner, Inc. 397,942 42,082
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Univision Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 478,600 $ 13,401
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 39,400 1,244
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 260,000 6,890
179,825
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.1%
Premier Parks, Inc. (a) 249,100 6,757
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI Ventures Group) Series A (a) 50,000 991
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) 300,000 19,969
27,717
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.5%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 200,000 8,363
Mattel, Inc. 150,000 5,184
13,547
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 221,089
NONDURABLES - 2.0%
FOODS - 0.8%
Quaker Oats Co. 248,000 15,221
Suiza Foods Corp. (a) 84,600 4,008
Vlasic Foods International, Inc. (a) 75,000 1,622
20,851
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 136,800 4,728
Clorox Co. 120,000 13,328
First Brands Corp. 303,700 11,370
29,426
TOTAL NONDURABLES 50,277
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 11.4%
APPAREL STORES - 0.2%
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (a) 50,000 2,438
TJX Companies, Inc. 130,400 3,342
5,780
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
DRUG STORES - 4.7%
CVS Corp. 2,428,696 $ 119,904
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES - 0.3%
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 70,000 4,393
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 25,000 502
Saks Holdings, Inc. (a) 49,175 1,352
6,247
GROCERY STORES - 4.4%
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, Inc. 16,000 437
Hannaford Brothers Co. 154,400 7,218
Kroger Co. (a) 240,000 12,735
Meyer (Fred), Inc. (a) 550,000 27,981
Safeway, Inc. (a) 1,169,200 61,748
110,119
RETAIL & WHOLESALE, MISCELLANEOUS - 1.8%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 3,200 100
Home Depot, Inc. 100,000 4,975
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 700,000 22,750
Tandy Corp. 406,100 18,300
46,125
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 288,175
SERVICES - 1.3%
ADVERTISING - 0.7%
CMG Information Services, Inc. (a) 50,000 3,875
Omnicom Group, Inc. 4,800 257
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 500,000 13,500
17,632
SERVICES - 0.6%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 26,200 722
First Consulting Group, Inc. (a) 609,900 14,333
15,055
TOTAL SERVICES 32,687
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - 37.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 11.3%
3Com Corp. (a) 296,600 $ 11,475
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a) 240,900 7,197
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (a) 500,000 4,391
Ascend Communications, Inc. (a) 1,851,600 104,037
Carrier Access Corp. (a) 101,000 2,702
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 1,470,000 110,801
Com21, Inc. (a) 30,000 540
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 250,000 7,313
OY Nokia AB sponsored ADR 373,300 36,583
Tekelec (a) 99,100 1,536
286,575
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE - 10.9%
America Online, Inc. 784,200 68,667
BMC Software, Inc. 1,198,900 61,219
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 100,000 8,300
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a) 217,500 13,648
E Trade Group, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,706
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a) 40,000 1,073
Equant NV (a) 70,600 3,976
International Network Services (a) 155,000 8,467
International Telecom Data Systems, Inc. 107,900 2,657
Intuit, Inc. (a) 325,000 18,809
Lycos, Inc. (a) 335,600 19,800
Microsoft Corp. (a) 477,700 58,279
NCR Corp. (a) 50,000 1,863
RealNetworks, Inc. 30,000 1,140
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 100,000 5,975
276,579
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT - 4.6%
Compaq Computer Corp. 100,000 3,250
EMC Corp. (a) 540,000 39,150
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 720,000 30,600
Network Appliance, Inc. 424,700 31,906
Quantum Corp. (a) 300,000 6,638
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 105,200 5,115
116,659
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 4.1%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 770,000 $ 29,838
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 400,000 13,625
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 20,000 993
Perkin-Elmer Corp. 216,300 20,170
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 994,200 31,877
Varian Associates, Inc. 190,200 7,525
104,028
ELECTRONICS - 6.2%
Altera Corp. (a) 100,000 4,906
AMP, Inc. 100,000 4,838
Celestica, Inc. (sub-vtg.) (a) 131,000 2,683
Intel Corp. 530,000 57,041
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a) 150,000 5,531
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 477,100 19,710
Motorola, Inc. 200,000 12,400
Rambus, Inc. (a) 80,000 7,085
Storage Technology Corp. (a) 300,000 10,500
Texas Instruments, Inc. 340,000 25,968
Unitrode Corp. (a) 300,000 5,081
155,743
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 939,584
UTILITIES - 7.4%
CELLULAR - 0.3%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. (a) 50,000 2,859
Western Wireless Corp. Class A (a) 200,000 3,625
6,484
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.1%
ESAT Telecom Group PLC sponsored ADR (a) 160,000 5,520
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 116,100 4,397
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 1,810,849 $ 106,840
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) 1,562,581 62,503
179,260
TOTAL UTILITIES 185,744
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 2,444,526
(Cost $1,926,850)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.4%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 86,369,557 86,370
(Cost $86,370)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100% $ 2,530,896
(Cost $2,013,220)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.81%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1998, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $2,030,031,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $500,865,000, of which $521,454,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $20,589,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $277,404,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER 30, 1998
ASSETS
INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE (COST $2,013,220) - $ 2,530,896
SEE ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULE
RECEIVABLE FOR INVESTMENTS SOLD 77,749
RECEIVABLE FOR FUND SHARES SOLD 5,834
DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 653
INTEREST RECEIVABLE 333
REDEMPTION FEES RECEIVABLE 5
OTHER RECEIVABLES 830
TOTAL ASSETS 2,616,300
LIABILITIES
PAYABLE TO CUSTODIAN BANK $ 1,870
PAYABLE FOR INVESTMENTS PURCHASED 93,439
PAYABLE FOR FUND SHARES REDEEMED 7,681
ACCRUED MANAGEMENT FEE 1,597
OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 618
TOTAL LIABILITIES 105,205
NET ASSETS $ 2,511,095
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
PAID IN CAPITAL $ 1,740,448
ACCUMULATED UNDISTRIBUTED NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON 252,970
INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS 517,677
AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
NET ASSETS, FOR 84,104 SHARES OUTSTANDING $ 2,511,095
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE $29.86
PER SHARE ($2,511,095 (DIVIDED BY) 84,104 SHARES)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 5,373
DIVIDENDS
INTEREST 2,796
TOTAL INCOME 8,169
EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT FEE $ 13,895
BASIC FEE
PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT 3,177
TRANSFER AGENT FEES 5,402
ACCOUNTING FEES AND EXPENSES 787
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION 9
CUSTODIAN FEES AND EXPENSES 57
REGISTRATION FEES 146
AUDIT 39
LEGAL 16
INTEREST 6
REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS 2
MISCELLANEOUS 5
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE REDUCTIONS 23,541
EXPENSE REDUCTIONS (784) 22,757
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (14,588)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES (INCLUDING REALIZED GAIN OF $31 282,866
ON SALES OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS)
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (71) 282,795
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES 257,932
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES 1 257,933
NET GAIN (LOSS) 540,728
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING $ 526,140
FROM OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS $ (14,588) $ (11,509)
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) 282,795 461,691
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) 257,933 (213,582)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING 526,140 236,600
FROM OPERATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM NET REALIZED GAINS (404,243) (23,421)
SHARE TRANSACTIONS 517,086 471,709
NET PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SHARES
REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 398,240 23,095
COST OF SHARES REDEEMED (504,218) (669,838)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING 411,108 (175,034)
FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
REDEMPTION FEES 383 351
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 533,388 38,496
NET ASSETS
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,977,707 1,939,211
END OF PERIOD $ 2,511,095 $ 1,977,707
OTHER INFORMATION
SHARES
SOLD 18,826 17,286
ISSUED IN REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 17,704 913
REDEEMED (19,064) (25,113)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) 17,466 (6,914)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING $ 29.68 $ 26.37 $ 24.41 $ 16.58 $ 19.63
OF PERIOD
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) C (.18) (.17) (.07) (.14) (.07)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED 6.44 3.79 3.10 7.99 .34
GAIN (LOSS)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT 6.26 3.62 3.03 7.85 .27
OPERATIONS
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN (6.08) (.32) (1.08) (.04) (3.33)
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID - .01 .01 .02 .01
IN CAPITAL
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 29.86 $ 29.68 $ 26.37 $ 24.41 $ 16.58
TOTAL RETURN A, B 27.89% 13.98% 13.27% 47.59% 1.27%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD $ 2,511 $ 1,978 $ 1,939 $ 1,332 $ 611
(IN MILLIONS)
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE 1.08% 1.09% 1.10% 1.10% 1.04%
NET ASSETS
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE 1.05% D 1.05% D 1.09% D 1.09% D 1.02% D
NET ASSETS AFTER EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME (.67)% (.60)% (.31)% (.66)% (.41)%
(LOSS) TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE 199% 212% 105% 102% 180%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN (SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE FORMER ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
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
(SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1998
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Mt.
Vernon Street 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. Effective January 29, 1999, Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund
will change its name to Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund. 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. 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 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INVESTMENT INCOME - CONTINUED
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, which includes accretion of original issue discount,
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.
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 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,
passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses 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.
SHORT-TERM TRADING (REDEMPTION) FEES. Shares held in the fund less
than 90 days are subject to a short-term trading fee equal to .75% 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
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS - CONTINUED
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 or Federal Agency
securities 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.
TAXABLE CENTRAL CASH FUND. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund (the
Cash Fund) managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., an
affiliate of FMR. The Cash Fund is an open-end money market fund
available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by
FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Fund seeks preservation of capital,
liquidity, and current income by investing in U.S. Treasury securities
and repurchase agreements for these securities. Income distributions
from the Cash Fund are declared daily and paid monthly from net
interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded
as interest income in the accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $4,347,565,000 and $4,233,207,000, 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 .2500% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .35%. In
the event that these rates were lower
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
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 .79% of average net assets after the performance
adjustment.
SALES LOAD. For the period, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC),
an affiliate of FMR and the general distributor of the fund, received
sales charges of $620,000 on sales of shares of the fund of which
$618,000 was retained. Effective September 30, 1998, the fund's 3%
sales charge was eliminated.
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 .25% 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 $766,000 for the
period.
5. 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. Under the most
restrictive arrangement, the fund must pledge to the bank securities
having a market value in excess of 220% of the total bank borrowings.
The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as
revised from time to time. The maximum loan and the average daily loan
balances during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted
to $10,798,000 and $6,970,000, respectively. The weighted average
interest rate was 6.03%.
