FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES IV
497, 2000-01-04
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL
SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND
JANUARY 29, 1999
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING NON-FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS REPLACE NON-FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS (III) AND (V) FOUND IN THE "INVESTMENT POLICIES
AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 2.

(iii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a
registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an
affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements
are treated as borrowings for purposes of fundamental investment
limitation (3)).

(v) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than
securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of
the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio
for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b)
acquiring loans, loan participations, or other forms of direct debt
instruments and, in connection therewith, assuming any associated
unfunded commitments of the sellers. (This limitation does not apply
to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS" SECTION ON PAGE 3.

For purposes of normally investing at least 65% of the fund's total
assets in U.S. Government securities, FMR interprets "total assets" to
exclude collateral received for securities lending transactions.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 14.

*EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d (68), Trustee and President, is Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman
of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a
Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (1998),
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Management &
Research (Far East) Inc.; and a Director of FDC. Abigail Johnson,
Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Advisor Series IV, is Mr.
Johnson's daughter.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE SIMILAR INFORMATION FOUND IN
THE "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" BEGINNING SECTION ON PAGE 14.

ABIGAIL P. JOHNSON (37), Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity
Advisor Series IV (1999), is Vice President of certain Equity Funds
(1997), and is a Director of FMR Corp. (1994). Before assuming her
current responsibilities, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity
funds. Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee and President of the Funds, is
Ms. Johnson's father.

   NED C. LAUTENBACH (55), Trustee (2000), has been a partner of
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since
September 1998. Mr. Lautenbach was Senior Vice President of IBM
Corporation from 1992 until his retirement in July 1998. From 1993 to
1995 he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation. He also was a
member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee from 1994 to July 1998.
He is a Director of PPG Industries Inc. (glass, coating and chemical
manufacturer), Dynatech Corporation (global communications equipment),
Eaton Corporation (global manufacturer of highly engineered products)
and ChoicePoint Inc. (data identification, retrieval, storage, and
analysis).

   MARIA F. DWYER (41), Deputy Treasurer (2000), is Deputy Treasurer
of the Fidelity funds and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee
(1996) of FMR. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director
of Compliance for MFS Investment Management.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE "TRUSTEES AND
OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 14.

   E. BRADLEY JONES (71), Trustee. Prior to his retirement in 1984,
Mr. Jones was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel
Company. He is a Director of TRW Inc. (original equipment and
replacement products), Consolidated Rail Corporation, Birmingham Steel
Corporation, and RPM, Inc. (manufacturer of chemical products), and he
previously served as a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and
manufacturing, 1985-1995), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
(1985-1995), and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (mining), and as a Trustee of
First Union Real Estate Investments. In addition, he serves as a
Trustee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he has also been a
member of the Executive Committee as well as Chairman of the Board and
President, a Trustee and member of the Executive Committee of
University School (Cleveland), and a Trustee of Cleveland Clinic
Florida.

LEONARD M. RUSH (52), Assistant Treasurer (1994), is an employee of
FMR (1994). Prior to becoming Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity
funds, Mr. Rush was Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Corp. (1993-1994)
and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.
(1990-1993).

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPLACES THE COMPENSATION TABLE FOUND IN THE
"TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS" SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 14.

The following table sets forth information describing the compensation
of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of the fund for his
or her services for the fiscal year ended November 30, 1998, or
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, as applicable.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                          <C>                          <C>
COMPENSATION TABLE


Trustees and Members of the  Aggregate Compensation from  Total Compensation from the
Advisory Board               Fidelity Institutional       Fund Complex*,A
                             Short-Intermediate
                             Government FundB

Edward C. Johnson 3d**       $ 0                          $ 0

Abigail P. Johnson**         $ 0                          $ 0

J. Gary Burkhead**           $ 0                          $ 0

Ralph F. Cox                 $ 128                        $ 223,500

Phyllis Burke Davis          $ 127                        $ 220,500

Robert M. Gates              $ 129                        $ 223,500

E. Bradley Jones****         $ 128                        $ 222,000

Donald J. Kirk               $ 131                        $ 226,500

Ned C. Lautenbach***         $ 0                          $ 0

Peter S. Lynch**             $ 0                          $ 0

William O. McCoy             $ 129                        $ 223,500

Gerald C. McDonough          $ 159                        $ 273,500

Marvin L. Mann               $ 127                        $ 220,500

Robert C. Pozen**            $ 0                          $ 0

Thomas R. Williams           $ 129                        $ 223,500


</TABLE>

* Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 1998 for 237
funds in the complex.

** Interested Trustees of the fund, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Burkhead, are
compensated by FMR.

   *** During the period from October 14, 1999 through December 31,
1999, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Member of the Advisory Board.
Effective January 1, 2000, Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Member of the
Board of Trustees.

   **** Mr. Jones served on the Board of Trustees through December 31,
1999.

A Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred,
and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the
calendar year ended December 31, 1998, the Trustees accrued required
deferred compensation from the funds as follows: Ralph F. Cox,
$75,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $75,000; Robert M. Gates, $75,000; E.
Bradley Jones, $75,000; Donald J. Kirk, $75,000; William O. McCoy,
$75,000; Gerald C. McDonough, $87,500; Marvin L. Mann, $75,000; and
Thomas R. Williams, $75,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees
elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as
follows: Ralph F. Cox, $55,039; Marvin L. Mann, $55,039; Thomas R.
Williams, $63,433; and William O. McCoy, $55,039.

B Compensation figures include cash, and may include amounts required
to be deferred and amounts deferred at the election of Trustees.





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