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 $697,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS - CONTINUED
transfer agent whereby 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 $9,000 and $78,000, 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:
SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust and the
Shareholders of Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust) at November 30, 1998, the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation
of securities at November 30, 1998 by correspondence with the
custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion
expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 8, 1999
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE 12/29/97 1/5/98 12/21/98 1/11/99
RECORD DATE 12/26/97 1/2/98 12/18/98 1/8/99
DIVIDENDS - - - -
SHORT-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $2.20 $.06 - $.45
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $3.80 $.02 $2.00 $.27
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN PERCENTAGES:
28% rate 53.43% - - -
20% rate 46.57% 100% 100% 100%
A total of 2% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 1999 of the applicable
percentage for use in preparing 1998 income tax returns.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on January 13,
1999. The results of votes taken among shareholders on proposals
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 elect as Trustees the following twelve nominees.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
RALPH F. COX
AFFIRMATIVE 6,724,088,439.90 93.797
WITHHELD 444,634,588.31 6.203
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,721,351,878.03 93.759
WITHHELD 447,371,150.18 6.241
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT M. GATES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,720,948,137.62 93.754
WITHHELD 447,774,890.59 6.246
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D
AFFIRMATIVE 6,722,591,433.36 93.777
WITHHELD 446,131,594.85 6.223
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
E. BRADLEY JONES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,712,908,507.76 93.641
WITHHELD 155,814,520.45 6.359
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
DONALD J. KIRK
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,717,309.70 93.820
WITHHELD 443,005,718.51 6.180
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
PETER S. LYNCH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,505,075.80 93.817
WITHHELD 443,217,952.41 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
WILLIAM O. MCCOY
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,580,201.40 93.832
WITHHELD 442,142,826.81 6.168
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
GERALD C. MCDONOUGH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,716,677,393.94 93.694
WITHHELD 452,045,634.27 6.306
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
MARVIN L. MANN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,004,407.95 93.824
WITHHELD 442,718,620.26 6.176
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT C. POZEN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,528,051.25 93.817
WITHHELD 443,194,976.96 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,719,510,724.55 93.734
WITHHELD 449,212,303.66 6.266
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PROPOSAL 2
To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants of the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 1,098,986,736.76 91.881
AGAINST 16,132,783.30 1.348
ABSTAIN 80,983,095.57 6.771
TOTAL 1,196,102,615.63 100.000
PROPOSAL 3
To authorize the Trustees to adopt an amended and restated Declaration
of Trust.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 6,096,875,296.08 85.266
AGAINST 326,513,059.73 4.567
ABSTAIN 727,015,100.07 10.167
TOTAL 7,150,403,455.88 100.000
NOT VOTING 18,334,054.77
PROPOSAL 4
To approve an amended management contract, including a change in
performance adjustment benchmark, for Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund
(formerly Fidelity Emerging Growth Fund).
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 1,030,596,053.36 86.163
AGAINST 58,941,269.59 4.928
ABSTAIN 106,565,292.68 8.909
TOTAL 1,196,102,615.63 100.000
PROPOSAL 5
To approve a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund (formerly Fidelity Emerging Growth
Fund).
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 1,011,623,165.89 84.577
AGAINST 71,531,940.22 5.980
ABSTAIN 112,947,509.52 9.443
TOTAL 1,196,102,615.63 100.000
PROPOSAL 6
To amend Fidelity Aggressive Growth Fund's (formerly Fidelity Emerging
Growth Fund) fundamental investment limitation concerning
diversification to exclude securities of other investment companies
from the limitation.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 1,001,643,473.73 83.742
AGAINST 72,884,849.56 6.094
ABSTAIN 121,574,292.34 10.164
TOTAL 1,196,102,615.63 100.000
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FIDELITY
GROWTH COMPANY
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
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 22 Statements of assets and liabilities,
operations, and changes in net assets,
as well as financial highlights.
NOTES 26 Footnotes to the financial statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 31 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
DISTRIBUTIONS 32
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 33
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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 1-800-544-8888 FOR A
FREE PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
The month of November proved to be a strong one for the stock and bond
markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high.
Merger activity, which had lulled during the summer correction, has
increased significantly. Small-cap stocks posted their third
consecutive month of positive returns, as did emerging markets. While
bond returns generally were not at the levels of their equity
counterparts, they were mostly positive nonetheless.
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 there is no assurance that a money market fund will
achieve its goal of maintaining a stable net asset value of $1.00 per
share, and that these types of funds are neither insured nor
guaranteed by any agency of the U.S. government.
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 1-800-544-8888, 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 PAST 10
YEAR YEARS YEARS
FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY 17.55% 130.32% 531.98%
Russell 3000 Growth 25.11% 176.46% 473.89%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 23.66% 181.25% 457.74%
Growth Funds Average 14.32% 127.55% 363.55%
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
Russell 3000 Growth Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
U.S. domiciled growth oriented stocks and 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 Analytical Services, Inc. The past one year average
represents a peer group of 961 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 PAST 10
YEAR YEARS YEARS
FIDELITY GROWTH COMPANY 17.55% 18.16% 20.25%
Russell 3000 Growth 25.11% 22.55% 19.09%
S&P 500 23.66% 22.98% 18.75%
Growth Funds Average 14.32% 17.48% 16.16%
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
Growth Company Russell 3000 Growth
00025 RS007
1988/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1988/12/31 10428.91 10299.64
1989/01/31 11158.93 10997.46
1989/02/28 11139.22 10762.78
1989/03/31 11521.63 11019.36
1989/04/30 12307.67 11673.39
1989/05/31 13270.76 12205.22
1989/06/30 12789.22 12098.20
1989/07/31 13646.08 13270.62
1989/08/31 14205.52 13501.82
1989/09/30 14609.17 13570.26
1989/10/31 14460.46 13293.27
1989/11/30 14524.19 13624.01
1989/12/31 14771.64 13871.39
1990/01/31 13647.37 12734.31
1990/02/28 14248.54 12851.28
1990/03/31 15013.67 13368.42
1990/04/30 14795.06 13178.29
1990/05/31 16348.74 14534.37
1990/06/30 16536.12 14686.43
1990/07/31 16020.83 14521.43
1990/08/31 14357.85 13089.44
1990/09/30 13085.24 12355.28
1990/10/31 13147.70 12366.23
1990/11/30 14553.03 13214.13
1990/12/31 15302.54 13689.46
1991/01/31 17027.98 14419.89
1991/02/28 18128.83 15591.81
1991/03/31 19112.57 16232.64
1991/04/30 18940.80 16150.02
1991/05/31 19947.96 16873.48
1991/06/30 18605.08 16053.21
1991/07/31 20080.69 16907.07
1991/08/31 20947.31 17481.21
1991/09/30 20822.39 17208.45
1991/10/31 20775.55 17502.86
1991/11/30 20002.61 17029.27
1991/12/31 22698.30 19391.77
1992/01/31 22953.72 19033.65
1992/02/29 23148.75 19073.47
1992/03/31 21953.15 18516.75
1992/04/30 21529.18 18577.22
1992/05/31 21503.75 18703.65
1992/06/30 20740.60 18192.23
1992/07/31 21478.31 18991.84
1992/08/31 20893.23 18728.04
1992/09/30 21223.93 18964.21
1992/10/31 22368.65 19279.78
1992/11/30 23852.54 20179.93
1992/12/31 24501.20 20404.41
1993/01/31 25096.25 20203.82
1993/02/28 24394.94 19829.53
1993/03/31 25264.92 20220.25
1993/04/30 24989.72 19422.88
1993/05/31 26392.35 20136.88
1993/06/30 26490.00 19968.89
1993/07/31 26063.88 19657.06
1993/08/31 27129.16 20474.09
1993/09/30 27892.62 20391.22
1993/10/31 28274.34 20960.38
1993/11/30 27439.87 20758.80
1993/12/31 28467.84 21157.98
1994/01/31 29391.27 21653.48
1994/02/28 28919.28 21285.90
1994/03/31 27572.14 20231.70
1994/04/30 27896.63 20322.03
1994/05/31 27739.30 20560.70
1994/06/30 26460.99 19929.82
1994/07/31 27070.64 20572.40
1994/08/31 28447.29 21754.27
1994/09/30 27876.96 21495.20
1994/10/31 28781.61 21974.52
1994/11/30 27778.63 21253.55
1994/12/31 27834.58 21624.11
1995/01/31 27528.26 21994.67
1995/02/28 28671.86 22925.69
1995/03/31 29795.05 23596.39
1995/04/30 31081.61 24096.61
1995/05/31 32184.37 24886.77
1995/06/30 34573.69 25919.32
1995/07/31 37146.81 27091.73
1995/08/31 37606.29 27153.20
1995/09/30 38668.21 28331.59
1995/10/31 38453.79 28204.67
1995/11/30 39229.81 29315.61
1995/12/31 38860.69 29531.63
1996/01/31 39801.70 30394.95
1996/02/29 40728.07 31031.81
1996/03/31 41040.45 31128.37
1996/04/30 42311.52 32106.66
1996/05/31 43474.87 33284.31
1996/06/30 42882.42 33090.94
1996/07/31 40254.11 30934.50
1996/08/31 41202.03 31878.95
1996/09/30 44013.46 34130.71
1996/10/31 44207.35 34167.54
1996/11/30 46900.30 36576.08
1996/12/31 45391.76 35993.98
1997/01/31 48054.70 38360.21
1997/02/28 47054.50 37908.02
1997/03/31 44155.03 35801.08
1997/04/30 45807.05 37934.72
1997/05/31 49223.48 40912.71
1997/06/30 51089.03 42528.30
1997/07/31 55471.94 46138.25
1997/08/31 53404.10 43817.50
1997/09/30 55977.66 46111.14
1997/10/31 52752.28 44294.51
1997/11/30 53763.73 45872.79
1997/12/31 53974.51 46338.76
1998/01/31 54402.00 47530.99
1998/02/28 58957.52 51163.17
1998/03/31 60882.92 53212.62
1998/04/30 60580.90 53910.49
1998/05/31 58189.88 52158.50
1998/06/30 61839.33 55114.28
1998/07/31 61877.08 54373.66
1998/08/31 51419.52 45853.21
1998/09/30 56679.76 49460.90
1998/10/31 59700.00 53326.68
1998/11/30 63198.44 57388.94
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$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Growth Company Fund on November 30, 1988. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1998, the value of the investment would
have grown to $63,198 - a 531.98% increase on the initial investment.
For comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Growth Index did over the
same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the
same $10,000 would have grown to $57,389 - a 473.89% increase.
Beginning with this report, the fund will compare its performance to
that of the Russell 3000 Growth Index, rather than the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Growth Index more closely reflects
the fund's investment strategy.
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.
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FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
When the final bell of the U.S. stock
market sounded on Monday,
November 23, 1998, the Dow
Jones Industrial Average stood at a
record high of 9374.27, serving
notice that the bleak economic
outlook from just a few short
months earlier would not keep
positive investor sentiment down.
For the 12-month period ending
November 30, 1998, the Dow -
an index of 30 blue-chip stocks -
returned 18.56%. What caused the
turnaround from the doldrums of
equity performance during the
summer and early fall? A variety of
factors: The economic problems in
Russia, Brazil and other emerging
markets began to dissipate; Asian
markets began to rebound; and,
perhaps most importantly, three
interest-rate cuts late in the period
by the Federal Reserve Board
helped stem the tide of a slowing
U.S. economy. All these factors
culminated in the Dow reaching its
record high late in November, a
peak that outpaced the previous
record set in July by nearly 40 points.
Small-cap stock performance was
still a far cry behind their large-cap
brethren. For the period, the Russell
2000 - a popular measure of
small-cap stock performance -
returned -6.62%, significantly
trailing the large-cap weighted
Standard & Poor's 500 Index's
return of 23.66%. Despite the late
rally in the equity market, this kind
of volatility has characterized the
entire year, and when it will level
off is impossible to predict.
An interview with Steven Wymer, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Growth
Company Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, STEVE?
A. The fund posted mixed results. For the 12 months that ended
November 30, 1998, the fund returned 17.55%. In comparison,
performance trailed the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which returned
25.11% during the period. The fund outpaced the 14.32% total return
posted by the growth funds average tracked by Lipper Analytical
Services over the same 12-month period.
Q. THE FUND NOW COMPARES ITS PERFORMANCE TO THE RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH
INDEX, INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX. WHAT WAS THE REASON
FOR THE CHANGE?
A. One of the primary investment strategies of Growth Company Fund is
to focus on companies with above-average growth potential. The
previous index, the S&P 500, is designed as a measure of the
performance of the overall U.S. stock market and includes both growth
and value stocks. The new benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index, is
designed to measure the performance of stocks that are considered more
traditional growth stocks - more specifically, those stocks with
higher forecasted growth rates and higher price-to-book ratios.
Consequently, the new index more closely reflects the fund's focused
growth stock investment strategy.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CAUSED THE FUND TO UNDERPERFORM THE INDEX?
A. The overall market's bias toward large- and mega-cap stocks
continued during most of the period. While mid- and small-cap stocks
had moments in the sun, in general they did not perform as well as
large-cap stocks. The fund's concentration on smaller stocks hurt
performance relative to the Russell Growth 3000 Index, which contains
the 3,000 largest U.S. companies. Weak fund performance was also a
result of some disappointing stock picks. I owned a handful of stocks
across various industries that posted poor results.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND TOP THE GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE?
A. It's impossible to say for sure where my competitors were
investing, but it seems there may be a number of factors that led to
the fund's outperformance of the average growth fund. First, the
fund's overweighted position in technology stocks relative to the peer
group helped returns during most of the period. Technology stocks -
the largest sector in the fund - continued to benefit from a promising
growth profile in the midst of what many people have termed a
technology and communications revolution. Additionally, I was
overweighted in retail stocks through the summer, which worked out
well for the fund. Retail stocks benefited from a solid U.S. economy
and steady consumer spending.
Q. HEALTH CARE WAS ONE OF THE FUND'S LARGEST SECTOR WEIGHTINGS. HOW
DID THESE STOCKS FARE?
A. Overall, the health care sector has profited from effective new
product development and solid product demand. At the same time,
performance was somewhat mixed as the larger pharmaceutical companies,
such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, performed better than smaller drug
companies, in spite of the latter's growth potential. While the HMO
sector was a detractor from fund performance, I believe many of these
companies are positioned to turn around performance by increasing
prices faster than costs are rising.
Q. WHICH STOCKS WERE THE MAIN DISAPPOINTMENTS? WHAT HELPED
PERFORMANCE?
A. CompUSA was one of the biggest detractors. A leading operator of
computer superstores, it performed poorly because it was slow to react
to increased demand for lower priced PCs. In addition, some of its
competitors started to do a better job serving this niche. While the
fund's holdings in Iomega were sold, it was another disappointment for
the fund. The company's stock suffered from weakened demand for its
data storage devices and a very competitive pricing environment. On a
positive note, Microsoft and Dell Computer contributed significantly
to fund performance. Both companies continued to produce solid
earnings' results and the stocks rallied.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, STEVE?
A. I'm a bit more cautious toward technology stocks and the PC
industry in part due to concerns about the Year 2000 issue. In
addition, I'm concerned about what seems to be somewhat high levels of
speculative buying in certain sectors, such as Internet stocks. At the
same time, I'm optimistic about the economic fundamentals in the U.S.
Interest-rate cuts are helping improve liquidity and investor
confidence, unemployment is low and inflation is under control.
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. THE MANAGER'S VIEWS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED
ON MARKET AND OTHER CONDITIONS.
STEVE WYMER ON
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
IN NICHE PHARMACEUTICAL
AND BIOTECHNOLOGY AREAS:
"I've significantly increased the
fund holdings in the health care
sector, specifically in small drug
companies like Forest Laboratories
and Elan, as well as generic drug
companies like Mylan Laboratories.
I committed additional portfolio
assets to biotechnology firms because
these companies have become more
product driven and less dependent
on new drug discoveries, and growth
prospects look favorable for these
companies. In addition, many of
these smaller companies are starting
to show faster earnings growth
and are less expensive than
large-cap traditional
pharmaceuticals .
"I've increased the fund's holdings
in biotechnology companies such
as Medimmune, Biogen, Amgen,
Sepracor, Genzyme and Chiron.
Essentially, as these companies
transition from research or drug
discovery businesses to product
and distribution-focused, they
offer more promising revenue
growth and profitability as their
products are approved or are soon
to be approved by the Federal
Drug Administration."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to increase the value of
the fund's shares over the long
term by investing in stocks with
above-average growth potential
FUND NUMBER: 025
TRADING SYMBOL: FDGRX
START DATE: January 17, 1983
SIZE: as of November 30, 1998,
more than $10.5 billion
MANAGER: Steven Wymer, since
1997; manager, Fidelity
Dividend Growth Fund, 1995-
1997; assistant manager, Fidelity
OTC Portfolio, January 1995-
May 1995; manager, Fidelity
Select Chemicals Portfolio,
1993-1994; assistant, Fidelity
Magellan Fund, 1992-1994;
manager Fidelity Select
Automotive Portfolio,
1990-1993; joined Fidelity in
1989
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INVESTMENT CHANGES
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE STOCKS
6 MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 4.6 3.4
Fannie Mae 2.1 1.8
General Electric Co. 2.1 2.1
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 1.8 1.0
Dell Computer Corp. 1.6 2.3
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.6 0.9
PepsiCo, Inc. 1.6 1.9
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1.5 0.8
McDonald's Corp. 1.5 1.2
Medimmune, Inc. 1.5 0.5
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TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE MARKET SECTORS
6 MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 23.6 26.8
HEALTH 21.3 15.2
NONDURABLES 10.5 7.5
FINANCE 6.6 7.1
UTILITIES 5.8 5.2
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 * AS OF MAY 31, 1998 **
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 95.8
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 4.2
STOCKS 95.3%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 4.7%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 4.3%
STOCKS 95.8%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 4.2%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 3.3%
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 95.3
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 4.7
*
**
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1998
SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE OF INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES
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COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.2%
Boeing Co. 500,000 $ 20,313
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 5.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.8%
Avery Dennison Corp. 225,000 10,786
IMC Global, Inc. 436,700 9,990
MacDermid, Inc. 449,500 16,575
Minerals Technologies, Inc. (c) 1,234,900 54,181
Monsanto Co. 180,500 8,179
PPG Industries, Inc. 150,000 9,178
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 75,000 3,309
Union Carbide Corp. 1,688,900 75,578
187,776
IRON & STEEL - 0.3%
Nucor Corp. 500,000 21,000
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 1,229,200 16,748
37,748
METALS & MINING - 0.6%
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B 900,000 11,756
Inco Ltd. 600,000 6,947
Phelps Dodge Corp. 800,000 45,350
64,053
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.4%
Corning, Inc. 3,125,000 125,391
Sonoco Products Co. 100,000 2,994
Tupperware Corp. 945,500 16,487
144,872
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 1.1%
Champion International Corp. 375,000 15,586
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 350,000 19,863
International Paper Co. 500,000 21,719
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 678,000 35,680
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. 3,173,950 24,995
117,843
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 552,292
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE - 0.0%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.0%
Sherwin-Williams Co. 200,000 $ 5,675
DURABLES - 1.8%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES - 1.2%
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 4,125,000 124,266
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. 200,000 16,063
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Newell Co. 675,000 29,869
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.2%
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. Class A (a) 366,700 5,409
NIKE, Inc. Class B 421,000 16,840
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 125,000 3,094
25,343
TOTAL DURABLES 195,541
ENERGY - 4.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.8%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 1,102,500 20,190
Halliburton Co. 650,000 19,094
Input/Output, Inc. (a) 550,000 4,503
Schlumberger Ltd. 632,700 28,274
Smith International, Inc. 275,000 6,634
78,695
OIL & GAS - 3.3%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 1,864,600 52,558
Apache Corp. 625,000 14,375
Conoco (a) 2,275,000 53,889
Devon Energy Corp. 225,000 7,411
EEX Corp. (a) 1,200,000 4,275
Enron Oil & Gas Co. 2,425,000 36,375
Tosco Corp. 1,775,000 46,372
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Total SA sponsored ADR 2,104,900 $ 128,662
Vintage Petroleum, Inc. 925,000 9,539
353,456
TOTAL ENERGY 432,151
FINANCE - 6.6%
BANKS - 0.9%
State Street Corp. 175,000 12,009
Synovus Finanical Corp. 75,000 1,655
U.S. Bancorp 625,400 23,023
Wells Fargo & Co. 1,497,800 53,921
90,608
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.1%
American Express Co. 807,516 80,802
Citigroup, Inc. 675,099 33,882
114,684
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.1%
Fannie Mae 3,049,300 221,837
Freddie Mac 1,725,400 104,387
326,224
INSURANCE - 1.5%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,342,761 74,104
American International Group, Inc. 225,000 21,150
MONY Group, Inc. (a) 1,160,600 35,906
St. Paul Companies, Inc. (The) 915,000 32,254
163,414
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.0%
Schwab (Charles) Corp. 45,750 2,579
TOTAL FINANCE 697,509
HEALTH - 21.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.8%
Allergan, Inc. 1,250,000 76,094
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 225,000 8,100
American Home Products Corp. 700,000 37,275
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - CONTINUED
Amgen, Inc. (a) 450,000 $ 33,863
Biogen, Inc. (a) 1,325,000 100,534
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 944,600 115,773
Centocor, Inc. (a) 525,000 21,263
Chiron Corp. (a) 1,325,000 29,978
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 490,000 6,339
Elan Corp. PLC ADR (a) 850,000 57,906
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 2,860,400 133,366
GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 550,000 13,131
Genzyme Corp. (General Division) 800,000 33,650
Genzyme Corp. (Molecular Division) (a) 86,440 303
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2,050,000 51,763
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 1,000,000 89,688
Medimmune, Inc. (a)(c) 2,320,800 155,204
Merck & Co., Inc. 622,400 96,394
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. 2,150,000 71,353
PAREXEL International Corp. (a) 247,500 6,450
Pfizer, Inc. 670,000 74,789
Roberts Pharmaceutical Corp. (a) 450,000 11,025
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,114,000 118,502
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 350,000 29,050
SmithKline Beecham PLC ADR 216,200 13,175
Warner-Lambert Co. 953,200 71,967
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 175,000 9,428
XOMA Corp. (a) 666 2
1,466,365
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 3.8%
Allegiance Corp. 150,000 6,047
AmeriSource Health Corp. Class A (a) 349,000 22,336
Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc. (a) 955,000 46,676
Baxter International, Inc. 50,000 3,178
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 225,000 9,563
Bergen Brunswig Corp. Class A 316,400 19,696
Cardinal Health, Inc. 1,356,930 93,119
Guidant Corp. 550,000 47,197
Johnson & Johnson 594,300 48,287
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 800,000 25,850
McKesson Corp. 169,200 12,045
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - CONTINUED
Medtronic, Inc. 673,200 $ 45,567
Ocular Sciences, Inc. (a) 275,000 6,188
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(c) 849,500 6,477
Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc. (a) 455,000 5,289
397,515
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - 3.7%
Coram Healthcare Corp. warrants 7/11/99 (a) 30,552 -
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) 248,100 1,845
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 1,195,200 16,061
Humana, Inc. (a) 4,150,000 82,222
PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. Class B (a) 350,000 26,359
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 350,000 10,347
United HealthCare Corp. 3,023,200 136,422
Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc. (a) 1,410,000 115,708
388,964
TOTAL HEALTH 2,252,844
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 4.0%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Adtran, Inc. (a) 250,000 6,141
General Electric Co. 2,450,000 221,725
General Instrument Corp. (a) 750,000 21,094
248,960
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
ASM Lithography Holding (a) 550,000 15,572
Tyco International Ltd. 387,458 25,500
41,072
POLLUTION CONTROL - 1.3%
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,038
Waste Management, Inc. 3,099,125 132,875
134,913
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 424,945
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 5.7%
BROADCASTING - 2.7%
CBS Corp. 550,000 $ 16,397
Chancellor Media Corp. (a) 50,000 1,884
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. (a) 241,000 5,694
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,473,200 59,665
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. Class A (a) 397,800 20,636
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. (a) 585,000 8,775
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI Group) Series A (a) 2,925,000 123,581
Time Warner, Inc. 203,607 21,531
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 738,000 23,293
281,456
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.5%
Disney (Walt) Co. 686,500 22,097
News Corp. Ltd. ADR 1,250,000 35,000
57,097
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.1%
Brunswick Corp. 350,000 7,700
RESTAURANTS - 2.4%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. (c) 2,412,510 58,956
McDonald's Corp. 2,250,000 157,641
Papa John's International, Inc. (a) 643,700 26,995
Starbucks Corp. (a) 152,300 7,025
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. (a) 105,910 4,826
255,443
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 601,696
NONDURABLES - 10.5%
AGRICULTURE - 0.3%
DEKALB Genetics Corp. Class B 150,500 15,012
Delta & Pine Land Co. 325,000 12,309
27,321
BEVERAGES - 3.6%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 260,300 15,781
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1,770,400 124,039
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. 475,000 17,961
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
BEVERAGES - CONTINUED
PepsiCo, Inc. 4,288,500 $ 165,911
Whitman Corp. 2,417,900 54,705
378,397
FOODS - 1.9%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 653,375 12,006
Campbell Soup Co. 675,000 38,559
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 350,000 20,409
IBP, Inc. 1,000,000 25,375
Quaker Oats Co. 225,000 13,809
Sara Lee Corp. 825,000 48,159
Tyson Foods, Inc. 1,975,000 40,858
199,175
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.2%
Avon Products, Inc. 500,000 20,313
Clorox Co. 551,000 61,195
Gillette Co. 3,079,596 141,469
Procter & Gamble Co. 1,352,800 118,539
341,516
TOBACCO - 1.5%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2,883,400 161,290
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,107,699
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Barrick Gold Corp. 521,800 10,381
Newmont Mining Corp. 300,000 5,963
16,344
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (a) 401,000 22,456
Gap, Inc. 85,700 6,304
TJX Companies, Inc. 808,656 20,722
49,482
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
DRUG STORES - 1.0%
CVS Corp. 1,639,890 $ 80,970
Rite Aid Corp. 500,000 23,188
104,158
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES - 1.1%
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 30,400 1,908
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1,575,600 118,662
120,570
GROCERY STORES - 0.7%
Albertson's, Inc. 475,000 27,105
Meyer (Fred), Inc. (a) 187,000 9,514
Safeway, Inc. (a) 790,200 41,732
78,351
RETAIL & WHOLESALE, MISCELLANEOUS - 2.3%
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a) 114,000 3,776
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 159,600 4,978
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 225,500 12,994
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - Circuit City Group 69,300 2,508
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) 42,075 1,494
Home Depot, Inc. 844,100 41,994
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 175,200 7,402
Micro Warehouse, Inc. (a) 328,300 8,987
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 483,500 15,714
Staples, Inc. (a) 1,244,712 43,487
Sunglass Hut International, Inc. (a) 750,000 4,500
Tandy Corp. 2,049,100 92,338
240,172
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 592,733
SERVICES - 0.4%
Cendant Corp. (a) 364,245 6,921
Medpartners, Inc. (a) 8,780,500 39,512
46,433
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - 23.6%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
3Com Corp. (a) 400,000 $ 15,475
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (a) 250,000 2,195
Ascend Communications, Inc. (a) 100,000 5,619
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 2,275,550 171,520
Com21, Inc. (a) 144,300 2,597
Dialogic Corp. (a) 607,900 13,678
Excel Switching Corp. 365,000 9,536
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 494,400 42,549
Natural MicroSystems Corp. (a)(c) 1,084,600 11,998
Northern Telecom Ltd. 214,000 10,009
285,176
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE - 8.2%
America Online, Inc. 300,000 26,269
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 300,000 17,475
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 425,400 32,756
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) 945,650 26,596
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) 250,000 8,109
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 300,000 24,900
CompUSA, Inc. (a) 557,400 8,256
Concentric Network Corp. (a) 125,000 3,547
E Trade Group, Inc. (a) 108,500 2,936
IMS Health, Inc. 1,030,000 68,366
International Telecom Data Systems, Inc. 325,000 8,003
Learning Co., Inc. (The) (a) 2,175,000 63,211
Microsoft Corp. (a) 4,025,000 491,033
Oracle Corp. (a) 115,000 3,939
PeopleSoft, Inc. (a) 150,000 3,084
Polycom, Inc. (a) 795,000 14,111
Symantec Corp. (a) 735,400 14,708
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 100,000 4,013
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 550,000 19,113
Wind River Systems, Inc. (a) 475,000 22,147
862,572
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT - 6.3%
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a)(c) 1,108,600 89,797
Compaq Computer Corp. 1,000,000 32,500
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 180,500 10,379
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 2,847,600 173,170
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Exabyte Corp. (a)(c) 1,385,000 $ 10,301
FileNET Corp. (a) 1,499,200 12,837
Gateway 2000, Inc. (a) 1,525,000 85,591
Hewlett-Packard Co. 225,000 14,119
Lexmark International Group, Inc. (a) 554,000 42,312
MMC Networks, Inc. (a) 700,000 9,144
Network Appliance, Inc. 1,275,000 95,784
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 125,000 7,000
Proxim, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,288
Quantum Corp. (a) 1,300,000 28,763
SanDisk Corp. (a)(c) 1,473,900 17,503
Xerox Corp. 351,700 37,808
669,296
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.9%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 1,367,600 52,995
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 272,900 9,296
Perkin-Elmer Corp. 1,472,600 137,320
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 200,000 6,413
206,024
ELECTRONICS - 4.4%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 800,000 16,350
Etec Systems, Inc. (a) 543,800 17,877
Genesis Microchip, Inc. (a)(c) 1,010,400 16,861
Intel Corp. 1,154,200 124,221
Linear Technology Corp. 107,700 7,546
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (a) 415,200 16,297
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 419,500 17,331
Molex, Inc. 175,000 5,644
Motorola, Inc. 465,700 28,873
QLogic Corp. (a) 175,000 17,959
Rambus, Inc. (a) 1,100,000 97,419
Texas Instruments, Inc. 844,200 64,476
Uniphase Corp. (a) 150,000 8,128
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 450,000 22,838
461,820
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Eastman Kodak Co. 125,000 $ 9,070
Imation Corp. (a) 279,220 4,537
13,607
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 2,498,495
TRANSPORTATION - 0.9%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
ASA Holdings, Inc. 331,400 11,247
Comair Holdings, Inc. 537,500 16,461
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) 539,800 14,710
Southwest Airlines Co. 1,947,250 41,866
84,284
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
USFreightways Corp. 375,000 10,078
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 94,362
UTILITIES - 5.8%
CELLULAR - 1.0%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. (a) 386,065 22,078
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 2,997,300 64,442
Teligent, Inc. Class A (c) 463,700 14,607
101,127
GAS - 0.6%
Enron Corp. 1,111,237 58,409
Williams Companies, Inc. 175,000 5,042
63,451
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.2%
e.spire Communications, Inc. (a) 249,700 2,013
Frontier Corp. 2,200,000 66,275
Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. (a) 1,115,600 48,424
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 3,185,190 187,926
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 489,800 14,816
Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (a) 250,000 3,188
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) 2,941,440 $ 117,658
WinStar Communications, Inc. (a) 179,600 5,006
445,306
TOTAL UTILITIES 609,884
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 10,148,916
(Cost $7,040,380)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.2%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 440,635,352 440,635
(Cost $440,635)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100% $ 10,589,551
(Cost $7,481,015)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.81%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
(c) Affiliated company (see Note 7 of Notes to Financial Statements).
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1998, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $7,508,811,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,080,740,000, of which $3,519,271,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $438,531,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates $934,449,000 as a capital gain dividend for
the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT PER-SHARE AMOUNT) NOVEMBER 30, 1998
ASSETS
INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE (COST $7,481,015) - $ 10,589,551
SEE ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULE
CASH 1,751
RECEIVABLE FOR INVESTMENTS SOLD 38,694
RECEIVABLE FOR FUND SHARES SOLD 15,092
DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 5,790
INTEREST RECEIVABLE 1,795
OTHER RECEIVABLES 2,119
TOTAL ASSETS 10,654,792
LIABILITIES
PAYABLE FOR INVESTMENTS PURCHASED $ 39,493
PAYABLE FOR FUND SHARES REDEEMED 30,548
ACCRUED MANAGEMENT FEE 3,530
OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 2,014
TOTAL LIABILITIES 75,585
NET ASSETS $ 10,579,207
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
PAID IN CAPITAL $ 6,569,076
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME 21,710
ACCUMULATED UNDISTRIBUTED NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON 879,883
INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS 3,108,538
AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
NET ASSETS, FOR 210,657 SHARES OUTSTANDING $ 10,579,207
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE $50.22
PER SHARE ($10,579,207 (DIVIDED BY) 210,657 SHARES)
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 64,738
DIVIDENDS (INCLUDING $2,981 RECEIVED FROM AFFILIATED ISSUERS)
INTEREST 25,434
TOTAL INCOME 90,172
EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT FEE $ 61,016
BASIC FEE
PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT (17,383)
TRANSFER AGENT FEES 22,747
ACCOUNTING FEES AND EXPENSES 827
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION 45
CUSTODIAN FEES AND EXPENSES 283
REGISTRATION FEES 93
AUDIT 53
LEGAL 48
INTEREST 1
REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS 5
MISCELLANEOUS 32
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE REDUCTIONS 67,767
EXPENSE REDUCTIONS (2,565) 65,202
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 24,970
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES (INCLUDING REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) OF 906,566
$(68,001) ON SALES OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS)
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (47) 906,519
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES 745,639
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES 5 745,644
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,652,163
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING $ 1,677,133
FROM OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS $ 24,970 $ 54,438
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) 906,519 1,232,626
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) 745,644 107,522
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING 1,677,133 1,394,586
FROM OPERATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (48,716) (61,467)
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN (1,042,040) (321,291)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,090,756) (382,758)
SHARE TRANSACTIONS 2,803,239 3,489,762
NET PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SHARES
REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 1,081,299 379,989
COST OF SHARES REDEEMED (4,415,932) (3,964,019)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING (531,394) (94,268)
FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 54,983 917,560
NET ASSETS
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 10,524,224 9,606,664
END OF PERIOD (INCLUDING UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT $ 10,579,207 $ 10,524,224
INCOME OF $21,710 AND $54,423, RESPECTIVELY)
OTHER INFORMATION
SHARES
SOLD 60,568 79,391
ISSUED IN REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 26,024 9,441
REDEEMED (95,901) (89,516)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) (9,309) (684)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING $ 47.84 $ 43.54 $ 38.42 $ 28.25 $ 30.91
OF PERIOD
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS
NET INVESTMENT INCOME .11 B .24 B .34 .20 .12
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED 7.20 5.80 6.72 11.00 .28
GAIN (LOSS)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT 7.31 6.04 7.06 11.20 .40
OPERATIONS
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME (.22) (.28) (.14) (.22) (.07)
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN (4.71) (1.46) (1.80) (.81) (2.99)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (4.93) (1.74) (1.94) (1.03) (3.06)
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 50.22 $ 47.84 $ 43.54 $ 38.42 $ 28.25
TOTAL RETURN A 17.55% 14.63% 19.55% 41.22% 1.23%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD $ 10,579 $ 10,524 $ 9,607 $ 6,186 $ 2,979
(IN MILLIONS)
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE .65% .71% .88% .96% 1.06%
NET ASSETS
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE .63% C .68% C .85% C .95% C 1.05% C
NET ASSETS AFTER EXPENSE
REDUCTIONS
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME .24% .54% .96% .76% .64%
TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE 76% 93% 78% 97% 135%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN (SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
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
(SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1998
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Growth Company Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Mt.
Vernon Street 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. 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 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. 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
INVESTMENT INCOME - CONTINUED
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.
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 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, 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.
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
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT - CONTINUED
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 or Federal Agency
securities 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.
TAXABLE CENTRAL CASH FUND. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund (the
Cash Fund) managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., an
affiliate of FMR. The Cash Fund is an open-end money market fund
available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by
FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Fund seeks preservation of capital,
liquidity, and current income by investing in U.S. Treasury securities
and repurchase agreements for these securities. Income distributions
from the Cash Fund are declared daily and paid monthly from net
interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded
as interest income in the accompanying financial statements.
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.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $7,461,614,000 and $8,953,115,000, 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 .2500% 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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
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 .42% 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 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 $2,381,000 for the
period.
5. 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. Under the most
restrictive arrangement, the fund must pledge to the bank securities
having a market value in excess of 220% of the total bank borrowings.
The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as
revised from time to time. The maximum loan and the average daily loan
balance during the period for which the loan was outstanding amounted
to $5,271,000. The weighted average interest rate was 6.13%.
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 $1,831,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian and transfer agent whereby 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 $9,000 and $725,000, respectively, under this
arrangement.
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:
SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
PURCHASE SALES DIVIDEND VALUE
AFFILIATE COST COST INCOME
CDW Computer Centers, Inc.. $ 13,841 $ 18,065 $ - $ 89,797
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 1,458 - 97 58,956
CompUSA, Inc. 19,663 22,664 - -
Exabyte Corp. 2,727 - - 10,301
FileNET Corp. 10,121 14,490 - -
Genesis Microchip, Inc. 4,820 - - 16,861
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. - 4,961 - -
Imation Corp. - 20,774 - -
JP Foodservice, Inc. 8,609 9,091 - -
Medimmune, Inc. 55,614 - - 155,204
Micro Warehouse, Inc. - 27,807 - -
Minerals Technologies, Inc. 9,656 12,058 90 54,181
Natural MicroSystems Corp. 15,193 - - 11,998
Samsonite Corp. - 12,220 - -
SanDisk Corp. - 6,649 - 17,503
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 11,502 - - 6,477
Splash Technology Holdings, Inc. - 1,296 - -
Teligent, Inc. Class A 824 - - 14,607
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. - 40,260 2,794 -
TOTALS $ 154,028 $ 190,335 $ 2,981 $ 481,973
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust and the
Shareholders of Fidelity Growth Company Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Growth Company Fund (a fund of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust) at November 30, 1998, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Growth Company Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation
of securities at November 30, 1998 by correspondence with the
custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion
expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 8, 1999
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Growth Company Fund voted to pay to
shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the
following distributions derived from capital gains realized from sales
of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment
income:
PAY DATE 12/29/97 1/5/98 12/21/98 1/11/99
RECORD DATE 12/26/97 1/2/98 12/18/98 1/8/99
DIVIDENDS $.22 - $.09 $
SHORT-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $1.00 $.04 - $
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $3.28 $.39 $3.30 $
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN PERCENTAGES:
28% rate 46.96% - - -
20% rate 53.04% 100% 100% 100%
A total of 1.09% 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.
A total of 32% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 1999 of the applicable
percentages for use in preparing 1998 income tax returns.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on January 13,
1999. The results of votes taken among shareholders on proposals
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 elect as Trustees the following twelve nominees.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
RALPH F. COX
AFFIRMATIVE 6,724,088,439.90 93.797
WITHHELD 444,634,588.31 6.203
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,721,351,878.03 93.759
WITHHELD 447,371,150.18 6.241
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT M. GATES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,720,948,137.62 93.754
WITHHELD 447,774,890.59 6.246
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D
AFFIRMATIVE 6,722,591,433.36 93.777
WITHHELD 446,131,594.85 6.223
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
E. BRADLEY JONES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,712,908,507.76 93.641
WITHHELD 155,814,520.45 6.359
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
DONALD J. KIRK
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,717,309.70 93.820
WITHHELD 443,005,718.51 6.180
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
PETER S. LYNCH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,505,075.80 93.817
WITHHELD 443,217,952.41 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
WILLIAM O. MCCOY
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,580,201.40 93.832
WITHHELD 442,142,826.81 6.168
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
GERALD C. MCDONOUGH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,716,677,393.94 93.694
WITHHELD 452,045,634.27 6.306
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
MARVIN L. MANN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,004,407.95 93.824
WITHHELD 442,718,620.26 6.176
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT C. POZEN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,528,051.25 93.817
WITHHELD 443,194,976.96 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,719,510,724.55 93.734
WITHHELD 449,212,303.66 6.266
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PROPOSAL 2
To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants of the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 4,699,109,675.73 90.844
AGAINST 81,039,000.94 1.567
ABSTAIN 392,559,584.31 7.589
TOTAL 5,172,708,260.98 100.000
PROPOSAL 3
To authorize the Trustees to adopt an amended and restated Declaration
of Trust.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 6,096,875,296.08 85.266
AGAINST 326,513,059.73 4.567
ABSTAIN 727,015,100.07 10.167
TOTAL 7,150,403,455.88 100.000
BROKER 18,334,054.77
NON-VOTES
PROPOSAL 4
To approve an amended management contract, including a change in
performance adjustment benchmark, for Fidelity Growth Company Fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 4,466,303,020.20 86.344
AGAINST 219,036,543.75 4.234
ABSTAIN 487,368,697.03 9.422
TOTAL 5,172,708,260.98 100.000
PROPOSAL 5
To approve a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for
Fidelity Growth Company Fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 4,433,545,784.69 85.710
AGAINST 236,112,963.72 4.565
ABSTAIN 503,049,512.57 9.725
TOTAL 5,172,708,260.98 100.000
PROPOSAL 6
To make Fidelity Growth Company Fund's fundamental policy concerning
investments in common stock and securities convertible into common
stock non-fundamental.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 4,104,616,277.00 79.351
AGAINST 465,132,477.33 8.992
ABSTAIN 602,959,506.65 11.657
TOTAL 5,172,708.260.98 100.000
PROPOSAL 7
To amend Fidelity Growth Company Fund's fundamental investment
limitation concerning diversification to exclude securities of other
investment companies from the limitation.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 4,245,365,059.18 82.072
AGAINST 344,683,430.73 6.664
ABSTAIN 582,659,771.07 11.264
TOTAL 5,172,708,260.98 100.000
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FIDELITY
NEW MILLENNIUM(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
FUND
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
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 Footnotes to the financial statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 29 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
DISTRIBUTIONS 30
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 31
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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 1-800-544-8888 FOR A
FREE PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
The month of November proved to be a strong one for the stock and bond
markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high.
Merger activity, which had lulled during the summer correction, has
increased significantly. Small-cap stocks posted their third
consecutive month of positive returns, as did emerging markets. While
bond returns generally were not at the levels of their equity
counterparts, they were mostly positive nonetheless.
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 there is no assurance that a money market fund will
achieve its goal of maintaining a stable net asset value of $1.00 per
share, and that these types of funds are neither insured nor
guaranteed by any agency of the U.S. government.
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 1-800-544-8888, 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 LIFE OF
YEAR YEARS FUND
FIDELITY NEW MILLENNIUM 17.55% 182.39% 238.02%
FIDELITY NEW MILLENNIUM (INCL. 3.00% SALES CHARGE) 14.02% 173.92% 227.88%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 23.66% 181.25% 203.56%
Capital Appreciation Funds Average 8.48% 100.86% 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 December 28, 1992. 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 capital appreciation funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc. The past one year average represents a peer
group of 237 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 PAST 1 PAST 5 LIFE OF
YEAR YEARS FUND
FIDELITY NEW MILLENNIUM 17.55% 23.07% 22.82%
FIDELITY NEW MILLENNIUM (INCL. 3.00% SALES CHARGE) 14.02% 22.33% 22.19%
S&P 500 23.66% 22.98% 20.61%
Capital Appreciation Funds Average 8.48% 13.91% 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
New Millennium S&P 500
00300 SP001
1992/12/28 9700.00 10000.00
1992/12/31 9777.60 9923.75
1993/01/31 10291.70 10007.11
1993/02/28 10029.80 10143.21
1993/03/31 10437.20 10357.23
1993/04/30 10340.20 10106.58
1993/05/31 10951.30 10377.44
1993/06/30 11038.60 10407.53
1993/07/31 11242.30 10365.90
1993/08/31 11620.60 10758.77
1993/09/30 11892.20 10675.93
1993/10/31 12105.60 10896.92
1993/11/30 11610.90 10793.40
1993/12/31 12189.94 10924.00
1994/01/31 12418.52 11295.42
1994/02/28 12448.35 10989.31
1994/03/31 11682.76 10510.18
1994/04/30 11613.16 10644.71
1994/05/31 11533.62 10819.28
1994/06/30 11285.05 10554.21
1994/07/31 11523.67 10900.39
1994/08/31 12160.01 11347.30
1994/09/30 12368.81 11069.29
1994/10/31 12756.58 11318.35
1994/11/30 12229.61 10906.14
1994/12/31 12290.89 11067.88
1995/01/31 12026.25 11354.87
1995/02/28 12546.03 11797.37
1995/03/31 13014.85 12145.51
1995/04/30 13830.19 12503.19
1995/05/31 13983.06 13002.94
1995/06/30 15195.88 13305.00
1995/07/31 16500.42 13746.20
1995/08/31 16694.06 13780.70
1995/09/30 17325.95 14362.24
1995/10/31 17162.88 14310.97
1995/11/30 18457.23 14939.22
1995/12/31 18699.43 15226.95
1996/01/31 18382.01 15745.28
1996/02/29 19679.17 15891.24
1996/03/31 20056.13 16044.27
1996/04/30 21231.33 16280.76
1996/05/31 21830.02 16700.64
1996/06/30 21098.29 16764.27
1996/07/31 19346.57 16023.63
1996/08/31 20344.39 16361.56
1996/09/30 21763.50 17282.39
1996/10/31 21852.20 17759.04
1996/11/30 23049.58 19101.45
1996/12/31 23027.71 18723.05
1997/01/31 24805.04 19892.86
1997/02/28 22902.22 20048.82
1997/03/31 22400.88 19225.02
1997/04/30 23232.65 20372.75
1997/05/31 25534.27 21613.04
1997/06/30 26354.64 22581.31
1997/07/31 29909.62 24378.10
1997/08/31 29943.80 23012.44
1997/09/30 31470.61 24272.83
1997/10/31 28736.02 23462.12
1997/11/30 27892.85 24548.18
1997/12/31 28700.30 24969.67
1998/01/31 28233.53 25245.84
1998/02/28 30698.77 27066.57
1998/03/31 32606.09 28452.65
1998/04/30 33021.29 28738.88
1998/05/31 30984.22 28244.86
1998/06/30 32411.47 29392.17
1998/07/31 31814.62 29079.14
1998/08/31 24885.99 24874.88
1998/09/30 27662.63 26468.36
1998/10/31 30348.45 28621.30
1998/11/30 32787.74 30356.04
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$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity New Millennium Fund on December 28, 1992, when
the fund started, and the current 3.00% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1998, the value of the investment would
have grown to $32,788 - a 227.88% 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 $30,356 - a 203.56% increase.
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.
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FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
When the final bell of the U.S. stock
market sounded on Monday,
November 23, 1998, the Dow
Jones Industrial Average stood at a
record high of 9374.27, serving
notice that the bleak economic
outlook from just a few short
months earlier would not keep
positive investor sentiment down.
For the 12-month period ending
November 30, 1998, the Dow -
an index of 30 blue-chip stocks -
returned 18.56%. What caused the
turnaround from the doldrums of
equity performance during the
summer and early fall? A variety of
factors: The economic problems in
Russia, Brazil and other emerging
markets began to dissipate; Asian
markets began to rebound; and,
perhaps most importantly, three
interest-rate cuts late in the period
by the Federal Reserve Board
helped stem the tide of a slowing
U.S. economy. All these factors
culminated in the Dow reaching its
record high late in November, a
peak that outpaced the previous
record set in July by nearly 40 points.
Small-cap stock performance was
still a far cry behind their large-cap
brethren. For the period, the Russell
2000 Index - a popular measure
of small-cap stock performance -
returned -6.62%, significantly
trailing the large-cap weighted
Standard & Poor's 500 Index's
return of 23.66%. Despite the late
rally in the equity market, this kind
of volatility has characterized the
entire year, and when it will level
off is impossible to predict.
An interview with Neal Miller, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
New Millennium Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, NEAL?
A. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1998, the fund returned
17.55%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 23.66% during that
time, while the capital appreciation funds average returned 8.48%
according to Lipper Analytical Services. From mid-October through the
end of November 1998, we saw a boost in overall market conditions that
aided the fund's investing style.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE
PERIOD?
A. The types of stocks that I tend to focus on - those of smaller- and
medium-sized growth companies - struggled during the period for
several reasons. First, continuing economic problems overseas resulted
in a tremendous credit crunch in the U.S. This caused financial
intermediaries to rein in their lending activities and smaller
companies - many of which rely on loans to fund their growth - felt
the impact. Second, a drain on product demand from Asia hurt
performance during the first half of the period, and the fund's
energy- and semiconductor-related positions were hit especially hard.
Energy stocks such as Smith International and Marine Drilling fell
sharply, and semiconductor stock KLA-Tencor declined. Lastly, smaller
stocks were hurt by the general flight to quality that investors
embarked upon. With global markets so uncertain, many investors
flocked to the larger, more well-known stocks, many of which are
included in the S&P 500.
Q. DESPITE THESE NEGATIVE TRENDS, THE FUND STILL RETURNED OVER 17%.
WHAT DID YOU DO RIGHT?
A. During the credit squeeze, I increased the fund's muscle by
whittling away some of its smaller positions and focusing more on my
best ideas. Six months ago, the fund's top-20 holdings accounted for
around 30% of total investments. At the close of the period, that
percentage had risen to just over 40%. This strategy helped, as these
positions contributed almost all of the fund's absolute return.
Shareholders may ask why I don't use this concentration strategy
consistently. The answer is that there are times when market
conditions encourage me to pursue other ideas, and there are times
when market conditions tell me to tighten the fund's belt. The latter
was in effect during this particular period. Lastly, the fund's
exposure to building materials-related stocks helped performance.
These included Lone Star Industries, Martin Marietta Materials and
Medusa. Medusa, in fact, merged with another of the fund's positions -
Southdown - during the period.
Q. BY NOVEMBER 30, TECHNOLOGY STOCKS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 30% OF
THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS. HOW DID THESE STOCKS PERFORM?
A. While they hit potholes at certain times during the period, the
fund's tech stocks made a positive contribution to performance. The
problems in Asia hurt many technology companies, but we began to see
improvement in the memory storage area towards the end of the period,
and my emphasis on companies involved in the Internet and those
participating in the transition from analog to digital communications
helped (SEE CALLOUT BOX ON PAGE 8). The fund's position in Yahoo!, for
instance, was a top contributor to performance, as were its positions
in Keane, Lycos and CMG Information Services. The fund's stakes in
equipment provider Ascend Communications and cable operator Time
Warner also proved profitable.
Q. YOU USUALLY PURSUE SOME UNIQUE INVESTING THEMES. WHAT CAUGHT YOUR
EYE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
A. One trend was that the stocks of several brand-name companies went
on sale due to market volatility. For example, the stock prices of
Stanley Works - the popular maker of tools and other equipment - and
railroad Union Pacific declined to a point where I found them to be
attractive investments. Another theme that was productive was my
emphasis on what I like to call "miracle products" within the medical
technology field. The fund's sixth-largest position at the end of the
period - Arterial Vascular Engineering - was at the forefront of a
product that would prevent cardiac patients who have had bypass or
blockage removal operations from having a relapse. Another fund
position - Pfizer - was involved in the development of a product that
would alleviate arthritic pain.
Q. THE FUND'S LARGEST INDIVIDUAL POSITION AT THE END OF THE PERIOD WAS
RETAIL-STORE CHAIN BEST BUY. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS STOCK
APPEALED TO YOU?
A. Best Buy's proactive management style was attractive. The
Minnesota-based company - which specializes in all sorts of consumer
electronics equipment - recently expanded its operations to the
Northeast and the results have been quite favorable. The company also
was one of the first to embrace digital technology - be it in TVs or
cameras - and Americans have shown a willingness to spend more on
better technology. For the period, Best Buy was an outstanding
performer.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. The stocks of mid-cap growth companies have been out of favor among
investors for a few years, but I remain optimistic that they can
bounce back. When the U.S. Federal Reserve Board lowered interest
rates during the period, it created a much better forecast for both
credit and liquidity conditions within the market. Going forward, I'll
continue to work hard at finding opportunities, while at the same time
trying to optimize the fund's existing investments.
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. THE MANAGER'S VIEWS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED
ON MARKET AND OTHER CONDITIONS.
NEAL MILLER EXPLORES
THE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
FRONTIER:
"As consumers have continued
to show an insatiable appetite for
faster communication, the switch
from analog to digital technology
has created quite a bit of
excitement. In layman's terms,
digital signals are passed into
readable digits compressed into
packets and then transmitted over
wires. Since digital signals are
sent in bursts, the same wire can
carry different formats - i.e., cable
broadcasts, phone conversations
or Internet traffic -
simultaneously. While the technology
is complicated, consumers have
embraced the end product - faster
communication and expanded
capabilities.
"Digital technology also can benefit
the businesses that target consumers.
Through digital communication, a
company can get closer to its
audience, produce better products
and understand a customer's habits
or tendencies. In addition, because a
company could design products
faster through digital technology,
it could help save manufacturing
costs in the long run.
"I've tried to take advantage of the
move to digital technology in a
number of ways. At the close of the
period, the fund had positions in
several related areas, including the
Internet (CMG Information
Services), cable TV (Cablevision
Systems and Viacom) and equipment
vendors (Andrew Corp. and Cisco
Systems)."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term capital
appreciation by investing
mainly in equity securities of
companies that are likely to
benefit from social and
economic trends
FUND NUMBER: 300
TRADING SYMBOL: FMILX
START DATE: December 28, 1992
SIZE: as of November 30,
1998, more than $1.5 billion
MANAGER: Neal Miller, since
inception; joined Fidelity
in 1988
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INVESTMENT CHANGES
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE STOCKS
6 MONTHS AGO
Best Buy Co., Inc. 5.2 3.4
CMG Information Services, Inc. 3.7 2.2
Yahoo!, Inc. 3.7 1.1
Southdown, Inc. 2.9 2.3
Intel Corp. 2.7 0.0
Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc. 2.4 0.5
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.3 0.8
Microsoft Corp. 2.0 0.6
Union Pacific Corp. 1.9 0.0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 1.8 1.4
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TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998
% OF FUND'S % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
INVESTMENTS IN THESE MARKET SECTORS
6 MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 31.8 17.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.2 9.7
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.2 6.7
HEALTH 9.1 7.8
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE 6.8 8.1
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998* AS OF MAY 31, 1998**
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 94.90000000000001
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 5.1
ROW: 1, COL: 1, VALUE: 95.8
ROW: 1, COL: 2, VALUE: 4.2
STOCKS 94.9%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 5.1%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 2.3%
STOCKS AND CLOSED-END
INVESTMENT
COMPANIES 95.8%
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 4.2%
FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS 10.5%
*
**
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1998
SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE OF INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.9%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.8%
METALS & MINING - 1.8%
Cominco Ltd. 22,300 $ 249
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 561,500 27,233
27,482
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.0%
Chesapeake Corp. 8,000 278
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 27,760
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE - 6.8%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 6.4%
CalMat Co. 599,700 18,441
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. 190,700 5,590
Giant Cement Holding, Inc. (a) 166,100 3,986
Lafarge Corp. 67,900 2,517
Lone Star Industries, Inc. 303,100 22,941
Southdown, Inc. 759,740 44,255
97,730
CONSTRUCTION - 0.4%
Butler Manufacturing Co. 209,450 4,870
Lennar Corp. 66,600 1,482
6,352
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE 104,082
DURABLES - 1.9%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES - 0.2%
Bandag, Inc. 15,700 555
NACCO Industries, Inc. Class A 11,400 993
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a) 27,000 727
2,275
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Maytag Corp. 59,000 3,193
Newell Co. 100,300 4,438
7,631
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.7%
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. 79,800 2,015
Bush Industries, Inc. Class A. 17,500 287
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - CONTINUED
La-Z-Boy, Inc. 146,600 $ 2,456
Miller (Herman), Inc. 260,400 5,534
Steelcase, Inc. Class A 23,100 411
10,703
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.5%
Shaw Industries, Inc. 166,000 3,362
Springs Industries, Inc. Class A 10,900 424
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. Class A (a) 28,500 855
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. 200,400 2,730
7,371
TOTAL DURABLES 27,980
ENERGY - 4.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 4.8%
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a) 345,300 6,474
CAL Dive International, Inc. (a) 191,700 3,211
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 276,100 10,078
Daniel Industries, Inc. 458,100 5,010
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 53,300 1,193
ENSCO International, Inc. 891,000 8,520
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 276,400 2,591
Marine Drilling Companies, Inc. (a) 1,239,500 10,768
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 188,800 2,183
Santa Fe International Corp. 67,900 845
Smith International, Inc. 791,300 19,090
Varco International, Inc. (a) 525,900 3,583
73,546
OIL & GAS - 0.1%
Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA sponsored ADR (a) 77,800 987
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 17,100 417
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA sponsored ADR (a) 35,000 492
1,896
TOTAL ENERGY 75,442
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
FINANCE - 5.7%
BANKS - 2.1%
Banco Santander Puerto Rico (a) 14,400 $ 331
Cape Cod Bank & Trust Co. 13,000 260
First Tennessee National Corp. 97,600 3,270
KeyCorp 72,514 2,225
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 102,200 5,206
National Bancorp of Alaska, Inc. 21,600 670
Northrim Bank 17,000 208
Riggs National Corp. 340,900 7,159
Zions Bancorp 275,400 13,908
33,237
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C (a) 93,600 3,557
Investors Financial Services Corp. 2,000 113
3,670
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 0.2%
SLM Holding Corp. 60,900 2,680
INSURANCE - 1.3%
AFLAC, Inc. 29,900 1,103
Blanch E.W. Holdings, Inc. 122,400 4,904
HSB Group, Inc. 66,500 2,751
Poe & Brown, Inc. 14,600 511
Progressive Corp. 26,700 3,962
Torchmark Corp. 172,700 6,563
19,794
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.2%
Dime Bancorp, Inc. 95,900 2,547
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.7%
A.F.P. Provida SA ADR 14,500 219
Advest Group, Inc. (The) 54,000 1,259
Edwards (A.G.), Inc. 161,000 5,937
Everen Capital Corp. 57,000 1,397
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 95,800 2,323
Interstate/Johnson Lane, Inc. 53,600 1,658
Legg Mason, Inc. 139,900 4,171
Morgan Keegan, Inc. 159,600 3,192
PaineWebber Group, Inc. 100,550 4,110
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - CONTINUED
Stifel Financial Corp. 92,535 $ 1,006
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. 47,706 1,115
26,387
TOTAL FINANCE 88,315
HEALTH - 9.1%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.5%
Allergan, Inc. 81,400 4,955
Amgen, Inc. (a) 110,500 8,315
Genzyme Corp. (General Division) 10,100 425
Hauser, Inc. (a) 478,000 2,211
Immunex Corp. (a) 10,100 930
Merck & Co., Inc. 54,200 8,394
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (a) 128,700 1,295
NBTY, Inc. (a) 222,000 1,360
PathoGenesis Corp. (a) 10,100 485
Pfizer, Inc. 37,100 4,141
PharmaPrint, Inc. (a) 94,500 1,152
Pure World, Inc. 66,900 619
Rexall Sundown, Inc. (a) 68,500 916
Warner-Lambert Co. 50,400 3,805
39,003
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - 6.5%
AmeriSource Health Corp. Class A (a) 39,500 2,528
Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc. (a) 737,400 36,040
Ballard Medical Products 69,900 1,520
Bard (C.R.), Inc. 164,900 7,554
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 43,600 1,853
Biomet, Inc. 173,400 6,633
Cardinal Health, Inc. 27,900 1,915
Focal, Inc. 326,800 2,778
Guidant Corp. 81,400 6,985
Medtronic, Inc. 117,700 7,967
Millipore Corp. 13,200 371
Sofamor/Danek Group, Inc. (a) 156,400 17,487
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - CONTINUED
Steris Corp. (a) 57,400 $ 1,539
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 210,900 5,246
100,416
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - 0.1%
Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. (a) 47,868 1,271
TOTAL HEALTH 140,690
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 2.8%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 29,000 1,885
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
Ag-Chem Equipment, Inc. (a) 40,600 485
ASM Lithography Holdings N V (a) 261,300 7,398
Astec Industries, Inc. (a) 31,800 1,650
Cyberoptics Corp. (a) 10,800 171
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. 118,200 1,655
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 117,325 1,760
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 246,800 9,810
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. 117,100 3,074
Stanley Works 509,800 15,581
41,584
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT 43,469
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.2%
BROADCASTING - 6.4%
BHC Communications, Inc. Class A 126,500 14,105
Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (a) 370,900 15,346
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 152,730 7,064
Comcast Corp. Class A (special) 78,700 3,817
Cox Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 167,500 8,825
Cox Radio, Inc. Class A (a) 15,200 580
MediaOne Group, Inc. 257,500 10,429
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. Class A (a) 124,400 6,453
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. (a) 600 9
TCA Cable TV, Inc. 315,600 8,995
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI Group) Series A (a) 46,800 1,977
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Time Warner, Inc. 179,100 $ 18,940
United Video Satellite Group, Inc. Class A (a) 50,300 931
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 37,600 996
98,467
ENTERTAINMENT - 3.3%
International Speedway Corp.:
Class A 166,100 5,897
Class B 135,300 4,769
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (a) 197,800 5,551
Tele-Communications, Inc.:
(Liberty Media Group) Series A (a) 174,200 7,022
(TCI Ventures Group) Series A (a) 366,300 7,257
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) 303,700 20,215
50,711
PUBLISHING - 0.2%
Meredith Corp. 36,000 1,397
Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) 46,200 1,112
2,509
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. 10,100 244
Buffets, Inc. (a) 240,800 2,829
Sizzler International, Inc. (a) 360,300 1,058
4,131
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 155,818
NONDURABLES - 1.1%
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 49,300 1,226
FOODS - 0.6%
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a) 30,000 793
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 202,824 7,733
8,526
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Rubbermaid, Inc. 184,400 6,097
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 0.0%
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. 20,000 $ 365
Souza Cruz Industria Comerico 50,000 325
690
TOTAL NONDURABLES 16,539
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.0%
Newmont Mining Corp. 33,700 670
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.2%
APPAREL STORES - 1.2%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (a) 248,328 13,906
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 131,200 4,321
18,227
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
Walgreen Co. 125,400 6,732
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES - 0.5%
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 102,100 6,407
Nordstrom, Inc. 33,800 1,259
7,666
GROCERY STORES - 1.2%
Albertson's, Inc. 93,700 5,347
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 293,200 13,634
18,981
RETAIL & WHOLESALE, MISCELLANEOUS - 5.9%
Action Performance Companies, Inc. (a) 33,500 1,223
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a) 230,900 7,649
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 1,382,300 79,648
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 30,300 985
PETsMART, Inc. (a) 28,600 245
89,750
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 141,356
SERVICES - 4.0%
ADVERTISING - 3.7%
CMG Information Services, Inc. (a) 739,300 57,296
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%
Devry, Inc. (a) 81,500 $ 2,150
Education Management Corp. (a) 5,000 229
2,379
PRINTING - 0.0%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 10,800 155
SERVICES - 0.1%
Day Runner, Inc. (a) 20,300 447
Hagler Bailly, Inc. (a) 72,000 1,305
Regent Assisted Living, Inc. (a) 17,600 95
1,847
TOTAL SERVICES 61,677
TECHNOLOGY - 31.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.4%
Andrew Corp. (a) 643,800 10,301
Ascend Communications, Inc. (a) 329,100 18,491
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 78,675 5,930
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 101,200 8,710
OY Nokia AB sponsored ADR 18,100 1,774
Plantronics, Inc. (a) 109,300 7,186
52,392
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE - 11.9%
America Online, Inc. 38,700 3,389
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 139,300 8,114
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) 201,700 5,673
CompUSA, Inc. (a) 143,400 2,124
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a) 58,100 3,646
Data Transmission Network Corp. (a) 118,700 3,242
Inktomi Corp. (a) 5,700 755
Intuit, Inc. (a) 10,100 585
Lycos, Inc. (a) 430,450 25,397
Macromedia, Inc. (a) 38,800 1,084
Microsoft Corp. (a) 255,600 31,183
National Computer Systems, Inc. 33,700 1,108
New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) 10,100 747
Novell, Inc. (a) 50,700 840
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE - CONTINUED
Quadramed Corp. (a) 25,400 $ 610
Rational Software Corp. (a) 602,000 13,658
RealNetworks, Inc. 203,700 7,741
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) 186,000 7,382
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 45,500 2,156
Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. Class A (a) 86,800 3,298
Tyler Corp. (a) 560,900 3,751
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 293,500 56,352
182,835
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT - 4.1%
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 43,600 3,532
Compaq Computer Corp. 181,100 5,886
Diebold, Inc. 10,800 371
HMT Technology Corp. (a) 26,300 299
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 105,500 4,484
International Business Machines Corp. 106,800 17,622
Maxtor Corp. (a) 124,800 1,724
Read-Rite Corp. (a) 94,400 1,269
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 703,100 20,741
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 26,650 1,299
Unisys Corp. (a) 211,800 6,036
63,263
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 3.1%
Advantest Corp. 51,500 3,438
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 268,300 10,397
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 575,700 19,610
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 451,200 14,467
47,912
ELECTRONICS - 9.3%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 673,900 13,773
Arm Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) 11,700 632
Broadcom Corp. Class A 5,000 447
Intel Corp. 388,100 41,769
Linear Technology Corp. 120,400 8,436
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (a) 43,600 1,711
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 866,600 35,801
Molex, Inc. 20,200 728
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Rambus, Inc. (a) 53,500 $ 4,738
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a) 14,500 429
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR (a) 21,300 320
Texas Instruments, Inc. 77,600 5,927
Tokyo Electron Ltd. 140,000 5,230
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (a) 201,100 7,164
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 299,700 15,210
142,315
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 488,717
TRANSPORTATION - 2.1%
RAILROADS - 1.9%
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 20,200 862
Union Pacific Corp. 589,500 28,664
29,526
SHIPPING - 0.1%
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. 18,800 432
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. 22,000 468
900
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
Hunt (J.B.) Transport Services, Inc. 58,800 1,117
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 31,543
UTILITIES - 3.5%
CELLULAR - 0.3%
Nextel Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 91,000 1,957
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR 24,100 3,559
5,516
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.2%
Black Hills Corp. 70,150 1,732
Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR 17,400 237
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (a) 32,300 497
2,466
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.0%
AT&T Corp. 77,400 4,823
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
(000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
IXC Communications, Inc. 158,900 $ 4,350
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 202,600 11,953
McLeodUSA, Inc. Class A (a) 35,900 1,111
Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) 326,346 13,054
RCN Corp. (a) 202,900 3,449
Sprint Corp.:
(FON Group) 51,300 3,732
(PCS Group) (a) 25,650 410
WinStar Communications, Inc. (a) 123,300 3,437
46,319
TOTAL UTILITIES 54,301
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,458,359
(Cost $1,089,558)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.1%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 78,004,830 78,005
(Cost $78,005)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100% $ 1,536,364
(Cost $1,167,563)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.81%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1998, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $1,177,453,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $358,911,000, of which $422,661,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $63,750,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $103,185,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER 30, 1998
ASSETS
INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES, AT VALUE (COST $1,167,563) - $ 1,536,364
SEE ACCOMPANYING SCHEDULE
CASH 149
RECEIVABLE FOR INVESTMENTS SOLD 26,050
RECEIVABLE FOR FUND SHARES SOLD 1,412
DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 708
INTEREST RECEIVABLE 312
OTHER RECEIVABLES 172
TOTAL ASSETS 1,565,167
LIABILITIES
PAYABLE FOR INVESTMENTS PURCHASED $ 16,437
PAYABLE FOR FUND SHARES REDEEMED 13,180
ACCRUED MANAGEMENT FEE 583
OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 311
COLLATERAL ON SECURITIES LOANED, AT VALUE 3,474
TOTAL LIABILITIES 33,985
NET ASSETS $ 1,531,182
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
PAID IN CAPITAL $ 1,014,729
ACCUMULATED UNDISTRIBUTED NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON 147,652
INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS 368,801
AND ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES
NET ASSETS, FOR 60,602 SHARES OUTSTANDING $ 1,531,182
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE $25.27
($1,531,182 (DIVIDED BY) 60,602 SHARES)
MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE (100/97.00 OF $25.27) $26.05
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 7,624
DIVIDENDS
INTEREST (INCLUDING INCOME ON SECURITIES LOANED OF $38) 3,128
TOTAL INCOME 10,752
EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT FEE $ 9,774
BASIC FEE
PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENT (286)
TRANSFER AGENT FEES 2,824
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES 612
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION 6
CUSTODIAN FEES AND EXPENSES 80
REGISTRATION FEES 55
AUDIT 30
LEGAL 6
MISCELLANEOUS 5
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE REDUCTIONS 13,106
EXPENSE REDUCTIONS (438) 12,668
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,916)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES 152,315
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (12) 152,303
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES 91,060
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES 1 91,061
NET GAIN (LOSS) 243,364
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING $ 241,448
FROM OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
OPERATIONS $ (1,916) $ (1,894)
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) 152,303 223,001
CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) 91,061 28,072
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING 241,448 249,179
FROM OPERATIONS
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM NET REALIZED GAINS (182,103) (33,239)
SHARE TRANSACTIONS 450,687 730,532
NET PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SHARES
REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 176,758 32,549
COST OF SHARES REDEEMED (685,294) (715,879)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING (57,849) 47,202
FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 1,496 263,142
NET ASSETS
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,529,686 1,266,544
END OF PERIOD $ 1,531,182 $ 1,529,686
OTHER INFORMATION
SHARES
SOLD 19,108 31,323
ISSUED IN REINVESTMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS 8,371 1,637
REDEEMED (29,373) (31,384)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) (1,894) 1,576
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
NET ASSET VALUE, $ 24.48 $ 20.79 $ 18.11 $ 12.30 $ 11.97
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
INCOME FROM
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) C (.03) (.03) (.03) (.02) D (.01)
NET REALIZED AND 3.74 4.27 4.15 6.12 .64
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS 3.71 4.24 4.12 6.10 .63
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN (2.92) (.55) (1.44) (.29) (.30)
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD $ 25.27 $ 24.48 $ 20.79 $ 18.11 $ 12.30
TOTAL RETURN A, B 17.55% 21.01% 24.88% 50.92% 5.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
NET ASSETS, END OF PERIOD $ 1,531 $ 1,530 $ 1,267 $ 544 $ 312
(IN MILLIONS)
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE .86% .99% 1.07% 1.20% 1.32%
NET ASSETS
RATIO OF EXPENSES TO AVERAGE NET .83% E .94% E 1.03% E 1.18% E 1.29% E
ASSETS AFTER EXPENSE REDUCTIONS
RATIO OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME (.13)% (.13)% (.17)% (.15)% (.05)%
(LOSS) TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RATE 121% 142% 158% 176% 199%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN (SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND WHICH
AMOUNTED TO $0.01PER SHARE.
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
(SEE NOTE 6 OF NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS).
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1998
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity New Millennium Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Mt.
Vernon Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an
unlimited number of shares. Effective the close of business on May 15,
1996, the fund was closed to new accounts. 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. 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 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. 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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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,
passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, non-taxable
dividends, net operating loss 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 or Federal Agency
securities 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.
TAXABLE CENTRAL CASH FUND. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund (the
Cash Fund) managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., an
affiliate of FMR. The Cash Fund is an open-end money market fund
available
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
TAXABLE CENTRAL CASH FUND - CONTINUED
only to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its
affiliates. The Cash Fund seeks preservation of capital, liquidity,
and current income by investing in U.S. Treasury securities and
repurchase agreements for these securities. Income distributions from
the Cash Fund are declared daily and paid monthly from net interest
income. Income distributions earned by the fund are recorded as
interest income in the accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,759,816,000 and $1,955,389,000, 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 .2500% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .35%. 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.
SALES LOAD. For the period, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC),
an affiliate of FMR and the general distributor of the fund, received
sales charges of $638,000 on sales of shares of the fund of which
$637,000 was retained.
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 .19% 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 $358,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund loaned securities to certain brokers who paid the fund
negotiated lenders' fees. These fees are included in interest income.
The fund receives U.S. Treasury obligations and/or cash as collateral
against the loaned securities, in an amount at least equal to 102% of
the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each
loan. This collateral must be maintained at not less than 100% of the
market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan.
At period end, the value of the securities loaned and the value of
collateral amounted to $3,272,000 and $3,474,000, respectively.
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 $405,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and transfer agent whereby 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 $14,000 and $19,000, respectively, under these
arrangements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust and the
Shareholders of Fidelity New Millennium Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity New Millennium Fund (a fund of Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street
Trust) at November 30, 1998, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity New Millennium Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements
based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation
of securities at November 30, 1998 by correspondence with the
custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion
expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 8, 1999
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity New Millennium Fund voted to pay to
shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the
following distributions derived from capital gains realized from sales
of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment
income:
PAY DATE 12/29/97 1/5/98 12/21/98 1/11/99
RECORD DATE 12/26/97 1/2/98 12/18/98 1/8/99
DIVIDENDS - - - -
SHORT-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $1.87 $.03 - -
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAINS $.98 $.04 $1.87 $.07
LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN PERCENTAGES:
28% rate 52.47% - - -
20% rate 47.53% 100% 100% 100%
A total of 6% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 1999 of the applicable
percentage for use in preparing 1998 income tax returns.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on January 13,
1999. The results of votes taken among shareholders on proposals
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 elect as Trustees the following twelve nominees.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
RALPH F. COX
AFFIRMATIVE 6,724,088,439.90 93.797
WITHHELD 444,634,588.31 6.203
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PHYLLIS BURKE DAVIS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,721,351,878.03 93.759
WITHHELD 447,371,150.18 6.241
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT M. GATES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,720,948,137.62 93.754
WITHHELD 447,774,890.59 6.246
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D
AFFIRMATIVE 6,722,591,433.36 93.777
WITHHELD 446,131,594.85 6.223
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
E. BRADLEY JONES
AFFIRMATIVE 6,712,908,507.76 93.641
WITHHELD 455,814,520.45 6.359
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
DONALD J. KIRK
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,717,309.70 93.820
WITHHELD 443,005,718.51 6.180
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
PETER S. LYNCH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,505,075.80 93.817
WITHHELD 443,217,952.41 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
WILLIAM O. MCCOY
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,580,201.40 93.832
WITHHELD 442,142,826.81 6.168
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
GERALD C. MCDONOUGH
AFFIRMATIVE 6,716,677,393.94 93.694
WITHHELD 452,045,634.27 6.306
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
MARVIN L. MANN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,726,004,407.95 93.824
WITHHELD 442,718,620.26 6.176
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
ROBERT C. POZEN
AFFIRMATIVE 6,725,528,051.25 93.817
WITHHELD 443,194,976.96 6.183
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
THOMAS R. WILLIAMS
AFFIRMATIVE 6,719,510,724.55 93.734
WITHHELD 449,212,303.66 6.266
ABSTAIN 14,482.44 .000
TOTAL 7,168,737,510.65 100.000
PROPOSAL 2
To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
accountants of the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 765,925,370.94 95.749
AGAINST 8,779,299.29 1.098
ABSTAIN 25,221,963.80 3.153
TOTAL 799,926,634.03 100.000
PROPOSAL 3
To adopt an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 6,096,875,296.08 85.266
AGAINST 326,513,059.73 4.567
ABSTAIN 727,015,100.07 10.167
TOTAL 7,150,403,455.88 100.000
BROKER 18,334,054.77
NON-VOTES
PROPOSAL 4
To approve an amended management contract.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 729,748,297.71 91.227
AGAINST 29,762,445.29 3.721
ABSTAIN 40,415,891.03 5.052
TOTAL 799,926,634.03 100.000
PROPOSAL 5
To approve a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 703,902,416.43 87.996
AGAINST 51,766,069.55 6.471
ABSTAIN 44,258,148.05 5.533
TOTAL 799,926,634.03 100.000
PROPOSAL 6
To amend the fundamental investment limitation concerning
diversification to exclude securities of other investment companies
from the limitation.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
AFFIRMATIVE 701,752,965.55 89.785
AGAINST 39,662,880.11 5.075
ABSTAIN 40,176,733.60 5.140
TOTAL 781,592,579.26 100.000
BROKER 18,334,054.77
NON-VOTES
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